*** Our righteousness must be of God, not of ourselves.

 

Jesus says:

Matthew 7

21 Not every one that saith unto ME, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of MY Father which is in heaven.

22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from ME, ye that work iniquity.

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One day, I was reading a scripture and God opened my understanding concerning our righteousness being of God:

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.

When God tells us to do something or to say something and we do what we have heard from God, then our righteousness is of God, authored by God.

God gave Joshua an assignment, then God said to Joshua:

Joshua 1:9  Have not I commanded thee?

So in all that we do or say, we should be examining ourselves: "Did God show me to do this?"  

If God has told us to do something or to say something, then our righteousness is of God when we do or say that thing.

 

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*** When a famous person dies.

 

 

I always think, "And where is that person today?"

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

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*** The Holy Spirit is the Comforter.

 

In 2022, I had several dreams showing the same theme:  "I was going in opposite way of the other cars.  They were on a "one way" street.  It was a bad part of town."

I was very troubled by this dream.  I kept praying each time I would have this dream.  I couldn't see anything I was doing that was wrong.  I turned to God and told HIM I really needed to have HIS wisdom on this.

After I prayed that, the Holy Spirit, THE COMFORTER, began giving me understanding.

(Often things of God seem one way until God allows us to see through HIS vision.)

I was going the opposite way on a one way street.  It looked as if my car might get damaged but in the dream nothing happened to me though I was going opposite to everyone around me.

It took me a very few seconds to accept this understanding from God for it seemed I was so wrong.

The bad part of town in the dream was "the world".  

The area was run down, decayed, dangerous.  They go by their own understanding. 

Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

I was very comforted when I received the interpretation from "The Comforter" , The Holy Spirit.

In the dream, I was going the opposite direction from the way this world is going and it looked as if I would be destroyed but I was not hurt.  This world is heading "one way" to destruction.  I am going the opposite way from this world.

John 14:26  Jesus says:

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

Often we see the way the world is going and "The Comforter" brings to our mind a section of scripture reminding us of the way of God.

Sometimes we will think we are wrong because we are going an opposite way of this world but "The Comforter" shows us to hold fast to the way of God which is salvation to us in all things.

Romans 12:2  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

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Matthew 6  (Jesus says)

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.

25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

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

31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

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

In all our ways we follow that which the Spirit of God brings to our mind, for it is of God and is the way of God at that point in time, and as we go in God's way we go in HIS righteousness for HE authored that which we do and say by bringing it to our mind by HIS Holy Spirit.  And we follow that which God says to us, doing that and saying that which is from God.

The Holy Spirit is truth:

Jesus says:

John 16:13   Howbeit when HE, the Spirit of truth, is come, HE will guide you into all truth: for HE shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever HE shall hear (from God), that shall HE speak: and HE will shew you things to come.

Live in peace by doing the following scripture in all concerns of this life:

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

Trust in God.

Each time we pray we put our trust in God.

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*** Matthew 6:19-21

 

Jesus says:

19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
 
20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

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I believe we lay up treasure in heaven every time we do a scripture, conforming ourselves to the word of God as we do the word of God.

Every time God speaks to us through HIS Spirit and we yield to the Holy Spirit and do and say that thing, I believe we lay up treasure in heaven.

All that we can see with our natural eye will be destroyed by God in the end of this world.

II 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.

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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*** I Corinthians 14:34-35

 

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.

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After God revealed to me that I was to be a minister, I said, "What about what Paul said in I Cor. 14 concerning women speaking in the church?"

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

When I re-read I Cor. 14, I felt these women at church were disrupting the church gathering by asking questions.  Thus Paul stopped them and said: 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. 

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Also God reminded me that Philip, the evangelist, had 4 daughters who did prophesy.  

Prophecy is for the church.  

These daughters 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.

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And God reminded me of Anna.

Luke 2

36 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;

37And 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 (as they brought the baby Jesus to the temple) gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of HIM to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

(We see this prophet Anna spoke to the people.)

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And God reminded me of Deborah:

Judges 4

4 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.

