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Fr. Roger J. Landry Columbia Catholic Ministry, Notre Dame Church, Manhattan Tuesday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time, Year II Memorial of Pope St. Gregory the Great, Doctor of the Church September 3, 2024 1 Cor 2:10-16, Ps 145, Lk 4:31-37   To listen to an audio recording of this homily, please click below:  […] The post Remaining Astonished by Jesus, His Words and His Works, 22nd Tuesday (II), September 3, 2024 appeared first on Catholic Preaching.

Sanctified From Wickedness (3)  (Audio)  Escaping Apostasy David Eells 5/12/24  Let's look at the letters to the seven churches since there's so much in them about the apostasy or falling away among God's people. I believe that the letters to the churches are also letters to certain kinds of Christians, which are symbolized by each church. Of course, I know that there's a prophetic value there, too (Revelation 1:3), but people should be able to recognize themselves in one of these churches. This is not a complete study of the Churches, but some very important things that we can take warning from.  Beginning in (Rev.2:1) To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, he that walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks: (2) I know thy works, and thy toil and patience, and that thou canst not bear evil men, and didst try them that call themselves apostles (People who fall away because of their pride and so forth, many of them are calling themselves prophets and apostles, but we need to test them. They need to have the signs of an apostle.), and they are not, and didst find them false; (3) and thou hast patience and didst bear for my name's sake, and hast not grown weary.   People do get tired when they don't keep their eyes on the Lord and His promises, which pick you up and give you courage and faith. We must keep our eyes on Jesus and the promises that He's made. Don't get worried or anxious, because the devil likes to wear you down and then, before you know it, you've fallen-away.   (Rev.2:4) But I have [this] against thee, that thou didst leave thy first love. Yes, a lot of people have started out really in love with Jesus and wanting to know all about Him, but it doesn't take long before they've been side-tracked by these false apostles or false pastors or false leaders. (5) Remember therefore whence thou art fallen, and repent and do the first works… The “first works” were wanting to know what it is to please the Lord. You wanted to know how to obey the Lord but you probably didn't read enough of the Book to find out what a church looked like, so you went to something that you thought was a church where, sadly, you were led astray and wasted a whole bunch of time. Go back! Go back and be obedient to the Lord as when you first entered into Christ, before you were led astray by these charlatans who told you that you didn't have to be obedient.   (Rev.2:5) Remember therefore whence thou art fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I come to thee, and will move thy candlestick (The Greek word translated “candlestick” denotes “an oil-fed, portable lamp.”) out of its place, except thou repent. That's a falling-away. He is the One Who stands in the midst of the candlesticks. He is the One Who keeps your “oil-fed, portable lamp,” lit. You have to have fellowship with Him, and He is the Word. The best way to pray is when you read the Word. If you see something you like, then pray it. You can read the Word and pray at the same time. Whenever you run across something you know you need, or are lacking in, anywhere you see a promise, stop and pray. Stop, repent if you need to, and pray. Oh, thank you, Father, for pouring the oil of Your Spirit into the lamps of our portable tabernacles! Amen.   (Rev.2:6) But this thou hast, that thou hatest the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. The Nicolaitans started out with a priestly order, like that of the Old Testament, where there is a priest between you and God, and that's what Catholicism started doing. There is a priest over the church and between you and God and so forth, and the Protestants picked it right up because their apple didn't fall far from the tree and now the pastor is the head of the church for them, too. But there's nothing more false in the whole Scriptures. That is the Nicolaitan error, which He said He hated, and that the church in Ephesus also hated.  (Rev.2:7) He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give to eat of the tree of life… Between Adam and the “tree of life” there was the “tree of the knowledge of good and evil.” (Gen.2:16) And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: (17) but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Well, as we know, Adam failed that test and he had to be removed from the garden lest he eat of the “tree of life” (Gen 3:22-24). However, we who have been born-again, have the power to do something with the knowledge of good and evil. The natural man doesn't have that; we who are born from above have that.   (1Co.2:14) Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged. Therefore, we are to study the knowledge of good and evil in the Scriptures, not necessarily what men say is good or evil, but according to what the Scriptures say. We are to study it and know it. (Rev.2:7) He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh (That's somebody who studied it; they know it, and they're obeying it.), to him will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.  (Rev.2:8) And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These things saith the first and the last, who was dead, and [lived] again: (9) I know thy tribulation, and thy poverty (but thou art rich)… Yes, they are rich in the ways of the Kingdom. (Jas.2:5) Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world [to be] rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him? And, yes, they are beloved.   (9) I know thy tribulation, and thy poverty (but thou art rich), and the blasphemy of them that say they are Jews, and they are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. It's interesting that this is addressing the church, but he is speaking about the church error, in which there are Jews who claim to be Jews, yet they are not Jews according to the New Covenant, the New Testament. It's important to understand this. Unless you're born-again, you're not a member of the New Covenant, nor are you a Jew according to the New Testament. We're told, (Rom.2:28) For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh: (29) but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.   The Jews had a “letter” Covenant; it was according to the letter. The Christians have a spiritual Covenant; it is a spiritual fulfillment of the Old Testament type. We don't inherit their literal promises; we're not replacing them in a literal way. Their land is not our “land.” Our “land” is a spiritual land, as we were taught (John 17:14,16, John 18:36; 1 John 2:15). So if you're a member of the New Covenant, you have been circumcised in heart, which is having the “flesh” cut away from your heart.   When He says that they are a “synagogue of Satan,” it's obviously identifying physical Jews and He's telling the church that these people are not Jews. They're claiming to be Jews, but they are not. They are a synagogue of Satan. Why would they be a synagogue of Satan? It's because they're not born from above. If you're born from above (John 3:3), you're circumcised in heart. It doesn't matter if you're a physical Jew or a Gentile.  We can see this borne out again very well here. (Rom.9:25) As he saith also in Hosea, I will call that my people, which was not my people (That's because His original people were all physical Jews.); And her beloved, that was not beloved. (So He loves someone that is not a Jew and was not called “my people.”) (26) And it shall be, [that] in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people (This is the Gentiles.), There shall they be called sons of the living God. (27) And Isaiah crieth concerning Israel, If the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, it is the remnant that shall be saved. He's talking about natural Israel there; only a remnant of natural Israel “shall be saved,” however, we know that “all Israel” shall be saved who is grafted into the “Olive Tree” (Rom 11:26).   (Rom.11:19) Thou wilt say then, Branches were broken off (Those “branches” were natural Israel.), that I might be grafted in. (20) Well; by their unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by thy faith. Be not highminded, but fear: (21) for if God spared not the natural branches, neither will he spare thee. In other words, if you walk in unbelief concerning His Word, you also shall be cut-off. (22) Behold then the goodness and severity of God: toward them that fell, severity; but toward thee, God's goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. (23) And they also, if they continue not in their unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.   (24) For if thou wast cut out of that which is by nature a wild olive tree, and wast grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree; how much more shall these, which are the natural [branches], be grafted into their own olive tree? (25) For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant of this mystery, lest ye be wise in your own conceits, that a hardening in part hath befallen Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in;   (26) and so all Israel shall be saved: even as it is written, There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer;(Jesus in the Man-child reformers) He shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: (27) And this is my covenant unto them, When I shall take away their sins. So we should fear, lest we walk outside the bounds of God's Covenant, which is His Word to us. Many do, and they see no problem with that, whatsoever, but we know it to be extremely dangerous because we're going to be judged according to our works.   Going back to the church of Smyrna (Rev2:10) Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer… Yes, we will suffer, although many people falsely think we won't have to suffer. We will suffer, and that suffering, of course, is losing our life: It's the “old man” dying and the “new man” taking his place. Whatever we have to go through to lose our old life and gain our new life, it is necessary, and it is suffering. You have to suffer the loss of your carnal life and the carnal way of living. You need to remember that there's an important difference between those who are “sons” of God and those who are “children” of God. “Sons” of God follow the Spirit of God; “children” do not.   Christ is our example of suffering. (1Pet.4:1) Forasmuch then as Christ suffered in the flesh… He went to His Cross; His flesh was crucified. He said, (Mat.10:38) … he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me. And also, (Luk.14:27) Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. That means we, too, must go to a spiritual cross of death to self. (2Co.4:16) Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day. As you die, you live.   (1Pet.4:1) Forasmuch then as Christ suffered in the flesh, arm ye yourselves also with the same mind; for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin… There is no law against somebody who has “ceased from sin”. Suffering in the flesh gives a person the fear of God and it's a proof that they're losing their life. A person losing their carnal life is not going to fall away. Suffering is the normal Christian life, and we should expect it to be that.   (2) that ye no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. This is extremely important, because if we walk after the flesh, we must die (Rom 8:13). That's a falling-away, isn't it? How do we avoid the falling-away? The flesh has to die, because it will do nothing but try to subvert you the rest of your life. And according to this, we don't have to live the rest of our “time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.” We have to live the crucified life. People grow very quickly once they realize that their cross is to deny themselves and follow Jesus. Most religion doesn't teach denying self, but then, people don't grow up in God through most religion, either. So we see that this must be done. It is a suffering, but it must be done.   (Rev.2:10) Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried… We know of somebody who was cast into prison to be a type and shadow for us, and that was Joseph (Gen 39:20), who came out of that prison to become the second ruler of the kingdom (Gen 41:40). He represents Jesus, and he also represents the Man-child in our day. The Man-child company in these days is suffering at the hands of wicked men, and it is for the good purpose of their crucifixion. That will prepare the Man-child to lead the Woman into the wilderness, but the Woman in the wilderness still needs to have the same fruit of Jesus Christ.   That means there is a time for the Woman in the wilderness to also suffer in the exact same way, to suffer by being “cast into prison.” You know, there are lots of things we can't do. We're limited by the “bars” of the Word of God from doing them, because obeying the Word crucifies us. It restrains the “old man” to the point that he dies. Joseph was prepared through a death to rule, and Jesus preached to the souls in prison until He was resurrected to rule, and now He reigns. That's a parable for us. We, too, all of us, not just the Man-child but the Bride and Woman who goes into the wilderness will also be going through the exact same thing that the Man-child has gone through, at the hands of wicked people.   (Rev.2:10 …that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life. Notice the condition here. People falsely think that salvation has been put into their hand when, actually, salvation is in Christ. And we know that when Christ went to the Cross, we went with Him as far as the sacrifice is concerned. (Gal.2:20) I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me: and that [life] which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, [the faith] which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.   We still need to go to our cross, but we reckon that it was done at the Cross. We believe we have received, as Jesus taught us (Mark 11:24). We need to be “faithful unto death,” the death of self, and, if necessary, the death of this old fleshly body. For some, it will take that much for them to enter into the Kingdom. But we, at the very least, have to die to self. Self is the enemy of God that must be crucified, and that's what we're here to do. We need to learn that lesson well.   So as we read, (1Pe.4:2) … ye no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. Once you learn how to cooperate with God, you can do this fairly quickly, and then you're in a position where God can use you. You get the “crown of life” for death; you enter into God's Life through death, death to self. Before that, you're not trustworthy because you're living after the flesh. You have many idols to distract you, many rulers besides God but, of course, once you're crucified, there is only one Ruler, and that's the Lord. When He is the Head, there's not much chance that you're going to fail God because it's the flesh that walks astray; it's not the spiritual man.   (Rev.2:11) He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. “Overcoming” is overcoming the things that we're reading about. It's obvious that when people fall away, they're not overcoming, but we're called to be overcomers. There are no promises in the letters to the churches for those who are not overcomers, therefore, we must lose our life. Just as our Lord took up His Cross, we are here to take up our cross and follow Him.   (Rev.2:11) …He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. What is the “second death”? (Rev.20:11) And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. (12) And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and books were opened: and another book was opened, which is [the book] of life: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.   Everybody's going to be judged according to their works. You may say, “David, I thought we are judged according to our faith.” No, faith is manifested through works. Faith without works is dead (James 2:17). The proof of faith is works. If a person believes, they will walk with the Lord. If they don't believe, they won't walk with the Lord. Therefore, all that God has to do to judge our faith is to judge our works. That's why it says, “according to their works.”   Those people who think they can live any way they want to live and still call themselves a “Christian” or “believer,” they don't believe that their sins were taken away. If they did believe that their sins were taken away, they would constantly be being taken away and it would be seen in how they live. No, their faith is hollow; they're just “accepting the Lord,” but there's nothing about “accepting the Lord” in the Bible. We're commanded to repent and believe the Gospel The Greek word for “repent” means to “change your mind” and believe what God says. This is what religion refuses to do, and that's why they're in rebellion, and that's why there's a great falling-away. There is a great falling-away, and it's their fault. Their blood is on the Harlot. (Rev.17:6) And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all that have been slain upon the earth.   (Rev.20:13) And the sea gave up the dead that were in it; and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. (14) And death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, [even] the lake of fire. (15) And if any was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire. How do you get into the Book of Life? Well, according to that text, it has everything to do with your works.   Then how do we change our works? We do that through the Blood of the Lamb. We accept the fact that we were crucified with Him and now it's no longer we who live, but it's Christ Who lives in us. And our good confession is accepted by the High Priest of our Confession, and that is Jesus Christ. He is the One Who gives us authority over the old flesh. He is the One (Php.2:13) … who worketh in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure. That's not true of everybody who claims to be a “Christian.” Many don't have the Will of God in them; they have their own will, which is self-will. That's why “self” has to die.   (Rev.2:12) And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These things saith he that hath the sharp two-edged sword: (13) I know where thou dwellest, [even] where Satan's throne is; and thou holdest fast my name… That is, of course, what it takes not to fall away. (Now this is not a study of Revelation, this is a study of the falling-away, so there are things I'm going to skip over in order to emphasize the things that could possibly cause you to fall away.) We know that the word “name” in the Greek is onoma, which means “nature, character, and authority.” We hold fast to the real Jesus, His nature, His character, and His authority.   I would say that a lot of the church has denied that. They have created a new “Jesus” in these days, as Paul said (2 Cor 11:3-4; Gal 1:6-9) and, of course, that only makes you anti-Christ. A new Jesus makes you anti-Christ. The prefix “anti” not only means “against,” it also means “in the place of” because you've replaced the Jesus of the Bible with the Jesus of your religion. We need to learn not to go astray from the real Jesus.   (Rev.2:13) I know where thou dwellest, [even] where Satan's throne is; and thou holdest fast my name, and didst not deny my faith… As we've seen, this is so important because “he that endureth to the end” in faith, is going to have what they're believing for, by the grace of God. Don't deny the faith. Many people do deny the faith every time they speak, since they speak totally contrary to the promises of God. The Bible says, (Rom.10:9) … if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus [as] Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. We need to speak, what the Bible says about us. The word “confess” is the Greek word homologeo, which means “to speak the same as.” We are told to say what God says.   (Rev.2:13) …and didst not deny my faith, even in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwelleth. Yes, of course, some will die. Some will be martyred. We're all going to be spiritual martyrs if we're going to make it into the Kingdom. The old man is going to be crucified, so we're all going to be spiritual martyrs, and some will be physical martyrs, too, but if they stay faithful unto death, He will give them a “crown of life”.   (Rev.2:14) But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there some that hold the teaching of Balaam… We know Balaam was a hireling. Balak hired him, and he was tempted and lusted after the things that Balak had to offer him. There are many hirelings out there that do what they do for profit, and when a person is perverted in that way, you can't trust anything they say or teach. If all they have their eyes on is the money, the gain, and the ego trip, they're not trustworthy; they have no business being in the ministry at all and you shouldn't be following them. It's sad, but there are many Balaams out there.   (Rev.2:14) …who taught Balak to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication. What is it to “sacrifice” to “idols”? Anything can be an idol if it is more important to you than God. When you put it before God, if you serve it, if your money is wound-up in it, if your time is wound-up in it, then you're robbing God of the time that a disciple would spend with Him and money that would be going toward doing His work. One way or the other, it's a sacrifice. You can be sacrificing the old life, or you can be sacrificing the new life. So in the church at Pergamum, they were sacrificing things to idols. We are told in, (1Jn.2:15) Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. That's the same way with idols. However much you love an idol, it's that much that you do not love the Father.   (1Co.10:14) Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. (15) I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say. (16) The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a communion of the body of Christ? “Communion” means “having in common.” Do you spend a lot of time with people who are idolators? Do you have things in common with people who are idolators?   Scripture tells us very plainly how we are to live. (Rom.12:1) I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice (Are you presenting your body as a living sacrifice to the Lord and to His work? Or are you sacrificing your body to the world and to the love of the world and the things of the world?), holy, acceptable to God, [which is] your spiritual service. (2) And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God. We are to sacrifice of our own mind and thoughts and actions because we give in to God's mind and thoughts and actions. We make this body do what is in agreement with the Word. We should not sacrifice our spiritual, higher, life to this world.   People can be idols in your life, as Jesus said. (Mat.10:37) He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. After you come into the Kingdom and you're of age, you are called upon to follow your heavenly Father, your Lord, Jesus Christ. You're not called to follow your earthly father or mother; you're called to honor them, but not to follow them. They may not know what you know and so you would, of course, be an idolator if you followed them instead of Jesus. (Mat.10:38) And he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me. (39) He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.   Let's go back to (Rev.2:15) So hast thou also some that hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans in like manner. Now remember what we've already learned about the Nicolaitans. (Rev.2:6) But this thou hast, that thou hatest the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. The Greek word Nikolaités which is translated “Nicolaitans,” is made up of two words: nikos meaning “a conquest, triumph, victory,” and laos meaning “a people, particularly used of the people of the Lord...the root of the English term ‘laity.'” When you put them together, “Nikolaités means “to conquer the people.” God says He hates this, and the people of the church at Ephesus also hated it.   It's a very destructive doctrine that's prevalent in the churches. The Nicolaitans followed the Old Testament, priestly order. They put the priest between you and God, which is false doctrine. We know that we are a “kingdom of priests”, but we've been called to not follow a priestly order. In these days, we are all priests and we all have a sacrifice to make, the sacrifice of this old flesh. We've been called to follow the Lord.  That priestly order came through Catholicism right on down to the Protestants, who have put the pastor in the place of the priestly order. The pastor is the undisputed head of the church and it revolves around him but, of course, we know that this is totally false doctrine because the Bible says otherwise. In (Eph.4:11) And he gave some [to be] apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; (12) for the perfecting of the saints… Notice the Lord gave the five-fold ministry “for the perfecting of the saints.” Their one-fold ministry cannot perfect the saints. Any church that is working properly will have a multiplicity of input of the gifts, of the ministries, and so on. This is where we're headed; We're going back to the five-fold ministry as God has chosen. It is a place of safety for God's people.   (Eph.4:12) For the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering… He's raising us up to minister in one form or another. Not everybody can be a preacher or an elder in the church; it's not permitted, in many cases, but we can all minister. The Greek word translated “minister” is diakonia and it just means “serve.” (13) … till we all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a fullgrown man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.   When everybody but the pastor is a spectator, and they just sit there and they're not learning to serve, they're not learning to be ministers, does it surprise you that nobody's growing up under this Nicolaitan error? That's why God says He hates it so much, and He gives credit to the churches that also hate it. (Eph.4:14) That we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men (Yes, this is what a Nicolaitan preacher is all about.), in craftiness, after the wiles of error.    There's another important benefit of the five-fold ministry: (Pro.11:14) Where no wise guidance is, the people falleth; But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. The true Church is made up of specialists. The Nicolaitan error is that the pastor usurps the rest of the five-fold ministry. That is not permitted, because “in the multitude of counselors, there is safety.” If one man goes astray, he's going to take everybody with him, unless there's a church split where some people disagree with the man and others blindly follow him. (Pro.15:22) Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed; But in the multitude of counsellors they are established. The purposes of God are established in “the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering.” The purposes of the Christian, in growing up and not staying a child the rest of their life, is a purpose that needs to be fulfilled. When will the five-fold ministry be restored to the Church. History repeats. Jesus the Man-child raised up the apostolic leadership who raise up churches and appointed five-fold elders to rule them. So the coming Man-child body will repeat this in the beginning of the Tribulation. (1Ti.5:17) Let the elders that rule… First of all, you have to see here that the elders rule. The elders are not assistants to the pastor. That's the Nicolaitan error. The elders are the five-fold ministry but this escapes a lot of people. (1Ti.5:17) Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching. Let me show you how elders are ordained of God as ministers of God as a five-fold ministry. (Act.20:17) And from Miletus he (This is the apostle Paul.) sent to Ephesus, and called to him the elders of the church. An elder is first somebody who is older in the Lord, who is able to lead other people not someone who has been merely ordained by men to that position. So Paul called the elders together.   (Act.20:18) And when they were come to him, he said unto them … (28) Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops (“Bishop” is the Greek episkopos meaning an “overseer.” Notice that the elders are the “bishops,” the “overseers,” the five-fold ministry ordained by God. Some qualifications for Bishops or elders are in 1Ti 3: 2  The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;  3  no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;), to feed the church of the Lord (Teaching and feeding the Church is the job of the five-fold ministry.) Back to Acts 20:28…which he purchased with his own blood. (29) I know that after my departing grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Yes, these “wolves” are a bunch of dictators that usurped the authority of the five-fold ministers who were ordained of the Lord Jesus Christ, and they took over the church, usurping every other avenue of God's wisdom and gifts to the church, “not sparing the flock.” (Act.20:30) And from among your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.   (Act.20:31) Wherefore watch ye, remembering that by the space of three years I ceased not to admonish every one night and day with tears. (32) And now I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build [you] up, and to give [you] the inheritance among all them that are sanctified. This is the job of the five-fold ministry and this is why Paul called the elders to him to explain their job.   (33) I coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel. That's not true of any of the apostate leaders today, but who is there to stop them? They're the head. Who is there to say, “No, you can't do that”? So here Paul is instructing the five-fold ministry, the elders, the bishops, in the ways of the Kingdom and he gives himself as an example. (34) Ye yourselves know that these hands ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. (35) In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.   Going back to (Rev.2:15) So hast thou also some that hold the teaching of the Nicolaitans in like manner. (16) Repent therefore; or else I come to thee quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth. They had to repent of the Nicolaitan error, and part of this error was unqualified elders ruling over the people without the qualified five-fold ministry. If you're sitting under the Nicolaitan error, you must be ready to change. God said He hates it. The Man-child leaders are coming to change this soon.  (Rev.2:17) He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give of the hidden manna… The “hidden manna” is the Spirit of the Word. The letter is what everybody can see; it's not hidden, however, (2Co.3:6) … the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. God is able to translate for us the parables of the Old Testament, because that's what they were. The letter was given to the letter Jew and the Spirit was given to the spiritual Jew, who is the New Testament born-again, born from-above, Jew.   (Rev.2:17) …To him that overcometh, to him will I give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone… What is this white stone? According to the Old Testament Law, on the Day of Atonement, two goats were presented before the High Priest, and also a pouch with two stones. They were “lots” which were inside the pouch (Lev 16:5-34) and one of those stones was a white stone called “the lot of the Lord.”   The other stone was a black stone called “the lot of the scapegoat.” Without looking, the High Priest would choose a stone from the pouch with his right hand and hold the stone over the right-hand goat. If it was the white stone for the lot of the Lord, that goat would be sacrificed, but the other goat would be set free in the wilderness, which symbolized the Lord's sacrifice in our place. We were set free and He was sacrificed. That's the white stone and it represents God's acceptance of your sacrifice, and the fact that the Lord bore your curse and your sin, and you are free.   (Rev.2:17) …and I will give him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, which no one knoweth but he that receiveth it. The “new name” that only the overcomers have and know is the nature, character, and authority of the Father and Jesus.   (Rev.2:18) And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like unto burnished brass: (19) I know thy works, and thy love and faith and ministry and patience, and that thy last works are more than the first. Yes, this is the way it is supposed to be. I know many people who started out by getting the beam out of their eye so they could see clearly to serve the people of God, and they did serve for a while, but then they went back to serving themselves.   They gave up their ministry and turned away from the Lord and started doing their own thing again. Their “last works” were not more than their first works. God knows everything we do, and we're going to be judged according to our works, which are all written in His books. Thank God that we have a Blood covering if we're not willfully disobedient! If you're seeking out His Will in the Word of God, seeking to be a disciple, seeking to lose your life in order to gain your life, if you're doing these things, you're not going to fail. You're not going to fall away.   (Rev.2:20) But I have [this] against thee, that thou sufferest the woman Jezebel, who calleth herself a prophetess… There is no office of “prophetess” in the five-fold ministry. There's only the office of “prophet” as part of the five-fold ministry. That's because a “prophet” is an “elder, bishop, overseer,” and a woman cannot teach or take authority over the man. So here is a Jezebel, whom we know well from the Old Testament as a woman who ruled over her Ahab husband, to both his destruction and to the destruction of his whole family.   All of her children through him, died. They were sentenced to death by the Lord Himself. It's the same with this “Jezebel.” She teaches, but her teaching leads the people into sin. She teaches, but she's not supposed to teach. (1Ti.2:11) Let a woman learn in quietness, with all subjection. (12) But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness. And he goes on to say that Adam was the first-formed, and then Eve. She was a help-meet for him. She was to serve him. (13) For Adam was first formed, then Eve; (14) and Adam was not beguiled, but the woman being beguiled (So Adam was not deceived, but Eve was deceived and that was one reason she shouldn't be a teacher.) hath fallen into transgression: (15) but she shall be saved through her child-bearing, if they continue in faith and love and sanctification with sobriety.   Understand that this Jezebel in Revelation made herself a prophetess; she “calleth herself a prophetess.” It's possible she was a prophetess before she fell away, because a “prophetess” is just “a woman with a gift of prophecy.” It does not mean she has the office of prophet; there's a difference. There's the gift of prophecy and there is also an office of prophet as one member of the five-fold ministry. The gift of prophecy does not give her, as a woman, authority in the church to teach or take authority over the man. It is not permitted, but that is what Jezebel does, and that is what Jezebel spirits do.   They take authority over the man: in the family, in the home, in the church. It's an evil spirit that leads people to destruction, and because the woman is more easily deceived in these things, she leads others astray. That's why it is not permitted for a woman to teach or take authority over the man. This is very important to understand and obey this. Now we have an in-depth study covering this subject and about women and their role in our book “The Word, Women and Authority”.  Now let's go back to (Rev.2:20) But I have [this] against thee, that thou sufferest the woman Jezebel, who calleth herself a prophetess; and she teacheth and seduceth my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed to idols. We've seen what it is to partake of “things sacrificed to idols.” An idol is anything more important to you than following and serving the Lord. As for fornication, here is a woman, Jezebel, who is a fornicator in that she is not receiving the seed of the husband. This is spiritual fornication because she is receiving the seed of the devil. The Jezebel spirit is a demon spirit. Somebody who receives a Jezebel spirit is receiving the seed of a very selfish, self-willed, demon spirit that causes a domineering woman to rule over the man, disobeying what the Scripture says.   Maybe you've heard the lying excuse preachers will give about how, “All these things passed away with the apostles and it's different today.” No, it was an everlasting Covenant (Isaiah 24:5, 53:5). We are not to accept anybody who changes the Covenant. (Rev.22:18) I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, if any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written in this book:   (19) and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book. That's because they have led God's people astray and caused them to disobey His Word. It is very important that we obey His Word. So there is fornication, and Jezebel is teaching people to receive another seed that is not the seed of the Husband, Who is the Lord. The Lord is the Word. We have to obey the Word.   (Rev.2:21) And I gave her time that she should repent; and she willeth not to repent of her fornication. We know that all of Jezebel's seed were destroyed, and this is a type and shadow for the things to come. The people who follow Jezebel are going to be destroyed. (22) Behold, I cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of her works. It doesn't sound like they're going to escape this “great tribulation.” There are people who are going to go through this tribulation and do very well, but Jezebel and her seed will not.   (23) And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he that searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto each one of you according to your works. There are good works and there are evil works. Jezebel is an evil work and those whom she trains are evil works. They're going to die in great tribulation, like Jezebel's seed did and Ahab's seed did. It was Ahab who refused to be the head over Jezebel his wife. Instead, he just gave into her and so both of them and all their seed were destroyed (2 Kings 9).   (Rev.2:24) But to you I say, to the rest that are in Thyatira, as many as have not this teaching, who know not the deep things of Satan (Wow! This is saying that the teachings of Jezebel are “the deep things of Satan.”), as they are wont to say; I cast upon you none other burden. (25) Nevertheless that which ye have, hold fast till I come. (26) And he that overcometh, and he that keepeth my works unto the end (His works wouldn't be the teachings of Jezebel, they wouldn't be the Nicolaitan error, and there wouldn't be Gentiles going back to follow Judaism.), to him (he that overcometh.) will I give authority over the nations…   If you have authority in the church, you first had to be an overcomer. There is no true elder who is not an overcomer because he's been given authority. He's not only an authority for the Church, he's an authority against any nation that would hurt the Church. (Rev.2:26) And he that overcometh, and he that keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give authority over the nations: (27) and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of the potter are broken to shivers; as I also have received of my Father: (28) and I will give him the morning star. (29) He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. Notice that in every address to the churches, He makes promises only to the overcomer. The overcomer is overcoming all of these temptations to go astray from what is written.   (Rev.3:1) And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and thou art dead. I've always supposed that this name could be “Christian.” (Act.11:25) And he (This is speaking of Barnabus.) went forth to Tarsus to seek for Saul; (26) and when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that even for a whole year they were gathered together with the church, and taught much people, and that the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.   The lost people called the disciples “Christians” because they followed in the steps of Jesus. They spoke His Word, they had His Power, they did His Works. It's sad that many people have taken the name of “Christian” but they haven't taken on His Name. When we baptize people, we baptize them into the Name of the Lord, Jesus Christ. When you're baptized and go down in the water, you accept by faith that you have died and are buried with Him in the likeness of His death. The water represents “the washing of water with the Word” (Eph 5:26) and the Word puts to death our old man. So when you go down into the water, you accept by faith that your old man died, and that the One Who comes up is Jesus Christ. You've been baptized into His Name and you are now a member of His Body.  (Rev.3:1) …I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and thou art dead. Until we come into the Name, we are “dead” and of no use to ourselves or anyone else. Coming into the Name is, first of all, coming into the revelation of what it represents, which is the Word of God.   The reason we're here is to bear fruit. Remember the Parable of the Sower, and how it showed that three out of every four people who hear the Word, don't bear fruit and so they fall away. If you're side-tracked by Nicolaitan errors or by Jezebel spirits or by any of the other things we've been speaking about, you're not going to bear fruit. You have to overcome your flesh in order to bear fruit, and this is why I've said, many times, that when people become Christians, they need to start reading in the New Testament and read and read and read to renew their minds with the Word of God. That's the only way to know the truth for yourself. We've been told to each work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. (Php 2:12)   I know God ordained this for me, but I started reading the Word of God only because my Baptist friend challenged me to do it. I didn't have any knowledge of the Word of God because I was raised in Catholicism and they don't teach you the Word of God. Well, that turned out to be a good thing. As I was reading the Bible day and night, since I didn't have anybody to tell me otherwise, I just believed what I was reading and it was changing my mind and it was changing my life. I learned that the Holy Spirit Himself can teach you. He taught me not to add-to, or take-away-from, the Word. These are principles I learned before I ever went to a church and by the time I did go to a church, I already had the Word in my heart, so I didn't stick anywhere very long because I realized that these people had gone astray with religion.   Of course, we have to “repent,” which is to “change your mind,” every time we pick up the Word of God and we see what it says. The Lord taught me that, (Psa.119:160) The sum of thy word is truth; … And (Isa.28:10) For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little. It's a little here and a little there, but when it's all added up, you don't have to reject any of it because it all fits together. If you'll do this, you'll learn quickly enough whether or not you're in a Nicolaitan church, a church which is (2Ti.3:5) holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof. From these also turn away. Leave; just leave. The power is manifested through the specialists of the five-fold ministry.   Once you find out what the Church is supposed to look like, you're a lot less likely to get hung-up in some error and fall away. The “harlot” is a parable of not just a particular religion, but all religion that is apostate, fallen-away, and receiving the seed that is not of the Husband, Christ.   In Jesus' day. He came to the denominations of Judaism and none of them chose Him. Only those people who came out of those denominations chose Him. They were His Church, His “called-out” ones, and today, we are called out of the apostate denominations of Christianity, just as they were called out of the apostate denominations of Judaism. History always repeats. The things that have been are the things which shall be (Ecc 1:9). We are called out from among them to be separate. (2Co.6:16)   We are called to walk as He walked (1John 2:6). We're called to be overcomers. With most doctrines in the denominations, you don't have to overcome anything, but that's not what the promises to the churches say. That's why you need to read and find these things out. So He said to the church in Sardis, “You have a name that lives, but you're dead,” and that's true of an awful lot of people who call themselves “Christian.”   (Rev.3:2) Be thou watchful, and establish the things that remain, which were ready to die… Feed your spirit man on the Word and you will live.  Do what I did 55 years ago; I got rid of all my hobbies. God was my constant hobby after that. Be a disciple of Jesus. Mat 6:33 But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. The heart of man is deceitfully wicked (Jer 17:9). It's very easy to be deceived. That's why God sent us His Word, and proved to us that it was His Word by putting a numeric pattern in it. That numeric pattern is God's “signature.”  The Word is His DNA. Its power and life. (Rev.3:2) …for I have found no works of thine perfected before my God. He's obviously saying that it's a normal thing for our works to be perfected before God, but how can that be, except we have a renewed mind? (Rom.12:2) And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, and ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God. How can our works be perfected if we don't have this renewed mind, and don't repent and follow the Lord? Without a renewed mind, we don't know what the truth is.   (Rev.3:3) Remember therefore how thou hast received and didst hear; and keep it, and repent. What the denominations do is train us to ignore Scriptures that disagree with their pet doctrines. They give us reasons of why we need to overlook this or that or the other, and one of their favorite reasons is, “This all passed away with the apostles.” Well, they can't give any proof of that, whatsoever, because we've seen that the Bible says the exact opposite. The Bible says that it was “an everlasting Covenant” from the time it was made, and that we can't add to it or take away from it without falling under a curse. (Rev 22:18-19)   (Rev.3:3) …If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. You never know when your time will be up and, therefore, you need to live every day like it's your last.   (Rev.3:4) But thou hast a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments… What are these “garments”? (Jud.1:22) And on some have mercy, who are in doubt; (23) and some save, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. Our garments are our works so put on Jesus' works; Rom 13:14  But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. The spots are works of the flesh. There are many people walking with “defiled garments.” Everything they do is fleshly and defiled, and therefore, everything they reap is defiled. (Gal.6:7) Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. (8) For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.   When your “garment” is defiled, what you do is defiled and you're going to reap the same, but God came so that you might sow a good seed and reap a good harvest. Our “actions” are what we “sow” and the Word of God is there to restrict our actions so that we can receive a good harvest. And since our “garments” represent our works, what should we be clothing ourselves with? But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ…  So, how is the Bride dressed? (Rev.19:8) And it was given unto her that she should array herself in fine linen, bright (That's the Greek word lampros and it's also translated as “shining, magnificent, gorgeous, splendid.”) [and] pure: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. (The Bride is radiant and glorious, but what about those who are invited to the marriage feast? What are they wearing?) (Rev.19:14) And the armies which are in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white [and] pure. White here is the Greek word leukos meaning “white”.   Those who are invited to the marriage feast will have the glory that comes with purity, but they will not have the magnificent radiance that is shining forth from the Bride. If you want to be in the Bride, you don't want your “garment” defiled because the Bride has a spotless and blemishless garment. Everything She knows about the Word, She is being obedient to, because She is walking by faith in the Lord and the Lord is working in Her to will and to do of His good pleasure. And He goes on to say, (Rev.3:4) But thou hast a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments: and they shall walk with me in white; for they are worthy. Well, now we know that that is about one quarter of the people that received the Gospel according to the parable of the sower.   (Rev.3:5) He that overcometh shall thus be arrayed in white garments; and I will in no wise blot his name out of the book of life… When you're born again, you're written in the Book. If you don't overcome, you're erased out of the Book. The only people who are not erased out of the Book are the people that overcome. In other words, overcomers know what is right and they know what is wrong, and they're going to do right. The promise of not being blotted out is only to overcomers. (Rev.3:5) …and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. The angels administer salvation to those who inherit it. They are the ministers of God's salvation to us and through us. (Rev.3:6) He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.   (Rev.3:7) And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia… This is the church of brotherly love. “Philadelphia” is formed from two Greek words, philos meaning “affectionate friend” and adelphós meaning “brother, brotherly,” i.e., “loving one's brother.” The Philadelphia church is the greatest of all the churches. Just as Moses, as a type and shadow of the Man-child, married one of seven daughters (Exo 2:16,21), the church in this city, Philadelphia, the church of brotherly love, represents the Bride. The test, of course, is to see how much you love the Lord by keeping His commandments, and how much you love the brethren because you love the Lord. These are the ones who will be chosen.   (Rev.3:7) And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David (David was the ruler in Jerusalem, which was the Bride.), he that openeth and none shall shut, and that shutteth and none openeth. What you bind on earth is bound in heaven. This authority was given to the people of God, but most of them don't have the faith to exercise it, because they don't have the knowledge of the Word that brings about the faith. (Rom.10:17) So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.   (Rev.3:8) I know thy works (behold, I have set before thee a door opened, which none can shut)… Praise the Lord! This is an opening for the work of the Lord to go forth. The Philadelphia church in these days is going to bring resurrection life to the rest of the church, just as Jesus, Who was the Man-child, did. He was the Head of the Bride. John the Baptist told his disciples, (Joh.3:29) He that hath the Bride is the Bridegroom …. Jesus raised up those disciples to go forth and raise up the five-fold ministry. Once again, this is going to happen. The disciples of our day are going to go forth and raise up the five-fold ministry which “none can shut.”   (Rev.3:8) … that thou hast a little power, and didst keep my word, and didst not deny my name. It's easy to deny the Name of the Lord; it's not just Judas and Peter who denied the Lord. There are a lot of people who deny the Lord because every time you read the Word of God, Who is Jesus Christ, and you deny it, you're denying the Lord. If you will not subject yourself to the Word, you're denying the Lord.   (Rev.3:9) Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, of them that say they are Jews, and they are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. This speaks of how those natural Jews who will not be born again and become a member of the church, a member of the body of Christ, will be subservient to the Philadelphia church, which He loves. (10) Because thou didst keep the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial, that hour which is to come upon the whole world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.   In Revelation 17:12, God speaks about that hour when the beast makes war on the saints, which is not about “flying away”; it's about overcoming so that there is no trial for you. Remember how Moses went through his own wilderness, and that experience prepared him to bring God's people through the wilderness. It was not so much Moses being tried as it was God's people being tried. His trial was them. Their trial was the wilderness. Moses had been in the wilderness and he had overcome, or else God would not have used him to bring God's people there. It was their turn to overcome the wilderness; they had to overcome the fact that they couldn't do things the way they'd always done things. They had to have faith in God, just as Moses had faith in God.   (Rev.3:11) I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no one take thy crown. Notice that they had the crown; they weren't seeking for the crown. In other places, we see that they were promised the crown “if,” because they had to meet a condition, but these people had the crown. They were the “Crown City.” These were the people of God, spotless and blemishless, walking in all the knowledge that they had. (12) He that overcometh, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out thence no more: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem…   This is the Bride. They have the Name of their God, the nature, character, and authority of their God, which makes them the Bride, which makes them the one of the seven. It makes them the “Esther” who went into the King's house, but all the rest of the women went back to the house of the women. They were culled and Esther became the Bride, and that's what we're talking about here. The new Jerusalem, which is from above, according to John is coming down out of heaven (Rev 21:2), and here we see the same thing. It's not something that's going to happen in the future, it's something that is happening because you're either being born of this City, the Bride, or you're being born of the rest of Israel.  (12) …and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God… Notice it says “cometh,” which is present tense. We are being born from above. Paul spoke about coming to the Heavenly City, the New Jerusalem (Hebrews 12:18-29). (Heb.12:18) For ye are not come unto [a mount] that might be touched … (22) but ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable hosts of angels,   (23) to the general assembly and church of the firstborn (Jesus is the firstborn and Jesus in the Man-child is the firstborn in our day. They were the head of the Bride body.) who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect. This is not “a mount that might be touched,” but the apostate church erroneously teaches that this is a physical city which is coming down out of heaven at the end of the tribulation, and some push it even further into the future than that. (12) …and mine own new name. (13) He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. Oh, thank You, Father!   This is a great prize! Paul said, (Php.3:12) Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but I press on, if so be that I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid hold on by Christ Jesus. (13) Brethren, I count not myself yet to have laid hold: but one thing I do , forgetting the things which are behind (Forgetting past failures), and stretching forward to the things which are before (Seeing Jesus in the mirror by faith.), (14) I press on toward the goal unto the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.   And this will be your prize if you are willing to give up your life in this world to follow after Jesus, as those early disciples did. They gave up their selfish desires and anything else that stood in the way of them serving Jesus. They gave it up, and so it is today. Your most important employer is the Lord Himself. Wherever you are, you're supposed to be representing Him. People will be changed by your witness, by your testimony, by the fact that the Lord, through the Bride, lives in you. People will be changed by that. 

