FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD 12-15-17

VIDEO FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD RIC JOYNER

Eccl 4:12 By yourself you’re unprotected. With a friend you can face the worst. Can you round up a third? A three-stranded rope isn’t easily snapped. MSG

Job 29:4 As I was in the [prime] ripeness of my days, when the friendship and counsel of God were over my tent,

5 When the Almighty was yet with me and my children were about me,

6 When my steps [through rich pasturage] were washed with butter and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!   AMP

John 15:13 No one has greater love [no one has shown stronger affection] than to lay down (give up) his own life for his friends.

14 You are My friends if you keep on doing the things which I command you to do.

15 I do not call you servants (slaves) any longer, for the servant does not know what his master is doing (working out). But I have called you My friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from My Father. [I have revealed to you everything that I have learned from Him.]

16 You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed you [I have planted you], that you might go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit may be lasting [that it may remain, abide], so that whatever you ask the Father in My Name [as presenting all that I AM], He may give it to you. . AMP

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John 15:13 This is the very best way to love. Put your life on the line for your friends.

14 You are my friends when you do the things I command you.

15 I’m no longer calling you servants because servants don’t understand what their master is thinking and planning. No, I’ve named you friends because I’ve let you in on everything I’ve heard from the Father.

16 “You didn’t choose me, remember; I chose you, and put you in the world to bear fruit, fruit that won’t spoil. As fruit bearers, whatever you ask the Father in relation to me, he gives you. MSG

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John 15:13 For the greatest love of all is a love that sacrifices all. And this great love is demonstrated when a person sacrifices his life^[a] for his friends.

¹⁴ “You show that you are my intimate friends when you obey^[b all^[c] that I command you.

¹⁵ I have never called you ‘servants,’^[d] because a master doesn’t confide in his servants, and servants don’t always understand what the master is doing. But I call you my most intimate friends,^[e] for I reveal to you everything that I’ve heard from my Father.

¹⁶ You didn’t choose me, but I’ve chosen^[f] and commissioned you to go into the world^[g] to bear fruit. And your fruit will last, because whatever you ask of my Father, for my sake,^[h] he will give it to you! Passion

Prov 27:9 Just as lotions and fragrance give sensual delight, a sweet friendship refreshes the soul. MSG

DAVID/JONATHAN   1 Sam 20:13 May God do his worst to me if I let you down! If my father still intends to kill you, I’ll tell you and get you out of here in one piece. And God be with you as he’s been with my father!

14 If I make it through this alive, continue to be my covenant friend. And if I die,

15-16 keep the covenant friendship with my family — forever. And when God finally rids the earth of David’s enemies, stay loyal to Jonathan!”

17 Jonathan repeated his pledge of love and friendship for David. He loved David more than his own soul! MSG

ABRAHAM   Isa 41:8 But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham My friend, AMP

James 2:23 And [so] the Scripture was fulfilled that says, Abraham believed in (adhered to, trusted in, and relied on) God, and this was accounted to him as righteousness (as conformity to God’s will in thought and deed), and he was called God’s friend. AMP

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James 2:23 The full meaning of “believe” in the Scripture sentence, “Abraham believed God and was set right with God,” includes his action. It’s that mesh of believing and acting that got Abraham named “God’s friend.” MSG

Acts 13:16 Paul stood up, paused and took a deep breath, then said, “Fellow Israelites and friends of God, listen. MSG

Acts 13:26 “Dear brothers and sisters, children of Abraham, and friends of God, this message of salvation has been precisely targeted to you. MSG

Rom 1:1 Paul, am a devoted slave of Jesus Christ on assignment, authorized as an apostle to proclaim God’s words and acts. I write this letter to all the Christians in Rome, God’s friends. MSG

Ps 34:15 God keeps an eye on his friends, his ears pick up every moan and groan. MSG

Prov 2:10 Lady Wisdom will be your close friend, and Brother Knowledge your pleasant companion. MSG

Prov 3:13 You’re blessed when you meet Lady Wisdom, when you make friends with Madame Insight. MSG

Prov 3:14 She’s worth far more than money in the bank; her friendship is better than a big salary. MSG

John 21:15 When they had eaten, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these [others do — with reasoning, intentional, spiritual devotion, as one loves the Father]? He said to Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You [that I have deep, instinctive, personal affection for You, as for a close friend]. He said to him, Feed My lambs. AMP

 John 21:12 After they had breakfast, Jesus said to Peter, “Simon, son of John,^[a] do you burn with love^[b] for me more than these?”^[c]

Peter answered, “Yes, Lord! You know that I have great affection for you!”

