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Send us a textRemember in Numbers 11 when God told Moses to choose 70 men and He said that he would take of the spirit that was upon Moses and put upon them. In I Kings 22 it reads; But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah approached and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “How did the Spirit of the Lord pass from me to speak to you?”  I believe that the question that must be asked by those who are so taken with this man is, what spirit has left Donald Trump and entered into the spirits of the men and women of God? What spirit has left Donald Trump and entered into the pastors and body of Christ to bring about such negative influence, hatred, disruption and division? What spirit has left him or that's still upon him and has now entered those who are sitting in pews as well as standing in pulpits today? And please let me bottom line this question; Not just what spirit but what demon has left Donald Trump and entered into the spirits of the Christians who follow him? To hear more of what our Father is speaking to us in this episode click on the buzzsprout.com link or go to your favorite podcast app and search for 'This Is the Voice of the Prophet' then look for the title "HOW TO DIVIDE AND CONQUER THE CHURCH AND BODY OF CHRIST! PART 3Support the show

Find today's show notes: https://watwm.podbean.com/. For more information and to engage with Woman at the Well Ministries, visit us at http://www.watwm.org or on Facebook at http://facebook.com/watwm. Where the presence of God is there is provision.  In I Kings 17 we see a beautiful account of how God provides, sustains, leads, and guides.  I Kings opens with Elijah, a prophet of God, following the commandments of the Lord and going exactly where God tells him to go.  There is a drought and God is telling Elijah where to go to have the water he needs.  God personally feeds Elijah using the ravens He has instructed to bring Elijah bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening.  Elijah's obedience to God allowed him to be where he needed to be to receive the blessings of God.  Are you where you are supposed to be?  Are you prepared to receive the blessings of God?  Join us in this podcast of Woman at the Well Ministries as Kim takes us on a journey through the scriptures revealing the goodness of God.   Mentioned in this Episode I Kings 17   Quotable Kim-isms “Elijah hears from God, turns, and obeys what God asks Him to do.” “Doesn't it make sense that we should feast on the Word of God in the morning and the evening, in the same way Elijah was provided for in the morning and the evening?” “When we come to Jesus, we need to be emptied of the world.” “Can those around you bank on the fact that you're going to follow and obey God?” “Contagious obedience is on full display in the account of Elijah and the widow.” “Our lives are meant for more than just ourselves.” “When multiple obedient people come together, amazing things happen!” “When He directs you, He will provide for you!” “When we follow Him, that's when we live in the abundance and the blessing.” “Faith prevailed. Obedience created abundance. Blessings flowed and the presence of God provided.” Listen Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | YouTube | Podbean Social | Facebook | Instagram This podcast is brought to you by Woman at the Well Ministries and is supported by our faithful listeners.

In I Kings 17 we are introduced to Elijah, an unknown man headed to an unknown place sent by God to learn how to trust God in practice. Are you practicing trusting God on the drive, at the table, and in the quiet? Standing on the mountain and experiencing the glory of God begins by standing with God in the everyday.New here? Click here: https://thechurchatcw.com/connectDownload our CCW App: https://thechurchatcw.com/ccwapp

In I Kings 17 we are introduced to Elijah, an unknown man headed to an unknown place sent by God to learn how to trust God in practice. Are you practicing trusting God on the drive, at the table, and in the quiet? Standing on the mountain and experiencing the glory of God begins by standing with God in the everyday.New here? Click here: https://thechurchatcw.com/connectDownload our CCW App: https://thechurchatcw.com/ccwapp