Welcome to part FOUR of this Theology Matters Series. Today I take time to answer the question: how does theology affect discipleship and your relationships as a Christian woman?    There are two primary areas I focus on during this episode: discipleship [how you intentionally or unintentionally disciple others] and accountability in your relationships [specifically your relationships with other Christians]. I also touch on culture, more specifically the postmodern era and how to navigate postmodern ideology as a Christian; illustrations of poor theology impacting your ability to properly disciple other Christians; and the affect your theology has on your life and witness to those who are not Christians.   In this episode, I reference a few resources: Who Needs Theology: An Invitation to the Study of God by Stanley J. Grenz & Roger E. Olson A Practical Primer on Theological Method: Table Manners for Discussuing God, His Works, and His Ways by Glenn R. Kreider and Michael J. Svigel   Free & Paid Resources Designed with You in Mind: Her Renewed Strength Co.  Her Renewed Strength Free FB Community Free Simplify Bible Study Resource $37 Christ Centered Productivity Framework Mini-Hub [templates & trainings!] Connect with Erika

Welcome to this month's series… THEOLOGY MATTERS!   If you've been craving a deeper dive into theology, this series is one you don't want to miss! I'm so excited to dive into the topic of theology, why it matters and how it affects our everyday walks as Christian women. In today's series intro, I'm going to answer the questions: What is theology? Why does theology matter? Do we need theology to grow as Christian women?   Throughout this series, I'll introduce some topics that, I believe, are crucial for all Christian women to consider and confidently grow in. I'll end today's episode with an intro to the topics we'll cover throughout the rest of the series and give you a little sneak peak into who you'll be hearing from and what we'll be discussing during this month's series.   Please be sure to share today's episode with your friends, family, small group sisters and any other women who will enjoy growing deeper in the knowledge and understanding of the triune God and our Christian faith.   Books mentioned in this episode: Who Needs Theology: An Invitation to the Study of God by Stanley J. Grenz & Roger E. Olson A Practical Primer on Theological Method: Table Manners for Discussuing God, His Works, and His Ways by Glenn R. Kreider and Michael J. Svigel   Free & Paid Resources Designed with You in Mind: Her Renewed Strength Co.  Her Renewed Strength Free FB Community Free Simplify Bible Study Resource $37 Christ Centered Productivity Framework Mini-Hub [templates & trainings!] Connect with Erika

On Sunday, February 11, 2024, Mr. John West lead a discussion on God's Creation of Man and His Works of Providence from the Westminster Shorter Catechism Questions and Answers 10 and 11. mcopc.org/podcast

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...    When I share what God has done in my life, you have an opportunity to see God by HIS Works.   Matthew 5:6   Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.   (God might open our eyes!)  Sometimes I read the same scripture many times and then all of a sudden God opens my eyes to see something!   I've found one little grain of food from God can carry me for the remainder of my life and I never really forget.  It can be many years and I recall "that Word" as if it were yesterday!   Nothing is as important to me as "knowing" God.  And often I see God through a godly example.   When we see God's work, we see God.  And we marvel!  

Deuteronomy 8 Pastor Ben Khazraee teaches from Deuteronomy Chapter 8. The post The Danger of Forgetting God and His Works appeared first on Grace Church of Tallahassee.

You have heard the worst advice many times, "Just FOLLOW YOUR HEART." Cautionary Red flags should be everywhere because the Bible tells us what our hearts are really like: deceitful, prone to hardening, and even evil. In "following mode", this is where they end up.Rather than following our hearts, we must LEAD our hearts.  lead our hearts to His VOICE. We'll find that in His Word.lead our hearts to His WORKS. We'll find that in the activity of His Churchlead our hearts to His 'Wha-ohs'. We'll find His cautions in the exhortations of His PeopleIf your heart isn't too hard, come back tomorrow by visiting bewithme.us and becoming a subscriber to this podcast drop. Apple Podcast also works.

