*** Podcast: The apostle in the New Testament Church. What God showed me about apostles.

 

The first apostle called by Jesus from heaven was the apostle Paul.  Jesus had already been crucified and resurrected and taken by God into heaven when HE called Paul from heaven to be an apostle and teacher.

Acts 9

1 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, 2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: 4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou ME?

5 And he 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.

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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Paul was not the last of the apostles but was the first of the ministers of the New Testament church to be called by Jesus from heaven.

Ephesians 4

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

9 (Now that HE ascended, what is it but that HE also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

10 HE that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)

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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The ministers of Jesus for the New Testament Church which Jesus called from heaven were apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers.  "Some apostles" means multiple apostles were called.

The apostle Paul, speaking to king Agrippa, said:  

Acts 26

4 My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;

5 Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

9 I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.

11 And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.

12 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,

13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.

14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou ME? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And HE said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;

17 Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,

18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in ME.

19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:

Jesus appointed 12 apostles when HE walked on this earth.  But after HE was crucified and raised from the dead and taken into heaven by God, Jesus began to establish HIS New Testament Church from heaven.

Paul was one of those apostles called from heaven by Jesus and appointed by Jesus from heaven and taught by Jesus from heaven.

Galatians 1

1 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised HIM from the dead;)

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

11 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.

12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by HIS grace,

16 To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach HIM among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

17 Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.

18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.

19 But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.

20 Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.

God taught Paul.  And God teaches us who are minister's of Jesus in the church today.  Paul is our example of a new testament minister.  Paul was taught by God from heaven.  We, too, are taught by God by The Word from heaven which comes to us by HIS Holy Spirit.

John 14:26  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.  

 

 

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*** Podcast: Work and calling of apostle and prophet in the New Testament church. What God told me about these ministry offices.

 

 

Jesus says:  "Ye shall know them by their fruit."

Ephesians 4  (The ministers set into the New Testament church from heaven by Jesus)

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

(After Jesus was crucified and resurrected from the dead by God and taken into heaven, from heaven Jesus gave the New Testament church and the ministers to the New Testament church.)

11 And HE (from heaven) 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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The work God taught me concerning New Testament apostles:

One day I was driving along in my car and God began speaking to me and said:  "I have called you and set you in the body of Christ as an apostle."

"Apostle?"  I cried out!  "What's an apostle?"

God began teaching me the work I was to do as an apostle:  Basically I would be dealing with church doctrines.

God took me to Acts 15 to show me what NT apostles do the in church.

Acts 15  

1 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

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The New Testament Holy Bible tells us doctrines of Christ in the New Testament church.

But many churches have departed from the Holy Scriptures in the New Testament Bible and today they teach their churches many things opposite to the scriptures in the New Testament Bible.

This is antichrist in the churches today ... the "falling away" that Paul spoke of in 2 Thessalonians 2.

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2 Thessalonians 2  (The apostle Paul said:)

3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day (of the Lord) 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 this scripture and God said to me:  "The falling away are not people leaving the churches in the end time.  The falling away are the churches leaving the scriptures."

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In the end time, apostasy would take place in the churches as they fell away from doctrines of the New Testament Bible and set up other doctrines of antichrist.

Antichrist comes through a spirit in humans in many churches in the last days.

The apostle John told this to his church group in the following scripture.

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

As long as John was still living he kept control over the churches where he spoke.  But when John was dead those churches turned into other denominations where the leaders cast aside many doctrines of Bible and set up their own doctrines, turning into denominations following doctrines contrary to scriptures of the New Testament Bible, antichrist.

The apostle Paul knew men were going to rise up after his departing and speak perverse things to the church at Ephesus.  

Acts 20

16 For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.

17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

18 And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,

19 Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:

20 And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,

21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

22 And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:

23 Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.

24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

25 And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

26 Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.

27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which HE hath purchased with HIS own blood.

29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.  (Antichrist in the church)

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The apostle John tells us antichrist is a "spirit" in many men in churches.

I John 4

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

2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

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Today the various denominations of churches have omitted many doctrines of the New Testament Bible.  New Testament apostles today try to get the churches to acknowledge and to teach these doctrines of the New Testament Holy Bible.

Concerning divorce and remarriage:

Matthew 5:32  (Jesus says)  But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

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Mark 10  (Jesus says)  But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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Romans 7:2-3  For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law (of God) 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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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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Concerning fornication:

I Corinthians 6

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Concerning homosexuals and lesbians:

Romans 1

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

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

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

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

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*** Podcast: The gathering of the church. Paul tells us what we are to do when we meet as the church.

 

I Corinthians 14  Concerning the gathering of the church Paul says:

26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(We have control over our own spirits and would not interrupt.  We share in an orderly manner, waiting our turn to share.) 

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

(When I attended the singles class at Word of Faith church, our Bible teacher never failed at some point in the class to say:  "Does anyone have a Word from the Lord.  Please share it now if so.")

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I Corinthians 14  (Paul says)

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.

When God showed me I was to be a minister, I asked:  "How can I do that in view of what Paul said in I Corinthians 14:34-35?)

