Podcast: Born by the will of God with the Word of truth from God

 

 

James 1:18  Of HIS own will begat HE us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of HIS creatures.

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(Comments by Joan Boney:)

My mother always loved reading horoscopes.  

Before I was born again, I gave her a set of horoscope drinking mugs to please her.

After I was born again, I visited her in the town where she lived and when I opened her kitchen cabinet, I noticed those horoscope mugs.  I took a paper bag and began removing the mugs and putting them into the paper bag.  

My mother was watching me and when she realized what I was about to do, she became slightly agitated and said, "Stop.  What are you doing?  I want to keep those.  You gave them to me."

I paid no attention at all and I continued removing the mugs and putting them into the garbage bag.

I took the mugs to the garbage dumpster, broke the mugs so no one else could use them and threw them into the dumpster.

I returned to my mother's house and went to my bedroom and got my Bible and returned to the living room where my mother was sitting and I opened the Bible and read aloud the following scripture to my mother.

Deuteronomy 18

9 When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.

10 There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,

11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.

12 For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.

13 Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.

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My mother sat there quietly for a few seconds after I finished reading these scriptures.  Then she said, "Well ... I guess we'd better not do that any more."

(With that she was born again, changed by God into a new creature.)

2 Corinthians 5:17  Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

After I returned to Dallas, my uncle wrote to me and said, "Your mother's changed!  She's really changed!"

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.

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When Pam Padgett was in High School one of her classmates was killed on a motorcycle.

Pam had never before considered that someone her age could die.

As she thought about this, she realized that her only hope was God and that none of the rituals taught in the Catholic church could save her.  Only by God could she be saved. (The Word of truth.)  And if she died at that second, she would go to hell.

Pam was terrified.  And she cried out to God.  "Please help me.  If there is any way I can be saved, please save me."

After praying Pam realized there was something of God, in her.

A few years later, she was reading the Bible and saw a scripture and knew this is what was in her.

I Corinthians 3:16   Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?  

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In 1975, I was reading a book about sin.  God spoke to me and said:  "Joan.  You know all those mistakes you've been making all these years?  Those weren't mistakes.  Those were sins."

"Sins?"  I thought they were mistakes.

(With that Word of truth, God caused me to be born again.)

I went forward at church when I was 15 and was baptized ... but nothing changed in my life.  I continued to pursue my own ambitions.  I don't ever remember thinking about God or the Bible.

But after receiving this word from God, I was very different.  Now I wanted to read the Bible.  I wanted to hear about God.  I no longer wanted to be with the worldly people I had been with before this word came to me.  And all I wanted to talk about was God.

After this happened, I said to my best friend, "Oh by the way Donna, I don't think I've been a Christian until now."  She was very excited and said, "Joanie ... come back here.  What did you just say?  I repeated, "I don't think I've been a Christian until now.  God spoke to me and now I think I am a Christian although I thought I was a Christian before, I don't think I was until now."

God speaks to us and even calls us by name, and that changes everything immediately.

Then we are "dead" to the world and alive to God, that we may serve God instead of serving our own selves and devils.

After God spoke to me, I was baptized a second time.  As the minister lowered me into the water, I heard, "This is like being buried with Christ."  As I came out of the water, I heard, "This is like being raised with Christ."

Colossians 3

3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

4 When Christ, WHO is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with HIM in glory.

Born again:  Dead to this world.  Alive to God. God opens our eyes by giving us the Word of truth and this Word causes us to be a new creature.

 

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Podcast: Dealing with fear, dread, concern and anything else that can trouble you ... through turning to God

 

 

When trouble comes to us, all we have to do is to learn to put our faith in God each time we have a problem or potential problem.  

We put our faith in God by turning to God in prayer, asking for help or asking God for wisdom in dealing with the problem.  

Each time we call on God asking HIM for help, we put our faith in God.  

And we learn to call on God over each concern, each time we are concerned.

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I'm 84 years old.  In 2021, one day fearful thoughts began to come to my mind:  "If I get to where I can't walk, what will happen to me?  What will I do?  I won't be able to stay here.  I'll have to move somewhere else."

I cried out:  "GOD ... HELP ME!"

Instantly the following came into my mind:  "God will supply all your need."

"That's right ... God will supply all my need!" (I cried out!)   

I completely relaxed and the fearful thoughts vanished.

James 4:7  Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

We submit ourselves to God by calling on God for help!

God brings us HIS Word and by faith in that Word we will not heed the thoughts sent by the devil and the devil will flees from us when he sees we believe that Word sent to us by God.

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We put our trust in God each time we cry out to God.

My 97 year old cousin told me this one day.  She said, "I do fine all day but I get so lonely at night."

(Her husband died 10 years ago.)