There is no title like the one in Psalm 92. It was used for worship on the Sabbath days. Lev. 23:3 shows us that the Sabbath was a day of worship.  The Psalm praises God's lovingkindness and faithfulness. These attributes of God are especially highlighted in the Psalms. Recently in our study of the Psalms, Psalm 89 used both of these terms 7 times. The last time these words were used the author was questioning what happened to God's lovingkindness and God's faithfulness- 89:49. Psalm 92:2 emphasizes that God's lovingkindness and faithfulness are still present.  In vs. 4 the works of God are contrasted in vs.7, 9 with those who did iniquity. The works of God are contrasted with the works of the wicked.  Compare the planted tree in Psalm 92:13 with the planted trees in Ps. 1:3 and Jer. 17:8. Both the palm tree and the cedars of Lebanon of 92:12 are mentioned in connection with the temple of the LORD. This is significant in light of the mention of God's house in 92:13.The temple was made from the cedars of Lebanon according to I Kings 5. In I Kings 6:29, 32, 35 carvings of palm trees were in the temple. This also reminds us of the Garden where all kinds of tree grew- Gen. 2:9. Vs. 2, 15 use the same word declare in the NASB. From the beginning of the Psalm to the end of the Psalm God's lovingkindness, faithfulness, and uprightness are declared.  Compare vs. 15 to Deut. 32:4. How does Jesus fulfill Psalm 92? Please listen and see. 

In I Kings 9:5 there are two pertinent words that were used in that verse. Those two words are forever and never. God promised Solomon that the throne would be established forever and never would their fail to have a successor from David's lineage on the throne of Israel. However, with those promises there were stipulations that Solomon had to follow as his father David had. Is there a never and forever that God has promised you for your family? Have you taught your children, grandchildren and decendants what they must do in order to receive them? Solomon had to walk in integrity and obey God's word as his father did. It's the same for us so we must live lives of integrity and obey God's word before our descendants in order for them to learn to live accordingly so that they may receive these never and forever promises from God. Listen to this weeks episode of the podcast, This Is the Voice of the Prophet entitled The Forever and Never Promises of God. Click on the buzzsprout.com link or go to your favorite podcast app and look for This Is the Voice of the Prophet.Support the show

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 853, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: let's mess with texas 1: Educated at Phillips Academy, Yale and Harvard, this part-time Crawford resident was born in Connecticut in 1946. George W. Bush. 2: Since 1935 this agency that originated in the 1820s has operated as a branch of the Texas Dept. of Public Safety. the Texas Rangers. 3: This state bird of Texas belongs to the family Mimidae. the mockingbird. 4: From 1846 to 1859 this ex-Tennessee governor was a U.S. senator from Texas. Sam Houston. 5: Born in 1921, this Mission, Tex.-born senator served with Jack Kennedy, knew Jack Kennedy and hey! you're not Jack Kennedy!. Lloyd Bentsen. Round 2. Category: breaking up 1: The Doors recorded for 2 years after the death of this lead singer before calling it quits. Jim Morrison. 2: This duo fell apart after Annie Lennox went on sabbatical. Eurythmics. 3: This "Heart of Glass" group fronted by Debbie Harry shattered in 1982. Blondie. 4: The death of lead singer Kurt Cobain put an end to this band in 1994. Nirvana. 5: This "amphibious" Santa Barbara band that sang "All I Want" and "Walk On The Ocean" croaked in 1998. Toad the Wet Sprocket. Round 3. Category: blue and the gray 1: Daniel Hough, the Civil War's first fatality, died not in battle but in an accident at this fort. Fort Sumter. 2: The siege of Vicksburg in 1863 gave the Union control of this river. Mississippi River. 3: Less than a month after graduating last in his class from West Point, he made his first stand at Bull Run. George Custer. 4: Though relieved as Union Army chief in March 1862, he continued to lead the Army of the Potomac until November. George McClellan. 5: Robert E. Lee lost nearly a quarter of his troops in this bloody Maryland battle of 1862. Antietam (or Sharpsburg). Round 4. Category: maltin on the movies 1: (Leonard Maltin starts things off.) I once wrote that only a real-life Grumpy could fail to love this 1937 animated feature. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. 2: Steve Martin's first starring feature, Maltin describes it as "The misadventures of a terminally stupid man". The Jerk. 3: (Leonard Maltin continues.) I've called this 1941 classic "A stunning film in every way" and Orson Welles was only 25 years old when he made it!. Citizen Kane. 4: Maltin tells us this 1951 classic was "gorgeously filmed on location in the Belgian Congo". The African Queen. 5: (Leonard Maltin wraps up the category for us.) What Hitchcock did with this 1960 film was brilliant. Imagine, killing off your major star in the first portion of the film. Psycho. Round 5. Category: in the bible 1: Jesus cleansed the temple by casting out all that was sold within and said, "Ye have made it a den of" these. thieves. 2: "Why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?" he asks in chapter 7 of his book. Job. 3: In the Book of Judges, his Nazirite vows brought him great power but his passions brought his downfall. Samson. 4: According to Deuteronomy 7:25, neither the silver nor gold of these shall be desired, for they are an abomination. idols (or graven images). 5: In I Kings 2, this man sat "upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly". Solomon. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