Walk In Heavenly Places By Faith (5) (audio) David Eells - 8/16/23    Free Unleavened Bread To Share  Anonymous 6/5/23 (David's notes in red)  I dreamt that I went into what I thought was a cafe to get food. There was only one person in there and he was behind the counter cooking. It wasn't like a normal cafe as there was no menu and no cash register (As Jesus commanded in Mat 10:8 “Freely you have received; freely give”) and there were tables and chairs, but no one was there. (This is a spiritual “cafe”.)  (Our café is over the air) I went up to the man and he asked if I was hungry and I said yes. (Mat 5:6 Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.) He smiled at me and then started preparing food and I watched him make and prepare flat or unleavened bread from scratch. (From scratch represents being taught the Truth by God Himself. Let scripture teach. Joh 6:45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall all be taught of God. Every one that hath heard from the Father, and hath learned, cometh unto me. Psa 119:160 The sum of thy word is truth; And every one of thy righteous ordinances endureth for ever.) No costly “prepacked”, bible college theologies, sermons, and doctrines, taught by man.)  Isa 55:1-2 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.  He used his hands to put it all together and then he stretched the bread thin to fill a giant pan. He browned it and it smelt beautiful and was much larger and a different color than a tortilla. When it was completely cooked, he said to me that this is the bread that I needed to make and eat. (Joh 6:35 Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. … 51 I am the living bread which came down out of heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: yea and the bread which I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world.)  He handed me the warm flat/unleavened bread and I held it in my hand. I was very impressed, and I enjoyed it even though it had no toppings and was just plain bread. (We don't want to add to the Word to make it sweet to the flesh for then it loses it power. We don't want to add a legalistic spirit or faith is negated.) Pro 30:6 Add thou not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.  (Rev 22:18-19 I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written in this book: 19 and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book.)  The man was happy and pleased and he gave it to me at no charge.  This man represents David Eells, who has been preparing and serving the unleavened bread (UBM) for many and gives it away freely. (And before him, this man is the Lord, Who has prepared for us, the unleavened bread in His Word, which gives us Life. Father is pleased to give this free gift of Eternal Life to all who receive it and believe it.  It is given by grace through faith. Notice the word “freely” in these verses. Rom 3:24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 1Co 2:12 But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is from God; that we might know the things that were freely given to us of God.  The Lord gave us warning to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, the Sadducees and of Herod. This is added to the Word to make it more acceptable to the flesh. We eat the unleavened bread and cleanse ourselves of the leaven from our past religious lives, with its teachings, and our old ways of thinking and self-works. We cannot have leaven in our houses in the tribulation, which is the last seven years.)  The only thing that can create Christ in us is the pure Word. (Exo 12:19-20 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a sojourner, or one that is born in the land. 20 Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.  1Co 5:7-8 Purge out the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, even as ye are unleavened. For our passover also hath been sacrificed, even Christ: 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. And Gal 5:9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.)     House of UBM Ministry  Anonymous 3/11/23 (David's notes in red)  I had a dream that UBM brethren were living together in a large house, they all had their own rooms, but everything else was shared, including their meals. (Our own rooms represent our own individual temple. The large house represents the greater UBM disciples and others that are coming here to share everything, like in the Book of Acts. This will promote Love and conserve time, energy, and resources.) Psa 133:1 A Song of Ascents; of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!   Each person had their own area they would minister in, and some were always praying and interceding, and some always studying the Word, and some cooking and cleaning, and some took care of the gardens and many other areas, and some people did multiple things. (And some probably rotated. This way the brethren don't have to slave away their time but have time to seek first the Kingdom. We all have been given natural gifts and abilities to help in caring for the Body and sharing the work. We also have all been given spiritual gifts to minister to the Body. The Lord is preparing us for ministry in the tribulation to the world. Both men and women have their biblical roles too. Col 3:23-24 whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men; 24 knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ.   Such as deacons, (This is not an office. It is a minister, a servant, not necessarily a minister of the Word.) as in 1Ti 3:8-12 Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 9 holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. 10 And let these also first be proved; then let them serve as deacons, if they be blameless. 11 Women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things. 12 Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. And Elders 1Ti 5:17-19 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching. …19 Against an elder receive not an accusation, except at the mouth of two or three witnesses.  And the five-fold offices are the elders and overseers of the Church: Eph 4:11-13 And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ: 13 till we all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a fullgrown man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.)   Everyone gathered for prayer multiple times per day and would have Bible studies every day. (We are to pray unceasingly as commanded and by the leading of the Holy Spirit. Col 4:2-3 Continue stedfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving; 3 withal praying for us also, that God may open unto us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds; 1Th 5:17 pray without ceasing; Eph 6:18 with all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints.  They fellowshipped daily. Act 2:44-47 And all that believed were together, and had all things common; 45 and they sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all, according as any man had need. 46 And day by day, continuing stedfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart, 47 praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to them day by day those that were saved.)   If the Lord wanted someone else to join the community, He would personally bring them to the spiritual house Himself. (Angels will guide some here and also keep some away to protect the fellowship. There are many wolves in sheep's clothing.) (Joh 6:44-45 No man can come to me, except the Father that sent me draw him: and I will raise him up in the last day. 45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall all be taught of God. Every one that hath heard from the Father, and hath learned, cometh unto me… 65 And he said, For this cause have I said unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it be given unto him of the Father.  Joh 10:27-28 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: Joh 12:26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will the Father honor.)   The house was in a place that looked like Antarctica or the Artic. Everything outside of the property was ice and snow and there were mountains of snow in every direction. (The cold area and ice and snow represents winter, which Jesus said represented tribulation. This is the place of trials and testing people go through to teach them the peace and unity necessary to be one with the body.) The house was close to a giant ice lake. However, the house and surrounding property had green grass and the temperature was warm. (The house on the property is warm with the green grass representing a place of safety and protection and provision. Psa 23:2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside still waters.  Eze 34:13-14 And I will bring them out from the peoples, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land; and I will feed them upon the mountains of Israel, by the watercourses, and in all the inhabited places of the country. 14 I will feed them with good pasture; and upon the mountains of the height of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie down in a good fold; and on fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.)  The house and property were hidden to everyone that God didn't want there, and the place couldn't be seen on Google Earth or maps. (I experienced this when trying to show people my house; It showed nothing but solid woods. Another time it showed up, probably depending on who wants to come here. Psa 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.)  I went for a long walk outside the property, around the snowy mountains and ice hills, and I found a little shack. I went inside and saw a man named Ray and there were two women I didn't know there. (Ray means wise protector or little lamb, ewe, one with purity. Ray could represent an angel who protect God's children.) I felt as if the women are part-way on the path but not at UBM level yet. They were trying to get to the UBM house and were searching to find it but decided to settle in the shack for a while, because it was so cold and isolated and they were tired from travelling. (Most do not need a refuge but tribulation because in Act 14:22  …through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God. Discipleship is a cross to bear to come into fellowship in the body. Faction is a method God uses to separate those who refuse their cross. A dead church suits them fine.) I went back to the UBM kitchen and found that it was my turn to choose what we were all going to have for dinner tomorrow. I wanted tacos, but I wanted to make sure everyone else was fine with beef tacos, so I went around to ask everyone if they liked beef tacos. Php 2:1-4 If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassions, 2 make full my joy, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind; 3 doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself; 4 not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.    Let The Lord Lift You Higher  Samuel Fire 4/21/23 (David's notes in red)  In prayer I heard “What is your life? Who do you work for?  Keep reaching high just as My Son did intentionally and with passion with a want for more Holiness. Have a desire and outlook of attaining higher accomplishment as Lord Jesus has already done. Allow Him to work through you. (I felt this is to exercise our imagination and see the best possible result.) Php 3:12-14 Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but I press on, if so be that I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid hold on by Christ Jesus. 13 Brethren, I count not myself yet to have laid hold: but one thing I do, forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before. 14 I press on toward the goal unto the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.  Luk 8:15 And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience. Mat 13:23 And he that was sown upon the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.  Nothing else matters. Learn to hate waste. Don't worry about time and efforts, but instead, what you have been entrusted with and what you can use it for. Do you think it glorifies Me or puts any of the Body to shame? Start to save your time for a Kingdom purpose. 1Co 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not found vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.  2Co 3:5-6 not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God; 6 who also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. 1Ti 1:12 I thank him that enabled me, even Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he counted me faithful, appointing me to his service; 2Ti 2:2 And the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.  Push into the manifestation of My Love. When the darkness is exposed, there is left a presence that is warm and caring for all. Your walk is like a candle out in the open. Learn to guard it with the Word and shelter it with Faith. (Mat 5:14-16 Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it shineth unto all that are in the house. 16 Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Pro 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.  Link and combine with others in Christ. Add to it with prayer and praise. Share it with others, but do not let anything lessen your Fire for Me. (I saw everything in the natural trying to extinguish this small lit candle. But when a container like a lantern was surrounding it, and plenty of wax and wick, the candle burned bright and strong and gave light for many to see.) Mat 3:11 I indeed baptize you in water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire: Psa 39:3 My heart was hot within me; While I was musing the fire burned: Then spake I with my tongue:  Jer 20:9 And if I say, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name, then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with forbearing, and I cannot contain. Luk 24:32 And they said one to another, Was not our heart burning within us, while he spake to us in the way, while he opened to us the scriptures?  Rom 12:9-13 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. 10 In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another; 11 in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; 12 rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing stedfastly in prayer; 13 communicating to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality.  A well-used vessel has wear but is cherished and Favored, to be cared for. (I felt that someone who has been tired and worn out, has been in the use of the Lord. Worse yet, are those who have reached this stage of worn out and have only known darkness their whole life. I also have seen that one who is favored, is chosen to do various tasks often.) Rom 14:18-19 For he that herein serveth Christ is well-pleasing to God, and approved of men. 19 So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things whereby we may edify one another. 2Co 10:17-18 But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. 18 For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.  2Ti 2:15 Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth. Jas 1:12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him.    Communal of the Brethren  Tianna Fire 5/6/23 (David's notes in red)  I dreamed that we had this giant piece of land, and it had forest all around the outskirts of the property. The property had a giant lake where a river emptied into, and there were many fruit trees and food growing all over the property. Samuel and I were building a house on the property, and we were living in it while building it. It wasn't a big house, but it was all we needed, and it was shaped in a rectangle. As I watched the house being built, I noticed it was so easy and simple with no stress, as if we were having supernatural help because we didn't have to do much work. (Because the Lord is doing His Works. Psa 127:1 A Song of Ascents; of Solomon. Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain. (We are vessels being reconstructed by the Lord individually and corporately as the Body of Christ.)   1Co 3:9-17 For we are God's fellow-workers: ye are God's husbandry, God's building. 10 According to the grace of God which was given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder I laid a foundation; and another buildeth thereon. But let each man take heed how he buildeth thereon. 11 For other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 But if any man buildeth on the foundation gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, stubble; (The Works of Man that wont hold up to tribulation fires.) 13 each man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself shall prove each man's work of what sort it is. 14 If any man's work shall abide which he built thereon, he shall receive a reward. 15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as through fire. 16 Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man destroyeth the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.  Towards the back of the house was an open lounge, and the wall on the right side was about to be finished, but I asked if we could please leave it off so that the house getting built next to it, could have their children share in my little David's play area if they want to. So, we left that right wall off. There was an indoor slide, swing and other children activities put there, and the people children living next to us could play with it too. (What is in our possession is Christ's and to be distributed among the brethren to be shared for we are stewards and not owners.) The wall on the very far back had a door that connected to a giant room, that would be connected with all the other houses built. NENT Act 4:32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and soul: and not even one said that aught of his possessions was his own; but they had all things common.  Eph 2:19-22 So then ye are no more strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, 20 being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner stone; 21 in whom each several building, fitly framed together, groweth into a holy temple in the Lord; 22 in whom ye also are builded together for a habitation of God in the Spirit.  We were in the process of building another house that was the exact same design next to our house, and these were to be connected, but have separate and private living areas. (The blueprint for our houses are the same, Jesus!!) The construction was so quick and easy. After completing this house, we were then starting to build many more houses, one by one, but they would be the exact same as these and they would all be connected for brethren to live in. (The Body of Christ care for each other's needs, and He makes the work go well, easy, joyful and light. By the way, we are building no physical houses here. They are already here or are being built by others.  Our job is the spiritual buildings.)  It was kind of like this property was for a community of brethren and fellow believers who would live here together in unity, but they would still have private physical homes to spend with their family. The giant room that was at the very back of the house was going to be connected to all the other houses too. (A symbol of unity and love.) So, it was like a big giant joint room for everyone that lived there, and that they could have a shared space for fellowship and they wouldn't have to go far to get to it. NENT Act 2:46-47 And daily, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they partook of their food with gladness and singleness of heart, 47 praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added together daily those being saved.  There was going to be at least 10 houses built all the exact same, all connected and next to each other. (Ten is a number of perfection, completion, and also represents the Law or Word.) When we were in the process of the third building being built, Isaac and Marianna and their children moved into the second house. All the children loved the indoor play area and we loved fellowshipping with them. Isaac and his sons were very excited to go fishing for food in the lake and rivers and loved that the lake was on this giant property. We had really good fellowship with them, and they helped with the rest of the completion of the houses and property, which went quickly and was easy and we didn't have to do much. Heb 3:3-4 For he hath been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, by so much as he that built the house hath more honor than the house. 4 For every house is builded by some one; but he that built all things is God.    Mount of the Brethren  Anonymous 5/18/23 (David's notes in red)  I dreamt that all the UBM Brethren were living on the top of a tall mountain that was like a national park. It was so beautiful, the air was so clean and fresh and there was no danger, only real and faithful brethren were there. (This tall mountain represents Mount Zion, the Bride, in the Promised Land for those partaking of the unleavened bread of the Word. Psa 15:1-5 A Psalm of David. Jehovah, who shall sojourn in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy holy hill? 2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, And speaketh truth in his heart; 3 He that slandereth not with his tongue, Nor doeth evil to his friend, Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor; 4 In whose eyes a reprobate is despised, But who honoreth them that fear Jehovah; He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not; 5 He that putteth not out his money to interest, Nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.)   It took a few hours of driving to go up or down the mountain, and it was rarely done because everything we needed was on this mountain. (Everything we need is already provided on our Promised Land, in Christ. Php 4:19 And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.) Brandy, Amber and Alexa were there, and Brandy was always seen helping everyone all the time and he could always be relied on. I could see that Jesus was really strong in Amber. I remember seeing Brandy in all different areas of the mountain helping others; it was as if he was helping in all different places and as if he was everywhere. I also saw many of the local brethren and Outreach brethren.  Everyone that lived on the mountain had their own physical house. (NENT Joh 14:2 In the house of my Father are many abodes; if not so, I would have told you; for I am going to prepare you a place.) and all the houses were next to each other and were designed like a gated community but without the gate. (Jesus is the Shepherd leading His sheep. Joh 10:7 Jesus therefore said unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.) The houses ran along a street that went in the shape of a square, with two small streets in the center. (Rev_21:16  And the city (Heavenly Jerusalem/Zion) lieth foursquare…  Everyone lived on this square-shaped street, and there were community areas for fellowship, prayer meetings and worship etcetera, and because everything was connected it was only a minute walk to get anywhere. (This represents being in unity of the Spirit in the Corporate Body.) Eph 2:21 in whom each several building, fitly framed together, groweth into a holy temple in the Lord; The square-shaped street represents Zion, the New Jerusalem.) Rev 21:9-27 And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were laden with the seven last plagues; and he spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb.  10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, 11 having the glory of God: her light was like unto a stone most precious, as it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal:12 having a wall great and high; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: 13 on the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.  15 And he that spake with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. 16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length thereof is as great as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs: the length and the breadth and the height thereof are equal.  17 And he measured the wall thereof, a hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel. 18 And the building of the wall thereof was jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto pure glass.   19 The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of precious stones. …21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each one of the several gates was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.  22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God the Almighty, and the Lamb, are the temple thereof. 23 And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine upon it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp thereof is the Lamb. Rev 21:24 And the nations shall walk amidst the light thereof: and the kings of the earth bring their glory into it.  25 And the gates thereof shall in no wise be shut by day (for there shall be no night there): 26 and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it: 27 and there shall in no wise enter into it anything unclean, or he that maketh an abomination and a lie: but only they that are written in the Lamb's book of life.  (This is the Philadelphia Church (of Brotherly Love. It is born again out of heaven onto earth. It is the Bride that God is separating the faction from now. Rev 3:12 ASV  He that overcometh, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out thence no more: and I will write upon him the name (Meaning, nature, character, and authority) of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God, and mine own new name.)  The houses were surrounded by bush and there was no threat of wild animals as all the animals were friendly and obeyed us, and we had a good relationship with them. All brethren were in unity, one mind and soul; there was no faction or division, no competition, and no jealousy; there was just love and everyone was just like Jesus. Rom 12:16 Be of the same mind one toward another. Set not your mind on high things, but condescend to things that are lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits.   The only way anyone could get here is if God brought them here Himself, no one was invited or shown this place but drawn by the Spirit. (NENT Joh 14:6 Jesus saith to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but through me.)  There was no Judas here, (Psa 24:3-4 Who shall ascend into the hill of Jehovah? And who shall stand in his holy place? 4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; Who hath not lifted up his soul unto falsehood, And hath not sworn deceitfully.) and I don't believe anyone ever left the area and no one wanted to leave and they had no reason to. There was nowhere better to go than here. (Joh 6:67-68 Jesus said therefore unto the twelve, Would ye also go away? 68 Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.)  I was doing something in the forest area, and I found a young man. I found out he was a well-known gospel singer, but he didn't want to be famous anymore. He had repented for selling his worship music, and for following the false gospel, and he wanted to know the real Jesus, so he came here to fast and seek God. (Jesus fasted, seeking God with His whole mind, body, soul and strength. Mat 4:1-2 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterward hungered. And Dan 9:3 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.  I brought him to meet all the brethren, and Alexa said she knew some of his music, and the man was so very humble and meek and gave all Glory to Jesus for everything. The man's personality was a lot like Jesus. Alexa and the man got along very well, and they wrote a worship song together and then they sang the song in praise and worship with all the brethren in unity.  The man became close to all the brethren and received the real gospel, and he didn't want to leave the brethren or the mountain. He had no doubt about staying and he moved into his own house as there were many houses that were empty on the mountain, and all the houses were new and well-built with quality brick and concrete. (Built on the Rock, which is Christ.)  I was in my house at one point and there was a knock on my door, and I answered it, and it was a middle-aged woman that I had never seen before. She had tattoos on her arms. She asked me if I knew if there are any rentals or houses to buy here. I told her that all the houses belonged to the Lord and they were free. She told me that God had told her to come here, and I shared with her about the community. She was ecstatic and happy, saying that God had answered her prayers and beyond, and she was so grateful for this gift of being with the brethren. I offered to take her to meet all the other brethren, so we went to her car. She showed me some of her paintings and they were paintings of the cross, the gospel, worship, and scriptures and it made me happy that all the paintings glorified God. She had so many more paintings in her car, but I walked with her carrying the few she gave me to go to the fellowship area where the other brethren were. As we were walking up the street to the main area, I turned around and saw there were many new cars driving up to the area. (Revival! More brethren will be coming.) 