When she told me this problem, I was so excited for I knew all she had to do was ask God for help and God would help her!

So I said, "Oh this is no problem.  When you begin to feel that loneliness, all you have to do is to turn to God immediately, as soon as you begin to feel that loneliness, and ask God to help you. God will help you!"

My cousin had been taken to church as a baby and attended church all her life.

Many church goers do not understand calling on God for help.

And it is a matter of trusting in God.

About two weeks later, this cousin said to me, "I do all right during the day but at night I get so lonely."

She didn't put her trust in God.  

I just didn't try to help her after that, knowing there was nothing I could do for her.

James 1:22   But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

Titus 3:9-11  But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

10-11 A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;  Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

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In 2018, I fell and broke a hip and wrist and after surgery could not put any weight on my leg where the hip had been broken.  So they put me into a rehabilitation hospital for 2-1/2 months.  The first month I was in "bed rest" for I couldn't try to walk or do anything, according to the doctor. 

And I was alone most of the time, having no relatives and only a few visitors.

Often I would awake in the morning and think, "How can I get through this day?"

And then I would remember God and ask God to help me to get though that day.

(The time sort of flew by and before I knew it, evening had come.  I thanked God as I realized this.)

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The man who was helping me with my sound system was leaving my house one day and he turned to me and said, "I don't know why I am telling you this but they think I have ALS and I am going into hospital next week for tests."

(At that time, David was 44 years old and had a wife and 2 children, ages 8 and 12.)

I told David every time he was afraid, just ask God to help him.

At one point, he had to go to hospital for an operation.  He said he remembered what I had said and he did do this and he was helped so much when he did this.

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When we turn to God and ask God for help, often God will bring us an idea showing us something to do and when we do that, everything falls into place.

By HIS Spirit, the Holy Spirit, God brings ideas to our mind.  God communicates with us by giving us thoughts to help us in situations.

When my mother was still living, I would go to cafe daily to get our lunch.  It cost $5.30.  I would take a five-dollar-bill from my purse and a quarter and a nickle.  And I would leave my purse with my mother while I went for our food.

One day I looked in my coin purse and couldn't find a quarter and nickel.

As I dug through the change looking for these coins, I heard, "Three dimes will work!"

(That was the Holy Spirit helping me for I had several dimes in my coin purse but I was in habit of using a quarter and a nickel!  The Holy Spirit is a helper to us!)

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We recognize the thoughts sent to us by God, for when we have such a thought, it is "easy to be intreated."  

(When thoughts are very complex or overly expensive, I always know those thoughts are not from God.)

Matthew 11:28-30  Jesus says:  Come unto ME, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take MY yoke upon you, and learn of ME; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.  For MY yoke is easy, and MY burden is light.

James 3:17  But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

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.

Philippians 4:6-7   Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

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God will not fail us nor forsake us when we turn to HIM and call on HIM for wisdom or help in our problems.

Psalm 62:8   Trust in HIM at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before HIM: God is a refuge for us.

Remember:  God knows the future! He will lead us in plans that are right for us in our situation.

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Podcast: There is power in the Word of God for us who believe that Word and do that Word

 

 

Some people spend years trying to change without success.  Some go to psychologists for help without any real change.  Some read self-help books hoping to change.

Power is in the Word of God and when God speaks to us we experience instant change for God gives us a new heart and a new Spirit, the Holy Spirit, and our flesh, the old man, is put to death, while the new creature from God appears in us.

2 Corinthians 5:17   Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

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2 Peter 1

3 According as HIS divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of HIM that hath called us to glory and virtue:

4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

The Bible is filled with promises made by God to us, the believer.  In both the Old and New Testament we have been given exceeding great and precious promises from God.

Here are some of these:

💥  Isaiah 54:17  No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of ME, saith the LORD.

💥  Philippians 4:6-7  Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.  7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

💥  2 Timothy 1:7  For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

💥  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.  

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

💥  Philippians 4:19  But my God shall supply all your need according to HIS riches in glory by Christ Jesus (The Word).

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Podcast: Getting out of debt & staying out of debt

 

One of the first things God showed me to do as a new Christian, was to get out of debt and stay out of debt.  On this Podcast I share with you some things God did with me to help me to get free.  Also shared are scriptures for a foundation on this subject.

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(Some of the following scriptures are good for us to think upon.)

II Corinthians 6:14-18    Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean; and I will receive you.

18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

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Romans 13:8   Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

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Jesus says:

Matthew 6:24     No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

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Proverbs 15:27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

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I Timothy 6:3-12   If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; 

4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.  

(If any person around you thinks "gain" is a sign of godliness, withdraw yourselve from him, for some of the richest men got their riches by ungodly methods, and many ministers got their money by pressuring their congregations and by making them feel guilty if they didn't give to them.) 