“Then take care of my lambs,”^[d] Jesus said. Passion

JESUS IS OUR FRIEND

Prov 18:24 Friends come and friends go, but a true friend sticks by you like family. MSG

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Prov 18:24 The man of many friends [a friend of all the world] will prove himself a bad friend, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. AMP

Luke 5:18 Some men arrived carrying a paraplegic on a stretcher. They were looking for a way to get into the house and set him before Jesus.

19 When they couldn’t find a way in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof, removed some tiles, and let him down in the middle of everyone, right in front of Jesus.

20 Impressed by their bold belief, he said, “Friend, I forgive your sins.” MSG

Luke 12:4 “I’m speaking to you as dear friends. Don’t be bluffed into silence or insincerity by the threats of religious bullies. True, they can kill you, but then what can they do? There’s nothing they can do to your soul, your core being. MSG

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Luke 12:4 “Listen, my beloved friends, don’t fear those who may want to take your life but nothing more. It’s true that they may kill your body, but they have no power over your soul. Passion

Luke 12:32 Don’t be afraid of missing out. You’re my dearest friends! The Father wants to give you the very kingdom itself. MSG

John 11:5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. [They were His dear friends, and He held them in loving esteem.] AMP

John 11:11 He said these things, and then announced, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep. I’m going to wake him up.” MSG

Luke 7:34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, Behold, a Man Who is a glutton and a wine drinker, a friend of tax collectors and notorious sinners. AMP

HOLY SPIRIT

John 14:16 I will talk to the Father, and he’ll provide you another Friend so that you will always have someone with you.

17 This Friend is the Spirit of Truth. The godless world can’t take him in because it doesn’t have eyes to see him, doesn’t know what to look for. But you know him already because he has been staying with you, and will even be in you! MSG

John 15:26 “When the Friend I plan to send you from the Father comes — the Spirit of Truth issuing from the Father — he will confirm everything about me. MSG

John 16:13 But when the Friend comes, the Spirit of the Truth, he will take you by the hand and guide you into all the truth there is. He won’t draw attention to himself, but will make sense out of what is about to happen and, indeed, out of all that I have done and said. MSG

2 Cor 13:14 The amazing grace of the Master, Jesus Christ, the extravagant love of God, the intimate friendship of the Holy Spirit, be with all of you. MSG

Rom 5:11 Now that we have actually received this amazing friendship with God, we are no longer content to simply say it in plodding prose. We sing and shout our praises to God through Jesus, the Messiah! MSG

HOW WE ACT TO EACHOTHER

Prov 22:11 He who loves purity and the pure in heart and who is gracious in speech — because of the grace of his lips will he have the king for his friend. AMP

Prov 27:17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend [to show rage or worthy purpose]. AMP

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Prov 27:17 You use steel to sharpen steel, and one friend sharpens another. MSG

Rom 12:16 Get along with each other; don’t be stuck-up. Make friends with nobodies; don’t be the great somebody. MSG

1 Cor 11:33 So, my friends, when you come together to the Lord’s Table, be reverent and courteous with one another. MSG

Amos 5:14 Seek good and not evil — and live! You talk about God, the God-of-the-Angel-Armies, being your best friend. Well, live like it, and maybe it will happen. MSG

2 Cor 5:18 All this is done by God, who through Christ changed us from enemies into his friends and gave us the task of making others his friends also.

19 Our message is that God was making all human beings his friends through Christ. God did not keep an account of their sins, and he has given us the message which tells how he makes them his friends . GNT

2 Cor 5:20 We’re Christ’s representatives. God uses us to persuade men and women to drop their differences and enter into God’s work of making things right between them. We’re speaking for Christ himself now: Become friends with God; he’s already a friend with you. MSG

FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD 12-15-17

VIDEO FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD RIC JOYNER

Eccl 4:12 By yourself you’re unprotected. With a friend you can face the worst. Can you round up a third? A three-stranded rope isn’t easily snapped. MSG

Job 29:4 As I was in the [prime] ripeness of my days, when the friendship and counsel of God were over my tent,

5 When the Almighty was yet with me and my children were about me,

6 When my steps [through rich pasturage] were washed with butter and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!   AMP

John 15:13 No one has greater love [no one has shown stronger affection] than to lay down (give up) his own life for his friends.