1. The Worshipping of God's Name for His Works-2. The Honoring of God's Name in Our Works

Underlying Jesus' claims, signs, miracles and teachings has been constant opposition from the religious establishment. In today's text we see the final breaking point between the religious leaders and Jesus. How will we react to His Word and His Works. Will we be thoughtless and careless and underestimate the treasure He has placed inside of

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Fr. Roger J. Landry Columbia Catholic Ministry, Notre Dame Church, Manhattan Monday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time, Year I Memorial of St. Paul Miki and Companions February 6, 2023 Gen 1:1-19, Ps 104, Mk 6:53-56   To listen to an audio recording of today's homily, please click below:  https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/catholicpreaching/2.6.23_Homily_1.mp3   The following points were […] The post Entering into the Lord’s Goodness and Gladness in His Works, Fifth Monday (I), February 6, 2023 appeared first on Catholic Preaching.

Morning: Fifth Day Morning: The Giver: https://banneroftruth.org/us/devotional/fifth-day-morning-the-giver/ Spurgeon's Morning and Evening, February 2 Morning: https://www.biblegateway.com/devotionals/morning-and-evening/2023/02/02 Exodus 15:19-27: https://read.lsbible.org/?q=Exodus+15 Exodus 16: https://read.lsbible.org/?q=Exodus+16 Exodus 17:1-7: https://read.lsbible.org/?q=Exodus+17 Matthew 22:1-33: https://read.lsbible.org/?q=Matthew+22 Psalm 27:1-6: https://read.lsbible.org/?q=Psalm+27 Proverbs 6:20-26: https://read.lsbible.org/?q=Proverbs+6 Privileges: https://banneroftruth.org/us/devotional/privileges/ Evening: Covenant: https://banneroftruth.org/us/devotional/covenant/ Spurgeon's Morning and Evening, February 2 Evening: https://www.biblegateway.com/devotionals/morning-and-evening/2023/02/02 Message: The Messiah and His Witnesses, Pt. 3 His Works, John 5:36 Fifth Day Evening: Protection: https://banneroftruth.org/us/devotional/fifth-day-evening-protection/ Resources: Valley of Vision: https://banneroftruth.org/us/store/devotional-books/the-valley-of-vision/ Spurgeon's Morning and Evening: https://www.amazon.com/Morning-Evening-Classic-Daily-Devotional/dp/1683227247/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=1683227247&psc=1 Legacy Standard Bible: https://316publishing.com/ 2023 Reading Plan: https://www.oneyearbibleonline.com/readingplan/oneyearreadingplan_month_per_page.pdf M'Cheyne Reading Plan: http://www.mcheyne.info/calendar.pdf Vail Valley Baptist Church GiveSendGo Campaign Link: https://www.givesendgo.com/vvbc-az-school

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Morning: Sixth Day Morning: The Gospel: https://banneroftruth.org/us/devotional/sixth-day-morning-the-gospel/ Spurgeon's Morning and Evening, January 27 Morning: https://www.biblegateway.com/devotionals/morning-and-evening/2023/01/27 Exodus 4: https://read.lsbible.org/?q=Exodus+4 Exodus 5:1-21: https://read.lsbible.org/?q=Exodus+5 Matthew 18:1-20: https://read.lsbible.org/?q=Matthew+18 Psalm 22:19-31: https://read.lsbible.org/?q=Psalm+22 Proverbs 5:15-21: https://read.lsbible.org/?q=Proverbs+5 Earth And Heaven: https://banneroftruth.org/us/devotional/humility-in-service/ Evening: Christian Love: https://banneroftruth.org/us/devotional/christian-love/ Spurgeon's Morning and Evening, January 27 Evening: https://www.biblegateway.com/devotionals/morning-and-evening/2023/01/27 Message: The Messiah's Equality With God, His Works and Sovereign Power, John 5:19-21 Sixth Day Evening: The Mediator: https://banneroftruth.org/us/devotional/sixth-day-evening-the-mediator/ Resources: Valley of Vision: https://banneroftruth.org/us/store/devotional-books/the-valley-of-vision/ Spurgeon's Morning and Evening: https://www.amazon.com/Morning-Evening-Classic-Daily-Devotional/dp/1683227247/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=1683227247&psc=1 Legacy Standard Bible: https://316publishing.com/ 2023 Reading Plan: https://www.oneyearbibleonline.com/readingplan/oneyearreadingplan_month_per_page.pdf M'Cheyne Reading Plan: http://www.mcheyne.info/calendar.pdf Vail Valley Baptist Church GiveSendGo Campaign Link: https://www.givesendgo.com/vvbc-az-school

  In this episode of Smarter, Not Harder podcast, we are joined by Dr. Donald Hoffman, a cognitive psychologist and popular science author. He is a professor at the University of California — Irvine, and  the author of “The Case Against Reality”.  He studies consciousness, visual perception, and evolutionary psychology using mathematical models and psychophysical experiments.    Hosts Boomer Anderson and Dr. Ted Achacoso unraveled what made Dr. Hoffman study consciousness; the different theories of consciousness, conscious agents, amplituhedron, reality, space time, psychedelics, his book “The Case Against Reality”, and so much more!   What we discussed: 00:00:35 - About Dr. Donald Hoffman 00:02:31 -  Dr. Hoffman's COVID-19 Experience 00:06:27 - Dr. Hoffman's Desire to Study Consciousness and Reality 00:16:56 - Dr. Hoffman's Parents' Reaction to His Changed Point of View 00:19:35 - Physicalist Framework (Local Realism), Epiphysicalist (Conscious Realism) Framework 00:20:15 - Physicalist Framework  00:22:07 - Physicalism and Science 00:27: 25 - Implications of Finding Structures Beyond Space-time 00:29:28 - The Amplituhedron 00:40:07 - The Evolution 00:47:19 - Integrated Information Theory and Global Workspace Theory 00:50:58 - Dr. Hoffman's Proposed Theories 00:56:51 - Consciousness as Defined by Conscious Realism 01:02:30 - Nature of Reality 01:05:24 - How His Theories Interface With Spiritual Teachings 01:11:50 - What Are The Impacts Of Dr. Hoffman's Theories And His Hospitalization Due To COVID-19 01:15:20 - Impacts of Dr. Hoffman's Theories of Consciousness to Other Belief Systems 01:18:25 - Can Psychedelics Evolve  Pointers  01:21:20 - Dr. Hoffman's Meditation 01:31:07 - More About Dr. Hoffman and His Works 01:31:57 - A Preview of His Upcoming Journal   Find out more from Smarter, Not Harder: Website: https://troscriptions.com/blogs/podcast | https://www.homehope.org Instagram: @troscriptions | @homehopeorg   Find out more about Dr. Donald Hoffman: Twitter: https://twitter.com/donalddhoffman Website: http://www.cogsci.uci.edu/~ddhoff/ TEDTalk: “Do We See Reality as It Is?” Books:  “The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes”  “Visual Intelligence: How We Create What We See” “Observer Mechanics: A Formal Theory of Perception”   Get 10% Off Your Purchase of Metabolomics Module by using PODCAST10 at https://www.homehope.org   Get 10% Off your Trosciptions purchase by using POD10 at https://www.troscriptions.com   Get daily content from the hosts of Smarter Not Harder by following @troscriptions on Instagram. 

What do you want to be when you grow up?  Or now that you are grown, what do you wish you were able to be?How about being a Gospel-Centered Person?  What is a Gospel-Centered Person?  Join Joel and Ryan as they discuss Romans 1:8-17, ESPECIALLY verses 16-17!The Gospel is Jesus: His Words, His Works, His Actions, and His LIFE given for our sins on the Cross and His RISING from the dead THREE DAYS LATER.Can we ever be TOO GOSPEL CENTERED?  You will love this episode because the Gospel is the POWER of GOD for ALL who BELIEVE!Let's grow together and keep the conversation going on how we can be even MORE Gospel-Centered in our every day life!  Share this episode with a friend, especially a friend who needs to believe in Jesus as their Savior!Email us at cornerstoneonourwayhome@gmail.com

Interview starts at 31:00   Katherine Chiljan joins us to chat about her research into the real Shakespeare and her book “Shakespeare Suppressed - The Uncensored Truth About Shakespeare and His Works”. We do talk about the Bacon cipher and theory, some notes from Manly P. Hall's All Seeing Eye, Alan Green's sacred measurements of the pyramid and the folio cover. We also get into her decades of research, why the “Professors” don't acknowledge this, how we are stuck in this paradigm, what the contemporaries wrote, the debate on TV, John Dee and letters from Oxford.   What is a shaking spear, and who won the jousting? We also chat about the potentials for further research and what she would do if she could. There is still lots that can be done!   https://shakespearesuppressed.com/   In the intro we chat about Project Ice Breaker, our recent trip to the Scablands with Randall Carlson, and some social media feedback.    See links below for stuff we chatted about:   https://contactatthecabin.com/   https://www.globalgovernmentfintech.com/cbdcs-effective-for-cross-border-wholesale-transactions-franco-swiss-trial-concludes/   https://www.globalgovernmentfintech.com/project-icebreaker-looks-to-test-immediate-cross-border-retail-cbdc-payments/   https://grimerica.ca/2019/06/04/ep352/ Alan Green   https://shakespeareoxfordfellowship.org/top-reasons-why-edward-de-vere-17th-earl-of-oxford-was-shakespeare/   Help support the show because without your help we can't continue to address these controversial topics. If you value this content with 0 ads, 0 sponsorships, 0 breaks, 0 portals and links to corporate websites, please assist. Many hours of unlimited content for free. Thanks for listening!!   Support the show directly: http://www.grimerica.ca/support https://www.patreon.com/grimerica   http://www.grimericaoutlawed.ca/support www.Rokfin.com/Grimerica   Get your Magic Mushrooms delivered from: Champignon Magique  Mushroom Spores, Spore Syringes, Best Spore Syringes,Grow Mushrooms Spores Lab Buy DMT Canada Other affiliated shows: https://grimericaoutlawed.ca/The newer controversial Grimerica Outlawed Grimerica Show https://www.13questionspodcast.com/ Our New Podcast - 13 Questions   Join the chat / hangout with a bunch of fellow Grimerican's  Https://t.me.grimerica www.grimerica.ca/chats https://discord.gg/qfrHVvP3   1-403-702-6083 Call and leave a voice mail or send us a text   Check out our next trip/conference/meetup - Contact at the Cabin www.contactatthecabin.com   Leave a review on iTunes and/or Stitcher: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/grimerica-outlawed http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/grimerica-outlawed   Sign up for our newsletter http://www.grimerica.ca/news   SPAM Graham = and send him your synchronicities, feedback, strange experiences and psychedelic trip reports!! graham@grimerica.com   InstaGRAM https://www.instagram.com/the_grimerica_show_podcast/  Tweet Darren https://twitter.com/Grimerica   Connect through other platforms: https://www.reddit.com/r/grimerica/  https://gab.ai/Grimerica    Purchase swag, with partial proceeds donated to the show www.grimerica.ca/swag   Send us a postcard or letter http://www.grimerica.ca/contact/ ART Napolean Duheme's site http://www.lostbreadcomic.com/  MUSIC Felix's Site sirfelix.bandcamp.com Broke for Free

There are many prophecies within the ancient scriptures that are now coming to pass. And generations before, it wasn't understood exactly how do you spell aesthetic events would look. It was shown to be physical events that would take place such as the apocalypse, the rapture and the end of the ages. But many individuals are now experiencing are these prophecies in a spiritual manner. People are finding that is happening and looks nothing like what they expected. The dead in Christ are rising, they are returning to their former houses and ministering from beyond the veil. Emanuel Swedenborg in the 1600s wrote about these events that he was experiencing in his life as well. He also had biblical Foundation for these encounters, yet he was looked at as a heretic and Madman by many of his peers. His Works have survived the test of time and are now being presented to a new audience, and just at the perfect time.After serving as Writer, Production Manager, and then Director of Content Strategy for Off The Left Eye, she now serves as the Vice President of Publishing for the Swedenborg Foundation and is the creator, writer, and host of the spirituality podcast Inside Off The Left Eye, which shares insights from Swedenborg's works and delves into their historical context.https://www.youtube.com/c/offTheLeftEye

There are many prophecies within the ancient scriptures that are now coming to pass. And generations before, it wasn't understood exactly how do you spell aesthetic events would look. It was shown to be physical events that would take place such as the apocalypse, the rapture and the end of the ages. But many individuals are now experiencing are these prophecies in a spiritual manner. People are finding that is happening and looks nothing like what they expected. The dead in Christ are rising, they are returning to their former houses and ministering from beyond the veil. Emanuel Swedenborg in the 1600s wrote about these events that he was experiencing in his life as well. He also had biblical Foundation for these encounters, yet he was looked at as a heretic and Madman by many of his peers. His Works have survived the test of time and are now being presented to a new audience, and just at the perfect time.After serving as Writer, Production Manager, and then Director of Content Strategy for Off The Left Eye, she now serves as the Vice President of Publishing for the Swedenborg Foundation and is the creator, writer, and host of the spirituality podcast Inside Off The Left Eye, which shares insights from Swedenborg's works and delves into their historical context.https://www.youtube.com/c/offTheLeftEye

There are many prophecies within the ancient scriptures that are now coming to pass. And generations before, it wasn't understood exactly how do you spell aesthetic events would look. It was shown to be physical events that would take place such as the apocalypse, the rapture and the end of the ages. But many individuals are now experiencing are these prophecies in a spiritual manner. People are finding that is happening and looks nothing like what they expected. The dead in Christ are rising, they are returning to their former houses and ministering from beyond the veil. Emanuel Swedenborg in the 1600s wrote about these events that he was experiencing in his life as well. He also had biblical Foundation for these encounters, yet he was looked at as a heretic and Madman by many of his peers. His Works have survived the test of time and are now being presented to a new audience, and just at the perfect time.After serving as Writer, Production Manager, and then Director of Content Strategy for Off The Left Eye, she now serves as the Vice President of Publishing for the Swedenborg Foundation and is the creator, writer, and host of the spirituality podcast Inside Off The Left Eye, which shares insights from Swedenborg's works and delves into their historical context.https://www.youtube.com/c/offTheLeftEye

There are many prophecies within the ancient scriptures that are now coming to pass. And generations before, it wasn't understood exactly how do you spell aesthetic events would look. It was shown to be physical events that would take place such as the apocalypse, the rapture and the end of the ages. But many individuals are now experiencing are these prophecies in a spiritual manner. People are finding that is happening and looks nothing like what they expected. The dead in Christ are rising, they are returning to their former houses and ministering from beyond the veil. Emanuel Swedenborg in the 1600s wrote about these events that he was experiencing in his life as well. He also had biblical Foundation for these encounters, yet he was looked at as a heretic and Madman by many of his peers. His Works have survived the test of time and are now being presented to a new audience, and just at the perfect time.After serving as Writer, Production Manager, and then Director of Content Strategy for Off The Left Eye, she now serves as the Vice President of Publishing for the Swedenborg Foundation and is the creator, writer, and host of the spirituality podcast Inside Off The Left Eye, which shares insights from Swedenborg's works and delves into their historical context.https://www.youtube.com/c/offTheLeftEye

There are many prophecies within the ancient scriptures that are now coming to pass. And generations before, it wasn't understood exactly how do you spell aesthetic events would look. It was shown to be physical events that would take place such as the apocalypse, the rapture and the end of the ages. But many individuals are now experiencing are these prophecies in a spiritual manner. People are finding that is happening and looks nothing like what they expected. The dead in Christ are rising, they are returning to their former houses and ministering from beyond the veil. Emanuel Swedenborg in the 1600s wrote about these events that he was experiencing in his life as well. He also had biblical Foundation for these encounters, yet he was looked at as a heretic and Madman by many of his peers. His Works have survived the test of time and are now being presented to a new audience, and just at the perfect time.After serving as Writer, Production Manager, and then Director of Content Strategy for Off The Left Eye, she now serves as the Vice President of Publishing for the Swedenborg Foundation and is the creator, writer, and host of the spirituality podcast Inside Off The Left Eye, which shares insights from Swedenborg's works and delves into their historical context.https://www.youtube.com/c/offTheLeftEye

We're talking faith in Jesus Christ and how we are walking out our journey.   We Recommend The Yada Yada Prayer Group- Neta Jackson Who would have imagined that God would make a prayer group as mismatched as ours the closest of friends?  Dave & Neta Jackson - Windy City Stories (daveneta.com)   Mere Christianity  In the classic Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis, the most important writer of the 20th century, explores the common ground upon which all of those of Christian faith stand together. C. S. Lewis | The Official Website for C. S. Lewis and His Works (cslewis.com)   The Church of Cowards This rousing call to the real adventure of a living faith is a wake-up call to complacent Christians and a rallying cry for anyone dissatisfied with a lukewarm faith. The Matt Walsh Show | The Daily Wire  

What we learn from this text is that we cannot and must not stop from talking about the signs, wonders, and miracles that God has done in us and for us.  These are the testimonies to His Works that bring glory to God and proclaim the Good News that brings others to trust in the Awesome, Miracle-Working God who we serve.

