Podcasts about what word

Taking the Promised Land (1) (audio) David Eells – 1/4/26   Tsunami Coming to Flood the Land Anonymous - 07/29/2007 (David's notes in red) This is like an open vision within a dream. This was probably one of the most emotional dreams I have ever experienced so far, which is normally not the case for me. I knew God would keep me safe from the flood, but I felt the fear of God's coming wrath, which made me to tremble. I saw myself in what looked like a viewing gallery made of glass. I could see miles into the ocean. I saw huge, extremely high waves approaching the land. It approached like a tsunami and entered inland. I then heard the voice of God saying, “Go and tell David Eells these words which must be highlighted in red, Warning: Judgment is Coming”. I then saw myself in a huge hall-like sanctuary, and you were preaching. There were people from different parts of the world. I saw Christians that I knew from my nation. These people started approaching me and asking me whether I was the one who saw the “Judgment dream” as they had read about it on the Internet. They could not believe that God could speak through a nobody like me! Praise God for that! The carnal church doesn't understand why God chooses to use nobodies like us. They only respect the great and notable important ones of the worldly church. But God's power is made perfect in weakness. I saw a group of careless Christians in this sanctuary who did not believe that God would send judgment to the wicked nations. They started to walk away in different directions out of this sanctuary to go about their daily affairs, such as work. But what was so amazing was that you were running before these people, with me running alongside, and you would stand in front of their paths and block their way and speak to them the Word about God's impending judgment. You really tired me with all that running in different directions away from the sanctuary! This is our ministry, reaching out to those who have not learned to abide in the safety of Christ. But I admired your persistence. I told God I had never met a persistent preacher like you! Because of the nature of our ministry: Internet, radio and access TV, we can preach day and night, non-stop, even beyond the confines of abiding in Christ, even as we ourselves abide in Christ. I saw that you would not let anyone pass you until you warned them! I was different. I only spoke about God when people approached me about God. Some repented; however, it is sad to say there were many who refused to believe, and they wanted to go back to work instead of staying in that sanctuary. It's time for people to think more about abiding in Christ than their livelihood. If we lose our life before the time we wont need a job. We had strayed way from this sanctuary due to warning the people. We were anticipating the floods at any time. This place was full of rocks/boulders. We had to climb down a boulder, then up again to make our way to safety. Suddenly, there appeared a fair woman (she looked western) dressed in white flowing garments. (The true church of Revelation 12:1.) She was holding a fair baby swaddled in white cloth. I quickly climbed down, and she told me to take her baby because she would not make it. (The church, as it is, will be brought to spiritual death to self through the coming judgments so that it may manifest resurrection life.) That baby was sleeping in her arms peacefully. However, as she handed me that baby, she spoke to it that she would not make it, but someone else would take care of it, and then it started to cry violently. (The man-child's warning to the church of coming crucifixion.) I took that baby, which was extremely tiny. I'm single, but I'm sure babies don't come in that size! (A small body of people in comparison to the mother.) It was so tiny yet very powerful that when its head and body started to wriggle, I had difficulty holding it, and it nearly dropped out of my hands. Fortunately, the lady made it down just in time to catch hold of that baby! (In humbling themselves to the Lord, they will receive the ministry of the man-child they have previously given up.) I can't remember seeing that woman and baby at this point. Because the floods were expected to come, I entered into a huge, tall hotel built upon a rock. It could be as tall as 100 floors. (The 100-fold fruit of those who abide fully on the rock of Christ.) I have never seen such a superstructure like this before in my life. I entered that hotel, and I saw many Christians there who believed in the impending judgment of God. We wanted to change our rooms from the lower floors to the highest floors. (More heavenly, less earthly, 100 fold fruit.) The desk clerk checked and acceded to our request because the highest floors were all vacant. He said that it would cost $89 per person. (The Lord sent me to Matthew 13 when I read this, and immediately showed me the 8th and 9th verse. Mat.13:8 and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 He that hath ears, let him hear. Also Psa.89 brings us to the Man-child.) My sister prepaid for all of these Christian families with her credit card. The Christian families told my sister that they would settle the bill for their share of the hotel fees. (We have heavenly credit because of the sacrifice of Jesus but also we have to count the cost of losing our life in this world to have our heavenly life.) The dream ended here. I have been having visits of fallen angels recently. I can sometimes see them with my naked eyes! I just had a visit last Tuesday. I would just rebuke them in Jesus name and they would dissipate immediately from view. I wonder why? (To show we have authority over them in Jesus' name.) Spoken to me: Floods/tsunamis spiritually speak of judgments. I believe you are reaching many nations through your ministry. Your ministry is primarily preparing people to escape the coming tribulation. God is no respecter of persons, and He can speak through whom He chooses. I believe that the coming judgment is around the corner, maybe sooner than some may conceive. As usual, there will be those who are just careless in their Christian life, and like in Noah's time, they want to eat, drink, marry, and go about their daily routine until it is too late for them to repent of their folly. I believe the lady speaks about the church, and the baby speaks of the man-child.   Promised Land or Beast Land? Father sent me five words given to the saints at the same time, which He showed me are related.   A Detention Camp D.L. - 06/18/2013 (David's notes in red) On January 12, 1994, I had a dream in which the Lord told me to go and anoint a detention camp. (His name means “world ruler”, which probably represents the Man-child who anoints the camp. The camp represents that Beast bondage is coming to God's people, apparently for their good.) It was to be a place where many Christians would suffer in their bodies, putting an end to sin 1Pe.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; 2 that ye no longer should live the rest of your time in flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. After anointing the camp, I was to run away as fast as I could. The only part I saw in the dream was me looking down upon myself running down a path or road as fast as I could. So I have no idea what the camp looked like or where in the camp I did the anointing. (This is a worldwide camp of beast bondage anointed and ordained to bring repentance and purity to God's people.) Note: There is a warning here for Christians to get their lives in order before the Lord, so they can enjoy the Lord's protection for whatever dangers there are in the future and avoid, if possible, places like this. (You can escape through holiness.)   Deb Horton - 06/16/2013 For the past few days, I kept getting repeated in my mind this phrase: “for I watch over my word to perform it”. But I didn't know it was for UBM. Sorry! (I told Care about it on Friday, so I have a witness.) This phrase is from Jer.1:12 Then said the Lord unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I watch over my word to perform it. (What Word will the Father watch over to perform? How and why will He do this?) (Below is the text and some interpretation.) Jer.1:1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: 2 to whom the word of Jehovah came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. 3 It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month. (As we see, this will be the carrying away unto the Beast captivity of God's apostate people.) 4 Now the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, 5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations. 6 Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, I know not how to speak; for I am a child. 7 But Jehovah said unto me, Say not, I am a child; for to whomsoever I shall send thee thou shalt go, and whatsoever I shall command thee thou shalt speak. (This is the same conversation God had with Moses the Man-child. Jeremiah represents the Man-child who basically said he didn't know how to speak, and God said, “Fear not. I will speak through you”.) 8 Be not afraid because of them; for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith Jehovah. 9 Then Jehovah put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth: (To release a sword against God's people to bring them to repentance.) 10 see, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant. 1011 (the gematria for the Man-child) Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod (the “rod of my son” - Ezekiel 21:10 below) of an almond-tree (almonds are first-fruits). Here is Ezekiel 21:10 in context: Eze.21:8 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, 9 Son of man (Jesus manifested in His Man-child body), prophesy, and say, Thus saith Jehovah: Say, A sword, a sword, it is sharpened, and also furbished; 10 it is sharpened that it may make a slaughter; it is furbished that it may be as lightning: shall we then make mirth? the rod of my son, it contemneth every tree (The rod of God's Son will speak judgment on God's people through the Man-child who speaks not for “Churchianity” but God.). 11(again) And it is given to be furbished, that it may be handled: the sword, it is sharpened, yea, it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer. (Authority given to the Beast to slay the flesh of God's rebellious people.) 12 Cry and wail, son of man; for it is upon my people, it is upon all the princes of Israel: they are delivered over to the sword with my people; smite therefore upon thy thigh. 13 For there is a trial (or tribulation); and what if even the rod that contemneth shall be no more? saith the Lord Jehovah. (If the rod of the Lord's son was not there to chasten them, they would be lost. We must lose our life to gain our higher life.) 14 Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thy hands together; and let the sword be doubled the third time (Third world kingdom to conquer God's people; there was Egypt, Assyria, and third was Babylon. Likewise, World Wars I and II brought New World Orders, the League of Nations and the United Nations, and WW III will bring the tribulation Dragon of Revelation 12. This third time, a sword will come against God's rebellious leadership and people.), the sword of the deadly wounded: it is the sword of the great one that is deadly wounded, which entereth into their chambers. 15 I have set the threatening sword against all their gates, that their heart may melt, and their stumblings be multiplied: ah! it is made as lightning, it is pointed for slaughter (God chastens every son that He receives; a humbling is coming.). Back to our Jeremiah text. Jer.1:12 Then said Jehovah unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I watch over my word to perform it. (According to God's will, the Beast will once again make war on the saints to bring them to their cross.) 13 And the word of Jehovah came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a boiling caldron; and the face thereof is from the north (the Beast from the north makes war against God's people). 14 Then Jehovah said unto me, Out of the north evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land. 15 For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north (the seven-headed Beast kingdom), saith Jehovah; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem (the apostate leadership of God's people today), and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah. 16 And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, in that they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods (Elohim), and worshipped the works of their own hands (religions, doctrines, church buildings, of men). 17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at them, lest I dismay thee before them. (i.e. The Lord was saying, “Man-child, be strengthened to do battle against the apostates. Pay no attention to their disapproval; just speak what I say”.) 18 For, behold, I have made thee this day a fortified city, and an iron pillar, and brazen walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land. (As it was when Jesus was strengthened to come against the entrenched Pharisees who warred against Him. And I received this same treatment for myself and got these same verses.) 