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Return of the Man-Child (8)  (audio) David Eells – 4/16/25  Father, in Jesus' Name, we thank You so much, Lord, that we can fellowship around Your Word. We know and trust in Your Word that is going to reveal to us those things that we need to know for the days to come and things that will enable us to cooperate with You in this process of sanctification and holiness, and also in the ministry of the Lord. We thank You that the Lord Jesus is coming in His people in order to fulfill in His Church that which You stated You would do from the beginning. We thank You, Lord, that You have taught us that what has been shall be, so that we can see how history repeats and see how wonderfully You have told us in the Word exactly what You are going to do. In the name of Jesus, Amen.  Well, we left off in Matthew 4, where we saw wonderful things that God is going to repeat in our day. The Lord had told me that everything that happened in the Gospels and in the Book of Acts would be repeated in our day, except that the cast of characters would be multiplied many times over, as more people are born into the world. The same thing has happened in history, but now it just happens with more people.  Let's pick up right after Jesus was anointed and had been tempted of the devil. Note that the Bible speaks about a “great light” that He was going to bring into the world, especially the world of God's people. (Mat.4:12) Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee; (13) and leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali: (14) that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, (15) The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, Toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, (16) The people that sat in darkness Saw a great light, and to them that sat in the region and shadow of death, To them did light spring up. What could this light be other than the Lord Jesus Himself? Not only that, but what the Lord Jesus was sharing with people was the command to repent and believe.   Light is necessary in both of these areas if we want to walk in the Kingdom of God. We are walking out of one kingdom and into another. We are walking out of the kingdom of the world, much like walking out of Egypt, and we are walking into the Kingdom of God, which means under His Lordship and guidance. I believe the next verse begins with a revelation of that. (Mat.4:17) From that time began Jesus to preach, and to say, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.  That just happens to be a perfect quote from John the Baptist, who said, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand (Mat.3:2). Of course, John went on in verse 7 to say to the Pharisees, who were coming to be baptized because it was a politically correct thing to do, (Mat.3:7) Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? (8) Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance (What does someone who has repented look like? What kind of fruit should they have?): (Mat.3:9) and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father … Don't a lot of Christians say the same thing? “Hey, I'm a Christian; I had my experience with the Lord years ago and accepted Jesus as my personal Savior.” Yes, but do you have fruit worthy of repentance? I believe that the light is going to come to the Church, which has not even understood what repentance means. The first thing Jesus did was to take up where John left off. You notice that when we left off in verse 12, He realized that John was delivered up, and that's when Jesus came into this particular area of the country where they said they saw great light. Like John, He said, “Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Repentance is necessary for the next revelation, which is the Gospel of the Kingdom. For those who repented, Jesus shared the Gospel of the Kingdom, the Good News of the Kingdom of God.  My friend Xavier once went to share with an apostate preacher who was living in fornication. He had the “greasy grace” that says, “It's okay; the Lord will forgive me. That's what the Gospel is all about, right? Forgiveness.” But no, that's not it. That's just a part of the Gospel. There is forgiveness, and then there is sanctification. Forgiveness is just a way to have a relationship with God until sanctification has done its work. There was another man in this church who recognized that the preacher was a sinner, but he told Xavier, “It would be wrong for you to judge him.” Of course, Xavier was sharing verses with the man, and the truth is that, yes, there is judgment. There is judgment in the Church. John the Baptist was judging when he said, “Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance.” He wanted to see their repentance. He did not want to see somebody say they were sorry and then continue on in their debauchery. The word “repentance” is metanoia, which means “to change your mind; to go the other way.” We have the authority to do this. We have the authority to change our mind and go the other way because of what Jesus did at the cross. He took away our sins; He delivered us out of the power of darkness; He made us free from sin. (Heb.10:14) For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.  When Xavier and I spoke about this, here's one of the verses I shared with him: (1Co.6:9) Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? What Kingdom of God is he referring to? The Kingdom of God is where God rules over you. It's not some place you go to after you leave this earth. It's some place you enter into when you repent. Notice what he's saying. (1Co.6:9) Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived (there is much deception out there concerning this): neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, (10) nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. Where are you to inherit the Kingdom of God? Here and now. As a matter of fact, some people are waiting to go to Heaven to inherit the Kingdom of God. They will never see Heaven if they wait. You have to enter the Kingdom of God here and now, and you enter it through repentance and faith. Faith gives you the blood covering and repentance gives you the opportunity of entering the Kingdom. Without repentance, you cannot enter the Kingdom.  John the Baptist came in order to preach repentance to prepare the way for the coming of the Lord in their life. The Lord does not come into your life without repentance. If you received the first-fruits of Christ, which is a born-again spirit, and do not go on to get a born-again soul through your obedience to the truth (1 Peter 1:22,23), you are going to be an unprofitable servant. A “servant” refers to someone who has come to Him in one form or another. You will be an unprofitable servant who is good for nothing but to be cast out and trampled under the feet of men and cast into outer darkness. (Mat.5:13) Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men. (Mat.25:30) And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. Now notice what he says in the next verse. (1Co.6:11) And such were some of you: but ye were washed (He is saying, “Some of you people were in these same sins, but you were washed.”), but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God. The Lord demands repentance for you to enter into His Kingdom, which is where He is King over you. That's how you enter His Kingdom.  If you look elsewhere in 1st Corinthians, Paul said somewhat of the same thing. (1Co.5:3) For I verily, being absent in body but present in spirit, have already as though I were present judged him that hath so wrought this thing. Paul judged him. Was he wrong in that he judged? No. Paul had the Spirit of God and what he wrote here was from the Spirit of God. He judged him because this man was in willful disobedience, had not repented of his sin, and had not believed the Gospel. If you believe the Good News that Jesus took away your sin, then your faith has power to walk away from anything. Everyone who believes can repent and walk away. Belief is not merely mental assent, like it is in most of the Church. (1Co.5:5) To deliver such a one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh (I would say that's judgment! He is turning him over to the curse.), that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. People will repent when they are turned over to the devil. This is very common. If you want to know why you are living under that curse, you should question whether or not you are in willful disobedience or whether you have repented of everything and are walking by faith because the devil does a great job of bringing people to repentance. Many people come to the Lord because of what the Lord permits the devil to do.  (1Co.5:6) Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? (He means that, in the Body of Christ, there are people who are fornicators, liars, and thieves.) (1Co.5:7) Purge out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump (“Purge out the old leaven”; in other words, get rid of them.), even as ye are unleavened. For our passover also hath been sacrificed, [even] Christ: (1Co.5:8) wherefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. (9) I wrote unto you in my epistle to have no company with fornicators; (10) not at all [meaning] with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous and extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world: (11) but as it is, I wrote unto you not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no, not to eat.   Well, this parishioner who was not in the fornication, but was saying that you could not judge the pastor who was in it, was saying, “Hey, Jesus ate with publicans and sinners.” But Paul tells you here quite clearly, “If any man that is named a brother be” in one of these sins, no, not to eat with him. It is not only abstaining from eating with him physically, but spiritually, as well, because he's talking about keeping the Feast of Unleavened Bread. We eat when we study the Word of God. Jesus said, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees (Mat.16:6). In other words, “Don't eat their leaven; don't partake of their doctrine.” Paul goes on to say, (1Co.5:12) For what have I to do with judging them that are without? Do not ye judge them that are within? So there was judgment; there was judgment from John the Baptist and judgment from Jesus, concerning people who are in willful disobedience and do not want to repent and believe the Good News that they don't have to walk in their sins anymore.  Clearly, there is judgment from the Bible, and that pastor and parishioner were trying to condemn Xavier for judging willful disobedience and lack of repentance when he was merely showing them what the Father had said in His Word. Look at what the Lord says in Ezekiel. (Eze.3:18) When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life … How is it judgment when you say, “Hey, that's fornication and you can't enter the Kingdom like that”? They say, “Oh, but I'm saved.” No, you're not saved, as long as you walk in willful disobedience. You are not in the Kingdom. “Be not deceived,” Paul said, but speak “to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life.”   (Eze.3:18) When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thy hand. So God is saying, “If you don't tell them they're sinning, if you don't tell them, ‘Look, you can't enter the Kingdom of Heaven (which has to be entered here, by the way), while you are in willful, outward immorality,' then I will require his blood at your hand.” It's the very opposite of what those people say. They do not want to repent, so they try to condemn the person who brings the message.  Notice, the Lord said, “When I say to the wicked.” We just read what God said to the wicked. You can tell anybody what God said to the wicked, whether you are judging or not. That's a moot point. The question is, are they going to enter the Kingdom by repentance? Or are they going to try to shift the blame over on you? The truth is, He says to have no company with them, to cast out the old leaven. If a person will not confess his sins but try to justify them or think that they are acceptable in the sight of the Lord because of the blood of Jesus, there is no hope for him. By the way, Jesus' blood does not cover willful disobedience. (Heb.10:26) For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more a sacrifice for sins, (27) but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which shall devour the adversaries. It says, If we walk in the light (Walking in the light is not walking in sin. Everyone would agree with that.) as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another (He tells you, “Don't have any fellowship with people walking in willful disobedience.” Period.), and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin (1Jn.1:7). That's a wonderful promise! If you will repent and believe and walk in the light, He will cleanse you of that sin. (1Jn.1:8) If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. (9) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  If a person doesn't want to confess his sin and wants to justify himself and hold onto his sin and wants to blame you for condemning him or bringing Scriptures showing where the Father has condemned him, then this person is not going to have any part of the Kingdom of God. The Lord says it very plainly, and we have to tell him the exact truth here concerning this. The light of the Gospel has to come. The true light of what repentance actually means is going to be brought on the scene here pretty quickly, folks. The overwhelming majority of Christianity don't understand what repentance is. They don't have any hope that repentance could actually deliver them from their sin and that they will not have to worry about that sin or walk in that sin anymore because of what Jesus did at the cross. He took their sin and nailed it on that cross. You do not have it anymore. Repentance and faith are necessary.  Back to where we were in Matthew, we found that Jesus took up where John left off. The next thing He does is to go out and gather His disciples. (Mat.4:18) And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers. (19) And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men. (20) And they straightway left the nets, and followed him. (21) And going on from thence he saw two other brethren, James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. (22) And they straightway left the boat and their father, and followed him. Jesus has just begun His ministry here. The people whom He was going to were seeing a great light and He was gathering together His “elders” of the Church. He was raising up His forefathers of the Church, like Jacob raised up the 12 patriarchs, who were the elders of the Church. As you know, from here on out, He carried them with Him, demonstrating to them the truth of the Gospel by His works of healing, delivering, setting free, etc., so that they could live in the Kingdom of God.  In the Kingdom of God, all the promises come to pass; the Kingdom of God is where God rules. We pray; Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth (6:10). When God's Kingdom comes on Earth, it is as it is in Heaven. Is there any sickness in Heaven? Are there any demon-possessed people in Heaven? Is there anybody lacking in Heaven? The provision of God's Kingdom is total and complete in this earth, and we want to enter into it because that's where all of God's provision is. (Eph.1:3) Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ. He's blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places in Christ.   As we enter into Christ, we have all these spiritual blessings that God has in His Heavenly Kingdom. He is gathering up His disciples, with whom He is going to walk, and send them forth into a much broader path than He could walk in. They, in turn, were going to raise up disciples who were going to do the same thing in a geometric progression that was going to bring a great revival. This is a type and shadow of the Man-child ministry that's coming, in whom Jesus is come to be manifested. Jesus raised up disciples in whom He was manifested here, and the same thing is going to happen in our day. Disciples are going to be raised up as forefathers to the Church of our day, except there will be many more because the Man-child is not an individual, but a corporate body.  It goes on to say, And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom (Mat.4:23). So He preached repentance, and then He preached the Gospel of the Kingdom. What is the Gospel of the Kingdom? Gospel means “Good News,” the Good News of the Kingdom. The Good News is that you can enter into God's Kingdom on Earth through repentance and faith. Well, God's Kingdom is where God rules in your life, and this is the Good News, that you can walk in obedience to God; you can walk in the Kingdom of God, under the leadership and rulership of God. The reason we know that you can do this now is because of what Jesus did at the cross. He made reconciliation: He took your sinful life and nailed it on that cross, and He gave up His Life. Do you believe it? Do you believe that He sanctified you on that cross? That He washed you on that cross? That He delivered you from sin on that cross? The Bible says in Romans 6:18 that He made you free from sin. He delivered you.   See, here is the great light that is going to come. Most of the Church believes that the only opportunity you have is forgiveness from God, and that is the beginning, but that is not the great revelation that God's people are going to get. They already know that. The great revelation is that the Bible is actually true. Jesus actually did deliver you from your sin; He actually did heal your body; He actually did deliver you from the curse; He actually did deliver you out of the power of darkness. Hallelujah! He did this. This is going to come as a sudden shock to a lot of people, but the Gospel is actually true; it's not just a nice saying, but it's actually true.  I want to backup a little here. (Mat.4:16) The people that sat in darkness Saw a great light (He was talking about His people), and to them that sat in the region and shadow of death, To them did light spring up. He's referring to walking in the light, which was what Jesus was about to show them. He was about to show them that they can walk in the light and be delivered of their sin, washed of all unrighteousness (1 John 1:7-9). This is the Good News that most of the Church has never heard. Oh, they have heard the Gospel, but they didn't realize it was really true. They never had any faith, only mental assent. Folks, He is talking about the nature of sin, about delivering you out of the power of darkness. It does not have any power over you. That is an awesome revelation that's going to come to the Church through the raising up of this Man-child ministry and disciples who walk in the steps of Jesus Christ.  Then Jesus went out to demonstrate this by “preaching the gospel of the Kingdom and healing all manner of disease.” Most of the Church does not understand that you have a right to healing, that you are not under the curse because you are a new creation. They don't understand that old things have passed away and all things have become new (2 Corinthians 5:17). They don't understand that you have been delivered of sin (Romans 8:2) and God accounts you righteous through your faith in Him (Romans 4:3), your faith in what the Bible says. It needs to be real faith. This is the light, the sudden revelation that a lot of the Church is going to get and that some of you have already received.   (Mat.4:23) And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness among the people. (24) And the report of him went forth into all Syria: and they brought unto him all that were sick, holden with divers diseases and torments, possessed with demons, and epileptic, and palsied; and he healed them. (25) And there followed him great multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea and [from] beyond the Jordan. He was demonstrating the Gospel that these people were not guilty anymore, demonstrating that God was forgiving them by healing them and delivering them of every curse that came upon them. Those curses came because of their disobedience to God and also because of the sin they inherited when they were born. They were born into sin. Some people say, “Well, God made me this way.” What does that have to do with anything? You were born in sin, you came into this world with the nature of sin, and so you say, “Because I was born this way, I'm supposed to keep it”? That will not float, folks. In the Kingdom of Heaven, you need to repent of this.  Let's read more of how Jesus demonstrated the Gospel. (Mat.8:16) And when even was come, they brought unto him many possessed with demons: and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick: (17) that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases. He carried His disciples with Him and demonstrated to them how to minister and administer this Gospel of the Kingdom. Everyone who repented and believed could have these gifts because they were no longer under the curse, as they were no longer under sin. That's the Great News of the Kingdom. God not only forgave them, He washed and cleansed them, He healed them, He delivered them, and He took away every other form of the curse. It was just like the Passover. The Passover was the Death Angel, the Destroyer, passing over them because they actually had the blood upon the doorpost (Exodus 12:23). How do you get the blood upon your doorpost? The Bible is pretty plain about that. (1Jn.1:7) But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin. The blood of Jesus cleanses us of all sin. Walk in the light. You take those steps in the light because of repentance and God will wash you, cleanse you and deliver you.  