Podcast: Recordings & Scriptures: January 2023

*** Salvation is through our believing what God says to us.

When I think of my own salvation ... God spoke to me and said: "Joan, you know those mistakes you've been making all these years. Those weren't mistakes. Those were sins."

With that word I was born again. God spoke to me and showed me sins.

Salvation is of God. What God did!

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Jesus shows us an example of salvation being from God:

Matthew 16

13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

(Peter heard from God. It was God who showed this truth to Peter. Salvation is from God, from hearing from God.)

18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

(The rock is God speaking to the individual. The gates of hell shall never overcome that word which God spoke to us.)

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Salvation came to the apostle Paul when Jesus spoke to Paul.

Acts 9

1 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

5 And he (Paul) said, Who art thou, Lord?

And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?

And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

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Salvation comes when God speaks to us and when God opens our ears to hear!

Salvation is of God by HIS will. It is God who chooses us to be saved.

Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

We wait for the Holy Spirit to speak showing us what to do.

14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

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*** Focus on that which God has shown you concerning specific problems.

Isaiah 26

3 THOU wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on THEE: because he trusteth in THEE.

4 Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:

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In the midst of a problem, the devil will bring thoughts to your mind of what might happen in future as a result of that problem.

There is no truth in that which devils bring to our mind. The devil is "a false prophet".

Jesus says:

John 8:44 ... He (devil) was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

I John 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

The devil will try to tell you what will happen to you in the future ... but the devil is "a false prophet".

Here is what devil does:

A problem surfaces. You turn to God with that problem and God helps you by giving you a word. You rejoice in that word. Devil waits a few days and when he can, he brings thoughts opposite to what God has shown you to try to make you doubt and have fear again. Then fear blocks out the word God has given you,

Devil said to Eve:

Genesis 3:1 "Hath God said?"

(Did God really say that to me?)

Doubt begins to pour into your mind.

To fight against doubt, we need to keep what God has said about the issue before us day and night until the problem is resolved, for the devil will bring doubtful thoughts when he can do so.

But as long as we keep what God said in our mind, devil likely cannot slip his fears into our heart and mind.

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I Peter 5:8-9 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

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Be diligent to keep before you what God has said until the problem is fully resolved.

As soon as you walk away thinking it settled, devil will creep in with his ideas concerning the matter.

And remember devil is a liar and there is no truth in him. (John 8:44)

A lot of trouble and doubt can come when devil brings his thoughts to our mind.

So keep what God has said before you for a season.

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*** The Bible tells us the reason there is so much violence in our world today.

On January 20, CBS Television News showed that 40 mass murders have taken place in cities in the USA since January 1, 2023.

Why? People keep asking.

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The apostle Paul answered that for us in the Bible.

2 Timothy 3

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

(These are those last days spoken of by the apostle Paul.)

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

3 Without natural affection (homosexual/lesbian), 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.

(Attending church but disregarding the scriptures and living the way of this world.)

6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

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

8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.

10 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,

11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.

12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

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; (We learned spiritual truths from God.)

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.

16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

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The violence will increase until the end of this world.

Revelation 12:12 ... Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

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2 Peter 3

10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

13 Nevertheless we, according to HIS promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

(God said to me: "You'll never make men of this earth righteous. It is in the new heavens and new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness. Men of this present world will grow worse and worse. It will be as in the days of Noah at the end." violence: Genesis 6)

Peter tells us how we are to be diligent to live:

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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We must not be discouraged by that which we see happening in this world. We know by the Bible and accept the fact that before God judges this world by the coming of Jesus, the apostasy will come into churches and even now has come into the churches. The churches will be judged for the falling away from scripture when Jesus returns.

The people of the world will get worse and worse as Paul told us in 2 Timothy 3, so both the apostasy and the character of worldly individuals will get worse before our eyes. It is ordained to end this way and we are fully told this will happen by reading the Bible.