19 And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee, saith Jehovah, to deliver thee. (I received this same text when called on the carpet by an old order religion I was asked to speak at.) So what do we do? M. L. received this word this morning: Neh.9:2 And the seed of Israel separated themselves (sanctified themselves) from all foreigners (This separation is happening. Those who act foreign to God's Kingdom are.), and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers (Confession of sins always brings the grace of God in deliverance and healing.). 3 And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of Jehovah their God a fourth part of the day (humility to the Word brings mercy); and [another] fourth part they confessed, and worshipped Jehovah their God. So they confessed their sins of their fathers which they had inherited through the blood for “the life of the flesh is in the blood”: 13 Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right ordinances and true laws, good statutes and Commandments (He gave us His Word), 14 and madest known unto them thy holy sabbath (His rest through faith), and commandedst them commandments, and statutes, and a law, by Moses thy servant (a Man-child type), 15 and gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and commandedst them that they should go in to possess the land (or take dominion over the flesh) which thou hadst sworn to give them. (They rebelled and left the old man ruling the land.) 16 But they and our fathers dealt proudly and hardened their neck, and hearkened not to thy commandments, 17 and refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage (A factious leader, for they loved the fleshpots of Egypt where they were ruled over and fed by the carnal man). But thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and forsookest them not. 18 Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations (So they made their own Jesus after their own likeness who smiled upon their sinful lives.); 19 yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of cloud departed not from over them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to show them light, and the way wherein they should go. And they confessed their sins: 26 Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their back (they ignored the Word, as today), and slew thy prophets that testified against them to turn them again unto thee, and they wrought great provocations. (They weren't satisfied to just walk away when they rebelled against the Word of God; they had to silence the Word at all costs; they had to kill the men who sacrificed their lives to bring them the Word. At the same time as receiving this word, M. L. received Psalm 55:12-19 about this, and closed her Bible because she was tired of hearing this. She asked for another word and opened her Bible and put her finger down on the same verse. Psa.55:12 For it was not an enemy that reproached me; Then I could have borne it: Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; Then I would have hid myself from him: 13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, My companion, and my familiar friend. 14 We took sweet counsel together; We walked in the house of God with the throng. 15 Let death come suddenly upon them, Let them go down alive into Sheol; For wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them. 16 As for me, I will call upon God; And Jehovah will save me. 17 Evening, and morning, and at noonday, will I complain, and moan; And he will hear my voice. 18 He hath redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me; For they were many [that strove] with me. 19 God will hear, and answer them, Even he that abideth of old, Selah [The men] who have no changes, And who fear not God. 20 He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him: He hath profaned his covenant. 21 His mouth was smooth as butter, But his heart was war: His words were softer than oil, Yet were they drawn swords. 22 Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: He will never suffer the righteous to be moved. 23 But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in thee.) Because of this great provocation: 27 Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours who saved them out of the hand of their adversaries. 28 But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee; therefore leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto thee, thou heardest from heaven; and many times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies, 29 and testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law. Yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thine ordinances, (which if a man do, he shall live in them,) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear. 30 Yet many years didst thou bear with them, and testifiedst against them by thy Spirit through thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the peoples of the lands (to be ruled over and oppressed by the Beast). So what do we do to have God's blessing and come out from under the curse? We walk in the light of God's Word. On 6/16/13 a sister received Eze.47:21 So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel. But she sent this whole text, which shows us how to possess the Promised Land of rest, milk, and honey: Eze.47:1 And he brought me back unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward (for the forefront of the house was toward the east); and the waters came down from under, from the right side of the house, on the south of the altar. (The Word is the waters from the House of God to bring salvation and healing to the peoples.) 2 Then he brought me out by the way of the gate northward, and led me round by the way without unto the outer gate, by the way of the gate that looketh toward the east; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side. 3 When the man went forth eastward with the line in his hand, he measured a thousand cubits, and he caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the ankles. (What is the depth of the Word you walk in?) 4 Again he measured a thousand, and caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the knees. (30-fold fruit of the waters walked in) Again he measured a thousand, and caused me to pass through the waters, waters that were to the loins. (60-fold fruit of the waters walked in) 5 Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass through; for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed through. (Waters of baptism go over the head to put to death the mind of flesh. 100-fold fruit of the waters walked in.) 6 And he said unto me, Son of man (the Man-child walking in 100-fold fruit), hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river. 7 Now when I had returned, behold, upon the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other. (Those witnesses who bring the healing waters of the tongue to the peoples, as below. And as Jesus the Man-child witnesses did.) 8 Then said he unto me, These waters issue forth toward the eastern region, and shall go down into the Arabah; and they shall go toward the sea (the Dead Sea, representing the dead peoples of the world); into the sea shall the waters go which were made to issue forth; and the waters shall be healed. 9 And it shall come to pass, that every living creature which swarmeth, in every place whither the rivers come, shall live (a great revival of the Word coming when many church people reject it.); and there shall be a very great multitude of fish; for these waters are come thither, and the waters of the sea shall be healed (The word and understanding of lost people shall be cleansed), and everything shall live whithersoever the river cometh. (Out of your innermost being shall flow rivers of living waters -- John 7:38.) 10 And it shall come to pass, that fishers shall stand by it: from En-gedi even unto En-eglaim shall be a place for the spreading of nets; their fish shall be after their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many. (many evangelists will fish for them) 11 But the miry places thereof, and the marshes thereof, shall not be healed; they shall be given up to salt. (Living waters are moving waters; dead waters are stagnant waters, as the Pharisees walk in. They will be reprobated, like Lot's wife, who turned to salt when she looked back.) 12 And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow every tree for food, whose leaf shall not whither, neither shall the fruit thereof fail: it shall bring forth new fruit every month, because the waters thereof issue out of the sanctuary; and the fruit thereof shall be for food, and the leaf thereof for healing. (As Revelation 22 shows, the waters give life to the trees whose leaves are for the healing of the nations.) Rev.22:1 And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb, (Only the living Word can do this) 2 in the midst of the street thereof. And on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life (Pro.15:4 The healing of the tongue is a tree of life... In Hebrew), bearing twelve [manner of] fruits, yielding its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 And there shall be no curse any more (the waters of the Word are to deliver us from the curse): and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be therein: and his servants shall serve him; 4 and they shall see his face; and his name [shall be] on their foreheads. 5 And there shall be night no more; and they need no light of lamp, neither light of sun; for the Lord God shall give them light (if we walk in the light as He is in the light): and they shall reign for ever and ever. 6 And he said unto me, These words are faithful and true: and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angels to show unto his servants the things which must shortly come to pass. If we walk in the light of the water of the Word, we will be blessed to take the land of rest, God's promised land of milk and honey. If we continue to rebel against the Word, we shall see a terrible beast bondage. Now back to Ezekiel text: 13 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: This shall be the border, whereby ye shall divide the land for inheritance according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions. (The land is divided among the 12 tribes [verse 21] by lot [in verse 22]. We are the spiritual 12 tribes. (1Co 10:11) Now these things happened unto them by way of example [Greek: figure or type]; and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come.) 14 And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another; for I sware to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance. (The promises are our Promised Land of rest from our enemies.) 15 And this shall be the border of the land: On the north side, from the great sea, by the way of Hethlon, unto the entrance of Zedad; 16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazer-hatticon, which is by the border of Hauran. 17 And the border from the sea, shall be Hazar-enon at the border of Damascus; and on the north northward is the border of Hamath. This is the north side. 18 And the east side, between Hauran and Damascus and Gilead, and the land of Israel, shall be the Jordan; from the north border unto the east sea shall ye measure. This is the east side. 19 And the south side southward shall be from Tamar as far as the waters of Meriboth-kadesh, to the brook of Egypt, unto the great sea. This is the south side southward. 20 And the west side shall be the great sea, from the south border as far as over against the entrance of Hamath. This is the west side. 21 So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel. 22 And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you and to the strangers that sojourn among you, who shall beget children among you; and they shall be unto you as the home-born among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. (These strangers could well be your lost loved ones who you are believing for and will inherit the land with you.) 23 And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord Jehovah. When I finished the above, I received this note:   Anonymous - 06/19/2013 The broader church is about to go into the captivity of the Beast system to separate the wheat from the tares: Psa.53:6 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. The Man-child among us will lead the way out of spiritual captivity: 54:1 For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David; when the Ziphites came and said to Saul Doth not David hide himself with us? Save me, O God, by thy name, And judge me in thy might. Pray fervently! 2 Hear my prayer, O God; Give ear to the words of my mouth. The factious will again rise up through the tribulation: 3 For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul: They have not set God before them. The Word sanctifies the soul: 4 Behold, God is my helper: The Lord is of them that uphold my soul. The Word will overcome for us and through us: 5 He will requite the evil unto mine enemies: Destroy thou them in thy truth. The “name” (nature, character and authority) of the Lord brings the “living sacrifice!” 6 With a freewill-offering will I sacrifice unto thee: I will give thanks unto thy name, O Jehovah, for it is good. Which brings the deliverance from the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places: 7 For he hath delivered me out of all trouble; And mine eye hath seen my desire upon mine enemies.   