BE STILL AND KNOW I AM GOD  3-12-2021  VIDEO

Be still and know I am God. Selah pause and calmly think on that. Sometimes we just need to wait on the Lord. We need to feel God‘s presence and His absolute feeling of trust in us as we trust in Him. We do not have to figure out what to do.We don’t have to do all the talking.  God will do the work. We can depend on Him. Our waiting on God is our stillness and it brings us peace.

Ps 46:10 “Step out of the traffic! Take a long, loving look at me, your High God, above politics, above everything.”  MSG

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PS 46:10 Surrender your anxiety. Be still and realize that I am God.I am God above all the nations, and I am exalted throughout the whole earth. TPT

Ex 14:14 The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace and remain at rest. 

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Ex 14:14 God will fight the battle for you. And you? You keep your mouths shut!”

Job 6:24 Teach me, and I will hold my peace; and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.  AMP

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Job 6:24 “Confront me with the truth and I’ll shut up, show me where I’ve gone off the track.  MSG

Job 37:14 Hear this, O Job; stand still and consider the wondrous works of God.  AMP    ▼▼▼

Job 37:14  “Job, are you listening? Have you noticed all this?  Stop in your tracks! Take in God’s miracle-wonders!  MSG

PS 131:2 I am humbled and quieted in your presence. Like a contented child who rests on its mother’s lap,  I’m your resting child and my soul is content in you.
³ O people of God, your time has come to quietly trust,  waiting upon the Lord now and forever. TPT

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Ps 131:2  I’ve kept my feet on the ground, I’ve cultivated a quiet heart. Like a baby content in its mother’s arms, my soul is a baby content.

3 Wait, Israel, for God. Wait with hope. Hope now; hope always! MSG

ISA 32:17-18 The work of righteousness is peace, and the result of righteousness  is quietness and confidence forever.¹⁸ My people will live free from worryin secure, quiet homes of peace.TPT

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Isa 32:17 And where there’s Right, there’ll be Peace and the progeny of Right: quiet lives and endless trust.

18 My people will live in a peaceful neighborhood — in safe houses, in quiet gardens.  MSG

Rom 8:24-28. For what we already experience confirms our hope and continues to fuel our expectation for what we still cannot see. In the final visible completeness of the harvest, hope has fulfilled its function.

25  In the meantime our expectation takes us beyond visual confirmation into a place of patient contentment.

26 The spirit also sighs within us with words to deep for articulation, assisting us in our prayers when we struggle to know how to pray properly. When we feel restricted in our flesh, he supersedes our clumsy efforts and hits bull’s-eye every time.

27 He Who scrutinize is the heart understands the intention of the Spirit. His intercession for the saints is consistent with the blueprint purpose of God.

28 Meanwhile we know that the love of God causes everything to mutually contribute to our advantage. His master plan is announced in our original identity.  Mirror   ▼▼▼

Rom 8:24  That is why waiting does not diminish us, any more than waiting diminishes a pregnant mother. We are enlarged in the waiting. We, of course, don’t see what is enlarging us.

25 But the longer we wait, the larger we become, and the more joyful our expectancy.

26 Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don’t know how or what to pray, it doesn’t matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans.

27 He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God.

28 That’s why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.  MSG

ISA 40:31 But those who wait for Yahweh’s grace will experience divine strength.  They will rise up on soaring wings and fly like eagles, run their race without growing weary, and walk through life without giving up. TPT

Ps 37:7 Be still and rest in the Lord; wait for Him and patiently lean yourself upon Him; fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass.  AMP

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Ps 37:7 Quiet down before God, be prayerful before him. Don’t bother with those who climb the ladder, who elbow their way to the top.  MSG

Mic 7:7 But as for me, I will look to the Lord and confident in Him I will keep watch; I will wait with hope and expectancy for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.  AMP

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Mic 7:7 But me, I’m not giving up. I’m sticking around to see what God will do. I’m waiting for God to make things right. I’m counting on God to listen to me. MSG

Lam 3:25-30  God proves to be good to the man who passionately waits, to the woman who diligently seeks.

26 It’s a good thing to quietly hope, quietly hope for help from God.

27 It’s a good thing when you’re young to stick it out through the hard times.

28 When life is heavy and hard to take, go off by yourself. Enter the silence.

29 Bow in prayer. Don’t ask questions: Wait for hope to appear.

30 Don’t run from trouble. Take it full-face. The “worst” is never the worst. MSG

ISA 64:4 These amazing things had never been heard of before; you did things never dreamed of!  No one perceived your greatness. No eye has ever seen a God like you, who intervenes for those who wait and long for you TPT

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Isa 64:4 Since before time began no one has ever imagined, No ear heard, no eye seen, a God like you who works for those who wait for him. MSG

PS 130:5-6 This is why I wait upon you, expecting your breakthrough, for your Word brings me hope.
⁶ I long for you more than any watchman would long for the morning light.I will watch and wait for you, O God,throughout the night. TPT

Isa 30:15 For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: In returning [to Me] and resting [in Me] you shall be saved; in quietness and in [trusting] confidence shall be your strength. But you would not,    AMP

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Isa 30:15 Lord Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, says: “Come back to me! By returning and resting in Me you will be saved. In quietness and trust you will be made strong. But you refused. TPT

Isa 30:18 But God’s not finished. He’s waiting around to be gracious to you. He’s gathering strength to show mercy to you. God takes the time to do everything right — everything. Those who wait around for him are the lucky ones.  MSG

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ISA 30:18 For this reason the Lord is still waiting to show his favor to you so he can show you his marvelous love. He waits to be gracious to you. He sits on his throne ready to show mercy to you.  For Yahweh is the Lord of justice, faithful to keep his promises. Overwhelmed with bliss are all who will entwine their hearts in him, waiting for him to help them. TPT

HEB 4:16 So now we draw near freely and boldly to where grace is enthroned, to receive mercy’s kiss and discover the grace we urgently need to strengthenus in our time of weakness. TPT

PS 5:3 At each and every sunrise you will hear my voice as I preparemy sacrifice of prayer to you. Every morning I lay out the pieces of my life on the altar and wait for your fire to fall upon my heart TPT

Gal 5:5 Meanwhile we expectantly wait for a satisfying relationship with the Spirit.

6 For in Christ, neither our most conscientious religion nor disregard of religion amounts to anything. What matters is something far more interior: faith expressed in love. MSG

Ps 33:20 We’re depending on God; he’s everything we need.

21 What’s more, our hearts brim with joy since we’ve taken for our own his holy name.

22 Love us, God, with all you’ve got —  that’s what we’re depending on. MSG

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PS 33:20-22 The Lord alone is our radiant hope and we trust in him with all our hearts. His wraparound presence will strengthen us.²¹ As we trust, we rejoice with an uncontained joy flowing from Yahweh!
²² Let your love and steadfast kindness overshadow us continually, for we trust and we wait upon you! TPT

ISA 26:3 Perfect, absolute peace surroundsthose whose imaginationsare consumed with you;  they confidently trust in you. TPT

1 Sam 12:16 So stand still and see this great thing the Lord will do before your eyes now.  AMP

Ex 33:14 And the Lord said, My Presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest.   AMP

Ps 94:19 In the multitude of my [anxious] thoughts within me, Your comforts cheer and delight my soul!  AMP

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Ps 94:19 When I was upset and beside myself, you calmed me down and cheered me up.  MSG

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PS 94:19 Whenever my busy thoughts were out of control, the soothing comfort of your presence calmed me down and overwhelmed me with delight. TPT

Matt 6:31 What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving.

32 People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works.

33 Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.

34 “Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes. MSG

NEW PLANS STRATEGIES FOR NEW DAYS 3-7-21  VIDEO MARYS WORD 3-5-21  2

A strategy is a plan of action to achieve a major goal.  It often is hard for us to move in a new plan. Especially when it’s a new thing. David was a warrior and a worshiper. his ear was always open to receive new strategies from the Lord to defeat his enemies. When Paul realized that his time on this earth was running out, he reminded those with him how he would never depart from the plan of God for his life. All God’s  plans move forward in love.

ISA 9:6-7 A child has been born for us; a son has been given to us. The responsibility of complete dominionwill rest on his shoulders, and his name will be: The Wonderful One! The Extraordinary Strategist! The Mighty God!  The Father of Eternity! The Prince of Peace! TPT

PS 1:6 But how different it is for the righteous! The Lord embraces their paths as they move forwardwhile the way of the wicked leads only to doom. TPT

Ps 139:15  You know me inside and out, you know every bone in my body; You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit, how I was sculpted from nothing into something.

16 Like an open book, you watched me grow from conception to birth; all the stages of my life were spread out before you, The days of my life all prepared before I’d even lived one day.

17 Your thoughts — how rare, how beautiful! God, I’ll never comprehend them!

18 I couldn’t even begin to count them — any more than I could count the sand of the sea. Oh, let me rise in the morning and live always with you!

19 And please, God, do away with wickedness for good! And you murderers — out of here! —  MSG

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PS 139:15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
¹⁶ Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
¹⁷ How precious to me are your thoughts, God!How vast is the sum of them!
¹⁸ Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand—when I awake, I am still with you.  TPT

Eph 1:11 Through our union with Christ we too have been claimed by God as his own inheritance. Before we were even born he gave us our destiny that we would fulfill the plan of God who always accomplishes every purpose and plan in his heart.

Dan 12:3 And the teachers and those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to righteousness (to uprightness and right standing with God) [shall give forth light] like the stars forever and ever.  

4 But you, O Daniel, shut up the words and seal the Book until the time of the end. [Then] many shall run to and fro and search anxiously [through the Book], and knowledge [of God’s purposes as revealed by His prophets] shall be increased and become great.  AMP

Isa 48:6-7 You have heard [these things foretold], now you see this fulfillment. And will you not bear witness to it? I show you specified new things from this time forth, even hidden things [kept in reserve] which you have not known.

7 They are created now [called into being by the prophetic word], and not long ago; and before today you have never heard of them, lest you should say, Behold, I knew them! AMP 

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ISA 48:6-7  You have heard what I foretold and have seen it all unfold, so admitthat it happened and I was right!  From now on I will tell you about new things never seen before,hidden things, well-guarded secrets you know nothing about.⁷ They are created now, brand new today, not long ago! You’ve never heard of them before now, so you cannot say, ‘Oh, I already knew about that.’ TPT

ISA 59:21 “And this is my covenant promise with them,” says Lord Yahweh. “From now on, my Holy Spirit will rest on them and not depart from them, and my prophetic words will fill their mouths and will not depart from them, nor from their children, nor from their descendants, from now on and forever,” says Lord Yahweh. TPT

Jer 29:11 I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out — plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for. MSG

Ps 40:17 [As for me] I am poor and needy, yet the Lord takes thought and plans for me. You are my Help and my Deliverer. O my God, do not tarry!  AMP

Prov 16:1 Mortals make elaborate plans, but God has the last word.