We see here something that is going to be fulfilled in our day on a much larger scale. The Man-child ministry is going to go forth to deliver, heal, bless, and demonstrate the Gospel. Not only that, there will be the saving of souls who are in bondage to sin, which many of you have experienced, but many more are going to experience that. Do you know how we know this is going to be repeated? Because this was a repetition in itself; this had happened before. You ask, “When did it ever happen before?” Well, go back and look in the Old Testament because in Hebrews 3, the author compared Moses' house and Christ's house. There is a comparison because Moses was the Man-child in his day and he did the exact same thing that Jesus did, even bringing the same Gospel.   Let me show you how we can see that. I know that it's in the types and shadows, but when it's pointed out to you, you can see it. For instance, when Jesus was anointed, the Bible tells us that He was given the throne of David, His father (Luke 1:32). Jesus was to rule over Israel, and His anointing was compared with the anointing that David had to rule over Israel. That is what's happening to Moses here. (Exo.3:1) Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro (whose name means “His excellence”), his father-in-law … Why is Moses' father-in-law called “His excellence”? Because his father-in-law was also the Father of the Bride. Is that not still true today? Exactly so. Moses was keeping the flock. Remember, David was keeping the flock before he was anointed to be king. Moses was doing the same thing.  (Exo.3:1) Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to the mountain of God, unto Horeb. (2) And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned … Moses saw this sight and wanted to go investigate and when he did, he stepped onto holy ground, meaning he became holy. The Lord told him to take his shoes off, that he was standing on holy ground, and Moses did not want to be separated from holiness (Exodus 3:5). He was holy before God, and this is where he got his ordination to lead his people out of bondage in Egypt. As a matter of fact, the Lord said, And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land (Exo.3:8). “I am come down.” Is that not what the Lord said in Hosea 6:2-3? He said there that He would come as the latter rain on the morning of the third day, and that's exactly what's going to happen. The Lord is coming down to deliver His people out of bondage in Egypt, which is a representation of the world.  (Exo.3:16) Go, and gather the elders of Israel … That's the first thing the Lord told Moses to do, the same thing Jesus did. He gathered the elders of Israel. Who was Israel? Israel was Jacob and Jacob raised up 12 patriarchs, which is exactly what Jesus raised up, 12 patriarchs. So there you have it. It's a perfect parallel here. “Go and gather the elders of Israel.” Why? It's because they were to walk with Moses, just like those elders walked with Jesus. The Gospel had to be demonstrated; the power of God was demonstrated to them. They were to walk in the same path.   (Exo.3:16) Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, the Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, hath appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and [seen] that which is done to you in Egypt: (17) and I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt … There it is. He's going to deliver them from the curse of Egypt, the affliction of Egypt. He had said, “I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians.” Who are the Egyptians? The Egyptians are the old man, the old flesh, the bondage to the flesh. What He's saying is, “Look, I'm going to deliver you from the god of this world (that is, the old man, the flesh), and I'm going to deliver you from the curse because you've been obeying them both.” That is the Gospel of the Kingdom, which is what Jesus was preaching.  (Exo.3:17) And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, unto a land flowing with milk and honey. These were the “ites” that represented the old man, the same thing the Egyptian represented, which was the one who had brought them into bondage. You are not supposed to be in bondage to your flesh anymore. The Lord has already delivered you at the cross; it has already been done. He has already accomplished it. That's the Good News of the Kingdom. Why is God bringing them into the Promised Land? He's doing it in order to put to death those people who were ruling in the land. The Israelite was to rule in the land, not these people. He brought the Israelites in there for the purpose of putting them to death. Most Christians today want to live with the old man, but when Israel did that and let the enemies stay in the land, they became thorns in their side for the rest of their life. So the Jews did not inherit all of the land the Lord gave them, and they lived under a curse, under warfare, because they did not obey God. He said, “You take up your sword and go in there. I will be with you. You put them to death and take their house to live in and raise up your crop, your fruit in that land” (Deuteronomy 7). That's the Gospel.  (Exo.3:18) And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, hath met with us (As if He had not been there all along! Actually, He came down in a much mightier way than He had ever done in the 400-odd years that they had been in bondage, and that's how He is about to come today. He's about to come in a more powerful way than any of us have ever experienced, for the purpose of delivering His people out of Egypt and out from under the god of this world.): and now let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God. They had to serve God in the wilderness. Moses was taking the elders of Israel with him at this time, just as Jesus was, and demonstrating unto them the Gospel.  Here is the gathering of the elders again. (Exo.4:29) And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel. When Jesus gathered the elders, He was not gathering together the apostates. He started all over, which is what He is going to do this time as well. He is not going to the apostates, but He will start all over with some new, humble people who did not go to Bible school. He is going to raise them up. Paul is one of those who obviously went to Bible school, but He had to prove that He could do it, and He did. But what is represented by Moses and Aaron here? We're looking at a parallel of what Jesus did and now we see Moses and Aaron, but it had said earlier, And thou (Moses) shalt speak unto him (Aaron), and put the words in his mouth (Exo.4:15). Moses was to put the words in Aaron's mouth? That's a little like what the Lord does to us, which is what He's about to say. (Exo.4:15) … And I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. (16) And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people; and it shall come to pass, that he shall be to thee a mouth, and thou shalt be to him as God.   Interesting. He is likening Moses to God, like Jesus was to God. Now let me say, if a Man-child comes in our day, Who is it Who is going to be with him, putting words in his mouth? Jesus, Who is God! Moses is being used of God, and Aaron is being used as his prophet to speak his words, to do his work, and to take the staff that he did to do the miracles. In this case, we're seeing Aaron as the Man-child and Moses as Jesus in the Man-child or behind the Man-child to do the works. (Exo.4:29) And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel (This is much like Jesus did; His Father God was in Him doing the works. Jesus was the spokesman, the mouthpiece; He gathered together His disciples and did the miracles, and Aaron is doing the same thing here.): (Exo.4:30) and Aaron spake all the words which the Lord had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. So it was Aaron speaking the words and doing the works, just like Jesus did.  “Aaron” means “bright” or “illumined.” He represents the glory of God shining out of a person, like this says: (2Co.3:18) But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit. There are three glories: star glory, moon glory, and sun glory (1 Corinthians 15:40-41). It gets brighter and brighter and brighter. This is the shining forth of God in His people. He is coming in “Aaron,” His first-fruits. Jesus was called the first-fruits (1 Corinthians 15:20), and there is a first-fruits in our day. David also represented the first-fruits and Joseph, as well. It is not the only fruits, just the first-fruits. He is planning on doing this with His whole Body. (Exo.4:31) And the people believed: and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped. This was a monumental time in their history because they were about to be delivered out of bondage to the old man, the Egyptian, Pharaoh, the god of this world, and to the curse they were under because they were serving them.  (Exo.5:4) And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, loose the people from their works? … Some people think you have to put up with your “works” the rest of your life, that there is nothing you can do about it because you're always going to be a “sinner saved by grace.” That is an anti-Christ gospel. They were setting the people free from their works, from their service to the old man and to the devil, who is the god of this world that ruled over them, like Pharaoh did. They were being set free and the devil did not like it. “Get you unto your burdens.” In other words, “Get back under the heavy weight of your burden.” (Exo.5:5) And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land are now many, and ye make them rest from their burdens. This is what the Lord brought us out of bondage for, to enter into His rest and to cease from our own works, the works of the flesh. We do not serve the flesh anymore. We serve the spiritual man now. This is the Gospel of the Kingdom, and it sets people free. Even the devil had to admit that they were setting them free from their works.  (Exo.6:9) And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses … You cannot set someone free unless they believe the Gospel of the Kingdom. Moses came there to set the Israelites free. God ordained him on Mount Horeb, representing the Kingdom of God, to go and bring them out of bondage and take them to that mountain, too, but they had to believe him first because the Gospel is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth (Rom.1:16). (Exo.6:9) … But they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. God had to do a work in them before they could actually receive this light of the knowledge of the Kingdom. (Exo.6:10) And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, (11) Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt … The word “Pharaoh” means “temple of the sun.” He was God to the Egyptians. They believed he was divinity, believed that he was the sun god. Pharaoh was not the Son of God and not even a close facsimile to the Son of God, but he was usurping God's position over the people of God.  The devil does that today. He usurps the position of the Son of God over the people of God, and they do not know that the one they're serving is the devil. They don't know that they're serving the old man that serves the devil, which is the Egyptian. We know that the Egyptian represents the old man because when the Israelites went through the Red Sea, Paul called it a “baptism.” In the baptism, the old man died in the Red Sea, and the Israelite came up on the other side; the new man, the spiritual man came up out of the water. The carnal man died and the spiritual man was made alive, so we know this parable is true. (Exo.6:11) Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land. Do you suppose this Man-child is going to have this same authority to tell the devil to set God's people free? Well, Jesus was doing it. He commanded the devil to loose them; He commanded the sickness to come out of them; He delivered their mind from the fogginess of their fallen state. And, yes, this is what not only the Man-child but the witnesses and the elders who are raised up by the Man-child are going to do. They're going to have the authority to say, “Turn them loose, devil,” and it's going to happen.  (Exo.6:12) And Moses spake before the Lord, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips? Does the devil have to listen to you when you tell him to turn people loose if they do not believe? No. When you preach the Gospel and they believe it, only then do you have the authority to say, “Turn them loose, devil.” This is exactly what Moses complained of. He was saying, “Hey, they don't believe me yet, so why would Pharaoh listen?” (Exo.6:13) And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt. That was their ordination, their command from God, Who said, “Bring them out.   You have the authority to do this.” Jesus had the same authority, by the Isaiah 61 anointing, which Luke 4:18 also speaks about. (Isa.61:1) The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening [of the prison] to them that are bound. Who were they bound to? They were in bondage to their old man, in bondage to the devil, and they were living under the curse. Jesus took care of all three and that was all involved in the Gospel of the Kingdom. Now we know that Moses, too, was dealing with the Gospel of the Kingdom and trying to get those people to believe what he said. Praise the Lord!  (Exo.12:21) Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel (I'd like to point out to you that these elders were with him exactly as the disciples of Jesus, all the time, and he was demonstrating to them the Gospel. Actually, here is the Gospel in a nutshell.), and said unto them, Draw out, and take you lambs according to your families, and kill the passover. We're told that they had to eat all of the lamb (Exodus 12:8-10) and that the blood was to be put on the doorposts (Exodus 12:7), so that the Death Angel, the Destroyer, would pass over them and smite the Egyptians (Exodus 12:13). Jesus said, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye have not life in yourselves (Joh.6:53). Most of the Church is refusing to eat the body and drink the blood of Jesus Christ. The Bible says, The life of the flesh is in the blood (Lev.17:11). They are refusing the life of Christ through unbelief. Moses is not able to exercise any authority over Pharaoh because of their unbelief. Jesus was the bread Who came down out of Heaven (John 6:51) that gives life to the world, and that was His Body, the Word of God.  We are also told this: (Exo.12:15) Seven days (that is the last seven “days”) shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses (This is the house that we live in. There shall be no leaven, no polluting the pure Word of God.): for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel. This is a dire warning to God's people that during the Tribulation period, you cannot continue onward believing the doctrine of these apostate religions. (Mar.8:15) … Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod, too, because there are many who are worshipping the government. They're worshipping their country, their nation; they're pledging allegiance to a wicked, worldly nation. This is not to say that you aren't supposed to submit to them in every way, except when God tells you to do otherwise. Your allegiance is to the Lord, and you will bow to no one else. We see here that Moses was leading them to partake of the body and blood of Christ, and this was causing a Passover so that they did not have to live under the curse. Praise be to God!  (Exo.12:29) And it came to pass at midnight, that the Lord smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the first-born of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the first-born of cattle. (30) And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead. In every house there was one dead. So if we are the house, there has to be one dead, and that's the old man. He is the firstborn of Egypt, born of the flesh, born of the world. He is dead and we know that he is dead, and we are free because of what Jesus did at the cross because we were crucified with Christ. The Lamb was slain here, but the Bible says, we were crucified with Christ and it is no longer we who live, but it is Christ Who lives in us (Galatians 2:20). That is the new man and that is how faith in the Gospel works. We continue to believe what the Bible says, that, “Yes, this old man is dead. He was put to death, so I don't have to serve him anymore because he is dead, and he was crucified with Christ. Now the new man lives and rules in me.” That new man is Christ in you, the hope of glory (Col.1:27). We behold with unveiled face as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, and are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit (2Co.3:18). Like Aaron, who was the “brilliance,” the shining forth of the Lord in him, so the people of God will be.  (Exo.12:31) And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the Lord, as ye have said. Pharaoh finally gave up, and the devil is going to turn God's people loose. The god of this world, the sun god, the one who imitates the Lord and usurps His authority over God's people, is going to turn them loose, is going to obey the command of Moses. When does that happen? It happens when they, “the people,” believe they're no longer in bondage to Satan because the Gospel, the Good News of the Kingdom, is the power of God to save the one who believes. It's the power to save them from the old man, from the devil, and from the curse. You will be delivered of those three things when you believe and continue to walk in the faith of the Gospel that sets free.  (Exo.17:5) And the Lord said unto Moses, Pass on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thy hand, and go. (6) Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. Here, Moses was still demonstrating the power of God's provision for God's people. Jesus multiplied the fishes and the loaves, and here Moses was still demonstrating it with the authority and the power of God to the elders and the people. (Exo.18:12) And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt-offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before God. Praise the Lord!   This is, once again, Jesus raising up His elders and the Man-child in our day, raising up the elders to be free from the bondage of Satan and free from the bondage of the flesh. The harvest started getting bigger and bigger, and more and more people started coming into the Kingdom, just as it was also said about Jesus. (Exo.24:1) And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the Lord, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off: (2) and Moses alone shall come near unto the Lord; but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him. As you know, Moses went up on the mountain and was caught up unto the throne of God. This is the first mention of the 70 elders. He had already mentioned them, but now He refers to them as the “seventy.”  We have already discussed Jesus raising up the elders, but He also raised up the 70. (Luk.10:1) Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself was about to come. (2) And he said unto them, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest. Obviously, the 12 were not enough. This was a great revival for many hungry people; there was a need. Even with Moses, his father-in-law Jethro had said, “You're going to kill yourself trying to serve all the people by yourself” (Exodus 18:14-18). Then Jethro gave Moses the wisdom from God to raise up elders unto the people to judge them, meet their needs, and so on (Exodus 18:19-26).   Jesus said, Go your ways; behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves (Luk.10:3). (4) Carry no purse, no wallet, no shoes; and salute no man on the way. (5) And into whatsoever house ye shall enter, first say, Peace be to this house. (6) And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him: but if not, it shall turn to you again. (7) And in that same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. (8) And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you: (9) and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. The Kingdom of God is where people are healed, delivered, prospered, blessed, delivered from sin, etc.  (Luk.10:10) But into whatsoever city ye shall enter, and they receive you not, go out into the streets thereof and say, (11) Even the dust from your city, that cleaveth to our feet, we wipe off against you: nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh. That is judgment; He brought judgment. These people brought judgment upon the ones who refused the Gospel. They cleaned their shoes off as a judgment against them. Don't believe that God did not do something about that because He goes on, (Luk.10:12) I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city. (13) Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. (14) But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment, than for you.  God bless you, saints! Just remember, the Good News of the Gospel of the Kingdom is about to be preached with mighty power, and a great revival is going to go forth from it. God bless you! 