In I Kings 3 you can read about a question God asks of Solomon. "Ask what you wish me to give you?" Solomon's answer may surprise you. God asks us the same question. We can answer that question through prayer today. What will your answer be?(00:00) - Welcome to The Extra Mile    (01:43) - Gaining Wisdom from Others    (04:06) - How to Inspire Children to Be Servants of God (06:27) - What Would You Ask God to Give You?If you would like to contact us, feel free to email us at the.emile.pod@gmail.com

I have heard this phrase thrown around for years, “We are to serve the Lord.” What in the heck does that mean? Psalm 100 says to do it with gladness. Joshua said, "As for he and his house, they will serve the Lord." OK. But what does that mean? Elijah is called to serve the Lord in I Kings 17-19 by confronting a wayward king and an idolatrous nation. You also see him serving Obadiah, and the widow with words of encouragement. You may serve the Lord as a full time ministry worker or as a business person or a parent. Question: Is there a common thread that runs through all our shared experiences of serving the Lord? Possibly. In I Kings 17:1 and in I Kings 18:1, Elijah is to go to the King and tell him what God is up to. Maybe that's the idea of serving the Lord. It's going to others and sharing what God is up to in order to bring about a renewed heart of passion for the Lord, a revival of spirit. Sometimes people need a pat on the back, other times we need a kick in the pants. My belief is we need both at times. God uses those he has commissioned to serve Him (all of us) to help others in their spiritual pursuit of the Lord. Elijah served the Lord.

In I Kings 18:21, Elijah is pleading with the Israelites to make up their minds and choose who they were going to follow. One day it's the Lord, the next day it's Baal. It all depended on who/what they thought could provide for them, help them, or make them happy in the moment. The truth is that if Elijah were alive today, he would ask a lot of us the same question. Maybe not about Baal and God, but about our significant other and God, our preferences and God, or our money and God. How long will you waver? How long will you trust in both your God and your idols?

Discouragement is often a part of our lives and we long to see the fruit of our labors. In I Kings 19, we learn that Elijah also experienced discouragement and […]

In I Kings 22 we read about Micaiah, a prophet of the Lord, who was right when 400 prophets were wrong. Often the lone voice speaks for God when the vast majority are deceived. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phil-mitchell7/message

In I Kings 10, The Queen of Sheba is fascinated by the rumor of Solomon's wisdom. So, she pays him a visit. Through her visit, she learns that his wisdom is not only manifested through what he says when answering her difficult questions but the way that it manifests through the people and the things around him. How does this inform how we think about mentorship? That's what I ramble on about. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seasonedwithsalt/support