God is in control and will judge both the apostate churches and the world and God will take the righteous to live in the new heaven and new earth which HE has created for them and God will give HIS people new spiritual bodies which are not subject to death, disease, pain, or sorrow.

Stay connected continually to God through prayer and encourage yourself through that shown you by the Holy Spirit for HE is the Spirit of Truth and we will not be disappointed when we hear from HIM for it will be truth and not deception.

Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

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*** Wisdom.

James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

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Solomon, son of David, ordained by God to replace David as king.

I Kings 3

5 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

6 And Solomon said, THOU hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before THEE in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with THEE; and THOU hast kept for him this great kindness, that THOU hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

7 And now, O LORD my God, THOU hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.

8 And THY servant is in the midst of THY people which THOU hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.

9 Give therefore THY servant an understanding heart to judge THY people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this THY so great a people?

10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;

12 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.

14 And if thou wilt walk in MY ways, to keep MY statutes and MY commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.

15 And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.

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There is nothing like wisdom. And God promises to give us wisdom if we ask HIM.

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*** Jesus says: MY kingdom is not of this world.

John 18:36 Jesus answered, MY kingdom is not of this world: if MY kingdom were of this world, then would MY servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is MY kingdom not from hence.

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When Jesus returns, the dead in Christ will awaken and rise to be with Jesus in the air.

💥 I Thessalonians 4:13-17 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep (dead), that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with HIM. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent (go before) them which are asleep. For the Lord HIMSELF shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

And at that time, Jesus will send HIS angels to the earth to gather HIS elect to bring them into the air.

💥 Matthew 24:31 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.

We will all be changed into spiritual bodies, no longer having these fleshly bodies.

💥 I Corinthians 15:49-53 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep (die), but we shall all be changed, 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. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

God will destroy this present heaven and earth.

💥 2 Peter 3:10-14 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to HIS promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of HIM in peace, without spot, and blameless.

We will be taken to the new heaven and new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness.

💥 Revelation 21:1-5 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. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 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. 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. And HE that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.

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*** The doctrines of Christ are set forth for the churches in the New Testament Bible.

2 Timothy 3

16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

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A Jewish woman said she believed in Jesus. But when she was divorced and wanted to remarry and we told her if she did this she would commit adultery, she replied, "Oh, our church has it's own doctrines."

There are no doctrines of Christ other than those doctrines written for us in the New Testament Bible.

If you want to know the doctrine of Christ on a subject, read the New Testament Bible.

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A woman who was raised in the Baptist Church was divorced and wanted to remarry.

She went to a pastor to see if she could do this.

The pastor said, "My sister is divorced and remarried. I don't see any problem with this."

So this woman remarried after divorce.

Later she read the New Testament Bible and saw these scriptures and realized she committed adultery and the man who married her committed adultery.

💥 Matthew 5:32 (Jesus says) 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 only scriptural reason for a man to divorce his wife is adultery. If his wife was unfaithful to him, he may divorce that unfaithful wife.

If a man divorces a faithful wife and she remarries, he will be the cause of her adultery which she will commit if she remarries.

And the man who marries the divorced woman commits adultery.

💥 I Corinthians 7:10-11 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.

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.

💥 Mark 10 (Jesus says)

6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.

9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

10 And in the house HIS disciples asked HIM again of the same matter.

11 And HE 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.

💥 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.

3 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.

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On television evening news, they were asking the Catholic Pope about homosexuals and lesbians and he replied, "Oh, I don't see any problem with that."

I SCREAMED OUT AT THE TELEVISION: "What about the Bible?"

Homosexuals & lesbians:

💥 Romans 1

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

20 For the invisible things of HIM from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even HIS eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified HIM not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

26 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;

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Mark 10:6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

They are born male and female but they are turned over by God to be homosexual/lesbians. If they repent and recognize the truth of the scripture and turn from homosexual and lesbian acts they can be saved.

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The churches follow many doctrines today which are opposite to the New Testament Bible.

These are antichrist, doctrines of the apostasy.

The churches of antichrist and the apostasy will be destroyed by the return of Jesus.