The expectation of Jesus was thwarted by the will of man. Jesus expected to be accepted by His people. His Father God also expected Jesus would become the King and Priest to His people. Things changed. The leadership was unwilling to accept the authority and leadership of Jesus. They were happy with the way things were "in the church". They desired a Messiah to overthrow Rome and to endorse their religion. Problem. Jesus came to correct the leadership. The Pharisees said, "We know you came from God because you don't care what people think of you." Jesus was leaven-free! Throughout the gospel story you read "what sayeth thou?" They expected Jesus to be different. ***96: Jesus Is Asked Three QuestionsMatthew 22:15-40; Mark 12:13-34, Luke 20:20-40Shall We Pay Tribute To Caesar?The chief priests, scribes, and elders sent spies into the multitude that gathered around Jesus, hoping that he might do or say something that would enable them to turn him over to the civil authorities. These opponents of Jesus asked him, saying: “Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man; for thou regardest not the person of men. Tell us, therefore, what thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?” Jesus perceived the craftiness behind the question. He said: “Why tempt ye me? Bring me a penny, that I may see it.” When it was brought, he said to his tempters: “Whose is this image and superscription?” His opponents said: “Caesar's.” Thereupon Jesus said to them: “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” Jesus' enemies could find nothing in this answer that warranted accusing him; so they went away.Which Of The Brothers Shall Have The Wife In The Resurrection? Some Sadducees, a sect that denied that there was a resurrection, came to Jesus and said to him: “Master, Moses wrote unto us, ‘If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.' There were therefore seven brethren, and the first took a wife and died without children. And the second took her to wife and he died childless.And the third took her and, in like manner, the seven also. And they left no children and died. Last of all the woman died also. Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she, for seven had her to wife?” Jesus replied to them: “Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in Heaven. And as touching the dead, that they rise, have ye not read in the book of...

