Keeping it Biblical

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PTSD (Post trumatic stress disorder) can occur in all people, of any nationality or culture, and at any age. PTSD affects approximately 3.5 percent of U.S. adults every year, and an estimated one in 11 people will be diagnosed with PTSD in their lifetime. Women are twice as likely as men to have PTSD.Christians can also be diagnosed with PTSD, and it can be very debilitating.  Does the Bible say anything about PTSD and what can we do to keep it from affecting our walk with the LordTo overcome any attack wheather it be PTSD or something else we must exercise faithSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

PTSD (Post trumatic stress disorder) can occur in all people, of any nationality or culture, and at any age. PTSD affects approximately 3.5 percent of U.S. adults every year, and an estimated one in 11 people will be diagnosed with PTSD in their lifetime. Women are twice as likely as men to have PTSD.Christians can also be diagnosed with PTSD, and it can be very debilitating.  Does the Bible say anything about PTSD and what can we do to keep it from affecting our walk with the Lord.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

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Key 4: I must see myself through my knew identity in Christ Matt 16:13-20 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”14So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”15He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”16Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”17Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not [g]prevail against it. 19And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth [h]will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”20Then He commanded His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ.II Corinthians 5:16-18 Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. 17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 18Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

Key 3 God has already provided you with the power to be free: 1. There is more to the born again experience then just the forgiveness of your sins:· There is the creation of a new being born of GodI John 3:9 “Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.”II Corinthians 5:16-19 “Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.”2. To exercise faith, I must realize I already have been set free:· I have to connect with my spirit man.Romans 7:21-25 “I find then a law, that evil is present with me, the one who wills to do good. For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!”Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

Key 2 “You have rights as a child of Gods” Matthew 7:11: If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts. to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him! Matthew 7:7-8: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.5 rights that are good gifts God gives his Children:1. Love2. Joy3. Peace4. Victory5. Freedom 1. Love:Romans 8:31-39 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? 33Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. 34Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. 35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36As it is written:“For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”37Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 38For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.2. & 3. Joy & Peace:Romans 14:17: For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.4. Victory:II Corinthians 2:14 ” Now thanks be to God, which always causes us to triumph in Christ, and makes manifest the aroma of his knowledge by us in every place.”Romans 8:37 “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.”5. Freedom:John 8:36 “if the Son therefore shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.” Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

I. Key one “I must know it is God will for my life” But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:6I Corinthians 13:13: And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.Faith vs. HopeWebster:1. Hope: a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.Hope is when I would like God to do something but I don’t know if it is his will for my lifeIll: hope that God calls me to Florida to minister2. Faith: complete trust or confidence in someone or something.Faith is when we believe in something we KNOW is the will of GodIll: God may show me He wants me to minister in Florida some day Teaching how to go from just reading the word but experiencing the word. Repeat the word over again and faith will come:Women who touch the hem of his garment said “When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. 28 For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.” Mark 5:27-28 II Corth 3:17: Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.John 8:36: Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.Gal 5:13: You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh[a]; rather, serve one another humbly in love.Gal 5:1: It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.Eph 3:12: In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.Romans 6:22: But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

Many times we our are not as close to God as we could be or need to be due to fear. Many times people are not filled the Holy Spirit because they fear. We are afraid of what God might call us to do, or what God might ask us to give up, or how we may act if we move closer to God. We fear loosing friends or family out of our lives. What ever the reason for the fear it is still a spirit of fear and God has not given us a spirit of fear! We need this spirit of fear broken and removed from our lives, so we can move into the relationship we were created for. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

Abraham had a Isaac and he needed to offer him to God to have full surrender. Do you have an Issac that needs surrendered?Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

I am accepted in Christ: Romans 15:7 “Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.”The enemy will use traumatic experiences to develop strongholds in our life.What may be a traumatic experience to one person may not be to another.What creates a traumatic experience in our life, that can develop into a stronghold, is how we respond to that experience.How I respond can be contributed to many reasons, my age, gender, understanding of what happened, and past experiences.When we have a traumatic experience that produces the feeling of rejection, that can be a very painful experience and one that is not easy to forget.Rejection can produce mistrust, suspicion, the inability to bond with others, feelings of inadequacy and depression. The enemy will use these lies to build strongholds in your life.This is why it is so important to know you have been accepted by God in Christ. Not that you feel accepted all the time, but that you know you are accepted.What changes the power these strongholds have on us is the truth of the gospel, it sets us free. It does change what has happed in the past, but the truth allows us to walk in the spirit so we won’t be brought down or in bondage to the flesh.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