2 Humans are satisfied with whatever looks good; God probes for what is good.

3 Put God in charge of your work, then what you’ve planned will take place. MSG

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Prov 16:3 Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed.  AMP

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PRO 16:3 Before you do anything, put your trust totally in God and not in yourself.  Then every plan you make will succeed. TPT

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PROV 19:21 A person may have many ideas concerning God’s plan for his life, but only the designs of God’s purpose will succeed in the end. TPT

Eph 1:8 He thought of everything, provided for everything we could possibly need,

9 letting us in on the plans he took such delight in making. He set it all out before us in Christ, MSG

1 Peter 5:10 The suffering won’t last forever. It won’t be long before this   generous God who has great plans for us in Christ — eternal and glorious plans they are! — will have you put together and on your feet for good. MSG

Isa 14:24 God-of-the-Angel-Armies speaks: “Exactly as I planned, it will happen. Following my blueprints, it will take shape.

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Isa 14:26 This is the plan, planned for the whole earth, And this is the hand that will do it, reaching into every nation.

27 God-of-the-Angel-Armies has planned it. Who could ever cancel such plans? His is the hand that’s reached out. Who could brush it aside? MSG

Acts 20:27 For I never shrank or kept back or fell short from declaring to you the whole purpose and plan and counsel of God.   AMP

Rom 8:28-29. Meanwhile we know that the love of God causes everything to mutually contribute to our advantage. His master plan is announced in our original identity.

29 He pre-designed and engineered us from the start to be jointly fashioned in the same mold an image of his Son according to the exact blueprint of his thought. We see the original and intended pattern of our lives preserved in his Son. He is the first born from the same womb that reveals our genesis. He confirms that we are the invention of God. Mirror

Eph 1:9 Making known to us the mystery (secret) of His will (of His plan, of His purpose). [And it is this:] In accordance with His good pleasure (His merciful intention) which He had previously purposed and set forth in Him, AMP

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Eph 1:9. The secret is out! His cherish love dream now unfolds in front of our very eyes. Mirror

1 John 5:14-15 And this is the confidence (the assurance, the privilege of boldness) which we have in Him: [we are sure] that if we ask anything (make any request) according to His will (in agreement with His own plan), He listens to and hears us.

15 And if (since) we [positively] know that He listens to us in whatever we ask, we also know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that we have [granted us as our present possessions] the requests made of Him. AMP

Heb 11:7 [Prompted] by faith Noah, being forewarned by God concerning events of which as yet there was no visible sign, took heed and diligently and reverently constructed and prepared an ark for the deliverance of his own family. By this [his faith which relied on God] he passed judgment and sentence on the world’s unbelief and became an heir and possessor of righteousness (that relation of being right into which God puts the person who has faith).  AMP

Judg 6:15 Gideon said to Him, Oh Lord, how can I deliver Israel? Behold, my clan is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.

16 The Lord said to him, Surely I will be with you, and you shall smite the Midianites as one man.  AMP

Ex 14:13 Moses told the people, Fear not; stand still (firm, confident, undismayed) and see the salvation of the Lord which He will work for you today. For the Egyptians you have seen today you shall never see again. 

14 The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace and remain at rest. 

15 The Lord said to Moses, Why do you cry to Me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward! 

16 Lift up your rod and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, and the Israelites shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.   AMP

Gen 21:15 When the water in the bottle was all gone, Hagar caused the youth to lie down under one of the shrubs.

16 Then she went and sat down opposite him a good way off, about a bowshot, for she said, Let me not see the death of the lad. And as she sat down opposite him, he lifted up his voice and wept and she raised her voice and wept.

17 And God heard the voice of the youth, and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven and said to her, What troubles you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the youth where he is.

18 Arise, raise up the youth and support him with your hand, for I intend to make him a great nation.

19 Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the [empty] bottle with water and caused the youth to drink.

20 And God was with the youth, and he developed; and he dwelt in the wilderness and became an archer.   AMP

Luke 22:42-43 Saying, Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but [always] Yours be done.

43 And there appeared to Him an angel from heaven, strengthening Him in spirit.

EPH 3:14-20 So I kneel humbly in awe before the Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah,

¹⁵ the perfect Father of every father and childin heaven and on the earth.

¹⁶ And I pray that he would unveil within you the unlimited riches of his glory and favor until supernatural strength floods your innermost being with his divine might and explosive power.

¹⁷ Then, by constantly using your faith, the life of Christ will be released deep inside you, and the resting place of his love will become the very source and root of your life.

^18–19 Then you will be empowered to discover what every holy one experiences—the great magnitudeof the astonishing love of Christ in all its dimensions. How deeply intimate and far-reaching is his love! How enduring and inclusive it is! Endless love beyond measurement that transcends our understanding—this extravagant love pours into you until you are filled to overflowing with the fullness of God!

²⁰ Never doubt God’s mighty power to work in you and accomplish all this. He will achieve infinitely more than your greatest request, your most unbelievable dream, and exceed your wildest imagination! He will outdo them all, for his miraculous power constantly energizes you. TPT

REPENTANCE  3-5-2021 VIDEO REPENTANCE SPOKEN WORD 2

Repentance means changing your mind, changing your thinking. Repentance is a transformation in thinking that leads to a change in action. It’s not a feeling of guilt about sin the opposite of repentance is to have a hard heart that is resistant to change.

Rom 12:2-3 Do not allow current religious traditions to mold you into its pattern of reasoning. Like an inspired artist, give attention to the detail of God’s desire to find expression in you. Become acquainted with the perfection. To accommodate yourself to the delight and good pleasure of him will transform your thoughts of fresh from within.
3 His grace gift inspires me to say to you that you’re thinking must be consistent with everything that is within you according to the measure of faith that God has a portioned to every individual. Let the revelation of redemption shape your thoughts. Mirror  ▼▼▼

Rom 12:2-3 Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.

3 I’m speaking to you out of deep gratitude for all that God has given me, and especially as I have responsibilities in relation to you. Living then, as every one of you does, in pure grace, it’s important that you not misinterpret yourselves as people who are bringing this goodness to God. No, God brings it all to you. The only accurate way to understand ourselves is by what God is and by what he does for us, not by what we are and what we do for him.  MSG

Mark 1:15  “Time’s up! God’s kingdom is here. Change your life and believe the Message.”   MSG

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MK 1:15 His message was this: “At last the fulfillment of the age has come! It is time for the realm of God’s kingdom to be experienced in its fullness! Turn your lives back to God and put your trust in the hope-filled gospel!”  TPT

2 Tim 2:25-26 Your Gentle way of instructing those who oppose you will inevitably lead them to see what God believes concerning them and give them the best possible chance to acknowledge the truth.
26 And so they will escape the intoxicating influence of the fallen mindset and the enslaving dictates of the devil. Mirror

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2 TIM 2:25-26 Then with meekness you’ll be able to carefully enlighten those who argue with you so they can see God’s gracious gift of repentance and be brought to the truth.

²⁶ This will cause them to rediscover themselvesand escape from the snare of Satan who caught them in his trap so that they would carry out his purposes. TPT

Prov 1:23 If you will turn (repent) and give heed to my reproof, behold, I [Wisdom] will pour out my spirit upon you, I will make my words known to you.  AMP

PROV 1:23 Come back to your senses and be restored to reality. Don’t even think about refusing my rebuke! Don’t you know that I’m ready to pour out my spirit of wisdom upon you and bring to you the revelation of my words that will make your heart wise? TPT

Matt 11:20 Then He began to censure and reproach the cities in which most of His mighty works had been performed, because they did not repent [and their hearts were not changed]. AMP

Ex 9:34 But when Pharaoh saw that the rain, the hail, and the thunder had ceased, he sinned yet more, and toughened and stiffened his hard heart, he and his servants. 

35 So Pharaoh’s heart was strong and obstinate; he would not let the Israelites go, just as the Lord had said by Moses.  AMP

Acts 2:38 And Peter answered them, Repent (change your views and purpose to accept the will of God in your inner selves instead of rejecting it) and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of and release from your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

39 For the promise [of the Holy Spirit] is to and for you and your children, and to and for all that are far away, [even] to and for as many as the Lord our God invites and bids to come to Himself.  AMP

Ro 2:4-7 Do not underestimate God‘s kindness. The wealth of his benevolence and his resolute refusal to let go of us is because he continues to hear the echo of his kindness in us! That’s his patient passion is to shepherd everyone into a radical mind shift.
5 A calloused heart that resist change accumulates cause to self-destruction, while God‘s righteous judgment is revealed in broad daylight.
6 By resisting him you are  on your own; your own deeds will judge you.  
7 The quest of mankind is to be constant in that which is good, glorious and honorable and of imperishable value. We are eager to pursue the original blueprint-life of the ages. Mirror

2 Cor 3:16-18. The moment anyone returns to the Lord the veil is gone!
17 The Lord and the Spirit are one; his Lordship sanctions our freedom. A freedom from rules chiseled in stone to the voice of our redeem designed echoing in our hearts! 18 And we are, with new understanding, see ourselves in him as in a mirror. The days of window-shopping are over! In him every face is unveiled. In the gazing with wonder at the blueprint of God displayed in human form, we suddenly realize that we are looking into a mirror, where every feature of his image articulated in Christ is reflected within us! The Spirit of the Lord engineers this radical transformation; we are led from an inferior mindset to the revealed endorsement of our authentic identity.  Mirror

2 Cor  7:10 To anchor one thoughts in God’s thoughts when faced with a difficult or painful experiences, brings escape from sorrow and leaves one with no regrets; but oh, what a dreadful contrast is the world system which adds regret upon sorrow! Where as the one brings such immediate relief, the other seems to be an inescapable death trap! Mirror

Heb 6:1. Consequently, as difficult as it may seem, you want to divorce yourselves from your sentimental attachment to the foreshadowing doctrine of the Messiah, which was designed to carry us like a vessel over the ocean of prophetic dispensation into the completeness of the fulfilled promise. A mine shift from attempts to impress God by your own behavior, to realize the faithfulness of God, is fundamental. There is no life left in the old system. It’s dead and gone; you have to move on. Mirror

2 PET 3:9 This means that, contrary to man’s perspective, the Lord is not late with his promise to return, as some measure lateness. But rather, his “delay” simply reveals his loving patience toward you, because he does not want any to perish but all to come to repentance. TPT

The Aramaic is quite different and can be translated “The Lord does not treat his kingdom like a dutiful chore, as some people consider it, like the treatment of a temporary laborer. But he pours out his Spirit on your behalf, since he does not wish that anyone should perish but that everyone should come into grace.”