You might have heard about the recent "He Gets Us" ad campaign that was broadcast during the Super Bowl.  While this statement might sound spiritual and from one aspect it's true...Jesus UNDERSTANDS the human condition, because he was human, the point of the ad campaign is that Jesus ACCEPTED every sin and form of behavior.  It presents a false Jesus honestly and not the real Jesus of the Bible.  Yes...he gets us...but he loves enough to tell us...GO AND SIN NO MORE.   Many today believe that Jesus preached love and tolerance.  While Jesus did preach love, he did NOT preach tolerance for what His Father God said was illegal.  I will deal with several things in this episode that dispel the false ideology  that...HE GETS US.

Today Cinthia discusses concepts from her book God Wants You Truly Living (Not Walking Dead).  God knows we cannot achieve happiness by chasing it.  The book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible demonstrates this; Solomon chased happiness with gusto and resources but found the chase futile.  Jesus, however, said that He came that we might have abundant life – the kind of life He had.  Jesus was truly free despite living in an oppressed people group dominated by the Roman Empire.  He had a deep, meaningful relationship with the Father, and it was in this relationship that He got His value.  He had meaning and purpose, a clear conscience, and deep, meaningful relationships with others.  Perhaps most powerfully, though, Jesus was willing to die.  He died literally, physically, for others in obedience to His Father, God.  He died to Satan's temptation to pursue His destiny and rights outside of obedience to His Father God.  And He calls each of us to die to ourselves.  This does not necessarily mean physical death – at least not yet.  We are not to go looking for physical death.  But each of us has things to which we cling, things that feel like death to release.  Often these are things we think we need but that are actually choking the life out of us.  Sometimes they are good things that are in the way of the best things. Abundance is more than enough but never excessive.  Jesus went first in dying to Himself.  He is the Way.  We have to follow Him in “death” even while we are still alive by dying to whatever He calls us to let die.  See Philippians 3:10, Ephesians 3:20, and John 10:10.  Jesus trusted that His Father God knew Him to the core of His Being.  He entrusted His rights, His identity, His destiny, His authority, His life to the Father.  If we are to follow Him in this, we also have to learn to trust that our Creator knows us to the core of our beings.  God is not trying to make us happy as His primary goal because He knows that happiness is an overflow of an abundant life; He knows that for which we are truly made and also sees the good things that are getting in the way of the best things.  The enemy also knows that the pursuit of happiness only increases the emptiness inside of us. It's easy to dismiss Jesus's death as being something He could do because He was perfect.  But Jesus was also human, and He made it clear in Gethsemane that He did not want to have to go to the cross.  He asked not to have to do it, to have another way made if it could be made.  Still, He obeyed and went.  He died to Himself. Dying to myself means, in part, that all the things my body is screaming for me to do, I release to Him.  I have to determine as an adult whether or not those things are healthy, holy, of good repute, pleasing to Him, and His best for me at this time, or whether He wants me to deny myself some or all of those things.  We don't often like the death to ourselves that Jesus showed us.  But He was willing to do it, and He tells us that we need to be willing to do it.  When Jesus took on a created body, He was willing to live His life the Creator's way.  We fight the Creator.  We want a shorter, easier, faster, less-painful way to our destiny.  Satan tempted Jesus with this route in the desert, and He rejected it.  We think that we can discover, create, or defend our own identity.  But we do not know ourselves as well as our Father knows us.  He knows the identity He intended for us.  If you won't let go of the thing you are cherishing, it may kill you. Cinthia discussed the seed that dies in order to produce the fruit.  Don't protect or abandon the seed.  Water it, nourish it, but allow it to die.  It is in death that the seed will be able to reach beyond its packaging.  We are very used to bondage in a lot of ways, to the boxes in which we enclose ourselves.  We have to die to ourselves as the seed does, usually long before we face physical death.  Ephesians 3:20 (Message version) says, “God can do anything, you know – far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in you wildest dreams!  He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us.”  And John 10:10 (Amplified version) says, “The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy.  I came that they may have life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows].”  This is God's desire for His people.  Not only that, but He also promises in Psalm138:8 that He “will fulfill His purpose for me.”  Psalm 23:4 describes Him as with us as we walk through the shadow of death.  There are two types of death that have to occur in order to produce and sustain life:  The first is the death of a good thing in order to become the best thing.  The second is the death of “the thing that is killing me.”  How many of us fight to keep alive the thing that is killing us?  So ask yourself, “Am I refusing to move forward in ways that are age- and circumstance-appropriate?  Am I resisting age-appropriate tasks?  Am I holding onto previous life stages, to behaviors and clothing and self-care patterns that are no longer appropriate to my current life stage?  Do I refuse to move forward with technology?  What do I want to ignore or deny?  Am I unwilling to go through the grief and loss process?  Do I hold onto a person, decade, paradigm, or belief system?  Do I allow a system that isn't working to continue?  Am I willing to let expectations die?  Am I resisting a new season that is only going to happen anyway?  Am I willing to let go of my dream or my vision for myself or another person?  What are the birth pains that I may be ignoring or resisting?  What is trying to come out of me?  Am I resisting dying to self?”  Do not continue to resist what you know is natural for you to do – not those things that are natural in their decadence, but those that are natural to what God has created in you. Consider Philippians 1:6 and Isaiah 66:7-10.  We don't know the mind of God.  We cannot force to die what He wants to live or force to live what He knows must die.  The only way out is through.  You were born for a reason.  So what has to die in order for that reason to live?  God says to us, essentially, “Don't quit on Me now.  I'm not finished with the good work I've begun in you.  God wants to give us peace that passes understanding.  We need to stop trying to understand everything.  God has a way, His way, and we need to trust Him, whether or not we understand.    

Prayer is incredibly powerful. As the poet Lord Tennyson put it: ‘More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.' A great preacher Oswald Smith said: ‘when we work, we work. When we pray, God works.' James 5:16 tells us ‘The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.'  But how can you learn to pray effectively? How can you pray in a way that will bring change to you and your circumstances and to the world around? Prayer can be just a matter of saying prayers, vain repetitions that Jesus criticized the Pharisees for. But Jesus also taught that real prayer would get answers (Matthew 6:6-8). What Jesus was saying is that there is a wrong way to approach prayer and a right way. And the right way is outlined in a prayer that is familiar to people all over the world.   It is called The Lord's prayer. This is the answer he gave to the disciples' request ‘Lord teach us to pray.' The Lord's Prayer can be used as a prayer in its own right. But clearly something more is involved in developing fellowship with God than merely saying a prayer which can be got through very quickly. The Lord's Prayer is in fact a model prayer, a kind of scaffolding on which we construct our prayer life. Jesus was giving a list of themes that would bring structure to our prayer life. The words of the Lord's Prayer are an outline of topics that summarise the types of things we should pray about, and the order with which we should approach them.   It is an inspired ‘pattern' that helps us plan our prayer and to pray about things that we can easily forget. Often people say ‘I don't know what to pray for' or ‘I start to pray but my thoughts wander all over the place.' One second you are trying to talk and listen to God and the next you are compiling shopping lists or imagining where to go on holiday. The Lord's Prayer will help focus you. It will give you direction and momentum in prayer. Praying the Lord's Prayer each day will help you to develop a consistent prayer life. This approach to pray will open you up to the presence of God and His blessings and purposes in your life. If we are in a real hurry, we can use the outline for a few minutes, or at other times we can spend longer, an hour or more, considering each section that Jesus spoke about.   The opening words, ‘Our Father in Heaven' show we should start to pray by focussing on our father in heaven, rather than our needs or current circumstances. This is what Jesus constantly did throughout his time and ministry on earth. He knew that his identity, security and destiny were each totally and inseparably linked to his father. He always prayed to His father. He continually talked about His father. He honoured His Father above himself. And He lived and died to obey His Father (John 14:31).   One of the most amazing truths about being a Christian is that we also can know Almighty God, the Creator of the universe, as our Father. Many people can accept God as great and powerful being, but they struggle to understand that they can be his son or daughter. Coming to terms with God as father requires a big adjustment for many people - just as it was with the Jews who saw Jehovah as awesome yet somehow unreachable.   For some people of course the image of what a father is like may be far from positive because of their past experiences. So many people feel like orphans. Countless people have had either no father, through abandonment or bereavement, or an abusive, poor or non-existent relationship with their father. This may be a direct result of the lack of fathering that their own fathers experienced. Millions have little experience of love and affirmation from their father. Consequently, they carry many emotional and spiritual scars that can blight their lives and relationships.    Well whatever experience you may have had of an earthly Father, everything changes when you understand what our father in heaven is really like and come into a personal relationship with Him, through Jesus. There are many aspects of our Heavenly Father that we could mention but we will focus on just a small number:  1. He is a loving Father (1 John 3:1; 1 John 4: 9-10; Ephesians 2:4-5; Ephesians 3:17-20) 2. He is a righteous Father (John 17:25; Matthew 5:48; Deuteronomy 32:4) 3. He is a Father who comforts us (2 Corinthians 1:3-5) 4. He is a generous Father  a. Your heavenly father wants to provide for your physical needs (Matthew 6:31-33) b. Your heavenly Father also wants to provide for your spiritual and emotional needs (Luke 11:13; Romans 8:15)  Apply  God is a loving Father (1 John 3:1). The very nature of God is love and God the Father wants us to know and feel His love. Our heavenly father is the greatest and best Dad of all (1 John 4:9-10). The apostle Paul, who had such a strict religious background, came to a profound and transforming revelation of the love of God to him. He knew that he had been a terrible sinner and violent persecutor of Christians but because of God's grace and mercy he discovered ‘In love he predestined us to be adopted as sons' (Ephesians 2:4-5). It was so great a love that Paul wanted everyone to experience it for themselves (Ephesians 3:17-20). Today many need to become convinced about God's love to them personally. Maybe this includes you. Many people have head knowledge but not heart knowledge of God's love. That's why there is so much insecurity, striving and competitiveness. It's time to get rooted in the Father's love. This revelation of God as a loving heavenly father will literally revolutionise your life, your attitudes, actions, decisions...everything!    Jesus refers His Father God in His prayers as a righteous and perfect Father (John 17:25; Matthew 5:48; Deuteronomy 32:4). In other words, there is no darkness, trickery or manipulation with God. Human fathers may let you down or put you down, but God your Father is utterly reliable and trustworthy. He wants the best for you.  God is a Father who comforts us (2 Corinthians 1:3-5). We often associate comfort with mothers but comfort can also come from the presence and care of a father, and most notably with God our father. He knows how to bring healing and strength to us in our times of greatest need.   And God is a generous Father. God is a giver who wants to give you more blessings than you can imagine. Your heavenly father wants to provide for your physical needs (Matthew 6:31-33). Your heavenly Father also wants to provide for your spiritual and emotional needs (Luke 11:13). So how can this wonderful Father become ‘our Father'? To know God as our father requires that we must be adopted as His sons and daughters. The Bible teaches that Jesus Christ, God's only Son, gave His life's blood to make this possible for you. When we commit our lives to God we can be free to enjoy fellowship with our heavenly father without fear of condemnation (Romans 8:15). So then this is how we should begin our daily prayer times, with a true appreciation of a loving, righteous, comforting and generous God, our Father in heaven. 