The Promised Land is not for Enemies These dreams are similar to those we have received in the past, which speak of fear moving people out of the area, in this case by train, which would only be necessary if the fault lines to the east and west opened up and main highways were cut off as we have dreamed. And then repositioning us in the area in preparation for many more Christians to come.   Moving and Trains Sandy Shaw - 08/22/2015 (David's notes in red) In a dream, a sister was talking to me, saying, “Everyone in the circle is moving”. (This means the local UBM circle. I asked the Lord if we were all moving and got three heads for YES.) I asked, “How does everyone feel about that?” She said, “We are ready to go; we are at peace with the idea”. (A word received for this dream: Isa.26:3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee.) (M. L. had a dream called “Getting Ready” on 6/16/15, which is about them being in a large house, rather than the mobile home they are now in and getting it ready because all their children and grandchildren were coming. The coming children could have a spiritual meaning, as well as a physical meaning. Many children are coming. Michael L. dreamed that UBM people were moving into housing close together, which is outside the city. Bill had a dream we were there, too. M. L. had a dream that I was moving into an office there, too. We have always known that our housing is temporary at first and we are all renting. Housing has been provided.) Then, from the Walmart parking lot, I saw the following: A train, a document on special paper, and chaos and fear here in the local area, but we were at peace. (Walmart stores are reported to be staging areas to separate the Christians and, according to Eve's dream, a place where some may never be seen again. The fear represents the hornet of fear that drives the inhabitants from the Promised Land ahead of God's chosen. Pray for God's people among them! We do not make God's plans; we merely obey them.) I could not see the message on the document. Then I saw a man's hand as he pointed at it. He shouted, “Can't you see it?” He asked three times and continued to point, “It's right there!” (Could it be that the earthquakes have happened, and as seen before, the faults cut off the interstate and main road, leaving the area. The hornet of fear will drive people from our Promised Land. A false warning from geologists that the peninsula could sink into the waters that have filled in the faults?) I asked in frustration, “Lord, why can't I see it?” (Because Sandy doesn't hear the message of fear, she is not going with them. In one of her recent dreams, she was hidden in Christ, in the underground, when the people were leaving.) Then T. C. popped up with outstretched arms. She said, “Sandy, you know God is sovereign. He will reveal it to you when He is ready”. (In other words, He will reveal what you need to know on a need-to-know basis.) Sandy said, “I see a train that is not moving (I asked Sandy if this could be the train we are used to seeing. The only one that goes north and south through the valley. She thought so.), but I hear a train that is moving (the people out). Then the feeling of dread, like oh, no, came over me”. (I asked her if the moving train could be a passenger train and she said she felt it was. It is a possibility that this train could represent a train of cars leaving town. You can't get many people on a normal passenger train, but of course, the Nazis moved the Jews in boxcars. Then again, if they are going to a FEMA camp, they may not take their cars, and if the interstate and main highway are taken out, possibly the train is the only way out of the area. That way, they couldn't take much with them, which is what was already revealed to us. Sandy's dream of all the people walking or riding bikes to this central city [trains] while she ducked into the woods with others to a hiding place underground could be a clue. They wouldn't need their cars if they were boarding a train. But they may not know they are not coming back.) Amazing words by faith at random this same morning: This morning, Michael L. got Ezr.2:70 So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinim, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities. 3:1 And when the seventh month (on the Hebrew Biblical calendar, this is September) was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem. We used to talk about our Jerusalem in this area. The Man-child David and his men took Jerusalem after he was anointed. Notice the same amazing words in the next verse. Also, this morning B. A. got Ezr.10:9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within the three days; it was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month: and all the people sat in the broad place before the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain. (The outpouring of God's Spirit?) P. O. asked the Father for a verse to share. She said, “I felt led to ask Him for a verse that we needed to hear. He put my finger down on Isa.54:1 Sing, O sing ye barren... The whole chapter seemed appropriate. Then I felt like singing. The song that came out of the blue was Christ Arose”. Low in the grave He lay; Jesus my Savior; Waiting the coming day, Jesus Our Lord. Up from the grave He arose, with a mighty triumph over His foes. He arose a victor from the dark domain, And He lives forever with His saints to reign!   Many People Coming to UBM M. L.- 08/21/2015 It was a sunny day with blue sky and an atmosphere of rejoicing. People, people everywhere. Where did they all come from? How did they get here? How did they find us? What is their story? My dream opened up at seeing hundreds and hundreds of people coming to us. And I saw some more in the distance coming toward us, too. (This could be the call to go into the wilderness after the earthquakes and Man-child anointing. Those in the distance are those coming later.) I saw quick glances of people like snapshots seated at makeshift tables. More in the foreground were small, white, round tables; it seemed four could sit at each. At a section of white table, close to my observation point, there was a woman who caught my attention. She had finished eating and had kept looking to the right. She had blond hair that was long and was brought from her face to the sides in a becoming way. Her face was radiant as she watched the people about her. She looked familiar but she was different, taller, lighter hair. She will return and she will show radiance, too. (We knew this woman as a righteous woman but she was deceived into the faction by her husband. We had dreams this would happen to her but we also have had dreams she would return very humbled but without her husband who would die. So we think she is a type of many who will repent and return as the Lord has said to us.) This was all outside and people were eating. Everyone had a plate and something to drink. Believe it or not, the food just appeared as people were waiting in line. (Jesus, as a type of the end time Man-child in whom He lives by His Word and Spirit, multiplied the food in the wilderness.) Rectangular bountiful tables were end upon end and row upon row, just to hold the food. The people were patient and kind and loving to one another. (The only kind of people who will escape the Beast.) I saw close-up shots of lasagna being put on a plate. Crispy chicken, salad, greens, biscuits and on and on. The food dishes were replaced as the last piece or spoonful was taken. Where did it come from? I saw no one carrying food to the table. (Manna comes out of heaven.) Since we were outside, where were the ovens that baked everything? I knew our local body was serving but never really saw anyone. It was a busy time and we were servants to all. (A Marriage Feast in the wilderness.) I didn't see any buildings nor could I see if we were in a field or a grassy area because I saw everything from a table-height up. The edges were also blurred slightly, as I took in the scene before me. In the area, I saw no debris from damaged buildings (which will be needed). When people had finished eating, they talked excitedly and were patiently waiting for the meeting to start. This had to be on a raised area so people could see who was speaking. Then again, I didn't see this but just knew that the area on the right was where things were set up. People were looking in that direction. It was then that I noticed the people sitting at the white tables who were close to me had a special glow on their faces. Their faces had a sheen like oil on them that went into their hair. There were dozens of these tables. Then I saw more and more with the glow. (Those who manifested the glory of God by seeing Jesus in the mirror, the Gospel. 2Co.3:18 But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit.) They had come here. They had been revived by rest and food. Now they were anticipating the spiritual food for their souls, they had hungered and thirsted for so long. (Jesus, as a type of the end-time Man-child in whom He lives by His Word and Spirit, fed that food for the soul in the wilderness, too. Oh, come, Lord Jesus; we need You.) Some applicable verses: Mat.11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Php.4:19 And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Luk.9:12 And the day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages and country round about, and lodge, and get provisions: for we are here in a desert place. 13 But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy food for all this people. 14 For they were about five thousand men. (Not including the women and children.) And he said unto his disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each. 15 And they did so, and made them all sit down. 16 And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake; and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude. 17 And they ate, and were all filled: and there was taken up that which remained over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets. (We have seen food multiplied.) Gal.5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.... Mar.9:35 And he sat down, and called the twelve; and he saith unto them, If any man would be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all. Exo.34:35 And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses face shone: and Moses put the veil upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him. Psa.34:5 They looked unto him, and were radiant; and their faces shall never be confounded. 42:1 As the Deer Pants for the Water, So panteth my soul after thee, O God....   Are You Ready? Here They Come!  Sandy Shaw - 08/26/2015 (David's notes in red) In a dream, I saw huge wooden double doors that were several inches thick. They had hinges and handles like those of an old castle. On the inside, there was a large, thick wooden arm that was down to bar the doors. Local UBM was inside, hurrying to get final preparations done. Everyone knew what they were to do, and they did it. There was a man at the doors. Then the wooden arm was raised up, and he shouted, “Get ready, get ready, get ready!” Then he opened the doors and shouted, “R-E-A-D-Y!” And there were hundreds and hundreds of people coming inside!   A Nation of Refugees Moving Toward God Michael L. - 09/07/2015 (David's notes is red) I was on top of a mountain. It was mostly grassy, but the elevation looked to be 4,000 to 5,000 feet. I could see for many miles. It appeared as though this mountain was higher, as it allowed me to look over to the other mountains that were lower. I also saw thousands of people walking across the lands. They were traveling from left to right. (Jesus put the goats on the left and the sheep on the right, so this means to go from rebellion to submission, from goats to sheep.) None of them was saying anything. They seemed very sober or maybe tired. (The U.S. will be a nation full of refugees seeking help from God, Who will answer miraculously.) They were carrying things that they could easily handle. (It will be a wilderness experience for God's people. Many will come to know Him. When they do, He will give them a place of rest. Abraham was a sojourner: “he looked for the city which hath the foundations, whose builder and maker is God”. He searched out his Promised Land.) After seeing this, I thought that I should take my car, as it might make it easier (it was possibly a green 1960s Chevy Impala). I looked everywhere for some kind of road to travel down the mountain, but I couldn't find one. (No road down means you should stay on top of the mountain, close to God. Don't take the Chevy; it's a goat that only goes to the left.) Chevy is from French, German (Swiss) origins from chèvre meaning “goat” and, if you use the full name Chevrolet, we get lait meaning “milk”, possibly meaning for the immature. An impala is a reddish-brown African antelope with long, curved horns in the male, and is known for its ability to leap. They are food for the lion or beast.   