Acts 3:19 So repent (change your mind and purpose); turn around and return [to God], that your sins may be erased (blotted out, wiped clean), that times of refreshing (of recovering from the effects of heat, of reviving with fresh air) may come from the presence of the Lord;  AMP

Acts 2:38 And Peter answered them, Repent (change your views and purpose to accept the will of God in your inner selves instead of rejecting it) and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of and release from your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.  AMP

Joel 2:13  Change your life, not just your clothes. Come back to God, your God. And here’s why: God is kind and merciful. He takes a deep breath, puts up with a lot, This most patient God, extravagant in love, always ready to cancel catastrophe. MSG

Matt 3:2 His message was simple and austere, like his desert surroundings: “Change your life. God’s kingdom is here.”  MSG

Luke 24:47 And that repentance [with a view to and as the condition of] forgiveness of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. AMP

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Luke 24:47 and then a total life-change through the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed in his name to all nations — starting from here, from Jerusalem!  MSG

Matt 19:16 Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?”

17 So He said to him,  “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”

18 He said to Him, “Which ones?” Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’ 

19 ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'”

20 The young man said to Him, “All these things I have kept from my youth. What do I still lack?”

21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions. NKJV

LU 15:11Then Jesus said, “Once there was a father with two sons.

¹² The younger son came to his father and said, ‘Father, don’t you think it’s time to give me the share of your estate that belongs to me?’So the father went ahead and distributed among the two sons their inheritance.

¹³ Shortly afterward, the younger son packed up all his belongings and traveled off to see the world. He journeyed to a far-off land where he soon wasted all he was given in a binge of extravagant and reckless living.

¹⁴ “With everything spent and nothing left, he grew hungry, for there was a severe famine in that land.

¹⁵ So he begged a farmer in that country to hire him. The farmer hired him and sent him out to feed the pigs.

¹⁶ The son was so famished, he was willing to even eat the slop given to the pigs, because no one would feed him a thing.

¹⁷ “Humiliated, the son finally realized what he was doing and he thought, ‘There are many workers at my father’s house who have all the food they want with plenty to spare. They lack nothing. Why am I here dying of hunger, feeding these pigs and eating their slop?

¹⁸ I want to go back home to my father’s house, and I’ll say to him, “Father, I was wrong. I have sinned against you.

¹⁹ I’ll never be worthy to be called your son. Please, Father, just treat me like one of your employees.”’

²⁰ “So the young son set off for home. From a long distance away, his father saw him coming, dressed as a beggar, and great compassion swelled up in his heart for his son who was returning home. So the father raced out to meet him. He swept him up in his arms, hugged him dearly, and kissed him over and over with tender love.

²¹ “Then the son said, ‘Father, I was wrong. I have sinned against you. I could never deserve to be called your son. Just let me be—’“The father interrupted and said, ‘Son, you’re home now!  TPT

SIGNS AND WONDERS (THE NORMAL CHRISTIAN LIFE) 2-28-21  VIDEO AA 2

The normal Christian life. Let’s put our attention and what it means to be Christian. It’s a follower of Christ. Healing the sick, raising the dead, speaking in tongues, casting out demons, controlling the atmosphere. All these things are possible because of Jesus and all He did for mankind. Signs and wonders and miracles by which God authenticates the man or woman that he sends to show they are from Him. They are the miraculous power on display. God’s signs and wonders are to show just who He is! You cannot separate the Lord from His displays of power. His displays of power reveal who He is. Signs point people to God. Wonders describe God‘s supernatural power. Both of these are happening today.

Jesus did say that there would be false prophets and apostles in the last days as well as false “Messiah’s”.  But we do not disregard the supernatural powers of the Holy Spirit rather we acquaint ourselves with the real. Signs and wonders did not pass away with the last apostles. They continue to go forth into every generation.

Matt 12:38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, Teacher, we desire to see a sign or miracle from You [proving that You are what You claim to be].

39 But He replied to them, An evil and adulterous generation (a generation morally unfaithful to God) seeks and demands a sign; but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. AMP

JOHN 10:37 If I’m not doing the beautiful works that my Father sent me to do, then don’t believe me.

³⁸ But if you see me doing the beautiful works of God upon the earth, then you should at least believe the evidence of the miracles, even if you don’t believe my words! Then you would come to experience me and be convinced that I am in the Father and the Father is in me.”  TPT

Jer 32:20-21 “‘You performed signs and wonders in the country of Egypt and continue to do so right into the present, right here in Israel and everywhere else, too. You’ve made a reputation for yourself that doesn’t diminish.

21 You brought your people Israel out of Egypt with signs and wonders — a powerful deliverance! — by merely stretching out your arm.   MSG

 Dan 4:2 It is my privilege to report to you the gracious miracles that the High God has done for me.

3 “His miracles are staggering, his wonders are surprising. His kingdom lasts and lasts, his sovereign rule goes on forever. MSG

Luke 10:17 The seventy came back triumphant. “Master, even the demons danced to your tune!”

18 Jesus said, “I know. I saw Satan fall, a bolt of lightning out of the sky.

19 See what I’ve given you? Safe passage as you walk on snakes and scorpions, and protection from every assault of the Enemy. No one can put a hand on you.

20 All the same, the great triumph is not in your authority over evil, but in God’s authority over you and presence with you. Not what you do for God but what God does for you — that’s the agenda for rejoicing.”   MSG ▼▼▼

LUKE 10:17-20 When the seventy missionaries returned to Jesus, they were ecstatic with joy, telling him, “Lord, even the demons obeyed us when we commanded them in your name!”

¹⁸ Jesus replied, “While you were ministering, I watched Satan topple until he fell suddenly from heaven like lightning to the ground.

¹⁹ Now you understand that I have imparted to you all my authority to trample over his kingdom. You will trample upon every demon before you and overcome every powerSatan possesses. Absolutely nothing will be able to harm you as you walk in this authority.

²⁰ However, your real source of joy isn’t merely that these spirits submit to your authority, but that your names are written in the journals of heaven and that you belong to God’s kingdom. This is the true source of your authority.”  TPT

ACTS 5:12-16 The apostles performed many signs, wonders, and miracles among the people.

¹³ And the believers were wonderfully united as they met regularly in the temple courts in the area known as Solomon’s Porch. No one dared harm them, for everyone held them in high regard.

¹⁴ Continually more and more people believed in the Lordand were added to their number—great crowds of both men and women.

¹⁵ In fact, when people knew Peter was going to walk by, they carried the sick out to the streets and laid them down on cots and mats, knowing the incredible power emanating from him would overshadow them and heal them.

¹⁶ Great numbers of people swarmed into Jerusalem from the nearby villages. They brought with them the sick and those troubled by demons—and everyone was healed! TPT

Acts 14:3 So [Paul and Barnabas] stayed on there for a long time, speaking freely and fearlessly and boldly in the Lord, Who continued to bear testimony to the Word of His grace, granting signs and wonders to be performed by their hands. AMP

Rom 15:18-19 I could entertain you with all the details of my personal adventures, yet all I desire to communicate is how actively Christ worked through my words to grab the attention of the nations.

19 The message was confirmed in every sign and miracle in the power of the Holy Spirit. Thus, I went full circle from Jerusalem to Illyricum proclaiming the glad tidings of Christ in its most complete context. Mirror

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RO 15:18-19 And I will not be presumptuous to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me. For many non-Jewish people are coming into faith’s obedience by the power of the Spirit of God, which is displayed through mighty signs and amazing wonders, both in word and deed. Starting from Jerusalem I went from place to place as far as the distant Roman province of Illyricum, fully preaching the wonderful message of Christ.TPT

2 COR 12:12 The things that distinguish a true apostle were performed among you with great perseverance—supernatural signs, startling wonders, and awesome miracles. TPT

Acts 6:8 Now Stephen, full of grace (divine blessing and favor) and power (strength and ability) worked great wonders and signs (miracles) among the people.  AMP

Acts 8:6 And great crowds of people with one accord listened to and heeded what was said by Philip, as they heard him and watched the miracles and wonders which he kept performing [from time to time].  AMP

Dan 11:32 And such as violate the covenant he shall pervert and seduce with flatteries, but the people who know their God shall prove themselves strong and shall stand firm and do exploits [for God].  AMP

EPH 4:9-15 He “ascended” means that he returned to heaven, after he had first descended from the heights of heaven, even descending as far as the lowest parts of the earth.

¹⁰ The same one who descended is also the one who ascended above the heights of heaven, in order to begin the restoration and fulfillmentof all things.

¹¹ And he has appointed some with grace to be apostles, and some with grace to be prophets, and some with grace to be evangelists, and some with grace to be pastors, and some with grace to be teachers.

¹² And their calling is to nurture and prepare all the holy believers to do their own works of ministry, and as they do this they will enlarge and build up the body of Christ. ¹³ These grace ministries will function until we all attain oneness in the faith, until we all experience the fullness of what it means to know the Son of God, and finally we become one perfect manwith the full dimensions of spiritual maturity and fully developed in the abundance of Christ.

¹⁴ And then our immaturity will end! And we will not be easily shaken by trouble, nor led astray by novel teachings or by the false doctrines of deceivers^[g] who teach clever lies. ¹⁵ But instead we will remain strong and always sincere in our love as we express the truth. All our direction and ministries will flow from Christ and lead us deeper into him, the anointed Head of his body, the church.  TPT

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Eph 4:9-15. The fact that he ascended confirms his victorious decent into the deepest pits of human despair.

10 He now occupies the ultimate rank of authority, from the lowest regions of our darkness into which he reached in order to rescue us, to the highest authority in the heavens, having executed his mission to the full.

11 What God has in us, is gift wrapped to the world; some are commissioned to Pioneer, others are gifted prophetically, some announcers of good news, some shepherds with the real gift to care and nurture, and others have a gift to ignite instruction through revelation knowledge.

12 Each expression of his gift is to fully equip and enable you for the work of the ministry so you may mutually contribute in your specific function to give definition to the visible body of Christ.

13 The purpose of these ministry gifts is to present everyone on par and in oneness of faith; believing exactly what the Son of God believes and knowing accurately what he knows concerning us. Standing face-to-face in equal stature to the measure of the completeness of Christ.

14 This most dangerous life you can live is an ignorant one. You’re left like an infant on a ship out of control in the waves and winds of the storms of life. The fall of the dice dictates while the deceptive teachings of men and their distracting tricks entertain.

15 Love gives truth it’s voice. The conversation that the truth inspires creates the atmosphere wherein growth is both spontaneous and inevitable. The whole person is addressed in Christ who is the head of the body; he is the conclusion of God‘s communication with mankind. Mirror

HEB 2:4 Then God added his witness to theirs. He validated their ministry with signs, astonishing wonders, all kinds of powerful miracles, and by the gifts of the Holy Spirit, which he distributed as he desired. TPT

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Heb 2:4 [Besides this evidence] it was also established and plainly endorsed by God, Who showed His approval of it by signs and wonders and various miraculous manifestations of [His] power and by imparting the gifts of the Holy Spirit [to the believers] according to His own will. AMP

Mark 16:15 And He said to them, Go into all the world and preach and publish openly the good news (the Gospel) to every creature [of the whole human race].