Prayer is incredibly powerful. As the poet Lord Tennyson put it: ‘More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.' A great preacher Oswald Smith said: ‘when we work, we work. When we pray, God works.' James 5:16 tells us ‘The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.'  But how can you learn to pray effectively? How can you pray in a way that will bring change to you and your circumstances and to the world around? Prayer can be just a matter of saying prayers, vain repetitions that Jesus criticized the Pharisees for. But Jesus also taught that real prayer would get answers (Matthew 6:6-8). What Jesus was saying is that there is a wrong way to approach prayer and a right way. And the right way is outlined in a prayer that is familiar to people all over the world.   It is called The Lord's prayer. This is the answer he gave to the disciples' request ‘Lord teach us to pray.' The Lord's Prayer can be used as a prayer in its own right. But clearly something more is involved in developing fellowship with God than merely saying a prayer which can be got through very quickly. The Lord's Prayer is in fact a model prayer, a kind of scaffolding on which we construct our prayer life. Jesus was giving a list of themes that would bring structure to our prayer life. The words of the Lord's Prayer are an outline of topics that summarise the types of things we should pray about, and the order with which we should approach them.   It is an inspired ‘pattern' that helps us plan our prayer and to pray about things that we can easily forget. Often people say ‘I don't know what to pray for' or ‘I start to pray but my thoughts wander all over the place.' One second you are trying to talk and listen to God and the next you are compiling shopping lists or imagining where to go on holiday. The Lord's Prayer will help focus you. It will give you direction and momentum in prayer. Praying the Lord's Prayer each day will help you to develop a consistent prayer life. This approach to pray will open you up to the presence of God and His blessings and purposes in your life. If we are in a real hurry, we can use the outline for a few minutes, or at other times we can spend longer, an hour or more, considering each section that Jesus spoke about.   The opening words, ‘Our Father in Heaven' show we should start to pray by focussing on our father in heaven, rather than our needs or current circumstances. This is what Jesus constantly did throughout his time and ministry on earth. He knew that his identity, security and destiny were each totally and inseparably linked to his father. He always prayed to His father. He continually talked about His father. He honoured His Father above himself. And He lived and died to obey His Father (John 14:31).   One of the most amazing truths about being a Christian is that we also can know Almighty God, the Creator of the universe, as our Father. Many people can accept God as great and powerful being, but they struggle to understand that they can be his son or daughter. Coming to terms with God as father requires a big adjustment for many people - just as it was with the Jews who saw Jehovah as awesome yet somehow unreachable.   For some people of course the image of what a father is like may be far from positive because of their past experiences. So many people feel like orphans. Countless people have had either no father, through abandonment or bereavement, or an abusive, poor or non-existent relationship with their father. This may be a direct result of the lack of fathering that their own fathers experienced. Millions have little experience of love and affirmation from their father. Consequently, they carry many emotional and spiritual scars that can blight their lives and relationships.    Well whatever experience you may have had of an earthly Father, everything changes when you understand what our father in heaven is really like and come into a personal relationship with Him, through Jesus. There are many aspects of our Heavenly Father that we could mention but we will focus on just a small number:  1. He is a loving Father (1 John 3:1; 1 John 4: 9-10; Ephesians 2:4-5; Ephesians 3:17-20) 2. He is a righteous Father (John 17:25; Matthew 5:48; Deuteronomy 32:4) 3. He is a Father who comforts us (2 Corinthians 1:3-5) 4. He is a generous Father  a. Your heavenly father wants to provide for your physical needs (Matthew 6:31-33) b. Your heavenly Father also wants to provide for your spiritual and emotional needs (Luke 11:13; Romans 8:15)  Apply  God is a loving Father (1 John 3:1). The very nature of God is love and God the Father wants us to know and feel His love. Our heavenly father is the greatest and best Dad of all (1 John 4:9-10). The apostle Paul, who had such a strict religious background, came to a profound and transforming revelation of the love of God to him. He knew that he had been a terrible sinner and violent persecutor of Christians but because of God's grace and mercy he discovered ‘In love he predestined us to be adopted as sons' (Ephesians 2:4-5). It was so great a love that Paul wanted everyone to experience it for themselves (Ephesians 3:17-20). Today many need to become convinced about God's love to them personally. Maybe this includes you. Many people have head knowledge but not heart knowledge of God's love. That's why there is so much insecurity, striving and competitiveness. It's time to get rooted in the Father's love. This revelation of God as a loving heavenly father will literally revolutionise your life, your attitudes, actions, decisions...everything!    Jesus refers His Father God in His prayers as a righteous and perfect Father (John 17:25; Matthew 5:48; Deuteronomy 32:4). In other words, there is no darkness, trickery or manipulation with God. Human fathers may let you down or put you down, but God your Father is utterly reliable and trustworthy. He wants the best for you.  God is a Father who comforts us (2 Corinthians 1:3-5). We often associate comfort with mothers but comfort can also come from the presence and care of a father, and most notably with God our father. He knows how to bring healing and strength to us in our times of greatest need.   And God is a generous Father. God is a giver who wants to give you more blessings than you can imagine. Your heavenly father wants to provide for your physical needs (Matthew 6:31-33). Your heavenly Father also wants to provide for your spiritual and emotional needs (Luke 11:13). So how can this wonderful Father become ‘our Father'? To know God as our father requires that we must be adopted as His sons and daughters. The Bible teaches that Jesus Christ, God's only Son, gave His life's blood to make this possible for you. When we commit our lives to God we can be free to enjoy fellowship with our heavenly father without fear of condemnation (Romans 8:15). So then this is how we should begin our daily prayer times, with a true appreciation of a loving, righteous, comforting and generous God, our Father in heaven. 

Jesus' good work didn't end when He returned to His Father — God's Spirit came and continued the rescue!Follow along through 30 Bible stories that show how the Holy Spirit came and what Jesus' friends did. Experience the adventures of Peter, Paul, and other believers from the Pentecost celebration through the Acts of the Apostles.These stories will keep your child amazed, engaged, and inspired with: a key Bible verse at the beginning of each story, a conversation-starting question at the end of each story, beautiful illustrations and intriguing maps, and learning opportunities for the littlest hearts to share the love of Jesus.Read the stories for a month as a daily family devotional or throughout the year. Get excited to go and tell how Jesus makes everything good and new!Bestselling Children's Author Laura Richie offers The Go-and-Tell Storybook: 30 Bible Stories Showing Why We Share about Jesus, the third title from her beautifully illustrated Bible Storybook series. This newest release (Nov.1) from David C Cook follows The Advent Storybook and The Easter Storybook, each featuring simple, engaging Bible retellings to inspire children and their families to “go and tell” the story of Jesus, the Rescuer. Written for children and their families, the storybook further addresses why Jesus came, who He is and how His work of rescue and hope continues, spreading from His first-century followers to the whole world, even today.Laura Richie is a wife, homeschooling mom and registered nurse. A missionary kid for several years, Laura confesses she didn't truly understand her need to be rescued until later in life. Now she delights in sharing the beauty and grace of her Rescuer through her books, The Advent Storybook, The Easter Storybook and the latest release of The Go-and-Tell Storybook. Laura resides in Oklahoma with her husband and four children. Learn more about the book at LauraRichie.com where you can also pick up a copy of The Go-and-Tell Storybook!Please share StoryJumpers with a friend if you enjoyed this episode. StoryJumpers is still growing, and your positive review and 5-star rating would help.The Bridge Podcast Network is made possible by generous support from The Boardwalk Plaza Hotel and Victoria's Restaurant on the boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware - Open 7 days a week, year-round - Learn more at https://boardwalkplaza.comFeedback, or Show Ideas? Send an email to podcast@wearethebridge.orgDownload The Bridge Mobile App to get the latest podcast episodes as soon as they are published!

This week Mike and Sarah talk with author Laura Richie about her new book, The Go and Tell Bible Storybook. Jesus' good work didn't end when He returned to His Father—God's Spirit came and continued the rescue! Follow along through 30 Bible stories that show how the Holy Spirit came and what Jesus' friends did. Experience the adventures of Peter, Paul, and other believers from the Pentecost celebration through the Acts of the Apostles. These stories will keep your child amazed, engaged, and inspired with: a key Bible verse at the beginning of each story a conversation-starting question at the end of each story beautiful illustrations and intriguing maps learning opportunities for the littlest hearts to share the love of Jesus Read the stories for a month as a daily family devotional or throughout the year. Get excited to go and tell how Jesus makes everything good and new! Laura Richie is a wife, homeschooling mom and registered nurse. A missionary kid for several years, Laura confesses she didn't truly understand her need to be rescued until later in life. Now she delights in sharing the beauty and grace of her Rescuer through her books, The Advent Storybook, The Easter Storybook and the latest release of The Go-and-Tell Storybook. Laura resides in Oklahoma with her husband and four children. For more information or to connect with Richie, visit https://laurarichie.com/.