God's Promise of Protection and Provision B. A. - 01/01/2012 (David's notes is red) I dreamed I was sitting in my den with my Bible in my lap and my laptop computer open to my concordance; I often study this way. Suddenly, from the view of the west window in the den, I saw a big black Hummer vehicle pull up right outside the window. I saw five men dressed in military clothing get out of the vehicle; I could see that one of them was a high-ranking officer. My husband was standing in the kitchen between the refrigerator and the island. I stood up out of my chair and told him not to move or speak, no matter what happened. I then began to pray this prayer: “Heavenly Father, please make everything in this house invisible except me, these two chairs in the den and the table, the mattress, blankets and pillows on the floor, and the four slices of bread and two small potatoes in the cupboard. Father, please make our enemies be at peace with us, and please make our enemies bless us. Thank you, Lord. Amen.” As I finished my prayer, the officer approached the sliding glass door to the den and entered the room. He looked straight at me, then, without saying a word, he began to search the house. What happened next was amazing. The officer began to walk into the kitchen between the refrigerator and the island where my husband was standing; the officer passed right through my husband and proceeded into the dining room and all of the other rooms on that side of the house. Then, the officer came back into the kitchen and opened the cupboard, and saw the four slices of bread and two potatoes. He gently closed the cupboard doors and walked over to the sliding glass door and opened the door. In a strange language I had never heard before, he commanded one of the young men to retrieve a large sack from the front seat of the Hummer. I was actually able to understand what the officer said to this man. The young man got the sack and brought it to the officer. The officer then came back into the house and placed the sack on the counter in the kitchen, and then went back outside. Then the officer reached inside the Hummer and had something in his hand as he walked over to the west window; he placed something that looked like a seal across the window, then got back into the Hummer and left. All of this transpired without one word being spoken. I then looked back at my husband, and I was amazed at what I saw. His hair, which was sandy blond before, was now snow white. I asked him, “Do you understand what just happened?” He looked at me and fell to his knees in sobbing tears, and he cried out to the Lord to forgive him for his sins. After a while, he got up, and we discussed what all had taken place. I then asked my husband to pour out the contents of the sack onto the counter. The sack contained two bottles of water, two apples and a large bag of peanuts still in the shell. My husband then said to me, “Everything you prayed for in your prayer was granted by the Lord”. We then sang and praised the Lord together. We then went outside to see more clearly what was on this seal that was placed on the window. There was writing in a foreign language, but I was able to read and understand it as it read, “This house is clean”. I looked up the driveway and could see that there was another one of these seals on the gate at the front of the driveway, so we went up to the gate to take a closer look at that seal; this seal read, “This property has been inspected and is clean. No further inspections required”. Then I awoke from the dream. I got up from bed and just sat for hours thinking about this dream. Tears of joy ran down my face, as I believe the Lord was reassuring me that all would be well with my family and me; just believe. Mar.11:23 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith cometh to pass; he shall have it. 24 Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.   The Righteous Remain in the Land M. Y. - 12/05/2012 (David's notes in red) Background note: We know there is a spiritual Promised Land of our lives, which is taken possession of as the old man is conquered by the sword or Word of the spiritual man who then rules this life. However, this dream has a special and more physical meaning to the brethren involved with it because we are in a LAND that was promised to us and others by the Lord, and He has told us that only the righteous will remain. The testings of the Lord and the temptations of self, have proven some people unworthy to remain in the Refuge Land, and they are being removed, just like in this dream. We have heard this warning many times and received some of the verses below from the Lord before. In my dream, a group of people were lying down in an open area and I was lying on my side. I saw (what I thought was in the spirit) an image of me with my right arm ripped almost entirely off my shoulder and barely hanging on by a piece of flesh or muscle. I was told that if I lay that way (on my side), I would not be protected from the strong wind and the result would be damage to my arm. (The strong wind is the tribulations to come and the arm represents the works of the Christian that will not survive the trial unless they overcome. In other words, their works will fail to be works of faith. Mat.7:24 Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock: 25 and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and if fell not: for it was founded upon the rock [of rest in the promises]. 26 And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand: 27 and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof. Another way of saying this is their works were burned up in the fiery trial. 1Co.3:11 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 dark man]; 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. (He will continue in the fire for the flesh to be burned up.) I was then instructed (in the spirit or in my mind) on how to lie properly and in what direction to lie my head to avoid any damage. I practiced this a few times and knew that I had to remember it. I had to lie flat with all my members against the ground. (In other words, we have to have all of our works [arms], walk [legs], head [mind] and torso [heart] resting from our own works through faith in the promises.) I had to keep my eyes away from the wind. (In other words, get your eyes off the problem and on the Lord.) There was a black or dark man lying to my left when I held up my hand toward him in the shape of or forming the letter C. (The Christian is trying to teach the dark man who walks in darkness how to survive the coming curse. This dark man represents either the flesh or others who walk in it.) I thought that the C was a type of sign language, or I was telling myself to “see”. (Or it could also mean that we must keep our eyes away from the problem or curse and put them on C for Christ.) As I lay there in the shape I was shown, with one hand I began to pat each part of my body, as if to verify its position or to draw attention to it for instruction (to the dark man). At some point, there were no other people around, and I started wondering what would cause the strong wind. (Notice that the dark man was taken away. This is what the wind and fire do.) I considered a nuclear blast or other disasters that would cause a strong wind. I awoke and had the strong feeling that the C-shape made with my hand was telling me to see or pay attention. (The strong wind is any trial that tempts us to get into our own works and so fail to stay in the rest of faith that saves us.) When we heard this dream, there were three other people in the room with me, and I asked them to get a Word from the Lord by faith concerning this wind and what it would do by opening their Bible randomly and putting their fingers down. I was first to find a verse. Pro.2:21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, And the perfect shall remain in it. 22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, And the treacherous shall be rooted out of it. Notice those who are in the rest of faith will remain in the Promised Land. But, just as in the dream, the dark man is gone. This land that all four of us are in and has been promised to us is the Boat/Ark/Refuge, etc. M. Y.'s wife, got Psalm 73, which is all about the end of the wicked and survival of the righteous. Psa.73:18 Surely thou settest them in slippery places: Thou castest them down to destruction. 19 How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors ... 27 For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: Thou hast destroyed all them that play the harlot, [departing] from thee. 28 But it is good for me to draw near unto God: I have made the Lord Jehovah my refuge, That I may tell of all thy works. Then M. Y. got astounding verses about what would happen to the wicked who opposed our building of the spiritual temple. In this text, those who persecuted the Jews as a faction stopped them from building the temple of God (as is happening now) were made to help them or be destroyed as is happening. Ezr.6:10 that they may offer sacrifices of sweet savor unto the God of heaven [the sacrifice of the flesh or dark man burning up in the fiery trial], and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons. 11 Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let a beam be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened thereon [in other words, let him be crucified]; and let his house be made a dunghill for this. Then M.Y. got a text that speaks of the backsliding people of God from the Spirit-filled and non-Spirit-filled groups that were taken captive out of their land by the Beast because of their spiritual idols and spiritual fornication: Jer.3:8 And I saw, when, for this very cause that backsliding Israel (non-Spirit filled) had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorcement, yet treacherous Judah (Spirit-filled who had the House of God in their midst.) her sister feared not; but she also went and played the harlot. 9 And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that the land was polluted, and she committed adultery with stones and with stocks. 10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not returned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith Jehovah. In the rest of the text, the overcomers who came out of bondage were brought to the Bride, Jerusalem. 14 Return, O backsliding children, saith Jehovah; for I am a husband unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion: 15 and I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding ... 17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of Jehovah; and all the nations [gentiles] shall be gathered unto it, to the name of Jehovah, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the stubbornness of their evil heart. Notice the overcomers shall escape and be given the LAND. 19 But I said, How I will put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of the nations! and I said, Ye shall call me My Father, and shall not turn away from following me. Notice, once again, that the wicked will not stay in the Land; the righteous who walk by faith will. S. Y. asked for one more verse and it was about the wicked breaking their arms, just like the dream. Psa.37:17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous. The rest of the text fits, too. 18 Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall be for ever. 19 They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil; And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. 20 But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; In smoke shall they consume away. A dear friend, Bolivar, asked God what would happen to the carnal Christians in the coming days and got: Isa.65:9 And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains; and my chosen shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there. 10 And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor (troubling) a place for herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me. 11 But ye that forsake Jehovah, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for Fortune [to profit the flesh], and that fill up mingled wine unto Destiny; 12 I will destine you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter; because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but ye did that which was evil in mine eyes, and chose that wherein I delighted not. 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be put to shame; 14 behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall wail for vexation of spirit. Psa.125:3 For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity. 4 Do good, O Jehovah, unto those that are good, And to them that are upright in their hearts. 5 But as for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, Jehovah will lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel. Zep.3:11 In that day shalt thou not be put to shame for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me; for then I will take away out of the midst of thee thy proudly exulting ones, and thou shalt no more be haughty in my holy mountain. 12 But I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall take refuge in the name of Jehovah. 13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth; for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid. Amo.9:10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, who say, The evil shall not overtake nor meet us. 11 In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old; 12 that they may possess the remnant of Edom [the Davids will conquer those who sold their birthright to be sons of Abraham], and all the nations that are called by my name, saith Jehovah that doeth this.