Declarations of war! Is a daily devotional of prayers and proclamations design to help the Christian enforce their freedom in Christ.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

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They Possessed some things that were the most valuable to them when they were going through their most difficult times.They possessed the presence of living Lord: "The first and the last."They possessed the power of an overcoming Lord: "Which was dead, and is alive."They possessed the provisions of an all knowing Lord: "I know your works, tribulation and poverty."They possessed the promises of a faithful Lord: "I will give you a crown of Life."Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

Counselor: The one who is among the Churches and holds the over seeing angelsCompliment: They were a working Church, they did not tolerate false apostles, or immoral lives. They stay patient even in the midst of persecution. But they had developed wrong motives and ideas about righteousness and their salvation. it lead to the lose of who Jesus was.Correction: They were to continue the work they were doing but repent over their beliefs about self-righteousness.Challenge: Over come and be able to eat with God. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

Counselor: The one who is among the Churches and holds the over seeing angelsCompliment: They were a working Church, they did not tolerate false apostles, or immoral lives. They stay patient even in the midst of persecution. But they had developed wrong motives and ideas about righteousness and their salvation. it lead to the lose of who Jesus was.Correction: They were to continue the work they were doing but repent over their beliefs about self-righteousness.Challenge: Over come and be able to eat with God. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

It is only the Church, blood bought believers that will bring the country/world back from the brink moral decay. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

The periods of Church History from Revelations:1. The Church at Ephesus/Loveless Church: 33 AD-100 AD2. The Church at Smyrna/Persecuted Church: 100 AD-312 AD3. The Church at Pergamos/Compromising Church: 312 AD-606 AD4. The Church at Thyatria/Corrupt Church: 606 AD-1520 AD5. The Church at Sardis/Dead Church: 1520 AD-Tribulation Period6. The Church at Philadelphia/Faithful: 1750 AD-Rapture of the Church7. The Church at Laodicean/Lukewarm Church: 1900 AD-Tribulation PeriodSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

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Jesus presents himself as the high priest to John. The high priest was the one who went into the Holy of Holies for his sins and the sins of the children of Israel. It was out of great dedication and love that he performed his office. Jesus is demonstrating his love toward John and the church:White: represents the purity of Jesus's loveEyes as fire:represents Jesus's passion for his peopleFeet like fine brass: represents His love is secure.We struggle with God's love because we have trust issuesGod is able to help us overcome those issues no matter how deep and set us free to love.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

The Presence of the EncouragerRevelations 1:9-20 Background: 1. The world around him:a. Ver 9, “in the tribulation.”b. Ver 9, “the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.”c. Ver 10, “in the Spirit “a state of ecstasy where he is able to receive a revelation from God.”“being carried beyond normal physical senses”d. Ver 10, “on the Lords day.”OT: “day of the Lord” When God bring final deliverance to the world John may realize he is not only in the Spirit but he is in a future state 2. John’s Mentality:John is in desperate need of this vision of Christ,God always prepares the vessel before he fills it ILL: God giving me a message about Naaman, years before I was to preachQ- How many revelations have we missed because we did not allow God to prepare our vessel? a. 90 years old, has been exiled to the island of Patmosb. Doesn’t know what his future holdsc. Uncertain about the conditions of the Churchesd. Feelings of: abandonment, scared, uncertain, injustice, anger Ver 10 “I heard behind me a loud voice” 3. The Voice:a. Ver 11, I am God told Moses tell them “I am” has sent you.Exodus 3:14: “I am that I am.” “Tell them I am has sent you.”“The significance of the name of God given in Exodus constitutes the idea that the “I am” reveals God as the being who is absolutely self-existent, He does not just existent, He existent because He existent.”· He is the final authority, He has the final word 4. Jesus Conveys this assurance to John:b. Ver 11, “the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last.”Jesus addresses all the emotional needs of John before he is able to give him the revelation:1. The need for security: “the Last”2. The need for stability: no beginning and no end without me3. The need for Trust: I created all thingsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