Whenever I hear the phrase "he made the cut" or "making the cut" I think of players on some sort of sports team or something where they had to go through a great testing period before they were considered acceptable enough to move on up to the final action, or be drafted. I tried to look that phrase or idiom up and apparently it is used a lot in golf lol. I couldn't seem to find the phrase origin but in my mind, I also thought of the early origin of the film industry when the editors physically cut out parts of a film and if your performance wasn't good enough, you might, as they say, "end up on the cutting room floor" and possibly even cut out of the movie's end credits! The fact is, that none of us want to be cut out of the action. None of us want to be cut out of the winnings and rewards that come from participating in the action either! And do you know that the Lord doesn't want to cut us out? But WE are the ones who are making a decision day by day as to whether we are IN Christ or OUT of Christ. That is a choice WE make. And John 15 goes over this and describes the results of not "abiding" in Christ. Disobedience to the Word of God is one way to not abide. Loving our idols and the things that take our heart or service away from Him is not abiding. Accepting the principles of this world and making them our truths and placing them above the stated Word of God is not abiding in Him. When we choose to sin. When we choose to not forgive. When we're "too busy" to go to church or to do something God has directed us to do. When we spiritualize disobedience, meaning, we say that "the Holy Spirit told me" to do this or that which is in direct contradiction to a command so clearly defined in the Bible but looks good to others when you say it. No that is called a slap in the Lord's face. What is it then? Is it through works that we make the cut then? Jesus spoke of having a confrontation in the future with these so-called "Christian" believers who were doing some pretty convincing works, signs as you might say of a believer: "Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." (Matthew 7: 22-23) May God have mercy on us! Today is the day of salvation! Today is the day that we make a choice to repent and turn back toward the Lord, to KNOW HIM is to KNOW HIS WORD AND OBEY IT. "Working iniquity" is actively choosing to disobey God's Word or even claiming ignorance to it! We can break the law here on earth and still be fined despite claiming ignorance to it! How much more does God consider His Law holy?? We cannot plead the Blood of Jesus or come under His Wings of protection if we are actively disobeying Him. And we can only learn how to obey Him and do His Works with His help, with the Helper He gave us, the Holy Spirit. It is He who guides us into all Truth (John 16:13), and who is the Truth? Jesus said "I am the Way, the Life and the Truth" (John 14:6) and we know in John 15--apart from Jesus WE CAN DO NOTHING (John 15:5)! And the opposite is true!  With faith in God and obedience to His Word, we can do the impossible things that the Father tells us to do and that is the difference (Hebrews 11:6)! That is why we need His Word AND the Guide, His Holy Spirit. For when we choose to not "abide" in Him as John 15 describes, we are shriveled branches of the Vine --yikes!--and the Bible says that "men" will gather those branches up to be "burned". We may look good to others even as we walk in disobedience and the Bible warns us NOT to be those or associate with those who have chosen the religious "form of godliness but deny the power thereof" in 2 Timothy 3:5. Persecution does come to believers butSupport the show

Sermon: "God's Glory in His Works and Word" by Bernard Adams

Dr. Stephen Davies is the Head of Education at the IEA and he has authored several books, like “The Economics and Politics of Brexit” and “Street-Wise Guide to the Devil and His Works”. ---- Guest Links ----- https://iea.org.uk/dr-stephen-davies/ https://www.amazon.com/Economics-Politics-Brexit-Realignment-British-ebook/dp/B087SR411C https://www.amazon.com/Street-wise-Guide-Devil-Works-Guides/dp/1911454765/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&qid=1614937854&refinements=p_27%3ADr.+Stephen+Davies&s=books&sr=1-3 https://web.facebook.com/stephen.davies.710667 WorldView is a media company that delivers in-depth conversations, debates, round-table discussions, and general entertainment. Most of our content will be focused on news and politics, centered on South Africa. But the rest will be chats with figures around the world and from all walks of life to create a package that will inevitably broaden your WorldView. ---- Links ----- https://twitter.com/Broadworldview https://web.facebook.com/BroadWorldView https://anchor.fm/broadworldview You can donate at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46136545&fan_landing=true Music: https://www.bensound.com​​​​​

Would you believe us if we told you that a ninth century forgery, attributed to one of the greatest philosophers of all time, went on to fool centuries of readers and introduce its true author, one of the greatest mystics of the west, to the world of medieval philosophy? Exploring Maimonides' struggle with the peculiar notion of God that he adopts from the Theology of Aristotle. Join us to learn about Maimonides Apophatic/Negative Theology, Creation vs Emanation, Immanence and Transcendence, Contradiction and Humility. Thank you to Shalem College for hosting this week's vid: https://shalem.ac.il/en/ and thank you to Chezi and Seth for connecting us. 00:00 The Philosopher and the Mystic 00:57 The Forgery 06:21 Neoplatonism 10:43 Primary themes of the Theology 13:30 A Theological Mix 15:28 Pure Being, Negative Theology 20:06 Creation vs Emanation 23:24 Immanence and Transcendence 24:51 Contradiction and Humility Sources and Further Reading Alexander Altmann, "Maimonides on the Intellect and the Scope of Metaphysics," in idem, Von der mittelalterlichen zur modernen Aufklärung, Tübingen: Mohr, 1987, 60-129, at 123. Alfred Ivry, "Islamic and Greek Influences on Maimonides' Philosophy," in Maimonides and Philosophy, 1986, p. 149-51 Alfred Ivry, ‘Isma'ili Theology and Maimonides' Philosophy,' in The Jews of Medieval Islam, 1995, p. 280. Alfred Ivry, “Neoplatonic Currents in Maimonides' Thought,” in Perspectives on Maimonides, ed. Joel Kraemer, London: Littman, 1996, 115–140 Alfred Ivry, Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed: A Philosophical Guide, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016, p. 38 Arthur Hyman, "Maimonides on Religious Language," in Perspectives on Maimonides (see note 6), 175-91 Christian Wildberg, "Neoplatonism", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2021 Edition) Cristina D'Ancona, “The Theology attributed to Aristotle: Sources, Structure, Influence,” In The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Philosophy, New York, Oxford University Press, 2017 Cristina D'Ancona, "Pseudo- Theology of Aristotle, Chapter 1: Structure and Composition," Oriens 36 (2001): 78-112. Cristina D'Ancona, "The Arabic “Theology of Aristotle”" In obo in Classics. 2 May. 2022. Diana Lobel, “Silence Is Praise to You” Maimonides on Negative Theology, Looseness of Expression, and Religious Experience, in American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly vol. 76, no. 1, 2002 Elliot Wolfson “Via Negativa in Maimonides and Its Impact on Thirteenth- Century Kabbalah.” In Maimonidean Studies 5, 2008 F.W. Zimmerman, "The Origins of the So-Called Theology of Aristotle," in Pseudo-Aristotle in the Middle Ages, London: Warburg Institute, 1986, 110-24. Herbert A. Davidson, Moses Maimonides: The Man and His Works, 2001, p. 111 Ithamar Gruenwald, “Maimonides' Quest beyond Philosophy and Prophecy,” in Perspectives, ed. J. L. Kraemer (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996), pp. 145. Kraemer, “Maimonides and the Spanish Aristotelian School,” p. 45 Moshe Idel, "Jewish Kabbalah and Platonism in the Middle Ages and Renaissance," in Neoplatonism and Jewish Thought, 1992, pp. 338-43; Paul Fenton, "The Arabic and Hebrew Versions of the Theology of Aristotle,” in Pseudo-Aristotle in the Middle Ages 241-64. Peter Adamson, The Arabic Plotinus: A Philosophical Study of the 'Theology of Aristotle,' 2002 Sarah Pessin, The Influence of Islamic Thought on Maimonides, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2005 Join us: https://facebook.com/seekersofunity https://instagram.com/seekersofunity https://www.twitter.com/seekersofu https://www.seekersofunity.com patreon: https://www.patreon.com/seekers paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RKCYGQSMJFDRU

Dr. Stephen Davies is the Head of Education at the IEA and he has authored several books, like “The Economics and Politics of Brexit” and “Street-Wise Guide to the Devil and His Works”. ---- Guest Links ----- https://iea.org.uk/dr-stephen-davies/ https://www.amazon.com/Economics-Politics-Brexit-Realignment-British-ebook/dp/B087SR411C https://www.amazon.com/Street-wise-Guide-Devil-Works-Guides/dp/1911454765/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&qid=1614937854&refinements=p_27%3ADr.+Stephen+Davies&s=books&sr=1-3 https://web.facebook.com/stephen.davies.710667 WorldView is a media company that delivers in-depth conversations, debates, round-table discussions, and general entertainment. Most of our content will be focused on news and politics, centered on South Africa. But the rest will be chats with figures around the world and from all walks of life to create a package that will inevitably broaden your WorldView. ---- Links ----- https://twitter.com/Broadworldview https://web.facebook.com/BroadWorldView https://anchor.fm/broadworldview You can donate at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=46136545&fan_landing=true Music: https://www.bensound.com​​​​​

This is the 4th sermon in an ongoing verse by verse study of John 5. The theme of this series in Christ's DEITY and POWER as displayed by His WORKS and His WORDS.

My guest is another WINNING MIND from history: He was born in Ireland in 1898. His mother died when he was 10, and 1 month later he moved to England to attend school. He later joined the British army and fought in WW1. He was a friend if J.R.R. Tolkien, author of the “Lord of the Rings.” He was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954, when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. [He] wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year. One of his works is the classic series: The Chronicles of Narnia. Who is this WINNING…and apparently, WRITING MIND? It is Clive Staples Lewis, also known as CS Lewis. This reading is called “On Living in an Atomic Age” is just one of the many essays in a book called “Present Concerns.” It is a collection of essays CS Lewis wrote and published during his life. It speaks of an Atomic Bomb, which I think is relevant to us now, but could also be substituted with the threat of pandemic, war, famine, or whatever else seems to threaten us any given year. Thank you for listening. I hope you enjoy this, and that it challenges you to think and live, and that it contributes to your next WINNING decision. Anthony Pompliano Pomp

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Today on Walden Wednesday we continue reading Enos Mills' classic, Wild Life On the Rockies. Mills was a huge nature lover and nature guide who lived in the late 1880's, early 1900's. He wrote his experiences and observations of the West, and mostly about his beloved Rocky Mountains. I love the chapter we are visiting today called, “The Beaver and His Works”. Here, Enos points out the antics, and importance of the beaver, a keystone species that supports the entire biological community. Without this industrious creature, our streams, rivers and landscapes erode and dry up, leaving an ugly, dry, barren land. Something to chew on for sure. Dam straight. Beaver dam that is! So sit back here by the stream and enjoy, “The Beaver and His Works” from Wild Life on the Rockies, by Enos Mills.

Dan Roeber summarizes Season 3 on theology! He also recommends these books: A Practical Primer on Theological Method: Table Manners for Discussing God, His Works, and His Ways by Kreider and Svigel and Confronting Christianity by Rebecca McLaughlin.

Dan Roeber summarizes Season 3 on theology! He also recommends these books: A Practical Primer on Theological Method: Table Manners for Discussing God, His Works, and His Ways by Kreider and Svigel and Confronting Christianity by Rebecca McLaughlin.

"He Has Sealed His Mission and His Works with His Own Blood." Moderators Barbara Morgan Gardner and Daniel Becerra, with featured guest Lita Little Giddins, take a deeper dive into the weekly Come, Follow Me resource. Come Follow Up complements your weekly personal and family scripture study.

Discussion about Come, Follow Me, Doctrine and Covenants 135-136, "He 'Has Sealed His Mission and His Works with His Own Blood'"

This week we are reading in Doctrine and Covenants sections 135 and 136. He Has Sealed His Mission and His Works with His Own Blood. This episode is all about the martyrdom of Prophet Joseph Smith. Come Follow Me Podcast for Kids by Come Follow Me Kids following the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

CarthageAmazing GracePioneersLesson 48—November 21“He Has Sealed His Mission and His Works with His Own Blood”#DoctrineandCovenants #comefollowme #comefollowme2021 #realtalkcomefollowmeWhat's a song and scripture that would bring you peace when you needed it most? What does it feel like to be found and hugged by the Savior? How do you walk in the covenant path?In addition to answering all of these questions in today's episode, our hosts discuss the martyrdom of Joseph Smith. Both Ganely-Lyn and Scott testify of their witness of his martyrdom while visiting Carthage Jail. The purpose of pioneering, Eliza Snow's poem, the heart of spiritual pioneers, and modern pioneers walking by faith into uncertainty are also topics touched on in today's discussion.Invitation: What is one significant way you can take care of the poor and those who really have so little?

This is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 48, “He ‘Has Sealed His Mission and His Works with His Own Blood'” on D&C 135-136. The panelists for this roundtable were Kris Frederickson and Martin Tanner. This roundtable was extracted from the October 17th broadcast of Interpreter Radio. The complete […] The post Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 48 (D&C 135-136) first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.

This is an Interpreter Radio Roundtable for Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 48, “He ‘Has Sealed His Mission and His Works with His Own Blood'” on D&C 135-136. The panelists for this roundtable were Kris Frederickson and Martin Tanner. This roundtable was extracted from the October 17th broadcast of Interpreter Radio. The complete […] The post Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 48 (D&C 135-136) first appeared on The Interpreter Foundation.