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In the final night before His crucifixion, Jesus poured out His heart to the Father. In that prayer, He expresses the accomplishment of having given the Father's Word to his disciples. But what exactly did that mean? What "Word" did He give? How much of it did they get? And what effect did it have on their lives? In this episode, Jeff explains the critical importance of the Bible for present-day disciples living in the end times.

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For a limited time, as a "Christmas gift" to our listeners, please enjoy our full discussion from our I Believe in Love book study on the fourth chapter of this life changing book. Here we discuss what it means to abandon one's self to Jesus; to live the prayer, "Thy will be done." Shorter than a typical episode of Draw Near, but also a bit more personal at times, we hope and pray, but also believe, that these discussions will be a blessing to you (whether you have read the book or not - but we hope you will!). For the Book Study (or for going deeper): This book, "I Believe in Love," is a personal retreat based on the teachings of St. Therese of Lisieux written by Fr Jean C J D'Elbee Read Chapter 4 (Pgs. 81-113) Listen to this discussion of Conference 4 between Fred and Kara from Draw Near (drawnear.me)! Discuss the following discussion questions with a friend OR in the "discussion" feed within the book study on Suscipe (https://community.suscipe.co/spaces/8805059/content) You can also click on this link to join the study! It's not too late! For your convenience, here are the questions: 1. There are examples and definitions of "abandonment" through Conference 4. Which do you relate to the most in your spiritual life? Why? Meditate on the "Our Father" prayer. Pray it slowly. Think of each word. Pause when you say, "thy will be done." What did God speak to you through your time in meditation? Share a moment in your life when you followed the will of God. How did you know it was his will? How did it feel to say "yes" when he said, "Let me do it." What was the outcome? Grab your Bible and read the Word of God in Mt 6: 25-30. Read it once then pray with it for 2 minutes. Read it a second time and pray with in for 2 more minutes. Read it one final time and pray with it for 2 more minutes. What WORD or PHRASE stood out to you? Why do you think it stood out? Jesus told St. Gertrude, "You trouble me, Gertrude, by asking me for the cure of your friend. I sent her this sickness as a trial. She accepts it with admirable submission to my will which gains great merit for her, and I thus prepare a more beautiful Heaven for her for all eternity" (pg. 100). Have you ever had a prayer go unanswered? Did it seem like God ignored it? What good can you see coming from it? Learn more about (or purchase) the book, I Believe in Love here! (https://amzn.to/3swlYhH) Learn more about the Suscipe Community or sign up to join the platform here. (https://community.suscipe.co/share/cQ-v_SI0cKXeCT6C?utm_source=manual) Click to Donate (https://www.drawnear.me/donate) to become a supporter/patron! Join the community by following the Draw Near Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/fredandkara). Book Fred and/or Kara to speak by visiting the Draw Near "booking page (https://www.drawnear.me/booking)." Like our podcast? Hit that “subscribe” button AND the notification button/bell to know when new episodes are posted! Give us a rating! Leave a review! Tell your friends! Even more, pray for us! Draw Near Theme (and related music that is featured on this podcast) © Fred Shellabarger & Kara Kardell, unless otherwise specified.