The Book of Revelation1. History of the book: · Date: 90’s AD· Place: Island of Patmos small barren, rocky island in the A-ge-in sea about 60 miles from Ephesus. The Romans used it to exile prisoners there to do hard labor. 2. Author: is John the apostle of Jesus· Some scholars believe it is some other John due to the writing is a different style then John’s other writings.· I’m not surprised it is different: John is not the same man he was 50 years ago, 50 years ago he was more of a fleshly man and he thought like a fleshly man. He has been walking in the spirit for 50 years and his relationship to Jesus is not the same. The Jesus that John will confront on the island of Patmos will not be the same Jesus he laid his head on his chest at the last supper. The Jesus that John will see in haven as a lamb slain before the thrown of God, will not be the same Jesus that he walked with on the shores of Galilee. John’s relationship with Jesus has grown, John sees him differently, and is more spiritly intimate with Jesus. Q- Have we grown in our relationship with Jesus? 3. John’s character: · John saw farther into eternity past than anyone else:· John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.· John saw farther into eternity future than anyone else:Q-Why is John the one to see these things?Revelation 1: 9,10 I, John, both your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. Ver 10: I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpetQ- What does it mean he was in the spirit?“I came to a state of ecstasy capable of receiving revelation.”“God chooses the least likely time in John’s life to unveil his plans for the earth, the church and the second coming of Christ.”God is above in convincing us“We as Christians possess somethings that came apart of the packet of salvation, they are called Graces. But those graces that we have are of the greatest value to us when we are going through the deepest trials and test.”“John had to set aside, he had to make a conscious decision, that no matter what was happing to him in the flesh, so his attitude and character would be one that made it possible to receive this revelation.Q-How would we have handle the injustice, pain, the uncertainty, the feelings of abandonment?Episode 24. The Subject:· Revelation: unveiling, disclosure, uncovering· It is Jesus Revelation· The book is about what unveiled/disclosing truth God has given Jesus, not so much about Jesus Himself.· God wants us to understand this book:· Jesus has been given this so he can reveal Gods future plans for the church and the world, which God gave Him to show/revel to His servants—things which must shortly take place. · Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which arSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

1. The Subject:· Revelation: unveiling, disclosure, uncovering· It is Jesus Revelation· The book is about what unveiled/disclosing truth God has given Jesus, not so much about Jesus Himself.· God wants us to understand this book:· Jesus has been given this so he can reveal Gods future plans for the church and the world, which God gave Him to show/revel to His servants—things which must shortly take place. · Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near. Ver 32. The Source:Ver: 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified/or it was a sign given to His angel to His servant John, a. God gave to Jesus b. He sent and signified/or gave as a sign to His angel c. to His servant John,3. We see God respects the “chain/ladder of authority/leadership”Genesis 1:26-28 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion/(to rule, dominate, tread down) over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue/(to bring into bondage, make subservient) it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” a. Adam & Eve were appointed by God to a place of authority, due to they were created in the image of God. b. Not just Adam & Eve, all mankind4. We lost our authority through the fall and turned our dominion over to Satan:· 2 Corinthians 4:4: whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. 5. Jesus through his death was found worth to take authority: Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Revelation 5:1-7 And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals. Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose its seals?” And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll, or to look at it. So I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open and read the scroll, or to look at it. But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.” And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth. Then He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne.6. Then Jesus delegates authority to the cSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

The Book of Revelation1. History of the book: · Date: 90’s AD· Place: Island of Patmos small barren, rocky island in the A-ge-in sea about 60 miles from Ephesus. The Romans used it to exile prisoners there to do hard labor. 2. Author: is John the apostle of Jesus· Some scholars believe it is some other John due to the writing is a different style then John’s other writings.· I’m not surprised it is different: John is not the same man he was 50 years ago, 50 years ago he was more of a fleshly man and he thought like a fleshly man. He has been walking in the spirit for 50 years and his relationship to Jesus is not the same. The Jesus that John will confront on the island of Patmos will not be the same Jesus he laid his head on his chest at the last supper. The Jesus that John will see in haven as a lamb slain before the thrown of God, will not be the same Jesus that he walked with on the shores of Galilee. John’s relationship with Jesus has grown, John sees him differently, and is more spiritly intimate with Jesus. Q- Have we grown in our relationship with Jesus? 3. John’s character: · John saw farther into eternity past than anyone else:· John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.· John saw farther into eternity future than anyone else:Q-Why is John the one to see these things?Revelation 1: 9,10 I, John, both your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. Ver 10: I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpetQ- What does it mean he was in the spirit?“I came to a state of ecstasy capable of receiving revelation.”“God chooses the least likely time in John’s life to unveil his plans for the earth, the church and the second coming of Christ.”God is above in convincing us“We as Christians possess somethings that came apart of the packet of salvation, they are called Graces. But those graces that we have are of the greatest value to us when we are going through the deepest trials and test.”“John had to set aside, he had to make a conscious decision, that no matter what was happening to him in the flesh, so his attitude and character would be one that made it possible to receive this revelation.Q-How would we have handle the injustice, pain, the uncertainty, the feelings of abandonment? Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