Immediately God said to me:  "Look at what those women were doing in that scripture."

I returned to verses 34-35 and read it.  I felt the women were out of order and were asking questions in the gathering of the church which would be out of order.

Also God took me to 3 passages of scripture in the Bible which showed women as ministers in the church:

Luke 2 ... Anna

21 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

22 And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;

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;

37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of HIM to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.  

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Philip the evangelist had 4 daughters who did prophesy:  Prophesy is for the church.  These daughters would have to speak in the church to do prophesy.

Acts 21

8 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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Deborah judged Israel:

Judges 4

3 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he (the king) had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

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.

6 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun? 7 And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand.

8 And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go.

9 And she said, I will surely go with thee: 

These things persuaded me to do the work for which God had called me.  (Joan Boney)

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CHURCH GATHERING 

IN COLORADO SPRINGS:  

July 22-26, 2024

We are going to try to conduct these meetings as Paul said 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 (prayer), hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

I Corinthians 14:31   For ye may all prophesy (share) one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.

And in the Bible, Jesus says to us:

Matthew 18:20  For where two or three are gathered together in MY name, there am I in the midst of them.

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*** Podcast: Psalm 18

 

1 I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.

(The Word is "The Lord" ... the Word, The Lord, is my strength!)

The Word causes us to be able to walk on water with Jesus so long as we don't remove our eyes from The Word and look at the circumstances.

Faith is hearing that Word that God speaks from heaven and believing that truth and doing that truth and to continue in HIS Word which he has spoken to us.

Psalm 18

2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.

8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

12 At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.

13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

15 Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.

17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

19 He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

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Church Meeting

in Colorado Springs, Colorado,

July 22-26, 2024

Paul tells us what to do when we gather in the church.  We will try to do that at this meeting.

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.

Reserve these dates on your calendars and meet us at Colorado Springs.  I'll give you the details later.  Just mark these days and pray about coming here and let God lead you.

We have 5 meeting places reserved and they are free to us.

We will be meeting the first day at the Downtown Public Library.  We will plan to cater food at approximately 3 pm, snacks to tide you over.  After the meeting we will have a picnic together at Seven Falls park at the base of the Rocky Mountains.  You will bring your own food and we will visit there. It is so beautiful in Colorado Springs.  Summer temperature averages approximately low 80's in the afternoon.

I've lived here for 5 years and we have air conditioning and have only turned it on for 30 minutes one day because we wanted to see if it would still run.  We just open our windows in the summer and are very comfortable!  I moved here from Texas and couldn't believe it.  It wasn't like that in Texas.

There are many beautiful places here.  So we can meet after meetings at various places:  Seven Falls, Pikes Peak or behind Pikes Peak at Woodland Parks,  Garden of the Gods, Fox Run Regional Park in the very tall ponderosa Pines.

But mostly it's the fact that there will be others who are truly born again and have the spirit of God and live by that Holy Spirit for you to be around!  That is not easy to find!

So if you have the Holy Spirit and get to attend this meeting, you have a real treat ahead of you.  I'm praying for God to bring to this meeting those HE wants to attend.  We want to share God through that which God would bring forth from HIS people by HIS Spirit.

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*** Podcast: Making a way to share with the body of Christ

 

I Corinthians 14  Concerning the gathering of the church Paul says:

26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(We have control over our own spirits and would not interrupt.  We share in an orderly manner, waiting our turn to share.) 

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

(When I attended the singles class at Word of Faith church, our Bible teacher never failed at some point in the class to say:  "Does anyone have a Word from the Lord.  Please share it now if so.")

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I Corinthians 14  (Paul says)

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.

When God showed me I was to be a minister, I asked:  "How can I do that in view of what Paul said in I Corinthians 14:34-35?

Immediately God said to me:  "Look at what those women were doing in that scripture."

I returned to verses 34-35 and read it.  I felt the women were out of order and were asking questions in the gathering of the church which would be out of order.

Also God took me to 3 passages of scripture in the Bible which showed women as ministers in the church:

Luke 2 ... Anna

21 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

22 And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;

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;

37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of HIM to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.  

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Philip the evangelist had 4 daughters who did prophesy:  Prophesy is for the church.  These daughters would have to speak in the church to do prophesy.

Acts 21

8 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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Deborah judged Israel:

Judges 4

And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, when Ehud was dead.

2 And the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.

3 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he (the king) had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

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.

6 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun? 7 And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand.

8 And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go. 

 

9 And she said, I will surely go with thee: 

These things persuaded me to do the work for which God had called me.  (Joan Boney)

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CHURCH GATHERING 

IN COLORADO SPRINGS:  

July 22-26, 2024

We are going to try to conduct these meetings as Paul said 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 (prayer), hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

I Corinthians 14:31   For ye may all prophesy (share) one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.

And in the Bible, Jesus says to us:

Matthew 18:20  For where two or three are gathered together in MY name, there am I in the midst of them.

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*** Podcast: Scriptures and Exhortations shared by the body of Christ

 

Matthew 14:22  And straightway Jesus constrained His disciples to get into a ship, and to go before Him unto the other side, while He sent the multitudes away.