Pastor Andy Davis preached the Parable of the Soils, Mark 4:1-20, and expanded on the central issue of how God's word is received and the responses to the truth of the Gospel. - SERMON TRANSCRIPT - The Central Work of the Rest of Our Lives: The Great Commission Turn in your Bibles to Mark chapter 4, we’re going to be walking through it today. In Luke 19:10, Jesus declared the central calling of his life, the reason that he entered the world. There are many such purpose statements that Jesus gives or that are given about Jesus. All of them tend toward the same thing, but in Luke 19:10, he said, “The son of man came to seek and to save what was lost.” He’s talking about human beings who have been lost through sin and who are in danger of being eternally lost through judgment and condemnation. Jesus came to save people from that. He then committed to us the ministry of reconciliation. He committed to us the gospel ministry, as at the end of this beautiful gospel of Mark, in Mark 15 and 16, when he said to them, “Go into all the worlds and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved. Whoever does not believe will be condemned.” He came to rescue individuals so that they will be saved and not condemn. That’s the central work that we’re left here on earth to do as a church and as individuals. It’s for this reason that I zeroed in a number of weeks ago, as we moved through the Gospel of Mark, on this marvelous statement, Mark 1:17, “Jesus said to his early disciples, ‘Come follow me and I will make you to become fishers of men.’” That’s been on our minds, and now as we come to Mark 4, we have a tremendous opportunity to learn more about that, what it means to be fishers of men. That’s just one metaphor. The metaphor today is agricultural, and regards what we’re left in the world to do. But now that question comes to us, “What should we expect as we do this work? What should we expect as we preach the gospel?” That’s a vital question. It may seem strange to us as we look around the world that we live in, the 21st century world, that the gospel hasn’t done better over 20 centuries. That it seems like, percentage wise, the church of Jesus Christ is so small. The overwhelming majority of the people of this world do not believe in Christ. Very, very many of them have never even heard about him. How do we understand that? In 1993, Christie and I took our two children at that time, Nathaniel and Jenny, with us as missionaries to the country of Japan. We flew into Japan, and we spent our first night in the Baptist mission home in Tokyo. Then we were there for a couple of days in that vast city. 10% of the Japanese population, roughly, lives in the city of Tokyo. It’s a massive city. We got a sense of the scope of that great city, there were over 12 million people living in Tokyo in 1993, closer to 14 million now. However, only 0.2% of the Japanese population are Evangelical Christians, 0.2%. That’s two out of a thousand, and Christianity has been in Japan since the year 1549. That’s almost five centuries, 500 years, 0.2%. If Jesus really is the son of God, then why are so few people in Japan Christians? Worldwide, the generous estimate of people who do this kind of statistical work is that Evangelical Christians make up about 8% of the world’s population, eight out of a hundred. So when we come to the task of evangelism, we’re faced with the crushing fact that so few people that we share with respond favorably to the gospel. So as we move ahead in a commitment to evangelism, our expectation is vital. If we assume that almost everyone who hears the true gospel will respond favorably, should respond favorably, and then they don’t - we see a scanty response - we might be strongly tempted to question our whole approach, including the message itself. We might want to change the message and methodology to make it more market friendly. Many so-called Christian leaders are constantly in a pattern, a feedback loop pattern of this kind of evaluation, to tailor the message and the methods to make it more popular for best results. The result often of that feedback loop processing is a synthetic seed coming out of the gospel of their imaginations, truly a false gospel, and all because they expected that the gospel of the kingdom of Christ, if it is the true one, would result in a vastly successful response in the human heart. Today’s text, the parable of the soils, has everything needed to destroy that false expectation. Three of the four soils described here produced literally no fruit, ultimately, for the kingdom. Three of the four result in no harvest, no crop, no fruit of eternal consequence. It doesn’t mean the sower of the seed did a bad job, or that there’s something wrong with the seed. This is Jesus’ expectation for the spread of the gospel, a realistic appraisal of what we can expect, what will happen as we evangelize until he returns. I. The Context of the Parable Let’s begin by talking about the parables. This in Mark’s Gospel, this is where we begin. In Mark’s look at some of Jesus’s teaching ministry, you find that you get far more in the other Gospels than you do in Mark. Mark’s more of an action Gospel, but this is the chapter where you get a good extended look at some of Jesus’s teachings. The context of the parables themselves, as a manner of teaching, is the apparently poor response to the gospel even then. From the beginning, the response was less than we might have expected. Of course, there are huge crowds. I mean, you get it right away. Look at verse 1, “Again, Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around and was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out in the lake while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge.” But the more you look closely and you read other key passages of the scripture, analyzing what’s really going on in the hearts of those people, most of them weren’t there for the teachings, actually had very little interest in the teachings. They were near Jesus for the good stuff, that being the healings, the exorcisms, the miracles, and occasional feeding is nice, and a pretty dramatic show. I mean, there’s never been anyone like Jesus. Not to mention the feeling of desperation that comes on individuals that are hurting, physically hurting, and they’re in pain every day, or they’re incapable of working because they’re paralyzed, or they’re blind, or something like that. Or their loved ones, their caregivers, want that problem solved, and if somebody can address it, that’s all they care about. So the question was pressing, “If Jesus really is the Son of God, then why are so few people really believing in him?” To the insiders who are in the house that Jesus is in at the end of Mark 3, he says, “Here is my mother and my brothers. Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.” It’s just a very, very small group of people. So the answer to that question, “Why are so few people responding spiritually to the actual teachings Jesus was giving?” This parable, and the parables in general, look at verse 2, it says, “He taught them many things by parables.” Later in this chapter, it’s going to say, “He did not say anything to them without using a parable.” This was his teaching methodology. What is a parable? The word comes from the Greek “para” + “bole” which means “to lay alongside this”. The concept is to teach something about the invisible spiritual kingdom of God by something that we do know in the physical realm of this world, and to lay the physical thing we are familiar with alongside the spiritual thing being illustrated, so we can understand the invisible spiritual kingdom of God. That’s what parables are. It’s a “laying alongside”. You’re taking something practical, something physical, something you do understand, and then from that, you can understand something about the invisible kingdom of God. That’s a parable. Basically, fundamentally it’s, “This is like that.” You can compare the two and you can get some aspect of the kingdom of God. Parables both conceal and reveal. We’re going to talk about that more later in this very chapter in Mark 4. Now keep in mind, Jesus is surrounded by enemies who oppose him, who actually hate him. Not everyone hated him, not at all, but he has some key leaders, the Scribes and Pharisees, who come down from Jerusalem who are evaluating his miracles. They don’t deny in any way he’s doing amazing miracles. How could they? But they believe that the explanation, the source of his supernatural power, is Satan himself, as we talked about in the last couple of sermons. So Jesus begins now in Mark 4 to act in judgment, in judgment against those of his own generation for that evaluation. The parables are clearly portrayed as a work of judgment from God on the hearers. The judgment is the concealing aspect of the parable. He’s hiding things from them by teaching them only in parables. Look at it in verse 10-12, “When he was alone, the twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. He told them, ‘The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside, everything is said in parables so that they may be ever seeing, but never perceiving, and ever hearing, but never understanding. Otherwise, they might turn and be forgiven.’” That’s the language of judgment. Jesus was dividing this vast crowd into two categories: outsiders and insiders. Both got the parables, but the outsiders only got the parables. The insiders also got Jesus’s personal, clear explanation of the parables, so that you can see what’s laid alongside what. This was to fulfill this work of judgment that God had spoken about centuries before through the prophet Isaiah, who is sent again to a stubborn and obstinate people who are not going to listen to him. Isaiah in Isaiah 6 wants to know how long does he have to do this ministry. You have these same words, which are quoted of many times in the New Testament, “Be ever hearing, but never understanding, be ever seeing, but never perceiving. Make this people’s heart callous, make their ears dull and close their eyes. Otherwise, they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears and turn with their hearts, and I would heal them.” It’s a work of judgment. By giving parables with no explanation, it fed the attitude of the hardness of heart of his opponents who thought he was crazy and demon possessed. So you actually do see this response to his teaching, like in the parable of the good shepherd in John 10. It’s a beautiful parable with lots of details. Unexplained, it is just a good shepherd and his sheep coming in and out, and finding passion and all this. In John 10:19-20, the Jews were getting divided, and many of them said, “He’s demon possessed and raving mad. Why listen to him?” "Jesus was dividing this vast crowd into two categories: outsiders and insiders. Both got the parables, but the outsiders only got the parables. The insiders also got Jesus’s personal, clear explanation of the parables…" Try this out, go to a non-Christian person this week. Memorize a little parable here. Say, “I want to tell you a story.” “A farmer went out to sew his seed. And as he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path and the bird…” All that, the whole thing. Then finish and say something like, “He who has ears to hear, let them hear.” What do you think’s going to happen? They’re going to look like you’re out of your mind. “What’s wrong with you?” That’s what was happening back then. But then the insiders, they get the explanation. They get the details of the parables explained from Jesus’ own perfect lips, and then the parable becomes an incredible teaching tool that makes certain aspects of the kingdom incredibly clear and memorable. That’s the power of the parables. Look at verse 13. “Jesus said to them, ‘Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable?’” In other words, it seems like he’s saying, “If you get this one, I mean, you really understand it, you’ll understand all the parables.” It’s foundational, because it has to do with hearing God’s word and understanding it in your heart. This is foundational, dear friends, to our salvation, to God’s strategy for saving our souls from our sins, that we would be justified by faith and not by works so that no one can boast. So foundational to that is hearing with faith and believing to the forgiveness of your sins. As Romans 10:17 says, “Faith comes by hearing the word,” and the word comes through the word of Christ. The message is heard through the word of Christ. As we will see, this parable has to do with the key moment in our entire lives, the moment of hearing the word of God. Do we hear it with faith, with a soft yielded heart, submissive so that we bear fruit for the kingdom? Or do we ultimately reject the word we hear and bear no fruit for the kingdom? Our eternity depends on that question. If we don’t understand this parable, how will we understand any parable? II. The Parable of the Soils Let’s walk through the details of the parable of the soils. Look at verses 3-8, “A farmer went out to sew his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among the thorns, which grew up and choked the plants so that they did not bear grain. Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, multiplying 30, 60, or even a hundred times.” First of all, just the agricultural nature of this parable would’ve been very familiar to them. Many of Jesus’ parables were agricultural. Jesus’ first century hearers were perhaps, many of them, farmers, and if they weren’t, they knew farmers. They were close to the soil. The Promised Land itself was called the “land flowing with milk and honey”, rich in agricultural blessings. It could be that you could even see some farmers scattering some seed while Jesus was telling the parable, off in a distance. The focus of this parable, the key with parables, is there’s generally a central idea. It’s not that details aren’t important. They are, but there’s usually a main central idea to the parable. The focus here is the soils, really and ultimately nothing else. The parable does begin with the sower. It literally says, “The sower went out to sow,” but then nothing else has said about the sower or his technique, whether he uses the overhand technique or the underhand technique. It doesn’t say anything. He’s not a wise sower, a faithful sower, a hardworking sower, an anything sower. He’s a sower. Also, nothing is said about the seed. There is only one seed, and we learn it’s the Word of God. In this parable, nothing’s said about it either. The focus is on the soils and the outcomes. The soils fall into two categories, or four categories, or six categories, it depends which commentator you read. This is the joy I get of reading commentary. So what is it, two? Is it four? Is it six? First of all, simply it is two: bad soil and good soil. That’s the easiest categorization of the soil. It’s either bad soil or good soil. The whole thing depends on is their eternal outcome, harvest. If there is, it was good soil. If there isn’t, it’s bad soil. It’s a simple, clear way of understanding the two categories. Or you can break into four categories, which is the way we usually would read it. You’ve got the hardened path, the rocky soil, the thorny soil, and then the good soil, that would be breaking up into four categories. Six categories would be to take the last, the good soil, and break it into three categories of its yield: 30, 60, a hundred. So three categories of bad soil and three categories of good soil. All of that I think is helpful, but especially the basic breakup of bad soil versus good soil. Let’s just walk through certain details. Soil number one is the hardened path. Farmland in Galilee was bordered by paths and roads that enabled people to travel by the farms without trampling on the crops. The paths and roads would’ve been hardened by constant travel, all the more since the climate was hot and arid. The road would’ve been hard as concrete. Any seed that fell on that hardened path would stay on the surface, right on the top, and within a short amount of time, Jesus said, the birds are going to come eat it up. It’s gone, like it was never scattered there. Or as Luke 8:5 says, “the seeds would be trampled under foot,” like by horses or cattle, or carts, or people just walking, trampled. In any case, no impact whatsoever. Soil number two is the rocky soil. I grew up in New England and everywhere you look, as you get into the rural areas, you see stone walls, everywhere stone walls. Why? Because the farms “grow” stones. Every year they grow them. They come up with these subterranean pressures, and before the farmer can do anything, he’s got to clear his farmland of these mini boulders that come up. Jesus is speaking about that, because the ancient near eastern farmers would’ve had the same problem, and they would’ve cleared their land of it. However much work it took, they would’ve gotten rid of them. That is not the problem. The problem is a subterranean layer of limestone, let’s say, really hard and like concrete, somewhat similar to that path only it’s a little bit down below a very thin layer of top soil. That subterranean layer of rock is not going anywhere, so the seed can’t probe down and find water or nutrients. The seed springs up quickly because it just needs the sunlight and all. But when the sun comes up, the small plant scorched and withers and dies because it have no root, because the rock below doesn’t permit it. Soil number three is the thorny soil. Unlike the last two soils, clearly this soil is capable of supporting a crop. Everything’s there, the nutrients are there, the water is there. The conditions for growing are good. But the problem is that there are other plants. There are weeds that are there competing with the good seed for the nutrients and the water and the sunlight. Because