Download II Corinthians 1-4 We are starting a new book in the Church Stream. The Apostle Paul is addressing the church of Corinth in a 2nd letter. We are reading from The Message this week. 7streamsmethod.com | @7StreamsMethod | @serenatravis | #7Stream | Donate Commentary by Dr. Drake Travis Jesus we thank you for the gift you give us that fills our lives with joy and purpose and gracious mercy that saves us. Amen. Paul is writing to the church in Corinth a second time. This time he is addressing the believers in the Achaia region also. In Paul's first letter to the Corinthian church he was instructing a splintered body of believers. They were disorderly.  Unsanctification/sexual matters/immorality and ebullience were problems, They were even suing eachother, and their competitions regarding the Communion were silly; just wrong (?who brought the most elaborate food to the event?! -yeesh). Simply put, they were a bustling church but they were divided and had not been loving.  Many were duplicitous as there was debate and tension over how to conduct their lives in a city where paganism had been the rule for centuries. Titus had caught up with Paul during his third missionary journey. The purpose was to relay that Paul's 'year-and-a-half' in Corinth had done much good. There was however a faction in Corinth (imagine that!) that was raising the question whether Paul was authentically one of the Apostles of Christ. The latter was a slickly calculated attempt to discredit Paul since he had spoken to issues 'spot on' in his first letter.  The naysayers knew there were things that needed to be remedied and they preferred to deride Paul v.s. grow in their faith. For them it was more natural to act like hucksters, change the subject - turning the focus to Paul being an illicit source of leadership. So Paul goes right at this topic in his second letter.  He had founded the church in Corinth and he knew what he was doing since he was getting direction from the Holy Spirit. 1 - Paul's greeting is rich and warm as he had met with Titus after escaping a brush with death in Ephesus. And despite notable unsavory matters in Corinth, they were a loyal group who in many ways wanted to know Jesus better. Paul is realizing more-so all the time, the suffering that accompanies mission work and Christian service. He is relieved to meet up with Titus but there had been anxiety involved from his hearing of situations in Corinth. All in all, the time with Titus was of a comfort that strengthened Paul.  He needed to remind the Corinthians that he was delayed because of hardship along the way, not because he was fickle. Paul is not like that. 2 - the chapter opens with talk of discipline. The scalliwag who had a "relationship" with his stepmom [he was exhorted in I Cor. 5] was a painful mess that called for discipline.  Apparently that discipline had been administered come the time Paul is writing II Cor. so Paul is sounding conciliatory by now. It had been a painful pilgrimage, but prayerfully it is dealt with and over by now.  Paul had been so embroiled, hoping this matter would get settled that he had scuttled right past an evangelistic opportunity in Troas to tend to the trouble.  Be that as it may, Paul experienced triumph in Christ and the Providence that walking with Christ had brought him everywhere Paul traversed. Yes, some men violently rejected Paul's message but that came with the territory and Paul was content regardless. 3 - the opening issue here is most likely Paul refuting the n'ere-do-wells traveling from Jerusalem that trolled the Empire and insisted that the new Christians adhere to the Law of Moses namely to circumcision [along with the rest of the Law!]. And as they traveled they always touted their reference letters from the Sanhedrin who sent them along with their resumes hoping that would enhance reverence for them as they traveled ... to cause trouble for Paul! Paul smacks 'em pretty soundly here. These Judaizers were proud of their resumes, while Paul was gratified by the Church he planted; the Corinthians themselves who were testament to his anointing by God Himself.  The Law of Moses was the last word on righteousness in the former era but Jesus is the one we are to look to now. He is the Light. Only Jesus can bring us into the Presence of God. Following the Law only has one ... following a set of laws that do not save. 4 - Paul's calling and mission in entirely consuming joyful assignment. Persecutions at any and/or all levels are not going to intimidate or sway him in the least. The joy of following God is that great for him. Paul noted that there were souls who were blinded to God's Love - that's the only explanation for people rejecting God. Paul's analogy of clay pots has become a timeless illustration.  Valuable documents were preserved in clay pots. These pots weren't necessarily much to look at but the value of the contents altered history. With the Spirit of Christ living in us; as "jars of clay", we then become lives that transport, transmit and divulge value that translates into eternal wonder and also blesses the clay pot in a glorious way.  The joy of the whole process blossoms into a beauty that overtakes everything as we follow Paul's instruction and immerse ourselves in Jesus' grace. The theme that reoccurred each day this week surfaced to be "what are we going to do with the sin?" In Leviticus 1-6, most of the offerings brought to God were for sin; accidental or deliberate, simply bring it to God and therein it is redemptive.  In I Kings 11-14 the matter came home for Solomon. He had gathered foreign/pagan women like people collect anything collectible. What would Solomon do with this sin? He was king and he did it because he could and he wouldn't put this matter away. It altered and corrupted the nation forever.  Psalm 78-79 was a litany of God's faithfulness contrasted against the Israelites' sinfulness. Would God's love ever get them to turn from their shameful sin? Their sin had caused them to be routed. When will this obvious memo ever 'sink in'?  Jeremiah brought up their sin as a nation and --> they attacked Jeremiah, not the sin. They would be sent into exile for this. Also ignoring the lesson from the yoke Jeremiah put on would end up being costly. We'll read about that next week.  Amos bellowed that the whole region was living sinfully. And all were impenitent as well.  They would burn for it. John/Baptist, in Luke, was preaching powerfully against sin. People repented and were baptized. It was marvelous.  In Corinth, Paul was doing some follow up regarding a man in the church who was living in terrible sin and ... it turned out that by then the matter was rectified and propriety had been restored.  The memo this week is that sin shall be dealt with God's way or it will only continue to get worse - and more so until things are handled God's way.