Whenever you see all the letters in the word LORD capitalized in the Bible it always is our English translation for the Hebrew word, “Yahweh” or “Jehovah”. Who is the Lord God of Israel. Jehovah is none other than the Lord Jesus Christ. In John 10 when Jesus said, “I Am the Good Shepherd”, He was saying, I Am Jehovah Rohi. Before we can fully understand and claim that “The LORD is my Shepherd” we need to know what it means that Jesus has said, “I Am Jehovah Rohi”, I Am the LORD your Shepherd”. Our view of Jesus the Christ is often too human and too small, and because it is we are unwilling to allow Him to have authority or control, or much less outright ownership of our lives. First, we need to know and believe that the Bible teaches us the Jesus, the Christ is creator of all things including us. Colossians 1:15-20 tells us that Jesus “is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.” When we really acknowledge that we were created in His image and that He made us, and we are not our own but His, it is then we can truly say that “The LORD is my Shepherd”. We are the apple of His eye. He created us to have a relationship with Him. It is not about religion, rituals, and ceremonies. It is about a personal relationship and intimate fellowship with Him through the blood of His cross! When the LORD is my Shepherd, “it immediately implies a profound yet practical working relationship between a human being and his Maker. It links a lump of common clay to divine destiny. It means a mere mortal becomes the cherished object of divine diligence. And the greater, the wider, the more majestic my concept is of the Christ, the more vital will be my relationship to Him.” When we say with confidence, the LORD is my Shepherd, we are proclaiming with a strong sense of pride, and devotion and admiration, “Look at who my shepherd is, my owner, my manager! He is the LORD Jesus Christ! He created me, and He loves me so much that He paid the price for my sin to reconcile me back to His Father God! Many of the above statements are quotes from Phillip Keller's book, “A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23”. I highly recommend this book as it has greatly helped me to better love and understand the fuller meaning of this beautiful Psalm. I will be using it to help me share these chats on this Psalm over the next few days. Phillip Keller ends his first chapter with these questions. Do I really belong to Him? Do I really recognize His right to me? Do I respond to His authority and acknowledge His ownership? Do I find freedom and complete fulfillment in this arrangement? Do I sense a purpose and deep contentment because I am under His direction? Do I know rest and repose, besides a definite sense of exciting adventure, in belonging to Him? I trust that you can begin to answer all the above questions in a positive way today! God bless!

Jesus spoke in parables and gave illustrations to help people understand the relationship between God and man. In the book of John Jesus says, “I Am the True Vine” and He goes on to say that His Father God is the vinedresser or gardener of the vineyard. We, His children, are the branches that are supposed to bear fruit.The vine is the lifeline of the plant and the branches grow from the vine. The role of the branches is to bear fruit and become more fruitful. Jesus said that the branches that bore no fruit would be cut off and those that bore fruit the Father would prune or cut back so that they could bear more fruit.Jesus said that if we abide in Him, relying on Him and not our independent selves, and He abides in us, we would bear much fruit. Without Him we can do nothing. Jesus wants us to have an intimate relationship with Him and as we draw our life from Him through His Word and Holy Spirit we would bear a lot of fruit.What is the fruit that we are to bear?  In the book of Galatians (Gal. 6:22-25) the fruit of the Spirit is listed as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. The opposite of those characteristics are works of the flesh which include adultery, hatred, jealousies, envy, murders, drunkeness, sorcery, and the like (Gal. 6:16-21). Jesus wants us to depend on Him to change our character from the flesh driven desires of man to the character of Christ. To have a life of love, joy, and peace is so much better than a life full of anxiety and depression which is the fruit that comes from the works of the flesh. You may not be a murderer but how many times has social media made you envious of someone else's lifestyle, looks, or things?Why did Jesus use the term “bear” fruit and not “produce” fruit? We may think that the fruit we are to bear is saving more souls and preaching the gospel to more people. Bearing fruit comes from God working in us, and through us. Producing fruit is us trying to work for God to please Him by what we do. Our job is to believe and depend on Jesus, His Word, to help us in every area of our lives. We may go through unpleasant circumstances or a period of pruning where our Father is cutting off areas that are hindering our fruitfulness. Just like the vines, we will grow and become more fruitful. If you feel you are going through a period of pruning, stay close to Jesus who loves you so much, and know that this season will be short and you will bear more fruit from it. (Psalm 1:3)Read the rest at: https://litwithprayer.substack.com/p/jesus-is-the-true-vine?sd=pf 

We celebrate this glorious day because Jesus was the victor over the enemies of His Father God! The devil's defeat is pending, it will come, and we will sing togther in God's eternal home.

In this passionate podcast, James W. Goll takes on an adventure of Jesus on the Cross depicting the time where He took the sin of people of all time upon Himself and became separated in fellowship with His Father God. Jesus bore our rejection. Have you ever felt alone, forsaken, abandoned or rejected? You can identify with Jesus! Then James takes us to one of his journals and reads intimate encounters with God. One is a visit to heaven titled, "Everything is Beautiful". He then closes out with an Empowering Prayer. There is something here for everyone in the Prayer Podcast on "Messes into Miracles!" Find out more about James W. Goll and his book, “The Scribe”, at www.jamesgoll.com.  

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THE HEALING AND MIRACLE PODCASTwith Prince HandleyWWW.REALMIRACLES.ORG HEALING FROM DISCOURAGEMENT OVERCOMING BAD ENVIRONMENTSYou can listen to the above message NOW. Click on the pod circle at top left. (Click “BACK” to return.) OR … LISTEN NOW >>> LISTEN HERE 24/7 release of Prince Handley teachings, BLOGS and podcasts > STREAM Twitter: princehandley Subscribe FREE to Prince Handley teaching: princehandley@gmail.com ________________________________________ DESCRIPTION Are you bound by your environment? By your place of employment … by finances, or a relationship … or by a physical condition? Environment is defined as: ◙ The circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded. ◙ The aggregate of social and cultural conditions that influence the life of an individual or community. There are also mental environs that can hinder your freedom … IF you let them. Here are a few mental environments that can cause discouragement.: ◙ Election results ◙ Stock Market / Investments ◙ Past experiences God doesn't want anything—or anyone—controlling you except His Holy Spirit. God's will—and His liberty―are being released to you today. From now on you will have freedom from your environment … and freedom from discouragement. ________________________________________ HEALING FROM DISCOURAGEMENT OVERCOMING BAD ENVIRONMENTS Jesus Christ, the Son of God and Messiah of Israel, is going to release His will through you today! Man is a spirit being. He also owns a soul and a body. Man is a trinity. God is a Trinity: God, the father … God, the Son … and God, the Holy Spirit. God's purpose in creation was to enjoy man and to empower him to be like God: productive, holy and loving. And in reciprocation for God's blessings and personal presence, man would enjoy God. When Adam (the federal head of the human race) yielded his allegiance to Satan through disobedience―by eating of the one tree in the Garden God commanded him not to eat of—he legally handed over his birthright―his dominion over the earth―to the devil. Once Satan had the legal right to usurp the earth, he developed a plan to try to copy the Holy Trinity. God's Holy Trinity was designed to bless man, to empower man, and to lead man. The UNholy trinity of Satan was designed to curse man in his spirit, to weaken man in his body, and to deceive (or lead man astray) in his soul. GOD'S WILL IS FOR YOU TO BE BLESSED AND ENJOY HIM Since the trinity of man―his spirit, his soul and his body―is a tripartite nature, it must be free in all three areas in order to be totally free. Totally FREE … the way Jesus wills it to be. Messiah Jesus said, “Who the Son of Man sets free is free indeed.” Absolutely. free! I want to ask you some questions right now; and I pray that you can sense the spirit of love with which I ask them of you. I came to bless you today. Are you in debt today? Are you sick today? Are you bound by sin or sinful habits today? Are you afraid today? Are you oppressed in your mind today? Are you a failure, or seemingly think you are? Are you disturbed emotionally by public happenings such as election results? Messiah Jesus can RELEASE all that. He's the Son of God. He bought your total freedom with his blood on the cross-stake. REMEMBER ... GOD KNOWS WHAT IS HAPPENING To be free in your human trinity―in your body, your soul and your spirit―you need to first break up Satan's hold on your spirit … second on your soul … and third upon your body. To break up Satan's control you need to repent—to turn around and change your attitude and thought processes: Turn from sin to Christ. Turn from unbelief to belief. Turn from fear to faith. Faith is something you release. Faith is a noun. Believe is a verb. Believing is a word of action. Believing is acting on God's word. To believe in Christ means interact with Him as your Savior. To believe in Christ as your Healer means interact with Him as your Healer. THE SECRET TO TOTAL VICTORY IS DAILY REPENTANCE Speak God's promises of success, of prosperity, of healing―whatever pertains to your situation―and then ACT on the promise with thanks. You will be interacting with God. Right now, get out of that wheelchair. Invest your money in God's work. The money the devil tells you, “You cannot do without.” Act successfully. You are successful because of what Christ has already done for you on the cross-stake. He purchased YOU with His BLOOD, and His Father God adopted YOU. Just the way a lost person repents, so you—as a believer, if you know Jesus—must turn from bad attitudes and discouragement to break up the lies of Satan influencing your life—and therefore your service to God. BUT YOU HAVE TO WANT TO! DISCOURAGEMENT SHORT-CIRCUITS YOUR JOY AND SERVICE IT IS ONE OF THE DEVIL'S KEY TOOLS AGAINST YOU Turn from discouragement, turn from defeat. I can buy your way out of jail, but if you won't walk out, that's another story. It's only a few steps out of the ghetto. Why don't you just make the move today? You may not be in a literal ghetto, but are you in a spiritual ghetto? Does the enemy have you bound by sickness, by fear, by oppression, by failure … or by discouragement? Is the devil telling you, “You'll never recover … just give up? God let you down!” Maybe the devil is telling you, “God let your country down!” KNOW THIS: GOD IS IN CONTROL … HEAVEN IS THE GOAL You may have been a great man or woman of God in the past. The anointing of God has been upon you like the dew drops from heaven. And yet the enemy has told you, “God's through with you.” That's a lie of Satan. God is NOT through with you! You turn around, you believe God today. Repent of your discouragement—repent of that spirit of GIVING UP—and line up with God's promises. God says to you: “I will restore the years the locusts have eaten.” (Joel 2:25) ~ ~ ~ “For your shame you shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.” (Isaiah 61:7) Don't worry about your [MENTAL] furniture. Don't worry about the house in the ghetto. Walk away from it mentally! God has something better than that for you. How many times have you driven down the highway and seen a truckload of furniture? Possibly it was a rental truck and you could tell that the price to rent the truck was more than the furniture in the truck was worth! And yet you wondered, “Why would people spend that money to haul junk furniture around?” And God is saying the same thing to you today. You are carrying around junk in your human spirit, or your soul—intellect, emotion, will—or your body! Do NOT be bound by your environment: your place of employment, your loss, your relationship, especially your discouragement over such things as election results! One time the King of Judah had hired some men in the Northern kingdom to go to battle for him. He had paid them much money—a hundred talents of silver. And the Prophet of God said to him the king: “Don't take the army you hired with you to battle.” The King said, “But what will I do? All the money I've already paid?” And the Prophet of God answered the king: “God is able to give you much more than this.” GOD IS NOT LIMITED BY DISCOURAGEMENT SO WHY SHOULD YOU? Walk out of your spiritual ghetto today. Forget the junk furniture in your spiritual environment. My friend today, God is saying to you, “Leave the situation that Satan has you bound to … repent (turn around) and believe the Promises in Gods Word … ACT ... Walk away!” Get back into favor with God … and with people! GET BACK INTO JOY AND SERVICE DELETE DISCOURAGEMENT FROM YOUR LIFE I trust this message will help you today, my friend. Baruch haba b'Shem Adonai. Your friend, Prince Handley President / RegentUniversity of Excellence Podcast time: 11 minutes, 9 seconds Copyright © Prince Handley 2020 _________________________ Rabbinical & Biblical Studies The Believers’ Intelligentsia Prince Handley Portal (1,000’s of FREE resources)Prince Handley Books OPPORTUNITY If you would like to partner with Prince Handley and help him do the Spirit exploits the LORD has assigned him, Click the secure DONATE you see below. God will reward you abundantly on earth … and in Heaven! A TAX DEDUCTIBLE RECEIPT WILL BE SENT TO YOU ___________________________