2 Thessalonians 2

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.

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*** The churches fall away from scripture. This is the apostasy of the end times.

2 Thessalonians 2 (KJV)

3 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;

4 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.

In 1982, I was reading the above scripture and God spoke to me and said: "The falling away are not people leaving the churches. The falling away are the churches leaving the scripture."

This was the end time apostasy where the spirit of antichrist takes over in the church groups.

(NASB)

5 Do you not remember that while I was still with you, I was telling you these things? 6 And you know what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed. 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way.

The one who restrains antichrist is Jesus "The Word".

As soon as the churches removed portions of the Word, the door was opened for antichrist to move into the church group.

When Jesus returns, antichrist and the apostate churches will be destroyed by HIM

(KJV)

8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of HIS mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of HIS coming:

9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

10 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.

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At the end, God destroys this present heaven and earth.

2 Peter 3:10-14

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God sends HIS angels to gather HIS elect:

Matthew 24:31 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.

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*** Scriptures on: Divorce/remarriage; fornication; homosexual/lesbian; and other sins against God.

I John 5

2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep HIS commandments.

3 For this is the love of God, that we keep HIS commandments: and HIS commandments are not grievous.

4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

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We who are born of God are recreated by God in the Word of God and we love the Word of God and we keep the commandment of God written in the Holy Scriptures and by these scriptures we reconstruct our lives and know God's truth.

Divorce & remarriage:

The only scriptural reason for a man to divorce his wife is adultery. If his wife was unfaithful to him, he may divorce that unfaithful wife.

If a man divorces a faithful wife and she remarries, he will be the cause of her adultery which she will commit if she remarries.

And the man who marries the divorced woman commits adultery.

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.

💥 Mark 10 (Jesus says)

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Fornication:

💥 I Corinthians 6:15-18 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.

💥 I Corinthians 7:2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

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Homosexuals & lesbians:

💥 Romans 1

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Mark 10:6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

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💥 I Corinthians 6

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.

When God shows us our sins and we repent, God causes us to be born again, giving us a new heart and a new spirit, HIS heart and spirit.

💥 Ezekiel 36 God says

23 And I will sanctify MY great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.

24 For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.

25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

27 And I will put MY spirit within you, and cause you to walk in MY statutes, and ye shall keep MY judgments, and do them.

If we continue in God's Word to the end of our lives on this present earth, doing HIS Word and trusting in Jesus, The Word, we will be saved.

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*** We are God's workmanship

2 Corinthians 1:24 Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.

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After I was born again in 1975, my Church of Christ cousin tried to take over the self-imposed job of being my "spiritual supervisor."

She had recognized that I was now a Christian, and she said: "I just don't see HOW you can be."

(She didn't understand being born again. She didn't understand that it is God who does the work in us and she didn't understand the working of the Holy Spirit.)

I was 38 years old when I was born again.

God caused me to be born again. God said to me: "Joan ... you know those mistakes you've been making all these years? Those weren't mistakes. Those were sins."

Immediately God began teaching me, by the Bible, taking me from scripture to scripture as HE willed to prepare me for the work assigned by HIM.

In a local prayer group, God taught me to operate in the spiritual gifts which HE had given me.

It was this way: One day, as the women were praying, I heard these words: "Look up!" I raised my head, opened my eyes, and saw on the wall an outline of a part of a human body. I said to God, "I know that is a part of the human body but I don't know which part." I heard, "Stomach."

"Oh yes," I responded. "It is a stomach." I remembered the Pepto-Bismal commercials I'd seen on television.

When the women quit praying, I asked, "Does anyone have a stomach problem?"

One woman excitedly cried out, "I do! I do!"

After that God would often give me "a word of knowledge" when I attended the prayer group or the single's class at the church.

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A few days after I was born again, I was sleeping in the night and was transported into heaven. I was with God and Christ and the Holy Spirit. I saw no physical images. It was a spiritual experience. At that time, I was "merged into the body of Jesus", made one with the Word of God, God and the Holy Spirit witnessing.