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By these scriptures I could see women speaking to the church, edifying the church, as prophets of God.

I was called to be an apostle & prophet.  Apostles deal with church doctrine.  Prophets often bring instruction and especially correction to the church and to individuals in the church.

In 1 Corinthians 14, I felt Paul was speaking of women in the church who were asking questions at church and disrupting the church gathering with their questions.

I believe God showed me by the above scriptures that women were appointed by HIM to work as prophets in the church and did work as prophets in both the Old and New Testaments.

Therefore I submitted to the calling of God for me in the church.

Examples in this podcast:

 

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*** One of the first things God taught me after I was born again in 1975.

 

 

Romans 13:8  Owe no man any thing, but to love one another:

God taught me not to live by the way of this world.  Instead live a debt free life.  

At one time, I owned a small business, American Indian Arts, in Dallas, Texas.

God also showed me the following scripture:

II Corinthians 6:14  Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers:

I set about to do these two scriptures and miracles of God occurred in my life.

 

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*** Matthew 11:28-30

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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Shortly after I was born again in 1975, I was reading this scripture in Matthew 11:28-30, and the Holy Spirit opened my eyes to see:

"When you are going in the plan of God, HIS yoke is easy."

If we are going in the plan of men, the way will be difficult, complex, hard to do, and often overly expensive.

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.

For the next 40-years, I lived by these principles:  If something is very complex or overly expensive, I do not have the plan of God.  When that is the case, I pray again asking God for HIS 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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*** Matthew 16:13-18

 

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.

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.

Upon the Word which God reveals to you from heaven the church is built.

 

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*** Jesus calls HIS disciples.

 

Matthew 4

17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

19 And HE saith unto them, Follow ME, and I will make you fishers of men.

20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed HIM.

(As soon as Jesus called them, they followed HIM immediately.)

When HE calls us from heaven today, immediately, we are born again, given a new heart and a new Spirit, and we then follow HIM, caring about things of God.

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21 And going on from thence, HE saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and HE called them.

22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed HIM.

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Jesus was crucified and resurrected from the dead and taken by God into heaven where from heaven Jesus called his disciples and established the New Testament Church and HIS ministers for the New Testament Church.

Acts 9

1 And Saul (Paul), 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 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.

(Immediately Paul did what Jesus told him to do.)

7 And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.

8 And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

9 And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.

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From heaven, after the crucifixion and resurrection, Jesus calls HIS ministers to work in the New Testament Church.

Ephesians 4

11 And HE (Jesus) 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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And from heaven Jesus called those who were to be members of the body of Christ and from heaven Jesus spoke to individuals calling them to Himself and immediately they followed Jesus, doing HIS Word.

God gave those called by Jesus a new heart and a new spirit and Jesus joined them to the New Testament Church.

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Both Jews and Gentiles were called by God to the Body of Christ.

Acts 13:48  And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

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And all who belonged to God were given the Holy Spirit of God to live in them and teach them and guide them on this present earth.

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

 

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

John 16:13 Howbeit when HE, the Spirit of truth, is come, HE will guide you into all truth: for HE shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever HE shall hear (from God), that shall HE speak: and HE will shew you things to come.

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The New Testament Church:  Established by Jesus from heaven after the crucifixion and resurrection

I Corinthians 12

26 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

28 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.

All who belong to God are called by Jesus from heaven.  But some are set in the church as ministers:  apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers.

 

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*** Hebrews 4:14-16

 

14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

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Temptations of Jesus:

Luke 4

And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days HE did eat nothing: and when they were ended, HE afterward hungered.

3 And the devil said unto HIM, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.

4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

5 And the devil, taking HIM up into an high mountain, shewed unto HIM all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

6 And the devil said unto HIM, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.

7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.

8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and HIM only shalt thou serve.