16 He who believes [who adheres to and trusts in and relies on the Gospel and Him Whom it sets forth] and is baptized will be saved [from the penalty of eternal death]; but he who does not believe [who does not adhere to and trust in and rely on the Gospel and Him Whom it sets forth] will be condemned.

17 And these attesting signs will accompany those who believe: in My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new languages;

18 They will pick up serpents; and [even] if they drink anything deadly, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will get well.  AMP

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MARK 16:15-18 And he said to them, “As you go into all the world, preach openly the wonderful news of the gospel to the entire human race!

¹⁶ Whoever believes the good news and is baptized will be saved, and whoever does not believe the good news will be condemned.

¹⁷ And these miracle signs will accompany those who believe: They will drive out demons in the power of my name. They will speak in tongues.

¹⁸ They will be supernaturally protected from snakes and from drinking anything poisonous.And they will lay hands on the sick and heal them.” TPT

FROM SLAVERY TO SONSHIP 2-26-2021 video From Slave to son 2

Slavery is a condition of being owned by another. Legally.

Sonship is the relationship between a father and his son. Same blood same DNA. Jesus was proclaimed by the Father as his Son. This was the most important proclamation made about Jesus. No one else was called Son but him.

2 Peter 1:17 Jesus resplendent with light from God the Father as the voice of Majestic Glory spoke: “This is my Son, marked by my love, focus of all my delight.”

18 We were there on the holy mountain with him. We heard the voice out of heaven with our very own ears.

19 We couldn’t be more sure of what we saw and heard — God’s glory, God’s voice. The prophetic Word was confirmed to us. You’ll do well to keep focusing on it. It’s the one light you have in a dark time as you wait for daybreak and the rising of the Morning Star in your hearts.

20 The main thing to keep in mind here is that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of private opinion.

21 And why? Because it’s not something concocted in the human heart. Prophecy resulted when the Holy Spirit prompted men and women to speak God’s Word.  MSG

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2 Peter 1:17-21 He was spectacularly endorsed by God the Father in the highest honor and glory. Gods majestic voice announced,  “this is the Son of my delight; he completely pleases me.“

18 For John, James, and I the prophetic word is fulfilled beyond doubt; we heard this voice loud and clear from the heavenly realm while we were with Jesus in that sacred moment on the mountain.

19 For as the appearing of the Messiah is no longer a future promise but a fulfilled reality. Now it’s your turn to have more than a second hand, hearsay testimony. Take my word as one would take a lamp at night; the day is about to dawn within you, in your own understanding. When the Morning Star appears, you will no longer need the lamp; this will happen shortly on the horizon of your own heart.

20 It Is most important to understand that the prophetic word recorded in scripture does not need our interpretation or opinion to make it valid.

21 The holy men who first spoke these words of old did not invent these thoughts, they simply voiced God’s oracles as they were individually inspired by the Holy Spirit. Mirror

Heb 1:5 For to which of the angels did [God] ever say, You are My Son, today I have begotten You [established You in an official Sonship relation, with kingly dignity]? And again, I will be to Him a Father, and He will be to Me a Son? 

6 Moreover, when He brings the firstborn Son again into the habitable world, He says, Let all the angels of God worship Him.

7 Referring to the angels He says, [God] Who makes His angels winds and His ministering servants flames of fire; 

8 But as to the Son, He says to Him, Your throne, O God, is forever and ever (to the ages of the ages), and the scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of absolute righteousness (of justice and straightforwardness).  AMP

Heb 2:10 For it was an act worthy [of God] and fitting [to the divine nature] that He, for Whose sake and by Whom all things have their existence, in bringing many sons into glory, should make the Pioneer of their salvation perfect [should bring to maturity the human experience necessary to be perfectly equipped for His office as High Priest] through suffering.  AMP

2 Cor 6-16–18 How can the tangible, physical address of the living God compare with a phantom image that people host in their minds? Mankind is Gods idea, we did not Invent God or ourselves; he invented us! He said, “in you I will reside and move and have my being; we belong together; I am yours and you are mine!

17 Consequently, escape the snare of these phantom ideas; do not reduce your horizon to become attached to anything that is not equally elevated.

18 Then you know the embrace of your Father to simply enjoy becoming my sons and daughters, says the Almighty. Mirror

Rom 8:14-17 The Original life of the Father revealed in the Son is the light the Spirit now conducts within us.

15 Slavery such a poor substitute for sonship! They are opposites; one leads forcibly through fear was Sonship responses fondly to Abba father.

16  His spirit bears joint witness within our spirit to confirm the fact that we began in God.

17 Because we are his offspring we are certainly also his heir; God himself is our portion and we are his! We are co-heirs in Christ. Since we were represented and included in his suffering we equally participate in the glory of his resurrection. Mirror

Rom 8:29 He pre-designed and engineered us from the start to be jointly fashioned in the same mold and image of his Son according to the exact blueprint of his thought. We see the original and intended pattern of our lives preserved in his Son. He is the first born from the same womb that reveals our own Genesis. He confirms that we are the invention of God. Mirror

Gal 4:4-7 But Then the day dawned; the most complete culmination of time! The Son arrived, commission by the father; his legal passport to the planet was his mothers womb. In a human body exactly like ours he lived his life subject to the same scrutiny of the law.

5 His mandate was to rescue the human race from the regime of the laws performance and announce the revelation of their true sonship in God.

6 To seal our sonship God has commissioned the spirit of sonship to resonate the Abba echo in our hearts; and now, in our innermost being we recognize Him as our true and very dear Father.

7 Can you see how foolish it would be for a son to continue to live his life with a slave mentality? Your sonship qualifies you to immediately participate in all the wealth of God‘s inheritance which is yours because of Christ. Mirror

Gal 4:23  But whereas the child of the slave woman was born according to the flesh and had an ordinary birth, the son of the free woman was born in fulfillment of the promise.  AMP

Gal 3:26-29 For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through faith.

27 For as many [of you] as were baptized into Christ [into a spiritual union and communion with Christ, the Anointed One, the Messiah] have put on (clothed yourselves with) Christ.

28 There is [now no distinction] neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is not male and female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

29 And if you belong to Christ [are in Him Who is Abraham’s Seed], then you are Abraham’s offspring and [spiritual] heirs according to promise.      AMP

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Gal 3 26-29 What Jesus Christ believes to be true about you is the final confirmation of mankind’s redeemed sonship. His faith is the only valid reference to your belief!  Mirror

James 1:18 And it was of His own [free] will that He gave us birth [as sons] by [His] Word of Truth, so that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures [a sample of what He created to be consecrated to Himself]. AMP  

Rom 9:26 And it shall be that in the very place where it was said to them, You are not My people, they shall be called sons of the living God.  AMP

1 Thess 5:5 You’re sons of Light, daughters of Day. We live under wide open skies and know where we stand. MSG

1 John 5:18 What was made absolutely clear is that whoever is begotten of God cannot be a distorted image of God! Likeness begets likeness. Jesus did not come to reveal the “otherness“ of God, but his likeness in human form. There is nothing wrong with mankind’s design, neither with their salvation! To see one’s true revealed and now redeemed genesis in God, is to treasure the person you really are by his divine engineering and to remain unstained in your thoughts by the “I am not” tree system.“ The idea that I am not the expression of his image and likeness can no longer attach itself to my thoughts neither do I allow it to ignite its destructive cycle of self righteousness or depression! The system of this world is based on a mentality of separation, which is marked by hardships annoyances and labors! It becomes an all consuming and most exhausting lifestyle of having to prove oneself in every relationship and a futile striving for recognition; with it’s an evitable result of disappointment, condemnation, rejection and pretense.

19 We know that we have our origin in God; yet the whole world lies trapped in the blindfold mode of a lost identity; intoxicated by the poneros system of futile mentality of hardships labors and annoyances! Mirror

Heb 12:5-11 So don’t feel sorry for yourselves. Or have you forgotten how good parents treat children, and that God regards you as his children? My dear child, don’t shrug off God’s discipline, but don’t be crushed by it either.

6 It’s the child he loves that he disciplines; the child he embraces, he also corrects.

7 God is educating you; that’s why you must never drop out. He’s treating you as dear children. This trouble you’re in isn’t punishment; it’s training,   MSG

Rom 8:19-21 Our lives now represent the one event every creature anticipates with held breath, standing on tiptoe as it were to witness the unveiling of the sons of God. Can you hear the drumroll?

20 Every creature suffered abuse through Adams fall; they were discarded like a squeezed out orange. Creation did not volunteer to fall prey to the effect of the fall. Yet with this dark setting, hope prevails. All creation knows that the glorious liberty of the sons of God sets the stage for their own release from decay. Mirror

Rom 8:23 And it’s not just creation. We who have already experienced the firstfruits of the Spiritalso inwardly groan as we passionately long to experience our full status as God’s sons and daughters—including our physical bodies being transformed.  TPT

Matt 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.

LUKE 20-34-36 Jesus replied, “Marriage is for the sons of this world only.

^35–36 But those who are worthy of the resurrection from the dead into glory become immortal, like the angels, who never die nor marry. When the dead come to life again, they will be sons of God’s life—the sons of the resurrection.  TPT

1 Jn 3:1  Look with wonder at the depth of the Father’s marvelous love that he has lavished on us! He has called us and made us his very own beloved children. The reason the world doesn’t recognize who we are is that they didn’t recognize him. TPT

 ISA 43:6 I will say to the north, ‘Hand them over!’ and to the south, ‘Don’t hold them back!’ Bring me my sons from far away, my daughters from the ends of the earth!⁷ Bring me everyone who is called by my name, the ones I created to experience my glory. I myself formed them to be who they are and made them for my glory.” TPT

VICTORIOUS SAINTS  2-21-2021

Many people recognize that we are in a battle. But to, us the Saints of the living God, we acknowledge that we are victorious. Victorious is a state of being by which I see my life is moving in an upward flow, not downward, always moving forward not to wallow defeat.