Author Katherine Chiljan joins S.T. Patrick to discuss the Shakespeare conspiracy. Was William Shakespeare who we have long been taught he was? Was he someone else entirely different? Why would his authorship have been hidden? Was it a consortium? Were there women involved? What about Sir Francis Bacon, Christopher Marlowe, and the Earl of Derby? How does Hamlet hold key clues to his identity? What were the real reasons for the caricature of Richard III? Who is Edward de Vere, the Earl of Oxford? Katherine Chiljan is the author of Shakespeare Suppressed: The Uncensored Truth About Shakespeare and His Works. There is also a fine website where more information can be found. To purchase garrison.: The Journal of History & Deep Politics, go to http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/MidnightWriterNews. If you'd like to support the efforts of the “Midnight Writer News Show” and garrison.: The Journal of History & Deep Politics, you can send donations via PayPal to MidnightWriterNews@gmail.com.

(Ephesians 6:19-20; 5:18) In my last podcast, I focused on apostle Paul's request to the Ephesus believers to please pray for him that God will give him the right message to speak. (Utterance) also that he will not be afraid to tell people about God's good news. Today, I feel I should give practical example of how the Holy Spirit gives me the right message to speak, and the boldness He gives me to tell people I get in contact with, about God's good news. Today's example will be one of the many ways the Holy Spirit helps me to tell my learners about God's love. Recently, during one of our group discussions, one of my learners talked about drugs and asked me if I have taken drugs before. Immediately, Holy Spirit inspired answer came to my mind and I told him that I am always high! Always high- drunk- in the Spirit. I am always conscious that Gods lives in me. Ephesians 5:18 says “And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,” ‭ Truthfully, as someone mentioned - when you are drunk in the Holy Spirit, you are being overcome by the presence of God and His love with the ability to speak in other tongues. There is also confidence and desire to preach to anyone about Jesus without any fear. The more we study the Word of God, the more God sheds His light to our mind. He opens our eyes of understanding and when a need arises to answer someone concerning God's love and His Works, His Holy Spirit will remind us of a specific Scriptural verse that will be suitable answer or solution to the particular situation. Believe! Reach out to someone. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abimbola-arawande/message

We conclude our testimony with this third part of Our Father's Heart and how it came to fruition. We hope this will help all of you listeners have a better insight and appreciation for what we are doing in sharing these podcasts. We hope and pray they are a blessing to you personally, as you are uplifted and encouraged through the testimonies that are released. We also hope and pray that through the teachings you will better understand His Word, His Will, His Ways, and His Works in the hopes that your walk with our Father, the Lord Jesus Christ, will be ever more pleasing in His sight, day by day.Website: ourfathersheart.orgPodcast: https://www.ourfathersheart.org/podcastYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_4PEL5CenmViSz2zjH3M6wRumble Channel: https://rumble.com/c/c-877845Please visit Our Father's Heart for more information and if you would like to support our efforts you can do so through Paypal (Paypal.me/jbenjesus), Cash App ($jbenjesus), or Venmo (@jbenjesus).  Support the show (https://paypal.me/jbenjesus?locale.x=en_US)

Today's spirited Daily Star Devotion audio podcast dubbed - BEING FULL OF HOLY SPIRIT & POWER by Pastor Mike S. Banda of Glorious Trinity Synagogues (G.T.S) in Accra, Ghana. Many Christians dont know that we are full of Holy Spirit who is in us following our acceptance of Jesus Christ as our Lord and personal Savior. Holy Spirit in us, is our guarantor and assurance as children of God. Holy Spirit in us also leads inwardly, teaches, strenghtens, comforts, reveals etc. Additionally, Holy Spirit upon us or who comes upon us , comes with His Fire & Power for His Works, Witness, Manifestation of Christ as He takes hold of our body and spirit for outreaching and bearing Christ fruits which are His Church, Souls and Kingdom expansion. God's power is everywhere but it manifest, activates when the atmosphere is right. Fasting, reading scriptures regularly, constant prayers, walking and living in love, witnessing about Christ, Having Faith, being givers, worshipping, praising & thanking God , living in righteousness etc. For all enquiries & related issues, contact Pastor Mike S. Banda of Glorious Trinity Synagogues (G.T.S), on +233266450929 (whatapps) or thewatered @aol.com.

This revealed Will of God is either manifested to us in His Word, or in His Works. The former is His commanding Will, the latter His affecting or permitting Will. John Flavel 

June 13, 2021Why Must God Rejoice in His Works? Psalm 104Coty Pinckney preaching,Series: The Songs of the People of GodClick here to listen

The Personhood of the Holy Spirit: Part 3 - His Works by Rev. Gregory G. Capel, Jr.

A new MP3 sermon from Redeemer Reformation Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Why Christ Came: To Destroy the Devil and His Works Subtitle: Advent 2020 Speaker: Brian Cochran Broadcaster: Redeemer Reformation Church Event: Sunday - AM Date: 12/13/2020 Bible: 1 John 3:8 Length: 41 min.

My Glorious HOPE Psalm 33:18-19 But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose HOPE is in his unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.” What is Hope? - expectation - confidence- trust Hope : - to want something to happen or - be truehopes for a promotion - hoping for the best Hopes on 3 strong Foundation 1. Word of God - His Promises Jeremiah 29:11 NIV For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you HOPE and a future. Psalm 33:18-19 But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose HOPE is in his unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.” (A Book of All Time)God's continuing involvement in mankind's affairs: God has spoken – Revelation - nasabi na ng Diyos God speaks – Continuing Relationship - Patuloy na sinasabi n'ya o nag sa salita pa. Luke 5:5 NIV Simon answered, “Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. > But because you SAY so (at your WORD), > I will let down the nets.” 2. Work of JESUS 1 Mga Taga-Corinto 15:17-20 17]At kung hindi muling binuhay si Cristo, kayo'y hindi pa nalilinis sa inyong mga kasalanan at walang katuturan ang inyong pananampalataya. 18]Hindi lamang iyan, lilitaw pa na ang lahat ng namatay na sumasampalataya kay Cristo ay napahamak. 19]Kung ang pag-asa natin kay Cristo ay para lamang sa buhay na ito, tayo na ang pinakakawawa sa lahat ng tao. 20]Ngunit ngayong si Cristo'y muling binuhay, ito'y katibayan na muling bubuhayin ang mga patay. 1 Peter 2:24-25Christ himself carried our sins in his body to the cross, so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness. It is by his wounds that you have been healed. 1 Pedro 2:24 Sa kanyang pagkamatay sa krus, pinasan niya ang bigat ng ating mga kasalanan upang tayo'y mamatay na sa kasalanan at mamuhay ayon sa kalooban ng Diyos. Kayo'y pinagaling na sa pamamagitan ng kanyang mga sugat. 1 Pedro 2:25 Sapagkat kayo ay tulad ng mga tupang naliligaw, ngunit ngayon kayo'y nanumbalik na upang sumunod sa Pastol at Tagapangalaga ng inyong mga kaluluwa. Now IN CHRIST we are destined: Eph. 2:10 To do good works-His Works through us “ For we are His workmanship, created IN CHRIST JESUS FOR GOOD WORKS, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” Mga Taga-Efeso 2:10 Sapagkat tayo'y nilalang ng Diyos; nilikha sa pamamagitan ni Cristo Jesus upang iukol natin ang ating buhay sa paggawa ng mabuti. Iyan ang layuning pinili ng Diyos para sa atin noong una pa man. 3. Witness of the Holy spirit. Acts 2:39 “For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.” - He is God eternally existent. - Active throughout history. - Foretold by all prophets. - Empowered Jesus' ministry. Romans “ For whom He foreknew He predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.” Rom 8:29 “…and the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one...and I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You love Me will be in them, and I in them.” John 17: 22 & 26

“When we look at the book of Acts – we see how the Church was unleashed!” Join us as Pastor Don looks at how the world was turned upside down by Jesus!  “When His Spirit is alive in our hearts, His WORKS will be on our tongues!  If the Gospel reached the ones that killed […] The post 10-11-20 the CHURCH – Pentecost appeared first on Central Christian Church.

A new MP3 sermon from Mount Zion Bible Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Glory in the Lord and His Works Speaker: Pastor Jeff Pollard Broadcaster: Mount Zion Bible Church Event: Sunday Service Date: 9/23/2020 Bible: Psalm 105:1-5 Length: 85 min.

We all have work to do for God. But often we are not aware of the power God has made available under certain callings to manifest His Works in the earth. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lela-winston/support

This sermon was preached by Pastor. Reuben M Sathiyaraj, Founder & Senior Pastor of Agape Bible Church, Bangalore in 2013 missions Sunday. This sermon teaches us about 3 Cs (Concern, Co-operation & Co-ordination, Commitment) in His works. Each one of us should have 1. Concern about un-reached people, 2. Co-operation & Co-ordination among God's people, 3. Commitment for His Works. If we have all these 3Cs, Lord will use us mightily and all the prayers of many people coming to Jesus Christ will become a reality. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/agapebangalore/message

EPISODE #355 THE REAL SHAKESPEARE Richard speaks with an author and independent scholar about the likelihood that the plays and poems attributed to William Shakespeare were written by the nobleman Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford. GUEST: Katherine Chiljan  is an independent scholar who has studied the Shakespeare authorship question since 1985. She debated the subject with English professors at the Smithsonian Institution in 2003. Her book "Shakespeare Suppressed" (2011, reprinted 2016) earned her an award for distinguished scholarship at Concordia University in 2012. Chiljan edited Letters and Poems of Edward,Earl of Oxford (1998), contributed to Contested Year (2016), and has written several articles in Oxfordian publications.  She is the author of Shakespeare Suppressed: The Uncensored Truth about Shakespeare and His Works.   PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! Strange Planet's Fullscript Dispensary- an online service offering hundreds of professional supplement brands, personal care items, essential oils, pet care products and much more. Nature Grade, Science Made!  C60EVO.COM The Secret is out about this powerful anti-oxidant. The Purest C60 available is ESS60.  Buy Direct from the SourceUse the Code RS1SPEC for special discount. Change and Formula 13 TeasAll Organic, No Caffeine, Non GMO!  More Energy!  Order now, use the code 'unlimited' and your first purchase ships for free.

We are finishing up The Scarlet Line with Priest of God. We are all called to be Priests. God has annoited each one of us to do His Works, to bring His kingdom to Earth, to love His people. Pastor will show us again today the importance of the Mercy Seat and how God has called us each to be a Priest.

Who came to earth to the manger?  There are 4 insights or pointers to Who came: #1 - His PROPHECY #2 - His WORKS #3 - His WORDS #4 - His EXPOSITORS (His messengers: The Apostles & writers of scripture)   Conclusion: Why was it important for God to come to that manger?  3 reasons- 1) To handle your sins 2) To handle your sanctification 3) To handle your send off 

After David had died, Moses/Maimonides still had a lot of life left to live, so this episode is about that life in Ayyubid Egypt. If you like what you hear and want to chip in to support the podcast, my Patreon is here, my Ko-fi is here, and Paypal is here. I'm on Twitter @circus_human, Instagram @humancircuspod, my website is www.humancircuspodcast.com, and I have some things on Redbubble at https://www.redbubble.com/people/humancircus. Sources:Ben-Sasson, Menahem. "Maimonides in Egypt: The First Stage," in Maimonidean Studies: vol. 1, edited by Arthur Hyman. Yeshiva University Press, 1991.Bareket, Elinoar. Fustat on the Nile: The Jewish Elite in Medieval Egypt. Brill, 1999.Davidson, Herbert, A. Moses Maimonides: The Man and His Works. Oxford University Press, 2004.Goitein, S.D. A Mediterranean Society: The Jewish Communities of the Arab World as Portrayed in the Documents of the Cairo Geniza, Vol. IV: Daily Life. University of California Press, 2000.Halbertal, Moshe. Maimonides: Life and Thought, translated by Joel Linsider. Princeton University Press, 2014.Koros, Sarah. "Maimonides' Influence on Modern Judaic Thought and Practice," in Forbes & Fifth. Volume 10, Spring 2007.Kraemer, Joel L. Maimonides: The Life and World of One of Civilization's Greatest Minds. Doubleday, 2010.Rudavsky, T.M. Maimonides. John Wiley & Sons, 2009. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Moses and David ben Maimon make their home in Fatimid - soon to be Ayyubid - Egypt, where the Nile and caravan routes linked the Mediterranean ports to the Red Sea and the crossing to the coast of India, a crossing David would attempt to make. If you like what you hear and want to chip in to support the podcast, my Patreon is here, my Ko-fi is here, and Paypal is here. I'm on Twitter @circus_human, Instagram @humancircuspod, my website is www.humancircuspodcast.com, and I have some things on Redbubble at https://www.redbubble.com/people/humancircus. Sources:The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela, translated by Marcus Nathan Adler.  Philipp Feldheim, inc.Judaism in Practice: From the Middle Ages Through the Early Modern Period, edited by Lawrence Fine. Princeton University Press, 2001.Abu-Lughod, Janet L. Before European Hegemony: The World System A.D. 1250-1350. Oxford University Press, 1989.Bareket, Elinoar. Fustat on the Nile: The Jewish Elite in Medieval Egypt. Brill, 1999.Cooper, John. The Medieval Nile: Route, Navigation, and Landscape in Islamic Egypt. The American University in Cairo Press, 2014.Bramoullé, David. "The Fatimids and the Red Sea (969-1171)," in Navigated Spaces, Connected Places. Archaeopress, 2012.Davidson, Herbert, A. Moses Maimonides: The Man and His Works. Oxford University Press, 2004.Goitein, S.D. A Mediterranean Society: The Jewish Communities of the Arab World as Portrayed in the Documents of the Cairo Geniza, Vol. IV: Daily Life. University of California Press, 2000.Goitein, S.D. & Friedman, Mordechai A. India Traders of the Middle Ages: Documents from the Cairo Geniza. Brill, 2007.Halbertal, Moshe. Maimonidies: Life and Thought, translated by Joel Linsider. Princeton University Press, 2014.Jacoby, David.  "The Economic Function of the Crusader States of the Levant: a New Approach," in Medieval Trade in the Eastern Mediterranean and Beyond. Routledge, 2018. Kraemer, Joel L. Maimonides: The Life and World of One of Civilization's Greatest Minds. Doubleday, 2010.Margariti, Roxani Eleni. Aden and the Indian Ocean Trade: 150 Years in the Life of a Medieval Arabian Port. University of North Carolina Press, 2007.Peacock, Andrew & Peacock, David. "The Enigma of 'Aydhab: a Medieval Islamic Port on the Red Sea Coast," in The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 2008.  Udovitch, Abraham L. "Medieval Alexandria: Some Evidence from the Cairo Genizah Documents," in Alexandria and Alexandrianism: Papers Delivered at a Symposium Organized by The J. Paul Getty Museum and The Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities and Held at the Museum, April 22–25, 1993. Getty Publications, 1996.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Friday! • Sonnet 116 • Shakespeare and His Works • 3 Film Adaptations • Tuesday’s Recommendation Reminder • Weak • Burn • Be Kind to Someone