In this podcast message on the Divine Exchange, James goes thru 8 things that Jesus carried for us on the Cross of Calvary and the benefits He brought forth for all believers. Then he turns a corner into a stunning dream where he saw Jesus upon the cross crying out to His Father God. You must listen to this for yourself to hear the words the Holy Spirit gave to James to give to each of you. This will deeply impact your life! When Jesus Carried the WHY question for all mankind. To learn more about this topic check out James’ book, “Deliverance from Darkness” at jamesgoll.com 

UNIVERSITY OF EXCELLENCE Prince HandleyPresident / Regent PRINCE HANDLEY PORTAL 1,000's of FREE Resources WWW.REALMIRACLES.ORG ~ ~ ~ INTERNATIONAL Geopolitics | Intelligence | Prophecy WWW.UOFE.ORG GOD'S WILL IS BEING RELEASED TO YOU TODAYFREEDOM FROM YOUR ENVIRONMENT OF DISCOURAGEMENT You can listen to the above message NOW. LISTEN HERE >>>  LISTEN NOW 24/7 release of Prince Handley teachings, BLOGS and podcasts > STREAM Twitter: princehandley Email this message to a friend and help them! _____________________________________ DESCRIPTION Are you bound by your environment? By your place of employment … by finances, or a relationship … or by a physical condition? Environment is defined as: ◙ The circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded. ◙ The aggregate of social and cultural conditions that influence the life of an individual or community. There are also mental environs that can hinder your freedom … IF you let them. Here are a few: ◙ Election results ◙ Stock Market / Investments ◙ Past experiences God doesn't want anything—or anyone—controlling you except His Holy Spirit. God's will—and His liberty―is being released to you today. From now on you will have freedom from your environment. _____________________________________ GOD'S WILL IS BEING RELEASED TO YOU TODAYFREEDOM FROM YOUR ENVIRONMENT OF DISCOURAGEMENT Jesus Christ, the Son of God and Messiah of Israel, is going to release His will through you today! Man is a spirit being. He also owns a soul and a body. Man is a trinity. God is a Trinity: God, the father … God, the Son … and God, the Holy Spirit. God's purpose in creation was to enjoy man and to empower him to be like God: productive, holy and loving. And in reciprocation for God's blessings and personal presence, man would enjoy God. When Adam (the federal head of the human race) yielded his allegiance to Satan through disobedience―by eating of the one tree in the Garden God commanded him not to eat of—he legally handed over his birthright―his dominion over the earth―to the devil. Once Satan had the legal right to usurp the earth, he developed a plan to try to copy the Holy Trinity. God's Holy Trinity was designed to bless man, to empower man, and to lead man. The UNholy trinity of Satan was designed to curse man in his spirit, to weaken man in his body, and to deceive (or lead man astray) in his soul. GOD'S WILL IS FOR YOU TO BE BLESSED AND ENJOY HIM Since the trinity of man―his spirit, his soul and his body―is a tripartite nature, it must be free in all three areas in order to be totally free. Totally FREE … the way Jesus wills it to be. Messiah Jesus said, “Who the Son of Man sets free is free indeed.” Absolutely. free! I want to ask you some questions right now; and I pray that you can sense the spirit of love with which I ask them of you. I came to bless you today. Are you in debt today? Are you sick today? Are you bound by sin or sinful habits today? Are you afraid today? Are you oppressed in your mind today? Are you a failure, or seemingly think you are? Are you disturbed emotionally by public happenings such as election results? Messiah Jesus can RELEASE all that. He's the Son of God. He bought your total freedom with his blood on the cross-stake. REMEMBER ... GOD KNOWS WHAT IS HAPPENING To be free in your human trinity―in your body, your soul and your spirit―you need to first break up Satan's hold on your spirit … second on your soul … and third upon your body. To break up Satan's control you need to repent—to turn around and change your attitude and thought processes: Turn from sin to Christ. Turn from unbelief to belief. Turn from fear to faith. Faith is something you release. Faith is a noun. Believe is a verb. Believing is a word of action. Believing is acting on God's word. To believe in Christ means interact with Him as your Savior. To believe in Christ as your Healer means interact with Him as your Healer. THE SECRET TO TOTAL VICTORY IS DAILY REPENTANCE Speak God's promises of success, of prosperity, of healing―whatever pertains to your situation―and then ACT on the promise with thanks. You will be interacting with God. Right now, get out of that wheelchair. Invest your money in God's work. The money the devil tells you, “You cannot do without.” Act successfully. You are successful because of what Christ has already done for you on the cross-stake. He purchased YOU with His BLOOD, and His Father God adopted YOU. Just the way a lost person repents, so you—as a believer, if you know Jesus—must turn from bad attitudes and discouragement to break up the lies of Satan influencing your life—and therefore your service to God. BUT YOU HAVE TO WANT TO! DISCOURAGEMENT SHORT-CIRCUITS YOUR JOY AND SERVICE IT IS ONE OF THE DEVIL'S KEY TOOLS AGAINST YOU Turn from discouragement, turn from defeat. I can buy your way out of jail, but if you won't walk out, that's another story. It's only a few steps out of the ghetto. Why don't you just make the move today? You may not be in a literal ghetto, but are you in a spiritual ghetto? Does the enemy have you bound by sickness, by fear, by oppression, by failure … or by discouragement? Is the devil telling you, “You'll never recover … just give up? God let you down!” Maybe the devil is telling you, “God let your country down!” KNOW THIS: GOD IS IN CONTROL … HEAVEN IS THE GOAL You may have been a great man or woman of God in the past. The anointing of God has been upon you like the dew drops from heaven. And yet the enemy has told you, “God's through with you.” That's a lie of Satan. God is NOT through with you! You turn around, you believe God today. Repent of your discouragement—repent of that spirit of GIVING UP—and line up with God's promises. God says to you: “I will restore the years the locusts have eaten.” (Joel 2:25) ~ ~ ~ “For your shame you shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.” (Isaiah 61:7) Don't worry about your [MENTAL] furniture. Don't worry about the house in the ghetto. Walk away from it mentally! God has something better than that for you. How many times have you driven down the highway and seen a truckload of furniture? Possibly it was a rental truck and you could tell that the price to rent the truck was more than the furniture in the truck was worth! And yet you wondered, “Why would people spend that money to haul junk furniture around?” And God is saying the same thing to you today. You are carrying around junk in your human spirit, or your soul—intellect, emotion, will—or your body! Do NOT be bound by your environment: your place of employment, your loss, your relationship, especially your discouragement over such things as election results! One time the King of Judah had hired some men in the Northern kingdom to go to battle for him. He had paid them much money—a hundred talents of silver. And the Prophet of God said to him the king: “Don't take the army you hired with you to battle.” The King said, “But what will I do? All the money I've already paid?” And the Prophet of God answered the king: “God is able to give you much more than this.” GOD IS NOT LIMITED BY DISCOURAGEMENT SO WHY SHOULD YOU? Walk out of your spiritual ghetto today. Forget the junk furniture in your spiritual environment. My friend today, God is saying to you, “Leave the situation that Satan has you bound to … repent (turn around) and believe the Promises in Gods Word … ACT ... Walk away!” Get back into favor with God … and with people! GET BACK INTO JOY AND SERVICE KICK DISCOURAGEMENT IN THE BUTT I trust this teaching will help you! Baruch haba b'Shem Adonai. Your friend, Prince Handley President / Regent University of Excellence Podcast time: minutes, seconds _________________________ Rabbinical & Biblical StudiesThe Believers’ IntelligentsiaPrince Handley Portal(1,000’s of FREE resources)Prince Handley Books OPPORTUNITY If you would like to partner with Prince Handley and help him do the Spirit exploits the LORD has assigned him, Click thIs secure DONATE or the one below. God will reward you abundantly on earth … and in Heaven! A TAX DEDUCTIBLE RECEIPT WILL BE SENT TO YOU __________________________

It is always worth taking the time to read The Bible. God constantly wants to show us something. Earlier this week I was reading about Jesus feeding the five thousand in Matthew 14:13-21. As I was reading God reminded me that often Jesus does the unexpected. Let’s take a look at the story. Getting bad news Jesus has just heard that his cousin, John the Baptist, has been beheaded, thanks to King Herod. Jesus is obviously upset by this news and seeks out some time alone. When Jesus heard it, He withdrew from there privately in a boat to a solitary place. Matthew 14:13a AMPC. I don’t know about you, but for me, when I hear some devastating news, I want to be by myself to process what I've just heard. I remember those first couple of days after Victoria was diagnosed with a brain tumour. In the hospital I'd often escape to a small room attached to the Ronald McDonald Family Room, and spent a lot of time there crying and praying. It was called ‘The Quiet Room.’ I was very grateful for that space. But Jesus didn’t have the luxury of that quiet processing space. Everyone wanted to see Him and speak with Him. But when the crowds heard of this, they followed Him on foot from the cities. Matthew 14:13b AMP. No time to process the grief The story goes on ... So when Jesus landed he had a huge crowd waiting for him. Seeing so many people, his heart was deeply moved with compassion toward them, so he healed all the sick who were in the crowd. Matthew 14:14 TPT Jesus barely had any time alone to start processing the grief of losing someone He loved, but He doesn’t appear to be bothered by it. Jesus does the unexpected. He continues to give practically to the people, meeting their needs. This is a wonderful example of Jesus' capacity to love others when He is in suffering. John Maxwell says an interesting thing about Jesus' actions, "One of the greatest remedies for our own suffering is serving others. Servant-leadership becomes a solution for both the one serving and the one being served." (The John Maxwell Leadership Bible, Page 1198) After Jesus had healed many people, the disciples thought it was time for the crowds to go so Jesus' could have some space and rest. Toward evening the disciples approached him. "We're out in the country and it's getting late. Dismiss the people so they can go to the villages and get some supper. Matthew 14:15 The Message The crowd is still on His mind But Jesus still has the crowd on His mind, and is ready once again to do the unexpected. "They don't need to leave," Jesus responded. "You can give them something to eat." Matthew 14:16 TPT The disciples are a little perplexed as they know they don't have enough food to feed the people, which we find out later in the story numbered more than 5000. And they said to Him, "We have here only five loaves and two fish." Matthew 14:17 NKJV The disciples, probably like me if I was in that situation, could only see what they had in the 'natural.' But Jesus saw the potential in the supernatural. Jesus said, "Bring them here." Then he had the people sit on the grass. He took the five loaves and two fish, lifted his face to heaven in prayer, blessed, broke, and gave the bread to the disciples. The disciples then gave the food to the congregation. They all ate their full. They gathered twelve baskets of leftovers. About five thousand were fed. Matthew 14:18-21 TPT Jesus does the unexpected Jesus does the unexpected. He feeds more than five thousand people from the starting ingredients of five loaves of bread and two fish. How? I don't really know, other than what the Scriptures tell us: He looked up to heaven (showing His complete reliance on His Father - God). Note; The Chosen a historical series, beautifully depicts Jesus looking up to heaven before He does a miracle. He gave thanks to God (acknowledged that everything He has comes from The Father). He broke the bread into pieces (Jesus took action with what was in His hand) Jesus is still doing the unexpected today Jesus does the unexpected in how He provides food the five thousand. He is still doing the unexpected today in our lives, especially in this season of living with COVID-19. For example, lets take a look at one of the things God values most, relationships. In my world, since the arrival of COVID-19, I have seen and experienced relationships that have deepened through shared experiences; relationships that have been restored as priorities shifted, and relationships that have become more authentic as pain surfaced and is processed. Jesus has done the unexpected. Once again. What have you seen Jesus do, unexpectedly, in your world in this season? Lets continue to keep our eyes on Jesus, trusting that He will carry on doing the unexpected, with provision, healing and restoration. I'll finish with these lyrics from Hillsong United's Song, Shadow Step. In every way, You never fail So have Your way, here God And I'll sing Your praise Fix my heart to Yours Ready for the unexpected Ready for what you will do next To find out more please visit https://wendyrobinson.com.au