A few nights later, the exact same thing happened again.

I didn't know what this meant.

(Later I came to believe I was ordained at that time into the two ministry offices to which I was called by God: apostle & prophet)

Ephesians 4

4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

8 Wherefore HE saith, When HE ascended up on high, HE led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

11 And HE gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

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God took me through all the scriptures in the Bible concerning prophets, showing me the work of the prophets in the church and teaching me many things about prophets.

Also I was shown by God doctrine for the New Testament Church as presented in the Holy Bible, for those called as an apostle have a special ordination to deal with church doctrines.

God showed me "many revelations" opening my eyes to understand what the scriptures were saying.

(An example:)

Matthew 24:3-5 And as HE (Jesus) sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto HIM privately, saying, "Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of THY coming, and of the end of the world?" 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, "Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in MY name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many."

Immediately I saw what Jesus meant.

Many would come saying HE, Jesus was Christ, and by saying that they would deceive many.

This is the end-time apostasy in the churches, the "falling away" described by the apostle Paul in 2 Thessalonians 2.

And God said to me:

"The falling away are not people leaving the churches. The falling away are the churches leaving the scriptures."

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Another scripture which God explained to me was this:

Matthew 16:13-17

13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, HE asked HIS disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

14 And they said, Some say that THOU art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

16 And Simon Peter answered and said, THOU art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but MY Father which is in heaven.

18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build MY church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

The significant point was not Peter saying Jesus is the Christ.

The significant point was the fact that it was God who showed this to Peter.

The Word of God that came down from heaven to the individual was that upon which Jesus would build HIS church. The gates of hell could not prevail over THAT WORD which God gives on the matter at hand.

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For the next five years God taught me the Bible and how to operate in the gifts of the Holy Spirit in the church. I went to many seminars at various church groups in the Dallas area and at those meetings God often gave me spiritual gifts to share with those church groups. By these spiritual gifts the churches recognized that a call of God was on my life.

During this time, I owned a small business in Dallas, American Indian Arts. One day a prophet from our church group came into my shop and said to me: "Joan ... you are dragging your feet. You know you are supposed to be in the ministry."

(I had already published one book, "Taking Thoughts Captive", but I was still operating a secular business.)

I closed the business July 31, 1979, and had already set up papers with the State of Texas and the USA government in 1978 to operate a non-profit church.

I waited at my apartment in Dallas for the next 6 months for God to show me what I was to do in ministry. I lived off the money from the sale of the business.

On January 10, 1980, in the night while I was sleeping, a very loud voice spoke three words to me: "Hartford, Seattle, KWJS"

(I believe this was an angel of God speaking to me for the voice was trumpet-like and very strong.)

I found KWJS to be a radio station. I asked God, "Are YOU telling me to go on radio? I wouldn't know how to do that. I'm a writer, not a speaker."

Immediately I heard: "Call the radio station manager."

That same morning I called the KWJS radio station manager. I said: "God might be showing me to go on radio. How would you do that?" He replied: "Make an audition tape 29 1/2 minutes long and send it to me and if you fit our broadcasting we will offer you a contract."

I recorded a tape that same morning and put it into the mail and within 5 days I was broadcasting exhortations to the church on radio KWJS. Within a year, I was on radio from Hartford (NYC) to Seattle just as I heard in that word spoken in the night to me on January 10, 1980: "Hartford, Seattle, KWJS"

We are God's workmanship! HE does as HE wills with us when HE puts us into the body of Christ. HE prepares us for the work when HE is going to use us as a minister. HE teaches us and guides us according to the assignment HE gives us. HIS way is perfect. No man can do this. No school can teach us these things. God does this HIMSELF.

If you are a mother and housewife, God perfects your way in that calling.

If you are a businessman, God perfects you in that area.

Pam Padgett was given a ministry of "helps".

I Corinthians 12:27-28 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. And God hath set some in the church (to work in the church), first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

God prepared Pam to do work in computers.