14 You are My friends if you keep on doing the things which I command you to do.

15 I do not call you servants (slaves) any longer, for the servant does not know what his master is doing (working out). But I have called you My friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from My Father. [I have revealed to you everything that I have learned from Him.]

16 You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed you [I have planted you], that you might go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit may be lasting [that it may remain, abide], so that whatever you ask the Father in My Name [as presenting all that I AM], He may give it to you. . AMP

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John 15:13 This is the very best way to love. Put your life on the line for your friends.

14 You are my friends when you do the things I command you.

15 I’m no longer calling you servants because servants don’t understand what their master is thinking and planning. No, I’ve named you friends because I’ve let you in on everything I’ve heard from the Father.

16 “You didn’t choose me, remember; I chose you, and put you in the world to bear fruit, fruit that won’t spoil. As fruit bearers, whatever you ask the Father in relation to me, he gives you. MSG

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John 15:13 For the greatest love of all is a love that sacrifices all. And this great love is demonstrated when a person sacrifices his life^[a] for his friends.

¹⁴ “You show that you are my intimate friends when you obey^[b all^[c] that I command you.

¹⁵ I have never called you ‘servants,’^[d] because a master doesn’t confide in his servants, and servants don’t always understand what the master is doing. But I call you my most intimate friends,^[e] for I reveal to you everything that I’ve heard from my Father.

¹⁶ You didn’t choose me, but I’ve chosen^[f] and commissioned you to go into the world^[g] to bear fruit. And your fruit will last, because whatever you ask of my Father, for my sake,^[h] he will give it to you! Passion

Prov 27:9 Just as lotions and fragrance give sensual delight, a sweet friendship refreshes the soul. MSG

DAVID/JONATHAN   1 Sam 20:13 May God do his worst to me if I let you down! If my father still intends to kill you, I’ll tell you and get you out of here in one piece. And God be with you as he’s been with my father!

14 If I make it through this alive, continue to be my covenant friend. And if I die,

15-16 keep the covenant friendship with my family — forever. And when God finally rids the earth of David’s enemies, stay loyal to Jonathan!”

17 Jonathan repeated his pledge of love and friendship for David. He loved David more than his own soul! MSG

ABRAHAM   Isa 41:8 But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham My friend, AMP

James 2:23 And [so] the Scripture was fulfilled that says, Abraham believed in (adhered to, trusted in, and relied on) God, and this was accounted to him as righteousness (as conformity to God’s will in thought and deed), and he was called God’s friend. AMP

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James 2:23 The full meaning of “believe” in the Scripture sentence, “Abraham believed God and was set right with God,” includes his action. It’s that mesh of believing and acting that got Abraham named “God’s friend.” MSG

Acts 13:16 Paul stood up, paused and took a deep breath, then said, “Fellow Israelites and friends of God, listen. MSG

Acts 13:26 “Dear brothers and sisters, children of Abraham, and friends of God, this message of salvation has been precisely targeted to you. MSG

Rom 1:1 Paul, am a devoted slave of Jesus Christ on assignment, authorized as an apostle to proclaim God’s words and acts. I write this letter to all the Christians in Rome, God’s friends. MSG

Ps 34:15 God keeps an eye on his friends, his ears pick up every moan and groan. MSG

Prov 2:10 Lady Wisdom will be your close friend, and Brother Knowledge your pleasant companion. MSG

Prov 3:13 You’re blessed when you meet Lady Wisdom, when you make friends with Madame Insight. MSG

Prov 3:14 She’s worth far more than money in the bank; her friendship is better than a big salary. MSG

John 21:15 When they had eaten, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these [others do — with reasoning, intentional, spiritual devotion, as one loves the Father]? He said to Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You [that I have deep, instinctive, personal affection for You, as for a close friend]. He said to him, Feed My lambs. AMP

 John 21:12 After they had breakfast, Jesus said to Peter, “Simon, son of John,^[a] do you burn with love^[b] for me more than these?”^[c]

Peter answered, “Yes, Lord! You know that I have great affection for you!”