the weeds grow up faster than the good plants, they block the sunlight, steal all the nutrients and they win, so the good seed can’t produce any crops. The plant that he talks about here is the acanthus plant. It has thorns, the same thorns that the Roman soldiers would viciously weave into a crown of thorns for Jesus to wear when they were mocking him. It reminds us also of the cursing of the ground that God gave Adam back in Genesis 3:17-18. “Cursed is the ground because of you. Through painful toil, you’ll eat of it all the days of your life and it will produce thorns and thistles for you.” That’s the thorny soil. Then the good soil, soil number four. There’s a powerful contrast between this soil and the others, in that this soil is called good. The seeds that fall on this good soil produce a staggering harvest. Jesus says, “30, 60, even a hundred times what was sown.” Now this is remarkable. Research into the ancient near Eastern expectations of a harvest is, at best, eight fold. That would be good, if you could get eight fold out of it. Maybe five was normal. Jesus is talking about a stunning level of fruitfulness in every case. Stunning level, 30 times what was sewn. Others even double that, 60 times, or even a hundred, unheard of, staggering levels of fruitfulness. III. The Call to Hear Those are the details. What does it mean? Jesus begins with the call to hear. Look at verse 9, “Then Jesus said, ‘He who has ears to hear, let him hear.’” The central issue here is how we listen to God’s Word. He begins the whole parable with this call. Look at verse 3. How does the whole thing start? “Listen,” it’s a call to listen. This is almighty God through his Son, calling you to listen to him. “Listen. A sower went out to sow.” Then he says, “If you have ears, who he has ears to hear, let him hear.” Jesus is already judging these people for their hard hearts by stopping the parable with no explanation. He’s furthering their unbelieving assumptions that he’s insane, but he’s calling on them to listen. They have ears, but do they hear? I believe that one of the most helpful insights I’ve ever had concerning Jesus’ ministry and how we should think about it is the statement, “It’s not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I’ve not come to call the righteous, but sinners due repentance.” Jesus is our spiritual physician. That means his physical healings become living parables for the spiritual healing that we need. He healed literal physical blind people, so they could physically see. But what about the spiritual blindness that plagues all of us? He heals literal deaf people so they can physically hear, but there is a spiritual deafness that He really has to address for us to be saved. Psalm 115 speaks about how Israel’s idols represented them spiritually. Psalm 115: 4-8 says, “Their idols are silver and gold made by the hands of men. They have mouths, but they cannot speak. They have eyes, but they cannot see they have ears, but they cannot hear. Noses, but they cannot smell. They have hands, but cannot feel. They have feet, but they cannot walk, nor can they utter a sound with their throats. Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them.” So it is with all unbelievers that yes, they have physical ears, they have physical eyes, but they cannot see or hear spiritually. Jesus has a special ministry with his own. There’s a supernatural work going on in the insiders. He deals differently with his own sheep. In John 10 Jesus says, “My sheep listen to my voice. I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of my hand.” Jesus gives them a private hearing. Along with that is the secret working of the Spirit in them to open up their spiritual ears and to hear it. Look at verse 10-11, “When he is alone, the twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. He told them, ‘The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you.’” The word “secret” is also sometimes translated “mystery” in the New Testament. This is something that can only be understood if God, by his Spirit, reveals it to you. That’s what a New Testament mystery is, the mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you. That’s a tremendous privilege. The outsiders don’t get that. Verses 11-12, “But to those on the outside, everything is said in parables so that they may be ever seeing, but never perceiving, and ever hearing, but never understanding. Otherwise, they might turn and be forgiven.” So the purpose of the explanation is perception, it’s understanding, it’s insight, it’s truth. IV. The Parable Explained What I’m going to do now is explain the parable briefly. I don’t know if you noticed the sermon title today, it’s part one. In part two, we’re going to go through these same explanations more in depth with more application, with more warnings to us as hearers. We’re going to do that work next week. But just for the time we have left today, I just want to go through it quickly, the explanation Jesus gives for these soils. Look at verses 14-20, “The farmer sows the word. Some people are like seed along the path where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sewn in them. Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word, but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop 30, 60, even a hundred times what was sown.” Jesus’s personal, private, powerful explanation. Notice, it’s written down in the pages of the most famous book on earth. Does that make us all insiders now? It could. You could be an insider now, if you’ll listen with the ears of your heart. So we’re invited in. The explanation, it’s available, but you still have to have the working of the Spirit in your heart to get it, even with the explanation, to see it. It begins with the farmer, the sower, and he sows the word. The first and primary sower in another parable is Jesus Christ himself. In the parable of the weeds and the wheat in Matthew 13, he identifies himself as the sower. “The one who sowed the seed is the Son of Man.” But here, no such thing. Jesus certainly began by preaching the gospel, but he also commissioned the church, and the church goes out and preaches the word everywhere. After he ascended to heaven, Mark 16:19-20 says, “After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat at the right hand of God.” Mark 16:20, “Then the disciples went out and preached the word everywhere.” They are the sowers there, and as their spiritual descendants, we’re the sowers. Anyone who shares the word of God, anyone who evangelizes, brings up kids in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, shares the gospel with a lost coworker, we’re the sowers. "Anyone who shares the word of God, anyone who evangelizes, brings up kids in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, shares the gospel with a lost coworker, we’re the sowers." The seed is the Word. What Word? I think it’s safe to say it’s the gospel, the milk, the central teachings of the Bible. Paul says in I Corinthians 2:2, “I resolved to know nothing while I was with you, except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.” Christ and him crucified, that’s the centerpiece of the word, the seed. Also, I Corinthians 15: 3, “For what I received, I passed onto you as of first importance, that Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures. That he was buried, that he was raised on the third day, according to the scriptures.” That’s the seed that is the word. The basic message of Christ, the incarnate son of God, fully God, fully man lived a sinless life, did amazing miracles, taught parables like this, but especially died on the cross as a substitute for our sins and was physically raised from the dead on the third day, ascends sins to heaven. And if you repent and believe in him, all your sins will be forgiven. That’s the seed, the Word, the Gospel. However, beyond that, Jesus doesn’t say it’s the Gospel, He says it’s the Word. So I think it’s anything, any truth that’s taught in the Bible, for all scriptures, God breathed and useful. I actually think that this parable is permanently useful to all Christians, even this very moment, this very morning. Whenever you have the Word talk to you or the Word comes in, what do you do with it? I think it’s helpful. So that’s the sower and the seed. What is the soil? The soil represents human hearts in their various conditions. We know this from Matthew 13:19, “When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one Satan comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart.” That’s the seed sown along the path. The path equals the heart. Or on the other end of the spectrum, in Luke 8:15, it says, “The seed on the good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart.” Wow, doesn’t that sound good? A noble and good heart who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering, produce a crop. Again, the good soil represents a good heart. So all of the soils represent human hearts in their various conditions. "A noble and good heart who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering, produce a crop. Again, the good soil represents a good heart. So all of the soils represent human hearts in their various conditions." Soil number one, the hardened response. Look at verse 15. “Some people are like seed along the path where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and snatches away the word that was sown in them.” Matthew’s Gospel tells us they don’t understand the Word, they just don’t understand it. It makes no sense to them. They have no response at all. This, my friends, is the overwhelming response of those when they first hear the gospel. They don’t get. It doesn’t make any sense, it makes no impact, and it’s gone moments later, like it never happened. Ephesians 2 says of those people that they are dead in their transgressions and sins, even while they live as citizens or subjects of Satan’s dark kingdom. As soon as they hear the word, Satan actively, creatively and skillfully, through his demons, takes away the impact of that encounter, so they do not fear God’s judgments. They don’t rejoice in God’s promises. They don’t marvel at Christ’s work. They don’t take to heart any of God’s commandments. It’s gone, like that moment just never happened. Satan’s activity here is so clever and powerful. II Corinthians 4:4 says, “The God of this age has blinded their mind so they don’t understand.” He’s active, working, doing this all the time, so the sinner mocks the Word or deconstructs the Word, or counters the Word, or forgets the Word entirely. Ultimately, that’s what they do. More on this next time. Soil number two, the shallow, emotional, temporary response. Look at verse 16-17, “Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.” So many people are very moved emotionally the first time they hear the Gospel. They’re not like the first category. It’s made an impact on them. Jesus said, “They receive it with joy.” Initial joy at the hearing of the word is a very good thing. So also conversely are tears and a sense of the danger that they’re in and emotions on that side. That can happen too. But the problem is there’s no depth to any of these emotions. They haven’t really grapple with or come to grips with the fact that they are sinners under the wrath of a holy God, not to that level. They’ve not understood that. They have no deep connection with the truth of the word of God. As Jesus is saying here, they have no root system. They may see the Gospel as a life enhancer, something like that, something to improve their life, make things better for them in some way, not as salvation for the eternal wrath of God. When trouble or persecution, Jesus said, comes because of the Word, they quickly fall away. That response is grievous to the evangelist who is so excited about their initial, joyful reaction. “Where are all those people that prayed the prayer?” That kind of thing. You can’t find them. “What happened to them?” When trouble or persecution comes, they quickly fall away. More on this one next time. Soil number three, the worldly, double minded response. Verse 18-19, “Still others, like seed sown among the thorns, hear the word, but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful.” The last soil type represents the world smacking around the person who hears the word: persecution, troubles, trials, that kind of thing. This represents the world offering benefits: prosperity, wealth, the positive benefits. This person is consumed by what he might lose or what she might lose if they really follow Jesus. If you really go after Jesus, look what you just might lose. What might happen to you if you become a faithful follower of Christ? These individuals want the comforts of money, possessions, and pleasures. They’re anxious about money, the worries of this life. They’re running after the deceitfulness of wealth, perhaps like the rich young ruler trying to harmonize an inner covetousness and a love for money, money as an idol, with Jesus, a love for Jesus. They’re trying to put it together and harmonize, but it can’t be done. This individual is a double minded person. The world’s siren call of worry and wealth, worry and wealth, worry and wealth, all the time. It crowds out the word of God, and it doesn’t bear fruit. The Word of God doesn’t get the resources, the time, energy, money, resources of that person’s life. Instead, they’re going after the things of this world, and it bears no fruit. More on this next time. Soil number four is the eternally fruitful response. “Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the Word, accept it and produce a crop 30, 60, even a hundred times what was sown.” Friends, this is the point, the whole point of the Word of God: fruit. Fruit, it all comes down to fruit. Just like last week’s sermon on blasphemy against the spirit, fruit, it’s always about fruit. If there’s fruit in your life, it means you’re alive. The whole point is fruit. The variability of the fruit is noteworthy, but it’s not as significant as three things. Number one, all good soil produces some fruit. Number two, all three soils produce a staggering amount, a stunning amount of fruit. Number three, not all three produce the equal amount of fruit. There’s different levels of fruitfulness. So we’ll talk about all those, God willing, next time. V. The Central Call: Seek a Noble & Soft Heart There’s a key statement that I’ve already highlighted. Luke 8:15, “The seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering, produce a crop.” Now, if I asked any of you if you would say that characterizes your heart, raise your hand or stand up. If you would like to say, “I believe that I have a noble and good heart,” would you stand up in front of everyone here? The Bible’s very negative about the natural state of the human heart. It says in Jeremiah 17:9, “The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?” But here’s the thing, if you are a Christian, you fall under the Luke 8:15 appraisal of your heart as being a noble and good heart, but only because the Holy Spirit made it so. That’s what it means that “the heart of stone has been taken out,” and if we say in Ezekiel’s language, “the heart of flesh put in,” in Luke 8:15’s language, “a noble and good heart,” has been put inside you. The proof of that noble good heart is when you hear the Word, you love it, you delight in it. You want it more, and you yearn that it would produce good fruit in your life. Where did all that come from? To God be the glory, dear Christian brother and sister. More next time. I have that written every time, “More next time.” We’re going to do all that next time, this is just a flyover. So the central call here must be to seek a noble and good heart. “Oh God, would you give me one of those? Oh God, would you work in me a noble and good heart, more than ever before?” In verse 24 of the same chapter, Jesus is going to challenge us. “Consider carefully what you hear.” Consider carefully how you hear, consider carefully the content of this sermon. Consider carefully your mental approach as you’re sitting listening to a sermon. Consider carefully because, friend, it is the most important moment of your life. I don’t mean when hearing a sermon, it’s part of it. But I mean, when you read the Bible, whenever God's word comes into you, it is the most important moment. Consider carefully what you do at that moment, and seek a noble heart from the Holy Spirit, especially to the salvation of your soul. I cry out to anybody who walked in here this morning unconverted, do not wait. Yearn after this. Say, “Oh God, I don’t want to be like that seed sown along the path or any of the other bad outcomes. I want to produce a crop in my life.” So I want to ask, what soil are you? How would you characterize yourself? It’s not prideful to say, “I believe I’m a genuine Christian producing fruit now. I want to go from 36 to 60 or from 60 to a hundred, but that’s who I am. But to God be the glory.” In any case, this is a time, friends, for deep self-evaluation through the working of the spirit. Close with me in prayer. Lord, thank you for the power of this parables. It’s powerful. And I pray that as we have a chance over this week to meditate on it and get ready to hear again, details and applications and have it pressed into our heart. So Lord get us ready. But I pray that even now the ministry of the word would not be fruitless in our lives. I pray that we would drink in God’s Word and produce more fruit than ever before. I pray for help, oh, Lord. We are living in a wealthy world here in America. And I worry about that third category, the thorns that grow up and choke the word, making it unfruitful, the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth. Help us to beware of these things so that we can bear maximum fruit for the glory of God. In Jesus’s name, I pray. Amen.