6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

9 But they that will be rich (try to get more money) fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

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Paul tells Timothy, the evangelist:

I Timothy 6:17-19    Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

18 That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

19 Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

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Extortioners: 

I Corinthians 5:11;13   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 ...Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

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There is however a righteous way to success and prosperity.

Psalm 37:4   Delight thyself also in the Lord: and HE shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

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Matthew 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and HIS righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

(Follow God one scripture and one word from God at a time, focused on that instruction, doing that instruction, continuing to do that instruction ... making it a part of your life.)

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I Corinthians 2:14   But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

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John 8:31-32    Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on Him, If ye continue in MY word, then are ye MY disciples indeed;  And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

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

(We don't do the Law of Moses, but we do follow the rules of the New Testament Bible.  Also many of the promises of God from the Old Testament are valid for us in the NT church, such as:  Isaiah 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.) 

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Joshua 1:8 This book of the law (NT Bible) shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

9 Have not I commanded thee? (says God)

(Did God lead you to do what you are doing?  Examine your actions by this for if God told us to do something, we have a very strong anchor to go forward and to keep doing that action.)

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

(After God tells us to do something, humans and devils, will often try to lead us opposite way.)

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

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

(Meditate in that "Word" which you believe God has spoken to you.  To meditate on that word, keeping that word before you, often gives you the strength of do that word.  Also meditate in that scripture when you feel an attention drawn to you toward a specific scripture.) 

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

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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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Proverbs 3:5-7   Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 

6 In all thy ways acknowledge HIM, and HE shall direct thy paths. 

(Pray over everything and then allow God to lead you.)

7 Be not wise in thine own eyes:  fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

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Proverbs 16:25    There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

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Hebrews 13:5-6  Let your conversation (manner of life) be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for HE hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

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Sometimes we can have the word from God planted in our heart but we might be thinking of doing that word in the wrong way.

* In 2020, a desire came into my heart to go back on radio to exhort the church.  I prayed.  Negative thoughts from devil began coming to me.  Then God said one word, setting my way straight.  "Podcast"  I had the will of God in my heart, but my thinking of how to do this was faulty.  Radio is very expensive.  Podcasts cost almost nothing.  Radio broadcasts are a one time shot.  Podcasts are a broadcast library of information from God to the church.  The way to go was "Podcasts."

Pray for wisdom concerning how to do that which you believe God has told you to do.

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Podcast: We pray. Then how do we know which ideas are from God?

 

The first thing God gave me to recognize ideas that HE brought to me was this:

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

If the plan or idea that comes is overly expensive and very difficult to do, I pray again about that matter for I do not believe it is a plan from God when it is a heavy burden.

Matthew 11  Jesus says

28 Come unto ME, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

29 Take MY yoke upon you, and learn of ME; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

30 For MY yoke is easy, and MY burden is light.

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Here is a promise from God for us if we lack wisdom concerning how to do something.

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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James 3 shows us how to recognize the ideas that come from our flesh and from devils and also wisdom that is from above:

14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

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Podcast: Homosexuals/Lesbians: What the Bible says

 

Recently, the thought came to my mind, "Is there any place in the Bible where we are told there will be a rise in homosexual/lesbians in the last days?"

Immediately I was reminded of this scripture:

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.

Concerning being without natural affections:

Romans 1:26-28

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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Once my cleaning lady asked me, "But what about those homosexuals who say they were just born that way?"

I turned to God with this question and was reminded of the following:

Jesus said:

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

They were born male or female but God turned them over when they failed to acknowledge HIS truth.

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:

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From what the Bible says, we certainly should expect to see a rise in homosexuals and lesbians in the last days.

And we can see from the Bible God's thinking on this subject.

Deuteronomy 23:17  There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.

There is no place in either the Old or New Testament where God approves homosexuals or lesbians.  Sodom is given to us as one example of God's dealing with this issue.

Genesis 19  (God sends 2 angels to destroy Sodom)

1 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

(Angels have the form of natural men.)

2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.

3 And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.

4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:

(Homosexuals came from every quarter of the city of Sodom with the intention of having sex with the 2 men who came to Lot's house.)

5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.

(know them:  have sex with them)

6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,

7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.

8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.

9 And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.

10 But the men (who were angels) put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door. 11 And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

12 And the men (the angels) said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:

13 For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.

14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.

15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.

16 And while he lingered, the men (angels) laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.

18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord: 19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:

20 Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.

21 And he (the angel) said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken. 22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.

23 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.

24 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;

25 And HE overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

26 But his wife (Lot's wife) looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

27 And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD:

28 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.

29 And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when HE overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.

2 Peter 2

4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

6 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;

7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:

8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

(Lot knew the deeds of the men of the city of Sodom were "wicked", see Genesis 19:7 )

9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

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Genesis 13

12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.