9 And he brought HIM to Jerusalem, and set HIM on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto HIM, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:

10 For it is written, He shall give HIS angels charge over thee, to keep thee:

11 And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.

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When we are tempted:

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

I Corinthians 10:13  There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

2 Corinthians 10

3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:

4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Examples on this Podcast of Taking Thoughts Captive, Overcoming temptations through God, Dealing with Destructive thoughts.

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*** Matthew 3:13-17

 

13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

14 But John forbad HIM, saying, I have need to be baptized of THEE, and comest THOU to me?

15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered HIM.

16 And Jesus, when HE was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto HIM, and he (John) saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon HIM (upon Jesus):

17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is MY beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

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I was baptized in water when I was 15, going forward at church by invitation of the pastor.

But I was not born again by the Spirit of God.  There was no real change in my life for I was not born again.

After I was born again, the Spirit of God said, "Be baptized."

As the minister lowered me into the water this time, 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."

Later I read the following scripture.

Romans 6

1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into HIS death?

4 Therefore we are buried with HIM by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of HIS death, we shall be also in the likeness of HIS resurrection:

6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with HIM, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.

8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with HIM:

9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over HIM.

10 For in that HE died, HE died unto sin once: but in that HE liveth, HE liveth unto God.

11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.

13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.

16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.

18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.

20 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.

21 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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When we are born again, God changes us, giving us a new heart and a new spirit, putting in us HIS own Spirit, the Holy Spirit, whereby we follow God by HIS Spirit doing the will of God as we serve God.

We are totally different than we were before we were born again.

Now we have the Holy Spirit of God living in us to lead us and to guide us according to God's will.

We learn to walk according to the Spirit of God, following the will of God in the matter at hand.

II 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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*** Called by Jesus and ordained into two ministry offices.

 

Jesus says:

John 15:16

Ye have not chosen ME, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in MY name, HE may give it you.

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Ephesians 4

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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Transported into heaven twice:

A few days after I was born again in 1975, I was transported into heaven in the night.  I knew I was with God and with Christ and with the Holy Spirit although I saw no physical type 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 after this, the exact same thing happened again.

I thought this happened to all Christians.  

Then I learned that was not so.

Later I came to believe at this time I was ordained by God into the two ministry offices to which I am called by Jesus, the offices of apostle and prophet.

For the next 5 years, I read through the Bible, Old and New Testaments several times, God teaching me scriptures.  

On the night of January 10, 1980, while I was asleep in the night, a very loud trumpet like voice spoke 3 words into my ear awakening me .  "Hartford, Seattle, KWJS"

That morning, I found KWJS to be a radio station. I said to God, "Are YOU telling me to go on radio?  I wouldn't know how to do that."

The Holy Spirit said:  "Call the radio station manager."

I did this that same morning.  

I said to the KWJS radio station manager:  "God might be showing me to go on radio.  How would you do that?"

The station manager said:  "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 the tape as soon as I got off the phone.  And I sent the tape that same morning to KWJS.

Within 5 days I was on radio exhorting the church on KWJS.

Within the next year I was on radio from "Hartford area to Seattle with several cities between,"  just as that angel of God spoke to me on January 10, 1980.  "Hartford, Seattle, KWJS"

 

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*** Matthew 3:11

 

John the Baptist says:

11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but HE that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: HE shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

12 Whose fan is in HIS hand, and HE will throughly purge HIS floor, and gather HIS wheat into the garner; but HE will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

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I was baptized in water when I was 15. There was no real change in my life. I just continued to pursue my own ambitions.

When I was 37, Jesus baptized me with the fire of HIS Word.  Then I was completely different.

God gave me a new heart and a new Spirit.  I was born again into the image of God.

Then I wanted to read the Bible and I wanted to be with the people of God.

2 Corinthians 5

9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of HIM.

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.

11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men;

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Jesus says:

Matthew 12

33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.

34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

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Each of us must conform our thinking to that which we read in the New Testament Bible.

Romans 12:2

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

 

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*** 2 Corinthians 5

The Judgment Seat Of Christ:

2 Corinthians 5

9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of HIM.

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.

11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men;

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Matthew 12  Jesus says:

33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.