Isa 30:18 And therefore the Lord [earnestly] waits [expecting, looking, and longing] to be gracious to you; and therefore He lifts Himself up, that He may have mercy on you and show loving-kindness to you. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are all those who [earnestly] wait for Him, who expect and look and long for Him [for His victory, His favor, His love, His peace, His joy, and His matchless, unbroken companionship]!  AMP

PS 23:1-6 David’s poetic praise to God The Lord is my best friend and my shepherd.
I always have more than enough.
² He offers a resting place for me in his luxurious love.  His tracks take me to an oasis of peace, the quiet brook of bliss.
³ That’s where he restores and revives my life.  He opens before me pathways to God’s pleasure and leads me along in his footsteps of righteousness so that I can bring honor to his name.
⁴ Lord, even when your path takes me through the valley of deepest darkness, fear will never conquer me, for you already have! You remain close to me and lead me through it all the way. Your authority is my strength and my peace.  The comfort of your love takes away my fear. I’ll never be lonely, for you are near.
⁵ You become my delicious feast even when my enemies dare to fight. You anoint me with the fragrance of your Holy Spirit;  you give me all I can drink of you until my heart overflows.
⁶ So why would I fear the future? For your goodness and love pursue me all the days of my life. Then afterward, when my life is through, I’ll return to your glorious presence to be forever with you! TPT

COL 2:15 Then Jesus made a public spectacle of all the powers and principalities of darkness, stripping away from them every weapon and all their spiritual authority and powerto accuse us. And by the power of the cross, Jesus led them around as prisoners in a procession of triumph. He was not their prisoner; they were hisTPT

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Col 2:15  In Him dying mankind’s death, he diffused every possible claim of accusation against the human race and thus made a public spectacle of every rule and authority in God’s  brilliant triumph demonstrated in him. The voice of the cross will never be silenced! Mirror

JOHN 16:33 And everything I’ve taught you is so that the peace which is in me will be in you and will give you great confidence as you rest in me. For in this unbelieving world you will experience trouble and sorrows, but you must be courageous,for I have conquered the world!” TPT

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John 16:33 I have spoken these things to you that in me you will know the sweet and assured resonance of my peace! In the world you encounter extreme and stressful times, but be of good courage, I have conquered the world order! Mirror

Heb 13:6 What he said concerning us gives our confession the edge; we boldly echo scripture, “the Lord is for me, I cannot be afraid of anything that anyone could possibly do to harm me.“ Mirror

Isa 52:12 But you don’t have to be in a hurry. You’re not running from anybody!

God is leading you out of here, and the God of Israel is also your rear guard. MSG

Isa 54:17 but no weapon that can hurt you has ever been forged. Any accuser who takes you to court will be dismissed as a liar. This is what God’s servants can expect. I’ll see to it that everything works out for the best.” God’s Decree.  MSG

2 Cor 2:14 I am overwhelmed with gratitude! Wherever my travels take me I am so aware that God leads us as trophies in his victory parade. What he knows to be true about us diffuses through us like a perfume of a sweet aroma everywhere we go, celebrating the success of the cross.

15 We are a sweet savor of Christ to God evident in everyone we meet. The fragrance of Christ is recognized in all to salvation. The same gospel that announces the fragrant victory of Christ declares the odor of death; the defeat of destruction in everyone! Mirror 

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2 COR 2:14-15 God always makes his grace visiblein Christ, who includes us as partners of his endless triumph. Through our yielded lives he spreadsthe fragrance of the knowledge of God everywhere we go.

¹⁵ Wehave become the unmistakable aroma of the victory of the Anointed One to God—a perfume of life to those being saved and the odor of deathto those who are perishing.  TPT

Hab 3:18 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will exult in the [victorious] God of my salvation!  

19 The Lord God is my Strength, my personal bravery, and my invincible army; He makes my feet like hinds’ feet and will make me to walk [not to stand still in terror, but to walk] and make [spiritual] progress upon my high places [of trouble, suffering, or responsibility]!  AMP  PRAISE & VICTORY GO HAND & HAND

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Hab 3:18-19  I’m singing joyful praise to God. I’m turning cartwheels of joy to my Savior God.

19 Counting on God’s Rule to prevail, I take heart and gain strength. I run like a deer. I feel like I’m king of the mountain! MSG

1 Jn 5:4. Whatever is born of God is destined to triumph over the world system. Our faith celebrates a victory that is already accomplished!  Mirror

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1 JN 5:4-5 You see, every child of God overcomes the world, for our faith is the victorious power that triumphs over the world.

⁵ So who are the world conquerors, defeating its power? Those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God. TPT

1 Cor 15:57 But now in a single victorious stroke of Life, all three — sin, guilt, death — are gone, the gift of our Master, Jesus Christ. Thank God!

58 With all this going for us, my dear, dear friends, stand your ground. And don’t hold back. Throw yourselves into the work of the Master, confident that nothing you do for him is a waste of time or effort. MSG

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1 Cor 15:57 Your victory is not a maybe; because of the magnanimous doing of Jesus Christ, it is given!

58 For this reason you can afford to be absolutely settled and rock solid in faith’s persuasion and always ready to go beyond where you would have gone before. Your doing now is inspired by your knowing that you are in him. If his resurrection is yours than his victory over sin and death is equally yours. Mirror

PS 149:4 For he enjoys his faithful lovers. He adorns the humble with his beauty and he loves to give them the victory. TPT

Matt 12:20 A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering (dimly burning) wick He will not quench, till He brings justice and a just cause to victory. AMP

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MATT 12:20 He won’t brush aside the bruised and broken. He will be gentle with the weak and feeble,until his victory releases justice.TPT

Rom 8:37. On the contrary, in the thick of these things our triumph remains beyond dispute. His love has placed us above the reach of any onslaughter.

38 This Is my conviction; no threat whether it be in death or life; be it angelic messengers, demon powers or political principalities, nothing known to us at this time, or even in the unknown future;

39 no dimension of any calculation in time or space, nor any device yet to be invented, has what it takes to separate us from the love of God demonstrated in Christ. The Lordship of Jesus Christ is your ultimate authority. Mirror 

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RO 8:37-39 Yet even in the midst of all these things, we triumph over them all, for God has made us to be more than conquerors, and his demonstrated love is our glorious victory over everything!

³⁸ So now I live with the confidence that there is nothing in the universe with the power to separate us from God’s love. I’m convinced that his love will triumph over death, life’s troubles, fallen angels, or dark rulers in the heavens. There is nothing in our present or future circumstances that can weaken his love.

³⁹ There is no power above us or beneath us—no power that could ever be found in the universe that can distance us from God’s passionate love, which is lavished upon us through our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One!  TPT

ISA 25:8 It is the gloom of death! He will swallow it up in victory forever! And God, Lord Yahweh, will wipe away every tear from every face. He will remove every trace of disgracethat his people have suffered throughout the world, for the Lord Yahweh has promised it! TPT

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1 Cor 15:53 For this corruptible must be clothed with incorruptible and this mortal must be clothed with immortality.

54 What was spoken in Isaiah 25:8 is finally realized even in our physical death: “death is swallowed up in victory!

55 Oh death where is your sting? Oh grave, where is your victory?

56 The sting of death is sin; the strength of sin is in the law. Mirror

1 John 2:13-14 You veterans were in on the ground floor, and know the One who started all this; you newcomers have won a big victory over the Evil One. And a second reminder, dear children: You know the Father from personal experience.

14 You veterans know the One who started it all; and you newcomers — such vitality and strength! God’s word is so steady in you. Your fellowship with God enables you to gain a victory over the Evil One.  MSG

Phil 1:28 And do not [for a moment] be frightened or intimidated in anything by your opponents and adversaries, for such [constancy and fearlessness] will be a clear sign (proof and seal) to them of [their impending] destruction, but [a sure token and evidence] of your deliverance and salvation, and that from God. AMP

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Phil 1:28 not flinching or dodging in the slightest before the opposition. Your courage and unity will show them what they’re up against: defeat for them, victory for you — and both because of God.  MSG

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1 John 4:4 My dear children, you come from God and belong to God. You have already won a big victory over those false teachers, for the Spirit in you is far stronger than anything in the world.  MSG

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1 Jn 4:4 My darling children, you have nothing to fear; do not doubt for a moment the legitimacy of your sonship! You are originated in God and have already conquered the the worldly religious system because of the unveiling of Christ in you! His living presence in you is far superior to the  futile anti-Christ mindsets present in the world! Mirror

Rev 3:5 “Conquerors will march in the victory parade, their names indelible in the Book of Life. I’ll lead them up and present them by name to my Father and his Angels. MSG

RECEIVING  2-19-2021  VIDEO

When the Lord gives you a revelation of something, don’t just be excited about the revelation. Don’t be in a hurry to tell others, rather receive it first into your heart and take steps to walk in it.  

 Luke 2:19 Mary kept all these things to herself, holding them dear, deep within herself.   MSG  ▼▼▼

LU 2:19  But Mary treasured all these things in her heart and often pondered what they meant. TPT

Luke 2:51 So he went back to Nazareth with them, and lived obediently with them. His mother held these things dearly, deep within herself. MSG

Mal 4:5-6 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes. 

6 And he shall turn and reconcile the hearts of the [estranged] fathers to the [ungodly] children, and the hearts of the [rebellious] children to [the piety of] their fathers [a reconciliation produced by repentance of the ungodly], lest I come and smite the land with a curse and a ban of utter destruction.  AMP

Matt 11:13-14 For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied up until John.

14 And if you are willing to receive and accept it, John himself is Elijah who was to come [before the kingdom]. AMP

LUKE 1:60 So they gestured to the baby’s father to ask what to name the child. ⁶³ After motioning for a writing tablet, in amazement of all, he wrote, “His name is John.”

⁶⁴ Instantly Zechariah could speak again. And his first words were praises to the Lord.

⁶⁵ The fear of God then fell on the people of their village, and the news of this astounding event traveled throughout the hill country of Judea. Everyone was in awe over it! ⁶⁶ All who heard this news were astonished and wondered, “If a miracle brought his birth, what on earth will this child become? Clearly, God’s presence is upon this child in a powerful way!” ⁶⁷ Then Zechariah was filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit and he prophesied, saying: ⁶⁸ “Praise be to the exalted Lord God of Israel, for he has seen us through eyes of grace, and he comes as our Hero-God to set us free! ⁶⁹ He appears to us as a mighty Savior, a trumpet of redemptionfrom the house of David, his servant, ⁷⁰ Just as he promised long ago by the words of his holy prophets.⁷¹ They prophesied he would come one day and save us from every one of our enemies and from the power of those who hate us. ⁷²Now he has shown us the mercy promised to our ancestors, for he has remembered his holy covenant.  ^73–75 He has rescued us from the power of our enemies! This fulfills the sacred oath he made with our father Abraham.Now we can boldly worshipGod with holy lives, living in purity as priestsin his presence every day! ⁷⁶ And to you I prophesy, my little son, you will be known as the prophet of the glorious God. For you will be a forerunner, going before the face of the Master, Yahweh, to prepare hearts to embrace his ways.  ⁷⁷ You will preach to his people the revelation of salvation life the cancellation of all our sins, to bring us back to God. ⁷⁸ The splendor light of heaven’s glorious sunriseis about to break upon us in holy visitation, all because the merciful heart of our God is so very tender. ⁷⁹ The word from heaven will come to uswith dazzling light to shine upon those who live in darkness, near death’s dark shadow. And he will illuminate the path that leads to the way of peace.”