I Corinthians 13-14 We are in the Church Stream reading the Apostle Paul's direction to the Corinthians. We are in the New Living Translation. 7streamsmethod.com | @7StreamsMethod | @serenatravis | #7Stream | Donate Commentary by Dr. Drake Travis "Lord, let love be our main characteristic.  Amen." 13 - The Corinthian Church had many colorful characteristics.  They were gifted. The fellowship was boisterous. They had faith. They had affect in Corinth.  Their feasts were impressive . . . But they were not loving.  Paul needed to remind them to be loving. They needed to be patient and kind with each other.  The rudeness needed to stop, et cetera.  You know the passage and it bears daily repeating.  It was time for the church to grow up, quit the games and be loving. The school-yard-like competition and posturing and tab-keeping needed to stop now - make that immediately. 14 - The Corinthians had forgotten the purpose of Pentecost - to reach out and edify a person that normally could not be communicated with. The speaking in tongues was reducing to a contest in Corinth that edified no one.  Prophesying was more important since it blessed whole bodies of people. The matter of speaking in tongues is dealt with rather comprehensively by Paul here in this chapter. Some churches today need to brush this over so to quell some squabbling that becomes unnecessary and distracting to the good of the Kingdom. Paul gives a hearty paragraph of instruction next about how to conduct an orderly worship service. Just like "Robert's Rules of Order" is needed to keep meetings on track, Paul needed to write this to keep worship services edifying. The Kingdom couldn't afford for worship services to fray off in dozens of needless directions. People from many other cultures were pouring in to worship services and structure was needed.  Who should speak, in what order, the evaluation that should take place.  There shouldn't be a peanut gallery of cat-callers to question the speaker during service.  And interestingly enough, Paul was concerned that the new comers not be stunned by the babbling in foreign tongues, hence get the impression that church was for weirdos, and then they'd leave and be gone.  This would not be a good pattern.   Paul wanted church to be orderly and edifying.  We need to want the same. The theme or the thread that ran through this week distilled out to be "Let's Build Something for God"  The Exodus passage with the Tabernacle actually going up is an inspiration in the desert for sure!  In I Kings 4ff, Solomon is laying out the framework of a glorious Kingdom and he gets to building the Temple and His Palace and many other beautiful structures.  David in Psalm 69:9 declared to God, "passion for your house has consumed me,"! [need to be passionate about something before it can be built]  and Psalm 72 rings with an overtone of Christ returning to reign supremely. In Jeremiah 18/19 the illustration of the potter, the clay and the broken pottery, God is asserting that the people of God must be built up a certain way. And if they won't allow God to build His way, then they must be smashed and God will start over after some seriously severe buffeting and discipline.  Joel portrays a huge cycle of locust coming through to clean them out. It will be complete devastation. God urges prayer, mourning, fasting and restoration so that he can, ... [you're right]---> restore and build them up again, for He promises to send HIs Spirit.    Mark 15-16 has Jesus tried (falsely), tortured, crucified, dead, buried, risen and His followers are told to take the message to the whole world [to build the Kingdom!}  Paul is reminding the Corinthian church to build one another up and be loving in doing so.  There's a lot of whining about churches and persnickety judging that goes on. Well, this is a misperception.  Church is where people are built up because they can learn and grow and thrive because they find acceptance.  Hooray for God as He builds His Kingdom.

In I Kings 22:51 - 2 Kings 1:18, Ahab fades from our story but Elijah is called into confrontation with Ahab's son, Ahaziah. Unfortunately Ahaziah “walks in the ways of his father and mother” and discovers the emptiness of pursuing a life apart from...