The warm sun beating down and the rhythm of the tireless waves only added to his despair of loneliness. His call & faith demanded action, but he was isolated to an island in hopes his message would be lost to the rocks and hills. He missed the ministry, preaching, teaching and telling others, as he has done for the last 50 years. He longed to lay hands on someone and pray for their healing or redemption. His desire was collective worship, oh, to hear the songs of the community of faith as they blend their voices in sounds of victory to their conquering king. As Jeremiah of old, the word burned like fire in his heart. One day he finds himself in the spirit on the Lords day, the loneliness for ministry and the fear of uncertainty are broken by the Presence of the Alpha and the Omega. John says "I turned to see the voice that spoke with me." At that moment John is rewarded for his courage and stubborn faithfulness and the book of Revelation is born.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

Father Samuel Rake over sees a congregation of believers and is a Father in the Orthodox Church. He grew up in the Catholic Church and would later join his faith with those of the Orthodox beliefs. We discuss those beliefs and the needs of the Church in general in America.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

Father Samuel Rake over sees a congregation of believers and is a Father in the Orthodox Church. He grew up in the Catholic Church and would later join his faith with those of the Orthodox beliefs. We discuss those beliefs and the needs of the Church in general in America.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

We will be starting a study in the book of Revelation on June 15thThere is possibly no more appropriate time, at least in my life time, to take a long look at the most significant book of prophecy in the entire word of God. Jesus tells us weare to be ready for His return Matthew 25. To be ready we must know what God has said about the return of Jesus and the end of the world, we will find it in the book of Revelation.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

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Dana finishes his testimony and shares his belief that the church will experience a move of God before the return of our Lord, but it may come at a price.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

Dana has been living for the Lord for more than 30 years and God has brought him and his wife, Dona through some deep waters. Dana will tell how these tests of life affected his faith. During these times God taught him the meaning of God's love and the importance of love in our daily walk with God.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

Matthew 16:13ffCareful reading we can see Christ changes the identity of Peter, from Just a fleshly of this earth man to a rock in the spirit. We can see that Jesus said it would be on the rock of this truth, the changed life of the believer He would build his church. Because of the change life in the believe we have been given the keys to the kingdom of God and what every we loose on this earth or bind will be loose or bound in heaven.Our new nature gives us authority Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

Keeping it BiblicalLost Identity Pt. 2Our ability to operate by faith is contingent on what we believe about ourselves. The bible states in 2 Corinthians 5:16-18, that we should no longer evaluate someone by their humanist behavior. We are new creations in Christ and all things are of God now. We allow the enemy to point out our mistakes and struggles and it sends us into unbelief which hinders our faith. We must start seeing ourselves as spiritual beings wash in the blood of Christ and set apart for Gods use.Key Points:We must be willing to face our spiritual enemyWe must stand on who we are in Christ and not who we are in the fleshWe must remember Jesus already defeated the spiritual world of darkness at the cross, you just need to remind him he is defeated. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)

Keeping it Biblical#3 Lost Identity part 1The disciples in Matthew 17, found themselves without Jesus and a father had a boy who needed to supernatural work of a power filled Church. What he found was disciples who "without" Jesus didn't believe enough in themselves to carry on the work of the Kingdom of God. How we view ourselves has as much to do with our faith as how we view God, the disciples unbelief came not from how they viewed God, but how they viewed themselves.Key Points:We can't operate in faith and work the works of the kingdom of God as long as we see our inadequacies.What we do is not our identity, but what we do and what we can't do is an example of how we view ourselves.Faith is affected by our unbelief and much of our unbelief comes from are acceptance in our own good works or the lack of themAs long as we believe we don't measure up, or we are some how unworthy our faith will be hindered from working to promote the kingdom of GodSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/Keepingitbiblical?fan_landing=true)