When God had me start a blog in 2012, Pam did all technical work for the blog, setting it up for the ministry and publishing exhortations for the church world-wide daily. Later Pam did the technical work for all books that I published on Amazon. Then in 2020, when we broadcast Podcasts, Pam set this up and chose a host for us so our exhortations could be presented.

God has the way set up for us in all that HE wants us to do.

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Ephesians 2:20 For we are HIS workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

So after you are born again, follow the Holy Spirit and do the scriptures as HE shows you and you will end up where God wants you as you are left on this earth.

Follow God.

No human can do for you that which God will do.

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*** Women speaking in the church.

When God made it clear to me that I was to function in the church in the offices of apostle and prophet, I asked God, "How can this be when Paul said let women keep silence in the churches?"

God said to me: "Look at what these women were doing."

I Corinthians 14:34-35 Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.

35 And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.

I believe God was showing me these women were disrupting the gathering of the church by asking questions.

Then God said to me: Look at the 4 daughters of Philip. They were prophets. They would have to speak to the church to prophesy.

Acts 21:8-9 And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him. 9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.

To prophesy you would have to speak to the church.

And God reminded me of Anna and Deborah:

Luke 2:36-39 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; 37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. 38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of HIM to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

Judges 4:4-5 And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. 5 And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

When God showed me these scriptures I agreed to serve the church as HE showed me:

Apostles: Deal with scripture and help establish the doctrines of Christ in the churches.

Prophets: Often carry corrections and exhortations to the churches.

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*** Rules for the gathering of 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.

27 If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.

28 But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

29 Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.

30 If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.

31 For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.

32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.

33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

34 Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.

35 And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.

(God showed me these women were disrupting the flow of the spirit of God. God said to me, "Look at what these women were doing.")

36 What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?

37 If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.

38 But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.

39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

40 Let all things be done decently and in order.

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*** Tongues in the churches.

We can see by I Corinthians 14, that the church people of Paul's day greatly desired the gift of tongues. Paul says to the church:

I Corinthians 14

1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

2 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. 3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

4 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

5 I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

6 Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?

7 And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?

8 For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?

9 So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.

10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification. 11 Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.

12 Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church. 13 Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.

14 For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. 16 Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest? 17 For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.

18 I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:

19 Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

20 Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

21 In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.

22 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.

23 If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?

24 But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:

25 And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.

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Rules for speaking in tongues in the church:

I Corinthians 14:27-28 If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret. 28 But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

40 Let all things be done decently and in order.

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*** Paul shows us a mystery: Not all will die. Some will still be alive on this earth when Jesus returns to raise the dead and gather HIS elect from off the earth.

I Corinthians 15:21-22 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

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Worldly people often say: Death comes to all.

These people who know not the Holy Scriptures believe what they speak to be truth and wise.

But the apostle Paul says:

I Corinthians 15:33-34 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

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

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 be changed into our new bodies, our spiritual bodies. We will not have these earthly bodies in heaven but we will be created into the image of God, who is spirit, before we are taken into heaven.)

53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

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The apostle John was given a vision of the new heaven and new earth which was created by God for us.

Revelation 21

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. And HE said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

6 And HE said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto HIM that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be HIS God, and he shall be MY son.

8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

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By faith in Jesus Christ, The Word of God, we overcome all things. Problems come to us on this earth. We cry out to God. God speaks HIS Word to us concerning that problem. And we overcome the problem by our faith in that Word which God spoke to us.

Jesus says:

Revelation 3:5 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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At the second coming of Jesus, the dead in Christ are raised first:

1 Thessalonians 4

13 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 (go before) them which are asleep (dead) .

16 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 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.

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After the dead in Christ are raised and taken into heaven, those elect of God who are still alive on this present earth, will be gathered together by the angels of Jesus and taken into heaven.

Matthew 24

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.

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After the children who belong to God are taken into the new heaven and new earth which is created by God for them, then God will destroy this present heaven and earth with fire.

2 Peter 3

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