This is my first episode on Maimonides/Moses and his little brother David, on their exile from their homeland in Al-Andalus, and on their winding way to Egypt, which would be their long-term home. If you like what you hear and want to chip in to support the podcast, my Patreon is here, my Ko-fi is here, and Paypal is here. I'm on Twitter @circus_human, Instagram @humancircuspod, my website is www.humancircuspodcast.com, and I have some things on Redbubble at https://www.redbubble.com/people/humancircus. Sources:The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela, translated by Marcus Nathan Adler.  Philipp Feldheim, inc.Judaism in Practice: From the Middle Ages Through the Early Modern Period, edited by Lawrence Fine. Princeton University Press, 2001.Davidson, Herbert, A. Moses Maimonides: The Man and His Works. Oxford University Press, 2004.Fromherz, Allen J. The Almohads: The Rise of an Islamic Empire. I.B. Tuaris, 2012.Jacobs, Martin. Reorienting the East: Jewish Travelers to the Medieval Muslim World. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014.Kennedy, Hugh. Muslim Spain and Portugal: A Political History of al-Andalus. Routledge, 2014. Kraemer, Joel L. Maimonides: The Life and World of One of Civilization's Greatest Minds. Doubleday, 2010. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 4: St. Patrick - Show Notes Brief Chronology (most dates are approximate): • 390s - Birth of Patrick • 397-398 - Augustine writes his Confessions • 400-410s - Patrick is kidnapped, sold into slavery in Ireland, and escapes after 6 years • 406 - Rhine River freezes and barbarians invade Gaul • 410 - Goths sack Rome • 431 - Mission of Palladius to Ireland (possibly followed by or related to Patrick's mission) • 449 - Vortigern invites Angles and Saxons to Britain as mercenaries (according to Bede) • 461 - Death of Patrick (traditionally March 17) (See the "Time Line" included as an appendix in St. Patrick of Ireland by Philip Freeman, which gives a more extensive chronology of the fall of Rome and events in Patrick's lifetime.) Summary: When Patrick was born in the late 4th century, his native land of southern Britain was still a Roman province, but the western Roman Empire was crumbling fast. No one actually knows where Patrick’s family estate or the nearby village Bennavem Taburniae that he mentions was, except that it must have been close to the sea in western Britain. In his Confessio, Patrick says his father was a deacon in the Church named Calpornius and that his grandfather Potitus was a priest. Patrick’s name (really Patricius) means “Patrician” - as in upper class, noble. (Freeman, Ch. 1) St. Patrick left behind two letters in Latin, but in everyday life he may have spoken a lost Celtic language similar to modern Welsh. His medieval biographer Muirchú records him saying a possibly Old British word, "Mudebroth!", perhaps meaning "By God's judgment!" once when he was irritated (see Freeman, Ch. 1). Like St. Augustine, Patrick was not one of those saints who got off to a great start. He alludes to a great sin from his teenage years that he is always very vague about and that comes back to cause controversy for him later. He admits that he does not take religion seriously in his youth. That changes when Patrick gets captured by Irish raiders near his home sometime in the early 400s. There were probably thousands of people (including many Christians) taken captive in this period of Roman decline and sold to work on farms in Ireland. (Freeman, Ch.2) After Patrick was enslaved, he was sold and put to work watching sheep, perhaps in northwestern Ireland, which was lonely and physically miserable work since it meant spending lots of time outside in the cold and rain. Cold and alone, Patrick started to rediscover his Christian faith, praying night and day. Finally, he hears a voice telling him it is time to escape. Trusting in God, he just walks away one day and heads for the faraway eastern coast. He sails with a crew of pagans to either Britain or (possibly) Gaul. In any case, the crew unexpectedly ends up someplace so bleak that he describes it as a “desert” and they almost starve to death. One sensational theory is that it might be Gaul in the year 407, when the barbarians flood the western empire. (Cahill p. 104). But it seems just as likely, if not more so, that they found themselves on an unfamiliar shoreline in Britain far from their intended port due to some accident (See Freeman, Ch. 3). The pagans challenge Patrick to make his God save them, so Patrick prays and a herd of pigs crosses their path. Eventually Patrick returned to his family in Britain, but as time passes he dreams that he is being called back to Ireland. He dreams that someone named Victoricus (a fellow captive?) comes with letters for him, one of which is inscribed "voice of the Irish." The letters cry out for him to return to Ireland. No one knows exactly when Patrick finds his way back to Ireland as a missionary. Traditionally the year is 432. The reason this date is given, according to Thomas O’Loughlin, is that it puts Patrick one year after the supposedly short-lived mission of a bishop named Palladius, who was sent to the Irish by Pope Celestine in 431. Phillip Freeman speculates that maybe Patrick trained as a priest in Gaul and there, because he knew the Irish language, was attached to Palladius's mission. Some also speculate that Patrick may have know St. Germanus of Auxerre, who travelled from Gaul to combat the Pelagian heresy in Britain. We just don’t know, but these theories do tie everything together nicely. St. Bede the Venerable (writing in the early 8th century) does not mention Patrick. Instead, he gives credit to Palladius for being the first bishop of Ireland (Bede, I.13). Miurchú (writing in the late 7th century) explains that Palladius was sent to evangelize Ireland but dies early without accomplishing much, with the result that Patrick is really the one who deserves to be remembered as converting Ireland. Both writers unfortunately have axes to grind. Bede may have wanted to emphasize the role of Rome and may have not really appreciated the contribution at the time of the humble Briton, Patrick. However, Muirchú also has an agenda in emphasizing Patrick since it helped build up the authority of Armagh's claim to be leading bishopric of Ireland. Patrick's own account, in his Confessio, is more vague. He does not describe how he evangelizes Ireland in detail, except to say that he was a bishop and baptizes thousands of people. It is likely he had a long and difficult ministry to the many Christian slaves spread across northern Ireland, along with a steady stream of converts. At some point some of his flock were kidnapped by a British ruler named Coroticus, prompting Patrick to condemn Coroticus in one of the letters that has been preserved. It is possible this letter caused a backlash against Patrick, prompting him to write the second letter, the Confessio. (See Freeman, Ch. 11 and 12). In that document he alludes to accusations against himself several times and the mysterious sin from his youth. History does not record how the disputes ended, but Muirchú tells us that according to legend when Coroticus would not listen to Patrick, God transformed Coroticus into a fox. According to one tradition, Patrick died in 461. He is remembered as bishop of Armagh. His feast day is March 17. Sources: • Patrick: The Man and His Works, ed. by Thomas O'Loughlin (Triangle, SPCK 1999) - Contains the "Confessio" and "Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus," along with extensive notes and bibliography. • "The Life of Patrick" by Muirchú, in Celtic Spirituality, ed. by Oliver Davies and Thomas O'Loughlin (Paulist Press, 1999) - Part of the Classics of Western Spirituality. It contains all of the key primary sources related to St. Patrick and many other sources related to the early centuries of Christianity in Ireland and Britain. • St. Patrick of Ireland by Philip Freeman (Simon & Schuster, 2001) - Highly recommended. • How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill (Nan A. Telese / Doubleday, 1995) • The Ecclesiastical History of the English People by Bede, trans. by Leo Sherley-Price (Penguin Putnam, 1990 revised edition) - Book I, Ch. 13 mentions Palladius briefly. The notes by D.H. Farmer explain that Bede bases his view on Prosper of Aquitaine. Children's Books • Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland by Tomie DePaola (Holiday House, 1992) - This was our favorite children's book about St. Patrick. • Paddy and the Wolves by Steve Nagel and Jen Norton (Peanut Butter & Grace, 2017) - Imaginative recent book, but does not focus on the historical Patrick. • The Story of St. Patrick: Irish Myths & Legends in a Nutshell, Book 3 by Ann Caroll and Derry Dillon (Poolberg Press, 2016) - A little more accurate, but also a little darker. Maybe better for older kids. • The Wolf and the Shield: An Adventure with St. Patrick (Friends with the Saints) by Sherry Weaver Smith (Pauline Books and Media, 2016) *Note on the Children's Books: As noted in the episode, some of these books are not good introductions to the history, but they are still enjoyable. Film • St. Patrick: Apostle of Ireland (Janson Media, 2008) - This documentary is available on Amazon Prime. It discusses Patrick's possible debate and dialogue with Druidism in ancient Ireland, as we mention in the episode. There was quite a bit more from this film that we did not get to that is also worth thinking about, such as Patrick's possible connection to the Croagh Patrick. Intro Music Credit: *Special Thank You to Paul Spring for allowing us to use his song "Itasca" from the album Borderline EP (2014)! Image Credit: * Detail from Irish manuscript from 2nd half of 8th century or 1st half of 9th century, depicting the evangelist Luke, from the British Library, Additional 40618 f. 21v Luke, available online at http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=1567

A new MP3 sermon from Sovereign Joy Reformed Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Praising God for His Works Subtitle: Special Speaker: Steven R Henderson Broadcaster: Sovereign Joy Reformed Baptist Church Event: Sunday Service Date: 2/24/2019 Bible: Psalm 111 Length: 47 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Sovereign Joy is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Praising God for His Works Subtitle: Special Speaker: Steven R Henderson Broadcaster: Sovereign Joy Event: Sunday Service Date: 2/24/2019 Bible: Psalm 111 Length: 47 min.

Jesus refers His attackers to the witnesses to His authority and Mission - The Father, John the Baptist, His Works, and the Scriptures.

Jesus refers His attackers to the witnesses to His authority and Mission - The Father, John the Baptist, His Works, and the Scriptures.

This week on StoryWeb: Alex Haley’s book Roots. In January 1977 when I was sixteen, I joined 130 million Americans to watch the television miniseries based on Alex Haley’s book Roots: The Saga of an American Family. It was broadcast eight consecutive nights, and like countless other viewers, I was glued to the TV set every night. I was there, front row, center, for every episode. The concluding episode still ranks as having the third largest audience in television history. Who can forget Kunta Kinte, his daughter Kizzy, or her son Chicken George? The story Haley recounted in Roots was nothing short of miraculous. After years of genealogical sleuthing, he made his way back to the African village of his ancestors. And there, in tiny country known as The Gambia, a griot – part storyteller, part genealogist, part priest – told of the capture of Haley’s great-great-great-great-grandfather Kunta Kinte. The story Haley told went like this. Based on the griot’s revelations about Kunta Kinte and on the many tales passed down through Haley’s family, based on careful searches of slave records and court documents, Haley painstakingly pieced together the centuries-long tale of multiple generations of his African and African American forebears. Haley writes near the end of the book, To the best of my knowledge and of my effort, every lineage statement within Roots is from either my African or American families' carefully preserved oral history, much of which I have been able conventionally to corroborate with documents. Those documents, along with the myriad textural details of what were contemporary indigenous lifestyles, cultural history, and such that give Roots flesh have come from years of intensive research in fifty-odd libraries, archives, and other repositories on three continents. As it turns out, however, this amazing story is not actually true. Since the release of the book and the miniseries, a series of scholars just as painstakingly debunked Haley’s story. The Gambian griot may have told Haley wanted he wanted to hear, and the other links in Haley’s genealogical chain were suspect. The whole thing was much too neat, and Haley simply didn’t have the conclusive evidence to back it up. When the book was originally published in 1976, it had been promoted as nonfiction and flew to the top of The New York Times bestseller list for nonfiction. Haley described it as “faction.” But on the heels of the charges about the book’s historical inaccuracies, the publisher moved the book to its fiction category. It is now often described as a novel. Also dogging Haley were two charges that the book was plagiarized. Harold Courlander claimed that large portions of Roots were drawn from his book The Africans. Haley and Courlander settled out of court, and Haley acknowledged that he did use passages from The Africans in Roots. Margaret Walker’s lawsuit, which claimed that Haley had plagiarized from her book Jubilee, was less successful; no evidence of plagiarism was found, and the suit was dropped. Despite these controversies, Roots remains a powerful book indeed. For me, as for many readers, it is the idea of Roots that matters. In the late 1990s, the National Endowment for the Humanities had a slogan: “My family’s history is America’s history.” In my own work and writing, I have deeply embraced that notion. I firmly believe that if any American traced her family history, she would see in very personal terms the history of this diverse nation. This idea motivated my explorations in my 2009 memoir, Power in the Blood: A Family Narrative, and is a driving force as well in my current book-in-progress, Ferguson Girl: A Story of Family, Place, and Race. Regardless Haley’s family history is perhaps more compelling because it is a hidden, secret history, because slaveowners tore slave families apart and tried to deny them their lineage and history. Haley’s victory is in showing that the slaveowners ultimately weren’t able to stamp out family bonds. Picking up Haley’s mantle today is the African American scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., who is fascinated with family roots and ancestry. As the host of the PBS series Finding Your Roots, Gates features genealogical research about well-known Americans, including prominent African Americans such as John Lewis, Cory Booker, and Sean Combs. Gates, who was a friend of Haley’s, acknowledges Haley’s legacy in this way: Most of us feel it's highly unlikely that Alex actually found the village whence his ancestors sprang. Roots is a work of the imagination rather than strict historical scholarship. It was an important event because it captured everyone's imagination. Gates speaks my mind. Even if Roots does not represent unerring and rigorous genealogy, it is the idea of Roots that signifies. Haley encouraged many other Americans – especially black Americans – to seek and claim their ancestry. It’s a message that continues to resonate today. To get a taste of Roots, you can read Chapter 1 online. To read Roots, you’ll need to purchase a hard copy or borrow it from your library. Buckle your seatbelt, though: it’s a long book! If you want to watch the 1977 miniseries, you can purchase the seven-disc DVD box set. To learn more about the controversies surrounding Roots, read The Guardian’s article “Roots of the Problem: The Controversial History of Alex Haley’s Book” or Adam D. Henig’s book Alex Haley’s Roots: An Author’s Odyssey. Robert J. Norrell’s biography, Alex Haley: And The Books That Changed a Nation, looks at Haley’s larger legacy, including his writing of The Autobiography of Malcolm X (a book which he wrote in collaboration with the famed civil rights leader). To learn more from Alex Haley himself, you’ll want to read Alex Haley: The Man Who Traced America’s Roots: His Life, His Works. Visit thestoryweb.com/haley for links to all these resources and to watch a scene from the first episode of Roots, in which Kunta Kinte discovered whites enslaving Africans. You can then watch Alex Haley reflect on Roots in 1991. “My family’s history is America’s history,” said the National Endowment for the Humanities. What is your family history? And what does it tell you about America’s past? Alex Haley inspires me to pursue the answers to these questions – and I hope you’ll take up the fascinating task as well.  

It's time once again for our hosts to pay tribute at the Altar of Menken, First of His Name, Composer of the Jams and the Ballads, Masterful Creator of the Timeless Classics. This time, we're praising His Works in the Disney mixed live action and animation film ENCHANTED, for when you want to goof on your own successful stable of Princess characters and stories, who better to sign up than the man responsible for the music of so many movies that feature them? Menken aside, Enchanted did entice our hosts with its charming lead in Amy Adams, it's nefarious villains in Timothy Spall and Susan Sarandon, and it's perfectly adequate if somewhat puzzling uses of Patrick "McDreamy" Dempsy and the WICKEDly talented Adele Nazim. It may not be the riskiest attempt to subvert Princess Story tropes, but it's still plenty of fun to watch and enjoy.

As Jesus demonstrates the Kingdom of Heaven through His Word and His Works of Power, He demonstrates His authority to deal with Sin, the Curse, and Its Consequences

KATHERINE CHILJAN is an independent scholar who has studied the Shakespeare authorship question for over 28 years. A graduate of U.C.L.A. (B.A. History), Chiljan became interested in the controversy when Charlton Ogburn, author of The Mysterious William Shakespeare (1984), appeared in a TV debate with a Shakespeare professor. She then started doing her own research, eventually publishing two anthologies about the 17th Earl of Oxford, and acting as editor of the Shakespeare-Oxford Newsletter. In 2003, she debated English professors on the topic at the Smithsonian Institution. Chiljan was inspired to write Shakespeare Suppressed: The Uncensored Truth About Shakespeare and His Works (2011) after hearing a prominent English professor insult doubters of the traditional Shakespeare on national television. The book took almost 7 years to complete and earned her an award for distinguished scholarship from Concordia University, Portland, OR, in April 2012.

We are to enter His gates with Thanksgiving and His courts with praise. Our highest motivation for thanksgiving is knowing the Lord and knowing His Works. This centers on knowing Him in creation and redemption so that we might acknowledge His covenant faithfulness.

We are to enter His gates with Thanksgiving and His courts with praise. Our highest motivation for thanksgiving is knowing the Lord and knowing His Works. This centers on knowing Him in creation and redemption so that we might acknowledge His covenant faithfulness.

Great discovery, but where did the raw material come from? The question is not why or how, not even what, but who. Your invited to evaluate and extend your mind set. Einstein ventured a guess, he was wrong. Are we? The heavens declare His Works, so should you. If you do not know what I am telling you of, then this is all the more reason to listen in.   Be Blessed  Rebbe T.