13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.

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Before God destroys this present heaven and earth, we should see a rise in homosexuals and lesbians in the nations of this earth and in the approval shown them by the nations of this earth.

As Christians, we live in peace, knowing what we can expect to see is foretold by God in the Bible.

The perilous times of 2 Timothy 3 as stated in the Bible.

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Podcast: Dealing with destructive thoughts

 

Thoughts come from our own desires ... thoughts come from devils who want to destroy us ... and thoughts come from God who wants to help us and show us HIS way. 

 

We want to learn to choose those thoughts that are from God for this is life to us for now and for all eternity!

 

 

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Podcast: 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

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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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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*** Podcast: Divorce and remarriage: What the Bible says

 

 

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney ... 

The rules of God for the New Testament church are stated for us in the New Testament Bible. There are rules set up by God for the church today, though many churches have eliminated portions of the Bible in their churches. 

2 Corinthians 5:10  For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

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Matthew 5:31-32 Jesus says: 

It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: 

32 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 remarries after divorce commits adultery but her husband who divorced the faithful wife will be the cause of her adultery.
 

- The man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. 

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Mark 10:6-9 Jesus says: 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. 

Mark 10:11-12 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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I Corinthians 7:10-11 The apostle Paul says: 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.

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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. 

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Romans 7:1-3 Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? 

2 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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At the time of sexual intercourse, two become one flesh ... even if the man has sex with a prostitute: 

I Corinthians 6:15-20 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 (God), 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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To avoid fornication: 

I Corinthians 7:2 The apostle Paul says: to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

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I Corinthians 6:9-11  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.

 

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But if you return to your previous sins, after you are born again, there are serious consequences for you:

II Peter 2:20-22  For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

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Hebrews 10:25-31 ... exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

30 For we know HIM that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto ME, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge HIS people.

31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

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*** Podcast: Seasons ... Living in joy!

 

 

Comments by Joan Boney:

I'm currently 86.  This is the best, happiest season of my life so far!

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God taught me to follow HIM doing one scripture at a time and when that scripture is completed, there is usually another scripture to do and I would follow that scripture, doing it.

Joshua 1:8  This book of the law (Bible) shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

 

Jesus said:  I (The Word) am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by ME (The Word).

When we do a scripture given us by the Holy Spirit that scripture becomes a part of us and the Word lives in us by the Holy Spirit. 

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***Podcast: The gathering of the church after the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.

 

We know from the Bible there were meetings of the Jews conducted at the Jewish synagogues.  But there were no church buildings where Christians met.  The Christians met in homes, often in secret, because of the persecution of the early church by the Jews.

Paul tells us what 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.

I've never seen a church do these things as Paul showed us in 1 Corinthians 14.  Usually in today's church everything is planned before the main meeting.  But apparently in the early church, they gathered at a home, and it was the Holy Spirit who brought forth the message through those in the congregation.  So the meeting message would be structured by the Holy Spirit of God.

Several years ago, I went to the home of my cousin before my aunt's funeral.  My cousin was conducting the funeral.  He and his father were sitting at the dining room table with many books on either side of them as they planned what would be said.  I attended the service and found myself groaning at that which was spoken, which was planned by man.

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In a dream, I went to a church service.  A large group of people were meeting in a very large two storied building.  There were no seats available on the lower floor so I went into the balcony.  One seat remained but it was behind a very large post.  I sat down in that place.  A man leaned over and said to me, "You can't see much from that seat."  I replied, "There's never much to see at these places anyway."

When man plans the meeting and everyone else is shut out, I believe much of the Holy Spirit is stopped from speaking at the gathering.  As I have attended such meetings I've often thought, "If Jesus Himself was sitting here, HE would not be allowed to speak."

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Once I attended a Bible class where the teacher always said, "Does anyone have a word from the Lord."  He opened up the class for God to speak through HIS Spirit.  I believe this is more what Paul was telling us to do.

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Here are some statements showing us the church after the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.

I Peter 5:13  The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son.

Romans 16:1-5  (Paul says) I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: 2 That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.
3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus: 4 Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. 5 Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ.

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 care for the church), first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

Acts 11:22  Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.

Philippians 4:15  Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.

I Corinthians 1:2  Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

3 John verse 9-10  I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.  Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.

Acts 18:22  And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.

Acts 13:1  Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Colossians 4:16  And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.

I Timothy 3:14-15  (Paul writes) These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:

But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

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When I typed the following into my computer: "Church that meets in the home" in the KJV Bible,  
99 Pages came up with fragments showing the home church.

These verses are from 2 of those 99 pages.

By these we can see certain things about the churches of the apostles John and Paul, which I will speak about on this Podcast.

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