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Our brothers Justin and Abimbola deliver a powerful word in this sermon entitled ‘GET TO WORK!”. Drawing from the disciple’s interaction with Jesus at the end of His earthly ministry, we can see a cyclical pattern that brings about the necessary transformation required in all believers. From the time of Abraham until now, sons of God must Hear the Word, see the Signs, and GET TO WORK! We learned the true purpose of the Signs in front of us are the mechanism that beckons us forward into transformation as we do the Father’s will. As you listen to this sermon, ask yourself “What Word have I heard from my Father?”, What Signs are in front of me?”, and “What am I waiting for?”…it’s time to GET TO WORK!

Our brothers Justin and Abimbola deliver a powerful word in this sermon entitled ‘GET TO WORK!”. Drawing from the disciple’s interaction with Jesus at the end of His earthly ministry, we can see a cyclical pattern that brings about the necessary transformation required in all believers. From the time of Abraham until now, sons of God must Hear the Word, see the Signs, and GET TO WORK! We learned the true purpose of the Signs in front of us are the mechanism that beckons us forward into transformation as we do the Father’s will. As you listen to this sermon, ask yourself “What Word have I heard from my Father?”, What Signs are in front of me?”, and “What am I waiting for?”…it’s time to GET TO WORK!

Our brothers Justin and Abimbola deliver a powerful word in this sermon entitled ‘GET TO WORK!”. Drawing from the disciple’s interaction with Jesus at the end of His earthly ministry, we can see a cyclical pattern that brings about the necessary transformation required in all believers. From the time of Abraham until now, sons of God must Hear the Word, see the Signs, and GET TO WORK! We learned the true purpose of the Signs in front of us are the mechanism that beckons us forward into transformation as we do the Father’s will. As you listen to this sermon, ask yourself “What Word have I heard from my Father?”, What Signs are in front of me?”, and “What am I waiting for?”…it’s time to GET TO WORK!

LOL is continuing Season 3 of "Journaling Out Loud" with the question, "What Word or Phrase Inspires You?'" I started this episode by asking my guest how they were doing and the response, "Not so good." So what words inspire you? Please consider joining me this season to take the journaling out loud challenge. You can reach me at livingoutloud50plus@gmail.com if you would like to be my guest this season, share topic ideas, send me a note, or ask me a question.Please hit the Subscribe button and consider leaving a review.Note:Intro Music by Dj Danny - visions.entstu@gmail.comYou can leave me a 90-second voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/livingoutloudYou may support the show by buying me a cup of coffee for $3.00 or any amount you would like to bless me with to keep the show going. ko-fi.com/livingoutloudSupport the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/podcasts/1074877/website)

God's word is unstoppable and cannot be deflected.... What Word has He given you? Hold onto it for it shall surely speak and not lie. You may change your name, address,marital status,etc. But the word will still find you and accomplish the purpose for which it is sent...keep believing!

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If I were to come up and ask you, who are you? Do you know how you would answer that?   What happens when your world gets shaken? What happens when the storms hit? Who are you anchored to? What Word do you stand on?   From being lost, angry, and alone to KNOWING who I am in Christ, knowing His character and what He says about me…there is a new lens I look through and a new outlook when the storms hit and hit hard.   If you loved this episode - subscribe, download, review and screenshot and share! I am excited to go on this journey and share it with you! God has a purpose for us all and this is mine! So enjoy and know that all things are possible with God. Follow me on IG to stay up to date on lifes latest and greatest: www.instagram.com/iam_nikmarie www.instagram.com/unashamedfaithshow   To join our Unashamed Faith Facebook Group for women go to: https://www.facebook.com/groups/841820462907948/?ref=share   “God is within her, she will not fall” Psalms 46:5

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and Matt Smethurst discuss how Christians should approach the Word of God to stoke worship and fuel their mission, what Word-centered friendship looks like, along with his book, Before You Open Your Bible: Nine Heart Postures For Approach God’s Word (10ofThose, 2019). What you’ll hear in this episode In what way prayerless Christianity is powerless Christianity. What John Piper means by the I-O-U-S method and how it prepares Christians to hear the preached Word of God. Some practical steps to approach the Word of God desperately. How Christians can grow in their theological knowledge with a view to stoke their worship, deepen their love of God, and fuel their mission to make disciples of the Lord Jesus. Why entrusting one’s life to the Lord is the way of enjoying Him and the secret to joy in the Lord. What to do to overcome the feeling when your Bible reading feels more like a duty than delight. How Christians can practically approach the Bible with anticipation. What Word-centered friendship looks like. Why Christians need to read Scripture in community with other Christians. What it means to be Christocentric in our reading and teaching of Scripture. Why approaching the Bible well is an act of worship. About the Guest Matt Smethurst is managing editor of The Gospel Coalition. He and his wife, Maghan, have three children and live in Louisville, Kentucky. They belong to Third Avenue Baptist Church, where Matt serves as an elder. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. Ifyou like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook or via email to share your feedback. Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and Matt Smethurst discuss how Christians should approach the Word of God to stoke worship and fuel their mission, what Word-centered friendship looks like, along with his book, Before You Open Your Bible: Nine Heart Postures For Approach God’s Word (10ofThose, 2019). What you’ll hear in this episode In what way prayerless Christianity is powerless Christianity. What John Piper means by the I-O-U-S method and how it prepares Christians to hear the preached Word of God. Some practical steps to approach the Word of God desperately. How Christians can grow in their theological knowledge with a view to stoke their worship, deepen their love of God, and fuel their mission to make disciples of the Lord Jesus. Why entrusting one’s life to the Lord is the way of enjoying Him and the secret to joy in the Lord. What to do to overcome the feeling when your Bible reading feels more like a duty than delight. How Christians can practically approach the Bible with anticipation. What Word-centered friendship looks like. Why Christians need to read Scripture in community with other Christians. What it means to be Christocentric in our reading and teaching of Scripture. Why approaching the Bible well is an act of worship. About the Guest Matt Smethurst is managing editor of The Gospel Coalition. He and his wife, Maghan, have three children and live in Louisville, Kentucky. They belong to Third Avenue Baptist Church, where Matt serves as an elder. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. Ifyou like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook or via email to share your feedback. Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

Cards Against Humanity/Apples to Apples Resources: http://www.techsavvyed.net/archives/3811 https://insidetheclassroomoutsidethebox.wordpress.com/2016/06/19/apples-to-apples-edu-style/ What: • Word association games • Shared goal by all players to complete a phrase by matching the dealer’s card to a card in their hand to earn points • Everyone has a unique set of cards in their hand, and thus the phrases can vary wildly, depending on the preference of the player. How: • Learners are divided into teams that can range from 4 students per team to 10 or more. • In each round, one player (the ‘judge’) turns over the top prompt card and the others, who each have a hand of 8-10 cards, anonymously throw down a single card in response.  • Two sets of cards— a “judge” lays a category word or phrase and participants have to secretly lay a card from their hand that they believe best represents the word/phrase. The judge selects which card was the closest/funniest/most interesting/best. The card that the judge chooses earns a point. Who: • Small or large groups, though smaller teams may be more engaged • Classroom likely most conducive What topics: • Almost any content, usually as a review • Any topic that has clear subcategories/topics • So, for pharmacotherapy of diabetes, the topic card could be “DPP4’s, insulin, GLP-1’s, etc” and then students would have to use adjective/descriptor cards “hypoglycemia, weight gain, nausea, etc” and the best card wins • For heart failure, could use each drug class as a topic card and the descriptor cards could be “hypokalemia, mortality benefit, etc” When/Why: • Goal of this strategy is to provide an immersive active learning strategy for review and association/correlation of complex topics. • Though would take time to set up and print, could be used over and over • Estimated classroom time: 15-20 minutes Other: • This active learning strategy, like many, requires the instructor to be comfortable with a small amount of chaos. Learners typically enjoy this game and become competitive. • To add descriptor cards, could use “NOT cards”-so “NOT hypoglycemia” as a descriptor • Templates available online (see links in show notes)-probably want to print on cardstock for longer-lasting cards

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Today’s expression and dialog:  flickering Do you have a minute? What do you need? The light in my room is flickering. I’ll change it for you.   Do you have fluorescent lights? You know, those LONG lights that are usually in ceiling lights at school and libraries and offices...well, I have two in my kitchen. And one of them was making me GO CRAZY!! It would be perfectly bright, then suddenly, it would go dark...then it would be bright dark bright dark bright dark bright dark... I would HIT it. And it would be fine. This occurred for about two months. But finally, the other day, I replaced the light! I now love my kitchen again!! WHAT WORD can we use for a light that is ABOUT to die? We can use the same word for "a candle in the wind"! Have a very nice day,Coach Shane     Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On PayPal: Send to Or you can go here: Our sponsors: Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) Our YouTube channel:   Today's Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST is UP and READY for YOU!! #LME #LearnEnglish #ESL #Twinglish

We all come to crossroads in life and decide which path to take. What Word will you allow to define your destiny?

We all come to crossroads in life and decide which path to take. What Word will you allow to define your destiny?

Movie Meltdown - Episode 210 Are you ever really ready for "Sleepaway Camp"? NO... the answer is no. Never. You can never truly be prepared for the horror that awaits you. And once you have seen "it"... you can never unsee it!   And someone in the Meltdown Gang has NEVER seen this movie before, and this week we unleash it on them!! This... is the horrorific result! (Including a LIVE recording of their reaction to the finale!!)  Plus among our own horrors... we also feature a One from the Vaults session with the stars of "Sleepaway Camp" Felissa Rose and Jonathan Tiersten. Hear their memories from being involved in this "classic" and what they think about the legacy of the movie.  Listen and you will...  UNCOVER which member of the gang is rocking the sideways ponytail! LEARN who Googles inappropriate pictures of children! Find out WHO can't dance! WHO slept with WHO in the parking lot! WHO used to tight-roll their jeans and wear mesh half shirts! WHO used to go hide in the woods! WHY the population should have taken a sharp drop after the 1980's! WHAT WORD was so inappropriate that it had to be bleeped!!  And find out WHO has a chamber of horrors in their bedroom!!  All that plus... a Bariatric Hoveround, Dungeons & Dragons, a walk-in pantry, throwing rocks at each other, he's narcoleptic, the flystrip, getting 86'd from Dog 'n Suds, sleeping while driving, being the stepchildren of the horror genre, men love that stuff... men love surprises, Abe Froman, scrubbing the hell out of your clavicle, Magic: The Gathering cards, sometimes I wish I was a Backstreet Boy, you're brain can pick apart CGI, Steve Perry's younger buffer brother, Sarah Jessica Parker's uglier sister and tighty whities.   Super Major Spoiler Alert!!!! - Do NOT listen to this episode if you haven't experienced "Sleepaway Camp" yet!!  "My weirdest story at any convention is when John Landis walked up to me and said, 'It's an iconic film.'"