⁸⁰ Afterward, their son grew up and was strengthened by the Holy Spiritand he grew in his love for God. John chose to live in the lonely wilderness until the day came when he was to be displayed publicly to Israel. TPT

Simeon and Anna lived and position themselves for the day what they had believed in their heart would happen. They were prepared, they receive their promise.

LUKE 2:25-33 As they came to the temple to fulfill this requirement, an elderly man was there waiting—a resident of Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. He was a very good man, a lover of God who kept himself pure, and the Spirit of holiness rested upon him. Simeon believed in the imminent appearing of the one called “The Refreshing of Israel.”

26 For the Holy Spirit had revealed to himthat he would not see death before he saw the Messiah, the Anointed One of God.

²⁷ For this reason the Holy Spirit had moved him to be in the temple court at the very moment Jesus’ parents entered to fulfill the requirement of the sacrifice.

²⁸ Simeon cradled the baby in his arms and praised God and prophesied, saying:

^29–31 “Lord and Master, I am your loving servant, and now I can die content, for your promise to me has been fulfilled. With my own eyes I have seen your Word, the Savior you sent into the world.

³² He will be glory for your people Israel, and the Revelation Light for all people everywhere!”

³³ Mary and Joseph stood there, awestruck over what was being said about their baby.

Simeon then blessed them and prophesied over Mary, saying: TPT

Luke 2:36-38 Anna the prophetess was also there, a daughter of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher. She was by now a very old woman. She had been married seven years

37 and a widow for eighty-four. She never left the Temple area, worshiping night and day with her fastings and prayers.

38 At the very time Simeon was praying, she showed up, broke into an anthem of praise to God, and talked about the child to all who were waiting expectantly for the freeing of Jerusalem.   MSG

John 3:27 John answered, A man can receive nothing [he can claim nothing, he can take unto himself nothing] except as it has been granted to him from heaven. [A man must be content to receive the gift which is given him from heaven; there is no other source.]  AMP

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John 3:27 John answered, “It’s not possible for a person to succeed — I’m talking about eternal success — without heaven’s help.  MSG

Matt 10:40 “He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.

41 He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward. And he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.  NKJV

Col 3:24 Knowing [with all certainty] that it is from the Lord [and not from men] that you will receive the inheritance which is your [real] reward. [The One Whom] you are actually serving [is] the Lord Christ (the Messiah). AMP

PS 24:5 They will receive the Lord’s blessing and righteousness given by the Savior-God.
⁶ They will stand before God, for they seek the pleasure of God’s face, the God of Jacob. Pause in his presence  TPT

PROV 2:1-6 My child, will you treasure my wisdom?Then, and only then, will you acquire it. And only if you accept my advice and hide it within will you succeed.
² So train your heart to listen when I speak and open your spirit wide to expand your discernment—then pass it on to your sons and daughters.
³ Yes, cry out for comprehension and intercede for insight.
⁴ For if you keep seeking it like a man would seek for sterling silver,
searching in hidden places for cherished treasure,
⁵ then you will discover the fear of the Lord and find the true knowledge of God.
⁶ Wisdom is a gift from a generous God, and every word he speaks is full of revelation and becomes a fountain of understanding within you. TPT

Dan 7:18 But the saints of the Most High [God] shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever. AMP

MK 4:20 “But the seed sown on good soil represents those who open their hearts to receive the Word and their lives bear good fruit—some yield a harvest of thirty, sixty, even one hundred times more than was sown!” TPT

John 1:12 But whoever did want him, who believed he was who he claimed and would do what he said, He made to be their true selves, their child-of-God selves.

13 These are the God-begotten, not blood-begotten, not flesh-begotten, not sex-begotten.   MSG

Matt 9:29 He touched their eyes and said, “Become what you believe.” MSG

Matt 21:22 Absolutely everything, ranging from small to large, as you make it a part of your believing prayer, gets included as you lay hold of God.”   MSG

Jn 16:24 Until now you’ve not required anything in my name, when you realize what is yours in my name, then make your request and lay a hold of that so that you joy may burst its banks!  Mirror

Dan 10:12  Then he said to me, Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your mind and heart to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come as a consequence of [and in response to] your words. AMP

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Dan 10:12 “‘Relax, Daniel,’ he continued, ‘don’t be afraid. From the moment you decided to humble yourself to receive understanding, your prayer was heard, and I set out to come to you. MSG

HOLY SPIRIT

Acts 19:2 And he asked them, Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed [on Jesus as the Christ]? And they said, No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.   AMP

John 14:17-20 Your eternal companion is the spirit of truth who cannot be grasp by the world order since their visual horizon is veiled and they are not able to understand what they cannot see. But you know because you are already are  acquainted with the spirit in me and the same spirit will reside within you.

18 At No time will you be orphaned or abandoned by me; I come to abide face-to-face with you.

19 In yeah a little while and the world will no longer see me but I will be tangibly visible to you in the very life we share together.

20 In that day you will know that we are in seamless union with one another! I am in my father and you are in me and I am in you! Mirror

Acts 1:8 But you shall receive power (ability, efficiency, and might) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends (the very bounds) of the earth.  AMP

John 16:14 Holy Spirit Will endorse my opinion of you by taking that which is mine and interpreting it in you. Mirror

1 Cor 4:5 So do not make any hasty or premature judgments before the time when the Lord comes [again], for He will both bring to light the secret things that are [now hidden] in darkness and disclose and expose the [secret] aims (motives and purposes) of hearts. Then every man will receive his [due] commendation from God.  AMP

JAMES 1:12 If your faith remains strong, even while surrounded by life’s difficulties, you will continue to experience the untold blessings of God! True happiness comes as you pass the test with faith, and receive the victorious crown of life promised to every lover of God! TPT

LUKE 18:42 “Now you will see. Receive your sight this moment. For your faith in me has given you sight and new life.”   TPT

WHO IS THE CHURCH? 2-14-21  VIDEO

We the church exist to see the kingdom of God established and operating on the earth. The word Ekklesia means those gathered to accomplish some thing or a group of people called out for a purpose. A new authority keys to open every door no barriers has been given to the church power was passed on from Jesus to the church at Pentecost. The church represents a new government on the earth. We are a “legislative assembly” or “selected ones.” This is not a religious term at all, but a political and governmental term that is used many times in classical Greek for a group of people who have been summoned and gathered together to govern the affairs of a city. For Jesus to use this term means he is giving the keys of governmental authority in his kingdom to the church.

ISA 9:6-7 A child has been born for us; a son has been given to us. The responsibility of complete dominionwill rest on his shoulders, and his name will be: The Wonderful One! The Extraordinary Strategist! The Mighty God!  The Father of Eternity! The Prince of Peace!
⁷ Great and vast is his dominion. He will bring immeasurable peace and prosperity.
 He will rule on David’s throne and over David’s kingdom to establish and uphold it by promoting justice and righteousnessfrom this time forward and forevermore.The marvelous passionthat the Lord Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, has for his people will ensure that it is finished! TPT

Matt 16:18 And now I’m going to tell you who you are, really are. You are Peter, a rock. This is the rock on which I will put together my church, a church so expansive with energy that not even the gates of hell will be able to keep it out.

19 “And that’s not all. You will have complete and free access to God’s kingdom, keys to open any and every door: no more barriers between heaven and earth, earth and heaven. A yes on earth is yes in heaven. A no on earth is no in heaven.” MSG

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MATT 16:18 I give you the name Peter, a stone. And this truth of who I am will be the bedrock foundation on which I will build my church—my legislative assembly,  and the power of deathwill not be able to overpower it

¹⁹ I will give you the keysof heaven’s kingdom realm to forbid on earth that which is forbidden in heaven, and to release on earth that which is released in heaven.” TPT

Eph 3:10. Every visible authority and government in the arena of the heavenlies is now witness to the display of the wisdom of God. The church acts like a prism that disperses the varied magnitude of God in human form. Mirror

Matt 9:37 Then He said to His disciples, The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few.

38 So pray to the Lord of the harvest to force out and thrust laborers into His harvest. AMP

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Matt 10:1 The prayer was no sooner prayed than it was answered. Jesus called twelve of his followers and sent them into the ripe fields. He gave them power to kick out the evil spirits and to tenderly care for the bruised and hurt lives. MSG

ACTS 2:1  On the day Pentecost was being fulfilled, all the disciples were gathered in one place.

 ² Suddenly they heard the sound of a violent blast of windrushing into the housefrom out of the heavenly realm. The roar of the wind was so overpowering it was all anyone could bear!

³ Then all at once a pillar of fire appeared before their eyes. It separated into tongues of fire that engulfedeach one of them.

⁴ They were all filled and equippedwith the Holy Spirit and were inspiredto speak in tongues—empowered by the Spirit to speak in languages they had never learned! TPT

Eph 1:20 Do you want to measure the mind a muscle of God? Consider the force which he unleashed in Jesus Christ when he raised him from the dead and forever seated him in throne as his executive authority in the realm of the heavens. Jesus is God’s right hand of power! He was raised up from the deepest dungeons of human despair to the highest region of heavenly bliss!

21 Infinitely above all combined forces of rule authority, dominion or governments; he is ranked superior to any name that could ever be given to anyone of this age or any age still to come in the eternal future.

22 I want you to see this: he subjected all the powers under his feet. He towers head and shoulders above everything. He is the head;

23 the Ekklesia is his body. The completeness of his being that fills all in all resides in us! God cannot make himself more visible or exhibit himself more accurately. Mirror

Col 2:9 Everything of God gets expressed in him, so you can see and hear him clearly. You don’t need a telescope, a microscope, or a horoscope to realize the fullness of Christ, and the emptiness of the universe without him.

10 When you come to him, that fullness comes together for you, too. His power extends over everything. MSG

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COL 2:9 For he is the complete fullness of deity living in human form.

¹⁰ And our own completeness is now found in him. We are completely filled with God as Christ’s fullness overflows within us. He is the Headof every kingdom and authority in the universe!  TPT

REV 2:26 To everyone who is victorious and continues to do my works to the very end I will give you authority over the nations

²⁷ to shepherd them with a royal scepter. And the rebellious will be shattered as clay pots—

²⁸ even as I also received authority from the presence of my Father. I will give the morning starto the one who experiences victory.

²⁹ So the one whose heart is open let him listen carefully to what the Spirit is presently saying to all the churches. TPT

Acts 9:31 Things calmed down after that and the church had smooth sailing for a while. All over the country — Judea, Samaria, Galilee — the church grew. They were permeated with a deep sense of reverence for God. The Holy Spirit was with them, strengthening them. They prospered wonderfully.  MSG

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ACTS 9:31 After this, the church all over Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a season of peace. The congregations grew larger and larger, with the believers being empowered and encouraged by the Holy Spirit. They worshiped God in wonder and awe, and walked in the fear of the Lord. TPT

1 COR 3:16 Don’t you realize that together you have become God’s inner sanctuaryand that the Spirit of God makes his permanent home in you?