34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

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Romans 12:2

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

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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*** In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. (Proverbs 10:19)

Humans love to be wise in their own eyes.  They love to give "their opinions".

The apostle Paul warns us:

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

When we share what God has said to us, we glorify God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 4:29-30   Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

edifying:  building another person in the faith in God

30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

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I Cor. 2:4-5  Paul said:   And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:  That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

When we share our own opinions, often we are trying to bring glory to ourselves and to have other humans praise us.

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

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*** Matthew 3:10

 

 

John the Baptist says:

10  And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Concerning Jesus, John the Baptist says:

12  Whose fan is in HIS hand, and HE will throughly purge HIS floor, and gather HIS wheat into the garner; but HE will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

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Matthew 12

35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

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The judgment seat of Christ:

II 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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*** New Testament Church: Examples of God warning and instructing HIS children through dreams, visions, and angels.

 

 

In 1975, as a new Christian, I wanted to know if God leads the NT church people today by giving them dreams, visions, or by having angel speak to individuals in the church.

So I went to the NT Bible and looked up each passage in the NT Bible showing dreams, visions, and angels,  proving the issue by that which the Bible says about dreams, visions, and angels speaking to Christians of the NT church. If I could see examples of God using these things to communicate with HIS people in the NT Bible, I could establish in my heart that God would use these with the NT church today.

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Here are a few examples from the NT Bible:

The apostle Paul was on a ship that was in danger of sinking.

Acts 27

22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship.

23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.

I could see by this that God does use angels to speak to the NT church today to show us things to come or to give us instructions.

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Acts 16

9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.

10 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.

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Acts 5

16 There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.

17 Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,

18 And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

19 But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,

20 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.

21 And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. 

But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

22 But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,

23 Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.

24 Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.

25 Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

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In Matthew 2, there are several examples of God speaking to Joseph through dreams.

By these and other examples in the NT Bible, I established truth concerning God's use of dreams, visions, and angels in the NT church today.

Later when God gave me a dream or vision or had an angel speak to me to give me information concerning what I was to do ... or to warn me, I had the basis from the NT Bible to believe that such was from God to me.

(Examples on this Podcast.)

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*** Good fruit? Or evil fruit?

 

 

Matthew 3

10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

12 Whose fan is in HIS hand, and HE will throughly purge HIS floor, and gather HIS wheat into the garner; but HE will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

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A work can seem religious but be an ungodly work.

Matthew 7  Jesus says:

21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

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How do we recognize "good" fruit?

If God told us to do something and we do it or say it, that is "good" fruit.

The works we do on this earth must be authored by God.

Examples of both "good" fruits and "evil" fruits on this Podcast.

 

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*** Romans 12:1-2

 

 

 

1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Renew your mind to that which God says to us in the New Testament Bible.

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

So many people hear the scriptures read at church or they read the New Testament Bible but they fail to apply the instruction of those scriptures to their lives.

When we do a scripture in our lives, we make that scripture a part of us.

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Proverbs 3

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

Pray over all that we do and God will direct our ways.

Live in peace second by second by trusting in God and through prayer.

It is so important to do that which the apostle Paul said to do in the following scriptures:

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

Each time we remember to pray over our concerns, we put our trust in God.

And when we pray over everything as we are told to do in Philippians 4:6, the following promise from God follows those prayers when we trust God.

Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

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*** Crucified with Christ: What that means

 

Galatians 2:20  The apostle Paul says:  I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

We were born of the flesh of man and as a result we automatically do the works of the flesh.  It is "natural" to us to do these things.  These are a part of the flesh.

Galatians 5:19-21  Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

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

We see Paul tells us they which live in the flesh doing the works of the flesh "shall not inherit the kingdom of God."

So we who belong to God keep our flesh crucified with Christ, not permitting our flesh to rise up and do what it wants to do.  

We have another power working in us now so the flesh no longer has control over us.  We are born again.  We are now dead with Christ, buried with Him by baptism and raised by the power of God so we can walk on this earth another way now.

Examples on this Podcast:

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