Hearing God's Voice Gentle Whisper What are you doing here?  God is asking the question, not because He does not know. He wants us to process the question In I Kings 19:9-15 God did not speak in the wind, or the earthquake or the fire, but He spoke with a gentle whisper.  Listen to God - Jesus said – Listen to voice of God Important future – Hearing, understanding & obeying the voice of God when He speaks to you. He doesn't speak because of your: Background Color of your skin Education Your experiences Opinions of other's reputation Prerequisites of Hearing God Repent Obey Motivation Know His love for you Understand He wants you to have wisdom – things that are good Stop talking, starting listening – be quiet (Be Still and know I am God) God speaks through The Bible Holy Spirit Prayer Circumstances Conscience My pastor My Small Group My Church George Muller – English Pastor Prayed Heart in state no preference – not my will but God's will No impression or feeling – because we can't trust our feelings Seek will of Holy Spirit connection with Bible – Word of God Providential circumstances Continue in prayer until God Answers God will give you peace! Cultivate a close relationship with Jesus:  Spend time, talk, invest, and learn about Him. Are we serious enough to hear?

Kids church time – John 3:16-17A ministry word of the Lord: Do not be anxious for anything but in everything with prayer and thanksgiving make your requests before God. (Phil 4:6)To the angel of the church of Thyatira, His eyes are like blazing fire. (He sees everything.) His feet are like burnished bronze. (He can stand and not fall. This is unlike the statue of Nebuchadnezzar.) His feet are strong and he will not be shaken. He says He knows their deeds and He sees love, faith, service and perseverance. But there is something wrong. They tolerate Jezebel who calls herself a prophet.This is a message for us today. If we have love and faith, we can stay on track. We need perseverance. The devil is a liar and he will use lies to keep us away from the truth.Who was Jezebel. In I Kings she was a deceiver. She used her husband (Ahab) to conquer people. She came from a pagan town. Her god was Baal and she hired 450 prophets to work for her to worship Baal. Ahab was foolish and went along with her in everything. She proceeded to lead all of Israel into the worship of Baal. She tried to kill the prophets of God. She came up against Elijah and all of her prophets were killed that day.In Revelation, Jezebel is a prophet who is leading Christians into sexual immorality and idol worship. As we know, God hates this. We need to check our love. Are we loving the way we are supposed to? Are we holding on to our faith in God? Are we serving God the way that we should? Hold on and do not give up hope. Reject the evil. There are lies and liars everywhere. Keep your eyes on Jesus and you won’t lose your way.Sardis looks like it is alive but God know it is dead. Wake Up! If you are dead, obviously you can’ wake yourself up. But Jesus can!The church of Philadelphia is the other church about which Jesus only had good things to say. Philadelphia is a Greek word that means brotherly love. Jesus says He is the one who can open doors that no one can shut and close doors that no one can open.

'"And if you faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God. ' Deuteronomy 28:1-2 Voices we hear: God’s The enemy’s My own will People (both Godly and un-Godly) 'Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. But his delight is in the law of the Lord ; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. ' Psalms 1:1-6 Discernment - Knowing the voice of God apart from all other voices. There is a struggle in our mind between the voices and who will will listen to. Every day we “hear voices” of both temptation and good guidance. The Right Voice He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying: We hear God’s voice when we: Read the Bible Listen to preaching Listen to Christian music on the radio Are in prayer In I Kings 19, Elijah was running away from Jezebel, hiding in a cave because she had promised to have him killed. He was listening for God - there was wind and earthquake, and fire but these were not the voice of God. Instead, it was a still, small voice. What we can take from this: We have to turn down the other voices to tune in to the voice of God God’s word trains our ears to hear God’s voice In Galatians, Paul was worried about members of the church because of the presence of wrong voices. There was a Jewish/Christian faction that was trying to impose traditional Jewish laws on the new Christians (like dietary restrictions, circumcision). Listening to the wrong voice was a major concern for the early church and it still is today. In I Kings 13, Jeroboam was the king of God’s people, but he was making sacrifices to idols. The “Unknown Prophet” confronts Jeroboam, cursing the altar and the false god. Jeroboam ultimately had to decide if he was going to listen to the voices of the people and the false prophets, or the voice of God. In the end, Jeroboam decided to listen to God. In a strange twist, the Unknown Prophet himself ended up listening to another voice that was not God. Because of his disobedience, the Unknown Prophet is eaten by a lion! We must learn to recognize counterfeit voices - Jesus said, “My sheep know my voice. They will not hear the voice of a stranger.” “...everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” John 18:37