The Bible says that Jesus feared His Father God, but does that mean He was afraid of God? The obvious answer is no. In fact, over 300 scriptures talk about the fear of the Lord in a positive way. The proper understanding of the fear of the Lord will change your life. This teaching will offer a grace-filled perspective on an often misunderstood subject.

The Bible says that Jesus feared His Father God, but does that mean He was afraid of God? The obvious answer is no. In fact, over 300 scriptures talk about the fear of the Lord in a positive way. The proper understanding of the fear of the Lord will change your life. This teaching will offer a grace-filled perspective on an often misunderstood subject.

On today's episode, a listener writes in today and asks Dave, "Can you help me understand why Jesus is the divine Word?"What you'll hear in this episode• The purpose of Jesus being fully God and fully man.• The deity of Jesus.• The importance of Jesus being the Word and how the Early Church responded to heretics on this point.• The Word of God and the Trinity.• Jesus the Word of God and a response to Dan Brown and Bart Ehrman.• Jesus the word of God and a response to Jehovah Witnesses.• Jesus is God the Executor, doing the will of His Father (God the Ordainer), within the perfect harmony of the Trinity.Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Servants of Grace theology segment!

On today's episode, a listener writes in today and asks Dave, “Can you help me understand why Jesus is the divine Word?” What you’ll hear in this episode The purpose of Jesus being fully God and fully man. The deity of Jesus. The importance of Jesus being the Word and how the Early Church responded to heretics on this point. The Word of God and the Trinity. Jesus the Word of God and a response to Dan Brown and Bart Ehrman. Jesus the word of God and a response to Jehovah Witnesses. Jesus is God the Executor, doing the will of His Father (God the Ordainer), within the perfect harmony of the Trinity. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to the Servants of Grace Podcast via iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook,  or via email to share your feedback. Follow Ask Us Anything on Facebook, Twitter, Or Instagram. Thanks for listening to this week’s episode of Servants of Grace theology segment!

On today's episode, a listener writes in today and asks Dave, “Can you help me understand why Jesus is the divine Word?” What you’ll hear in this episode The purpose of Jesus being fully God and fully man. The deity of Jesus. The importance of Jesus being the Word and how the Early Church responded to heretics on this point. The Word of God and the Trinity. Jesus the Word of God and a response to Dan Brown and Bart Ehrman. Jesus the word of God and a response to Jehovah Witnesses. Jesus is God the Executor, doing the will of His Father (God the Ordainer), within the perfect harmony of the Trinity. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to the Servants of Grace Podcast via iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook,  or via email to share your feedback. Follow Ask Us Anything on Facebook, Twitter, Or Instagram. Thanks for listening to this week’s episode of Servants of Grace theology segment!

Episode 11.   Prayer and Fasting  DOES NOT  Remove Unbelief. So What Does? Today a lot of people believe that in order to remove unbelief we must be praying and fasting. That is not so.  Download the episode here. This teaching has come from Matthew 17. Were because of the disciples unbelief they could not cast out a demon from a child. (even  though  they had cast out many demons before that). Then Jesus replied to His disciples with the words, 'this kind does go out except by prayer and fasting'.  However when we read the context we see that the question that the disciples asked the Lord was 'Why could we not cast it (the demon) out'. Not how do we remove unbelief.  So in this episode I will teach you that in order to see the whole picture when we are reading the gospels, it's really important that we read all the gospels. As I take you through God's Word we will see that in Mark's gospel of this account we read a lot more information that we do not see in Matthew's account. But when we put the two gospels together we see the whole picture, and thus get a clear understanding of what the Lord is teaching us.  When we study the life of Jesus, we see that He only did and said what He was instructed from His Father. And thus He was always fruitful.  His disciples however where not always doing that, so therefore they could not cast out that demon.  Because the Lord was always in communion with the Father through prayer, (He would often spend time in solitude praying). He knew what the problem was (the boys father). Because He heard it from His Father God. The disciples did not know that, why? Because they where not praying beforehand.  So from the example of Jesus we see that the only thing that removes unbelief is the Word of God. (what God is saying at that moment).    Some of the things I speak about. Reading from Matthew 17 (the child with a demon). (1:41)   The importance of reading all the gospels. (3:24)    The same event from Marks gospel.  (5:07)   Why could we not cast it out? A very reasonable question to ask. (8:19)   Jesus discerned the problem, (which was the unbelief in the boys father). His disciples did not. Why? (9:50)   Jesus only said and did what he heard from the Father. (12:12)   One of the pitfalls that we can all fall into if we are not careful is that we can act out of our experience of casting out demons, rather than having ears to hear and acting from obedience to the instruction of the Holy Spirit. That pitfall the disciples fell into in this case.   The Word of God (spoken Word and written Word) removes unbelief. (14:13)   What the Lord showed me just recently. Very Powerful. (16:33)   When Jesus was not ministering to people, He was praying. Be like Jesus and the disciples in the book of Acts. Stay in communion with the Holy Spirit. (20:20)   Plus more...   This one will go against the status que. (just like all these episodes).  Love and blessings to you all. Glenn.   Resources. Just click on the links to be redirected. If you would like to listen to and download episode 5.  Bible Interpretation. To check out all other episodes of Disciple Disciplines. If you would to connect with active disciples in your area, or find a kick-start seminar happening near you. Go to The World Map.                  

Homily: the Sunday after AscensionThe Celebration of First Confessions John 17:1-13 At the end of today's Gospel, Jesus – the Son of God – tells us that He has taken all the love and teaching that His Father – God – gave Him and shared it with the people of the world so that they may have true joy “fulfilled in themselves.” God wants to give us the skills and power so that we can be good and joyful NO MATTER WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND US. His Son had those skills and that power – He got them from His Father. He was so skilled and powerful that He held onto that true joy even through the many sacrifices He made on His heroic journey, even through His suffering on the Cross. We need that power and we need those skills because life is hard. It's easy to be joyful, patient, and good when life is all warm and fuzzy. But what about when it's cold and sharp like needles? How long does our patience and goodness last when the thorns start poking into our skin? When the cold and wet has made its way into our bones? It is in hard times that we learn how weak we are in goodness; we lash out at others – the ones whom we were called to help as the thorns and cold hurt them adding to the damage that they sustain – we or retreat into our shell – making the world even colder and doing nothing to heal the pain of those around us. This is not what we were made for. We were made to be the heroes that beat back the ravaging thorns; the courageous medic – like Private Desmond Doss of Hacksaw Ridge – who continue to save those in need despite the great risk and damage to their own bodies. We were made to have that kind of courage – that is the kind of courage the world needs to help with its groaning. The Lord wants all His children to have joy – but He sees that they suffer. So first He gave His Son the necessary skills and power – and now His Son wants to pass them on to us.   What are those skills? What are those powers? How can we get them? It takes training: the continuous repetition of useful actions. *** Part of that training is Confession. Today we welcome S____ and L____ into the Training Academy for courageous warriors and medics of virtue and power. How does confession work? It keeps us good and healthy so that we can wield power correctly. The body needs water to sustain itself. If that water is full of good vitamins and minerals, then it's even better. What happens when we drink dirty water? Soldiers have to keep their canteens and cups clean and drink only potable water. Dirty cup + clean water? No good. Clean cup + dirty water? No good (the cup is no longer clean). Confession is how we keep the cup clean. Every bit of anger, impatience, mean-ness, jealousy, laziness, and disrespect puts a chunk of dirt into that canteen. You can shake it out on your own and continue to drink from it, but you can see how that might still make you sick. And being sick, you just become more likely to get angry, mean, jealous, and disrespectful – and your cup just fills up with clumps of dirt even faster. What would you do if your cup was so dirty it made you sick? You'd clean it. The Lord tells us that He will give us “Living Water”. This is to drink, but it is also to clean. Thanks to you confession, your cup is now clean. Repentance has allowed God's “Living Water” to wash it out. You can now drink that “Living Water” without polluting it. You can now resume your training, so that you can grow into warriors and medics of virtue and power. The world needs you to be good. It needs you to be powerful. It needs you to be courageous. God wants you to be good, to be powerful, and to be courageous. He has given you your families and the Church to train you and give you the power and skills you need. May God bless your service to Him for many, many years!        

Nothing is more central to the theme of the Bible than the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. It has been said to be the focal point of all the ages. Today's message takes up how God ‘chose’ the cross to be the expression of His extreme love for us; how Christ ‘chose’ the cross out of devotion to His Father God and the desire for our blessing. And lastly, how we, as believers should ‘choose’ the cross in carrying out God’s purposes in our lives for Him.

Jesus' second temptation is found in Matthew 4:5-7 where Satan wanted Jesus to manipulate His Father God by using the privileges of His Sonship to twist God's hand. Pastor Ashwin preaches on the second key to overcoming temptation: having an identity rooted in Christ. If we don't know our identity, we will manipulate God and others in order to gain approval and acceptance.

Jesus' second temptation is found in Matthew 4:5-7 where Satan wanted Jesus to manipulate His Father God by using the privileges of His Sonship to twist God's hand. Pastor Ashwin preaches on the second key to overcoming temptation: having an identity rooted in Christ. If we don't know our identity, we will manipulate God and others in order to gain approval and acceptance.