 

²³ And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, He was there alone.

 

²⁴ But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.

 

²⁵ And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.

 

²⁶ And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.

 

²⁷ But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

 

²⁸ And Peter answered Him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto Thee on the water.

 

²⁹ And He said, Come. 

And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.

 

³⁰ But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.

 

³¹ And immediately Jesus stretched forth His hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

 

 

Psalm 23:1  The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

 

Shepherd:  One who takes care of the sheep

A provider of food, water, safety and moves the sheep from one place to another

 

 

Hebrews 13:5  ... for HE hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

 

 

Matthew 18:3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

 

4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

 

 

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

 

² Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

 

³ And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

 

 

I Corinthians 14:33  For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

 

 

II Corinthians 10:5  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;

 

 

Matthew 2:12  And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

 

¹³ And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

 

¹⁴ When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:

 

¹⁵ And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

 

 

Matthew 2:19  But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

²⁰ Saying, Arise, and take the young child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.

 

 

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 3:14  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.

 

 

Proverbs 3:6   In all thy ways acknowledge HIM, and HE shall direct thy paths.

 

 

Matthew 5:10  Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.  

 

 

Hebrews 3:13  But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

 

 

Hebrews 10:25  Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but 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.

 

Exhort:  urge earnestly by advice and warning

 

 

Psalm 107:1  O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good: for His mercy endureth for ever.

 

 ² Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom He hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

 

 ³ And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.

 

 ⁴ They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.

 

 ⁵ Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

 

 ⁶ Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and He delivered them out of their distresses.

 

 ⁷ And He led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.

 

 ⁸ Oh that men would praise the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!

 

 ⁹ For He satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

 

 ¹⁰ Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

 

 ¹¹ Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:

 

 ¹² Therefore He brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.

 

¹³ Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses.

 

¹⁴ He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.

 

¹⁵ Oh that men would praise the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!

 

 ¹⁶ For He hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

 

 ¹⁷ Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

 

 ¹⁸ Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.

 

 ¹⁹ Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and He saveth them out of their distresses.

 

 ²⁰ He sent His word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

 

 ²¹ Oh that men would praise the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!

 

 ²² And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare His works with rejoicing.

 

 ²³ They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;

 

 ²⁴ These see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep.

 

 ²⁵ For He commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.

 

²⁶ They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.

 

²⁷ They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.

 

²⁸ Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and He bringeth them out of their distresses.

 

²⁹ He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.

 

³⁰ Then are they glad because they be quiet; so He bringeth them unto their desired haven.

 

³¹ Oh that men would praise the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!

 

³² Let them exalt Him also in the congregation of the people, and praise Him in the assembly of the elders.

 

³³ He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;

 

 ³⁴ A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

 

 ³⁵ He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.

 

 ³⁶ And there He maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;

 

 ³⁷ And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.

 

 ³⁸ He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

 

 ³⁹ Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

 

 ⁴⁰ He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.

 

 ⁴¹ Yet setteth He the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

 

 ⁴² The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

 

 ⁴³ Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.

 

 

Deuteronomy 28:6  Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

 

 

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*** Podcast: Sharing daily with the church

 

Hebrews 3:12-14 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

 

13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

 

14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

 

 

Hebrews 10:23-25 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) 

 

24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 

 

25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

 

 

Philemon v6 That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

 

Ezekiel 3:26 And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.

 

 

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*** Podcast: Psalm 16

 

8 I have set the LORD (the Word) always before me: because  HE (the Word)  is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

10 For THOU wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt THOU suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

11 THOU wilt shew me the path of life: in THY presence is fulness of joy; at THY right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

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CHURCH GATHERING 

IN COLORADO SPRINGS:  

July 22-26, 2024

We would love to have you join us!

We are going to try to conduct these meetings as Paul said 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 (prayer), hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

We will depend on God to draw out of each of us edifying things to help the church see God.  We will depend on God to give each individual what he or she needs.  We believe God will increase our faith in HIM by the words brought forth by individuals who attend.  No messages will be pre-planned.  We will trust God to bring forth what HE wants us to hear through one another as the Holy Spirit, Who is in us, reminds individuals of scripture or stories of that which God has done in their lives and they share those things with the group.  This is what the gathering of the church was supposed to be!

I Corinthians 14:31   For ye may all prophesy (share) one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.

This should be very exciting!  (And it should end up being led by God and therefore what God wants us to hear!)

And in the Bible, Jesus says to us:

Matthew 18:20  For where two or three are gathered together in MY name, there am I in the midst of them.

(Physical and emotional healings should take place with Jesus there in the midst of us!  We should also be greatly strengthened for the end-time events that are to come upon this present earth.)

Some might be born again and changed for ever.

And each of us should be strengthened in God.

And it will be fun to just be together ... and it is very beautiful here ... and cool! (1 moved here from Texas. I've been here 5 years so I really appreciate the climate and especially the Rocky Mountains!)

You can fly to Denver ...

 (approximately 50 miles to north side of Colorado Springs where we live)

Or you can fly to Colorado Springs.

By next week we hope to name convention hotel and announce some reduced rates for our group. 

(We will take an early head count in mid February ... watch for it in blog!)

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