“PRAYER is nothing else but the application of the heart to God, and the interior exercise of love. Paul commands us to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thess. 5:17).” Excerpt From A Short Method Of Prayer Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon Ons het soms so baie om te vertel, so ingestel op ons behoeftes, dat ons nie luister nie. God wil hê ons moet luister, en dan met Hom praat oor wat Hy oor wil praat. Wat is op God se hart? The Lord Jesus calls you to it. He says "...men ought always to pray."( Luke 18:1) He encourages us to enter a life of prayer. Elijah was a "man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit" (James 5:17,18). Elijah told Ahab: "As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word" (I Kings 17:1). In I Kings 18, we are told how the heathen prophets on Mount Carmel desperately called on their god, Baal, but he answered them not. On the other hand, we read that when Elijah prayed to his God, fire came down from heaven. This great victory on Mount Carmel defeated idolatry and brought the nation back to God. Acts 4:24-31 Church praying - Acts 12:5 Church for Peter while he is prison Heb 13:18 Pray for us 2 Thes 3:1 pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored 1 Thes 5:25 Brothers, pray for us 2 Cor 1:11 Help us in prayer Phil 1:19 through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance Col 4:12 - Epaphras… always struggling on your behalf in his prayers Intersession is one of the most important spiritual excercises and duties of being a Believer. Prayer that focusses only on my needs and wants, are the prayers of spiritual infants, but those who choose to grow in the Lord, must learn the art of intersession. Intersession is where we intercede, go between, speak on someone's behalf before God. Instead of acusing someone befor God, we intercede. This is ultimately what the Son is doing before the throne continually. (Ro 8:34 See also Isa 53:12; Heb 7:25; 1Jn 2:1) The Holy Spirit is also interceding for us. (Rom 8:26) God wants us to pray for another. terwyl julle met alle gebed en smeking by elke geleentheid bid in die Gees, en juis daartoe waak met alle volharding en smeking vir al die heiliges Eph 6:18 See also Broeders, bid vir ons. 1Th 5:25; EN berei tegelykertyd ook herberg vir my, want ek hoop dat ek op julle gebede aan julle sal geskenk word. Phm 22; Bid vir ons, want ons is oortuig dat ons ’n goeie gewete het, omdat ons in alles goed wil wandel. Heb 13:18-19) even for our enemies. (Mat 5:44) This is ultimately and primarily what intercession is all about. Is to pray for those who deserves no mercy. (Isa 53:12) So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one. (Ezekiel 22:30 NKJV)(Isa 59:16) God is calling His whole church, His body to the ministry of intercession. It is not only the spesial ministry of some, we are all called to pray! if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. (2 Chronicles 7:14 NKJV) How do we intercede? We must be careful that we do not pray the problem or become taletellers. The first way of intersession is: identificational repentance. Look at these spesific examples. It is important that we understand that we're not repenting on their behalf, each man will stand judgement for his or her own sin. But the intersessor is asking God not to impute their sin, by identifying with the sinner. The righteous uses his standing w

Throughout the Bible, we read of the subtle power of small things. In I Kings, the prophet Elijah sent his servant to look for a rain cloud seven times. At last, the servant said he saw a little cloud as small as a man’s hand coming up from the sea. Elijah told him to hurry, because the rain was coming. Sure enough in only a moment, “the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain fell.” Proverbs speaks of the wisdom of tiny ants, the cunning of tiny hyraxes making their homes in rocky crags, the organization of migrating locusts, and the agility of lizards, making their way into kings’ palaces. Jesus taught that the tiny mustard seed could grow into the largest of plants. Though only a youth, David the shepherd boy was able to conquer the mighty Goliath. Therefore, let these words of Lisa Firestone’s be our prayer today: “Though I be small, God, give me the grace to be love’s beacon while I’m in this place. Help me be all I can for the human race. Use me, Spirit, though I be so very, very small.”