¹⁷ Now, if someone desecratesGod’s inner sanctuary, God will desecrate him, for God’s inner sanctuary is holy, and that is exactly who you are. TPT

1 Cor 12:27 You are the body of Christ; individually as much as you are his body corporately. Everyone of you mirrors him. He defined your form. The individual member does not give context to the body; the body gives context to the member.

28 Wherever God places you in the body it’s to co-complement the full function of the Ekklesia. The seemingly most prominent and visible gifts are the apostolic, then the prophetic, the teachers, the workers of miracles, those gifted with healing various diseases. Then there are those who can fulfill any role required of them for the moment; they are the ones who can stand in full support to assist any of the other gifts! The administrators are gifted to manage the various functions of the Ekklesia with great skill. Then there are those who are gifted in languages.

29 Everyone is not an apostle, or a prophet, or a teacher, or a miracle worker!

30 All are not specifically gifted as healers. We all do not necessarily speak in tongues. Are all equally accurate in their interpretation of what was said in the foreign tongue?

31 While you were keen to discover which are your favorite gifts, allow me to introduce to you the summit bonum of life this transcends all!

31 Speaking In tongues is not the point; love is. It is neither angelic eloquence, nor the mastery of human language that persuades. It doesn’t matter how poetic, Prophetic, or profound I may sound; my conversation is reduced to a hollow noise of clanging brass symbols if loves echo is absent. Mirror

1 Cor 14:12  So it is with yourselves; since you are so eager and ambitious to possess spiritual endowments and manifestations of the [Holy] Spirit, [concentrate on] striving to excel and to abound [in them] in ways that will build up the church. AMP

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1 Cor 14:12  It’s no different with you. Since you’re so eager to participate in what God is doing, why don’t you concentrate on doing what helps everyone in the church? MSG

Eph 4:11 What God has in us, is gift wrapped to the world: some are commissioned

to pioneer, others are gifted prophetically, some as announcers of good news, some as shepherds with the real gift of care and nurture, and others have the gift to ignite instruction through revelation knowledge.

12 Each expression of his gift is to fully equipped and enable you for the work of the ministry so you may mutually contribute in your specific function and give definition to the visible body of Christ.

13 The purpose of these ministry gifts is to present everyone on par and in oneness of faith; believing exactly what the Son of God believes and knowing accurately what he knows concerning us. Standing face-to-face and equal stature to the measure of the completeness of Christ. Mirror

Eph 5:27 That He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such things [that she might be holy and faultless].  AMP

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Eph 5:27. This intimate language presents the church to himself, to his delightful approval without any distraction or reminder of the blemished past; no wrinkles or scar of sin’s abuse remains; she stands before him in immaculate innocence. Mirror

Eph 5:30 We are his flesh and bone body; bearing his image and likeness. We give tangible expression of him.

31 Marriage reflects this union: a man would separate himself from his own parents to be glued to his wife; that’s two separate people are now merged into one new identity. Do individuals become one flesh! Mirror

Col 1:18 And when it comes to the church, he organizes and holds it together, like a head does a body. He was supreme in the beginning and — leading the resurrection parade — he is supreme in the end. From beginning to end he’s there, towering far above everything, everyone.  MSG

Matt 28:18 Jesus, undeterred, went right ahead and gave his charge: “God authorized and commanded me to commission you:

19 Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

20 Then instruct them in the practice of all I have commanded you. I’ll be with you as you do this, day after day after day, right up to the end of the age.”  MSG

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MATT 28:18 Then Jesus came close to them and said, “All the authority of the universe has been given to me.

¹⁹ Now go in my authority and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

²⁰ And teach them to faithfully followall that I have commanded you. And never forget that I am with you every day, even to the completion of this age.” TPT

PREACHING THE GOOD NEWS 2-12-2021 VIDEO GOOD NEWS

Preaching bringing a message of the Gospel with sign and wonders accompanying it.

GOSPEL  derived from the word which meant “the story concerning God.”  good message.  It proclaims tidings of deliverance. “Good news” is its significance.  It means a gift from God. It is the proclamation of the forgiveness of sins and sonship with God restored through Christ. It means remission of sins and reconciliation with God.  The gospel is such that neither requires our works nor commands us to do anything, but announces the offered grace of the forgiveness of sin and eternal salvation. Here we do nothing, but only receive what is offered through the word.” The gospel, then, is the message of God, the teaching of Christianity, the redemption in and by Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, offered to all mankind.  Jesus is more than a messenger of the gospel; He is the gospel.  It is termed “the gospel of the grace of God”   “the gospel of the kingdom”   “the gospel of Christ”, “the gospel of peace, “the glorious gospel,” “the everlasting gospel,” “the gospel of salvation” . We preach Jesus.

RESULT OF GOSPEL PREACHING

Matt 4:23 And He went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the good news (Gospel) of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every weakness and infirmity among the people.  AMP

Matt 9:35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news (the Gospel) of the kingdom and curing all kinds of disease and every weakness and infirmity.  AMP

Matt 11:5 The blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed (by healing) and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up and the poor have good news (the Gospel) preached to them.  AMP

Luke 9:6 And departing, they went about from village to village, preaching the Gospel and restoring the afflicted to health everywhere.  AMP

LU 16:16 The law of Moses and the revelation of the prophets have prepared you for the arrival of the kingdom realm announced by John. And now, when this wonderful news of God’s kingdom realm is preached, people’s hearts burn with extreme passion to press in and receiveTPT

Rom 15:19 [Even as my preaching has been accompanied] with the power of signs and wonders, [and all of it] by the power of the Holy Spirit. [The result is] that starting from Jerusalem and as far round as Illyricum, I have fully preached the Gospel [faithfully executing, accomplishing, carrying out to the full the good news] of Christ (the Messiah) in its entirety.  AMP

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Rom 15:19 The message was confirmed in every sign and miracle in the power of the Holy Spirit. Thus, I went full circle from Jerusalem to Iconium proclaiming the glad tidings of Christ in its complete context. Mirror

DISCERN 2 Cor 11:4. You Will know by the echo within you whether the Jesus somebody else preaches is the same Jesus we proclaim to you. You will recognize the same spirit; if it is a different spirit, it’s not the same gospel! Why would you politely put up with deception, even if it comes to a package in prominent names and titles. Mirror

Gal 2:5 We want you to know that we are sold out to keep the gospel undeluded for your sake; had we compromise the message ever so slightly to accommodate their opinion, the whole Gentile world would have felt cheated! We see such a future for the pure gospel in you. Mirror

Gal 2:11 Later, when Peter came to Antioch, I had a face-to-face confrontation with him because he was clearly out of line.

12 Here’s the situation. Earlier, before certain persons had come from James, Peter regularly ate with the non-Jews. But when that conservative group came from Jerusalem, he cautiously pulled back and put as much distance as he could manage between himself and his non-Jewish friends. That’s how fearful he was of the conservative Jewish clique that’s been pushing the old system of circumcision.

13 Unfortunately, the rest of the Jews in the Antioch church joined in that hypocrisy so that even Barnabas was swept along in the charade.

14 But when I saw that they were not maintaining a steady, straight course according to the Message, I spoke up to Peter in front of them all: “If you, a Jew, live like a non-Jew when you’re not being observed by the watchdogs from Jerusalem, what right do you have to require non-Jews to conform to Jewish customs just to make a favorable impression on your old Jerusalem cronies?”  MSG

1 Cor 1:23 We go right on proclaiming Christ, the Crucified. Jews treat this like an anti-miracle — and Greeks pass it off as absurd.

24 But to us who are personally called by God himself — both Jews and Greeks — Christ is God’s ultimate miracle and wisdom all wrapped up in one. MSG

Gal 1:8 I and any of my team would stand equally disqualified, even if we claim to have an angelic visitation, if we preach were to stray ever so slightly from the gospel of the first hand work of Christ.

19 Let me be blatant and clear about this: any gospel that does not emphasize the success of the cross is counterfeit and produces nothing but the curse!

10 God is my complete persuasion. I answered to him alone, not to anyone else. Christ employees me; I am addicted to his grace. Popular religious opinion will not influence me to compromise my message. Mirror

2 Cor 4:5 Remember, our Message is not about ourselves; we’re proclaiming Jesus Christ, the Master. All we are is messengers, errand runners from Jesus for you.

6 It started when God said, “Light up the darkness!” and our lives filled up with light as we saw and understood God in the face of Christ, all bright and beautiful.  MSG

Col 1:28 We preach Christ, warning people not to add to the Message. We teach in a spirit of profound common sense so that we can bring each person to maturity. To be mature is to be basic. Christ! No more, no less.  MSG

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COL 1:28 Christ is our message! We preach to awaken hearts and bring every person into the full understanding of truth. It has become my inspiration and passion in ministry to labor with a tireless intensity, with his power flowing through me, to present to every believer the revelation of being his perfect one in Jesus Christ. TPT  ▼▼▼

Col 1:28 This is the essence and focus of our message, we awaken everyone’s mind, instructing every individual by bringing them into full understanding in order that we may prove everyone perfect in Christ. Mirror

Rom 10:8 But the faith-righteousness we receive speaks to us in these words of Moses:

“God’s living message is very close to you, as close as your own heart beating in your chest and as near as the tongue in your mouth.”  TPT

Rom 10:15 What gives someone the urgency to declare these things? It is recorded in the prophetic scripture, “how lovely on the mountains are the feet of them leaping with the exciting news victory. Because of their eyewitness encounter they are qualified to run with the gospel of peace and announce the consequence glad tidings of good things that will benefit everyone.“ Mirror

Rom 15:20 I have placed such a fond value on the fact that I could pioneer the glad tidings in many of these areas without building on someone else’s interpretation of Christ.

21 Isaiah prophesied that “those who have never been told about him, will be startled to see him clearly; even though they have never heard of him, they will understand his message.“ Mirror

2 Tim 4:2 Herald and preach the Word! Keep your sense of urgency [stand by, be at hand and ready], whether the opportunity seems to be favorable or unfavorable. [Whether it is convenient or inconvenient, whether it is welcome or unwelcome, you as preacher of the Word are to show people in what way their lives are wrong.] And convince them, rebuking and correcting, warning and urging and encouraging them, being unflagging and inexhaustible in patience and teaching.

3 For the time is coming when [people] will not tolerate (endure) sound and wholesome instruction, but, having ears itching [for something pleasing and gratifying], they will gather to themselves one teacher after another to a considerable number, chosen to satisfy their own liking and to foster the errors they hold,

4 And will turn aside from hearing the truth and wander off into myths and man-made fictions.

5 As for you, be calm and cool and steady, accept and suffer unflinchingly every hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fully perform all the duties of your ministry. AMP

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2 TIM 4:2-5 proclaim the Word of God and stand upon it no matter what! Rise to the occasion and preach when it is convenient and when it is not. Preach in the full expression of the Holy Spirit—with wisdom and patience as you instruct and teach the people.

³ For the time is coming when they will no longer listen and respond to the healing words of truth because they will become selfish and proud. They will seek out teachers with soothing words that line up with their desires, saying just what they want to hear.

⁴ They will close their ears to the truth and believe nothing but fables and myths.

⁵ So be alert to all these things and overcome every form of evil. Carry in your heart the passion of your calling as a church planterand evangelist, and fulfill your ministry calling. TPT

ACTS 20:24 “But whether I live or die is not important, for I don’t esteem my life as indispensable. It’s more important for me to fulfill my destiny and to finish the ministry my Lord Jesus has assigned to me, which is to faithfully preach the wonderful news of God’s grace.  TPT

Eph 6:15 And having shod your feet in preparation [to face the enemy with the firm-footed stability, the promptness, and the readiness produced by the good news] of the Gospel of peace.  AMP

Isa 52:7How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good tidings, who publishes peace, who brings good tidings of good, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, Your God reigns!  AMP

1 Peter 1:25 But the Word of the Lord (divine instruction, the Gospel) endures forever. And this Word is the good news which was preached to you.  AMP

Ro 16:25 I am not talking “here say theory“; I own the gospel I proclaim! This is my message! I salute God who empowers you dramatically and establishes you to be strong and immovable in the face of contradiction. Jesus Christ is the disclosure of the very mystery that was concealed in silence before time or human history were recorded Mirror

REV 14:6Then I witnessed another angel flying in the sky, carrying a message of eternal good newsto announce to the earth—to every tribe, language, people, and nation.  TPT

 Or “having a message of goodness for eternal ages.” The Aramaic can be translated “carrying a message with blood, for he had the everlasting good news to proclaim.”

Eph 6:19 My most urgent request is for clarity of utterance every time I open my mouth to speak. I desire that my words will be gifted with inspiration, bold articulation to the mystery of the gospel. Mirror

THE IMPORTANCE OF EXPERIENCE  2-7-2021 VIDEO CHURCH LIFE OR

One of the issues we face as the  American Church is it we have great truth of scriptures that have become doctrine instead of experience. Experience means to encounter to see for yourself, to contact God for yourself. Jesus shares hands on experience with the disciples in doing the work of the kingdom. We must experience God for ourselves not by hearsay.

MATT 23:13 “Great sorrow awaitsyou religious scholars and you Pharisees—such frauds and pretenders! You do all you can to keep people from experiencing the reality of heaven’s kingdom realm.Not only do you refuse to enter in, you also forbid anyone else from entering in! TPT

Matt 3:7  When John realized that a lot of Pharisees and Sadducees were showing up for a baptismal experience because it was becoming the popular thing to do, he exploded: “Brood of snakes! What do you think you’re doing slithering down here to the river? Do you think a little water on your snakeskins is going to make any difference?

8 It’s your life that must change, not your skin!

9 And don’t think you can pull rank by claiming Abraham as father. Being a descendant of Abraham is neither here nor there. Descendants of Abraham are a dime a dozen.

10 What counts is your life. Is it green and blossoming? Because if it’s deadwood, it goes on the fire.

11 “I’m baptizing you here in the river, turning your old life in for a kingdom life. The real action comes next: The main character in this drama — compared to him I’m a mere stagehand — will ignite the kingdom life within you, a fire within you, the Holy Spirit within you, changing you from the inside out.

12 He’s going to clean house — make a clean sweep of your lives. He’ll place everything true in its proper place before God; everything false he’ll put out with the trash to be burned.”  MSG

HEB 12:18-23 For we are not coming, as Moses did, to a physical mountain with its burning fire, thick clouds of darkness and gloom, and with a raging whirlwind.

¹⁹ We are not those who are being warned by the jarring blast of a trumpet and the thundering voice; the fearful voice that they begged to be silenced.

²⁰ They couldn’t handle God’s command that said, “If so much as an animal approaches the mountain it is to be stoned to death!”

²¹ The astounding phenomena Moses witnessed caused him to shudder with fear and he could only say, “I am trembling in terror!”

²² By contrast, we have already comenear to God in a totally different realm, the Zion-realm, for we have entered the city of the Living God, which is the New Jerusalem in heaven! We have joined the festal gathering of myriads of angelsin their joyous celebration!

²³ And as members of the churchof the Firstbornall our names have been legally registeredas citizens of heaven! And we have come before God who judges all, and who lives among the spirits of the righteous who have been made perfect in his eyes TPT

Ex 29:46 And they shall know [from personal experience] that I am the Lord their God, Who brought them forth out of the land of Egypt that I might dwell among them; I am the Lord their God.  AMP

Job 42:5 I admit I once lived by rumors of you; now I have it all firsthand — from my own eyes and ears!

6 I’m sorry — forgive me. I’ll never do that again, I promise! I’ll never again live on crusts of hearsay, crumbs of rumor.”   MSG

Phil 3:10 I gave up all that inferior stuff so I could know Christ personally, experience his resurrection power, be a partner in his suffering, and go all the way with him to death itself. MSG

Heb 8:10 Now, Instead of documenting my laws on stone, I will chisel them into your mind and engrave them in your inner consciousness; it will no longer be a one side of the pier. I will be your God and you will be my people, not by compulsion but my mutual desire.

11 Knowing Me will no longer be a Sunday school lesson, or something taught by persuasive words of doctrine neither will they know me on account of family tradition or door to door evangelism. Everyone from the most unlikely to the most prominent people in society, will know me inwardly. Mirror

WOMEN AT THE WELL—John 4:39 Many of the Samaritans from that village committed themselves to him because of the woman’s witness: “He knew all about the things I did. He knows me inside and out!”

40 They asked him to stay on, so Jesus stayed two days.

41 A lot more people entrusted their lives to him when they heard what he had to say.

42 They said to the woman, “We’re no longer taking this on your say-so. We’ve heard it for ourselves and know it for sure. He’s the Savior of the world!” MSG

John 14:12 I want you to be fully convinced about this, anyone who’s belief concludes in who I am, will also do the works that I do. And because of my relocation to continue to be face-to-face with my Father, the works that the believer will do, will be of greater proportion and global influence; the Father is as present in you as he is in me.  Mirror

2 Cor 13:5 Test yourselves to make sure you are solid in the faith. Don’t drift along taking everything for granted. Give yourselves regular checkups. You need firsthand evidence, not mere hearsay, that Jesus Christ is in you. Test it out. If you fail the test, do something about it.  MSG

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2 Cor 13:5 I implore you to examine faith for yourselves in order to test what it is that you really believe. Faith is so much more then the mere veneer of superstitious belief in a historic Christ; faith is about realizing Jesus Christ in you, in the midst of contradiction! Just as ore is placed into a crucible, where the doss is separated from the gold in the furnace, come to the conclusion for yourselves of his indwelling! Should it appear to you that Christ is absent in your life, look again, you have obviously done the test wrong! Mirror

Rom 5:2 Jesus is God’s face to face grace embrace of the entire human race. So here we are, standing tall and the joyful bliss of our redeemed innocence! We are God’s  dream come true! This was God’s  idea all along! Mirror

Eph 3:19 [That you may really come] to know [practically, through experience for yourselves] the love of Christ, which far surpasses mere knowledge [without experience]; that you may be filled [through all your being] unto all the fullness of God [may have the richest measure of the divine Presence, and become a body wholly filled and flooded with God Himself]!   AMP

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Eph 3:19 I desire for you to become intimately acquainted with the love of Christ on the deepest possible level; far beyond on the reach of mere academic, intellectual grasp. Within the scope of this equation God finds the ultimate expression of their image and likeness in you. Mirror

Mal 3:12 “You’ll be voted ‘Happiest Nation.‘ You’ll experience what it’s like to be a country of grace.” God-of-the-Angel-Armies says so. MSG

John 8:32 Then you will experience for yourselves the truth, and the truth will free you.”  MSG

JOHN 17:13 “But now I am returning to you so Father, I praythat they will experience
 and enter into my joyous delight in you so that it is fulfilled in them and overflows. TPT

1 Cor 7:22 I’m simply trying to point out that under your new Master you’re going to experience a marvelous freedom you would never have dreamed of. On the other hand, if you were free when Christ called you, you’ll experience a delightful “enslavement to God” you would never have dreamed of. MSG

Gal 1:4 We know the meaning of those words because Jesus Christ rescued us from this evil world we’re in by offering himself as a sacrifice for our sins. God’s plan is that we all experience that rescue.

5 Glory to God forever! Oh, yes! MSG

PHIL 3:10-14 And I continually long to know the wonders of Jesus more fully and to experience the overflowing power of his resurrection working in me. I will be one with him in his sufferings and I will be one with him in his death.

¹¹ Only then will I be able to experience complete oneness with him in his resurrection from the realm of death.

¹² I admit that I haven’t yet acquired the absolute fullness that I’m pursuing, but I run with passion into his abundance so that I may reach the purpose that Jesus Christ has called me to fulfill and wants me to discover.

¹³ I don’t depend on my own strength to accomplish this; however I do have one compelling focus: I forget all of the past as I fasten my heart to the future instead.

¹⁴ I run straight for the divine invitation of reaching the heavenly goal and gaining the victory-prize through the anointing of Jesus.  TPT

2 Peter 1:1  I, Simon Peter, am a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ. I write this to you whose experience with God is as life-changing as ours, all due to our God’s straight dealing and the intervention of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ. MSG

1 John 1:3 We saw it, we heard it, and now we’re telling you so you can experience it along with us, this experience of communion with the Father and his Son, Jesus Christ.  MSG

1 John 1:6 If we claim that we experience a shared life with him and continue to stumble around in the dark, we’re obviously lying through our teeth — we’re not living what we claim.

7 But if we walk in the light, God himself being the light, we also experience a shared life with one another, as the sacrificed blood of Jesus, God’s Son, purges all our sin.  MSG

1 John 3:16 This is how we’ve come to understand and experience love: Christ sacrificed his life for us. This is why we ought to live sacrificially for our fellow believers, and not just be out for ourselves.  MSG

1 John 3:24 As we keep his commands, we live deeply and surely in him, and he lives in us. And this is how we experience his deep and abiding presence in us: by the Spirit he gave us.  MSG

Heb 4:11 Let us therefore be zealous and exert ourselves and strive diligently to enter that rest [of God, to know and experience it for ourselves], that no one may fall or perish by the same kind of unbelief and disobedience [into which those in the wilderness fell]. AMP

1 Cor 14:3 But when you proclaim his truth in everyday speech, you’re letting others in on the truth so that they can grow and be strong and experience his presence with you.  MSG

Eph 5:10 And try to learn [in your experience] what is pleasing to the Lord [let your lives be constant proofs of what is most acceptable to Him]. AMP

Phil 4:23 Receive and experience the amazing grace of the Master, Jesus Christ, deep, deep within yourselves.  MSG