“Then take care of my lambs,”^[d] Jesus said. Passion

JESUS IS OUR FRIEND

Prov 18:24 Friends come and friends go, but a true friend sticks by you like family. MSG

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Prov 18:24 The man of many friends [a friend of all the world] will prove himself a bad friend, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. AMP

Luke 5:18 Some men arrived carrying a paraplegic on a stretcher. They were looking for a way to get into the house and set him before Jesus.

19 When they couldn’t find a way in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof, removed some tiles, and let him down in the middle of everyone, right in front of Jesus.

20 Impressed by their bold belief, he said, “Friend, I forgive your sins.” MSG

Luke 12:4 “I’m speaking to you as dear friends. Don’t be bluffed into silence or insincerity by the threats of religious bullies. True, they can kill you, but then what can they do? There’s nothing they can do to your soul, your core being. MSG

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Luke 12:4 “Listen, my beloved friends, don’t fear those who may want to take your life but nothing more. It’s true that they may kill your body, but they have no power over your soul. Passion

Luke 12:32 Don’t be afraid of missing out. You’re my dearest friends! The Father wants to give you the very kingdom itself. MSG

John 11:5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. [They were His dear friends, and He held them in loving esteem.] AMP

John 11:11 He said these things, and then announced, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep. I’m going to wake him up.” MSG

Luke 7:34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, Behold, a Man Who is a glutton and a wine drinker, a friend of tax collectors and notorious sinners. AMP

HOLY SPIRIT

John 14:16 I will talk to the Father, and he’ll provide you another Friend so that you will always have someone with you.

17 This Friend is the Spirit of Truth. The godless world can’t take him in because it doesn’t have eyes to see him, doesn’t know what to look for. But you know him already because he has been staying with you, and will even be in you! MSG

John 15:26 “When the Friend I plan to send you from the Father comes — the Spirit of Truth issuing from the Father — he will confirm everything about me. MSG

John 16:13 But when the Friend comes, the Spirit of the Truth, he will take you by the hand and guide you into all the truth there is. He won’t draw attention to himself, but will make sense out of what is about to happen and, indeed, out of all that I have done and said. MSG

2 Cor 13:14 The amazing grace of the Master, Jesus Christ, the extravagant love of God, the intimate friendship of the Holy Spirit, be with all of you. MSG

Rom 5:11 Now that we have actually received this amazing friendship with God, we are no longer content to simply say it in plodding prose. We sing and shout our praises to God through Jesus, the Messiah! MSG

HOW WE ACT TO EACHOTHER

Prov 22:11 He who loves purity and the pure in heart and who is gracious in speech — because of the grace of his lips will he have the king for his friend. AMP

Prov 27:17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend [to show rage or worthy purpose]. AMP

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Prov 27:17 You use steel to sharpen steel, and one friend sharpens another. MSG

Rom 12:16 Get along with each other; don’t be stuck-up. Make friends with nobodies; don’t be the great somebody. MSG

1 Cor 11:33 So, my friends, when you come together to the Lord’s Table, be reverent and courteous with one another. MSG

Amos 5:14 Seek good and not evil — and live! You talk about God, the God-of-the-Angel-Armies, being your best friend. Well, live like it, and maybe it will happen. MSG

2 Cor 5:18 All this is done by God, who through Christ changed us from enemies into his friends and gave us the task of making others his friends also.

19 Our message is that God was making all human beings his friends through Christ. God did not keep an account of their sins, and he has given us the message which tells how he makes them his friends . GNT

2 Cor 5:20 We’re Christ’s representatives. God uses us to persuade men and women to drop their differences and enter into God’s work of making things right between them. We’re speaking for Christ himself now: Become friends with God; he’s already a friend with you. MSG

ENDURANCE 12-10-17 VIDEO ENDURE TO THE END 2

Endurance in the face of overwhelming odds is possible because God is with us. He will never leave us or let us go. Endurance is the power to remain strong in hard times. It is to continue, like running a marathon, without stopping. Ability to resist trauma and fatigue.

1 Peter 4:12 Friends, when life gets really difficult, don’t jump to the conclusion that God isn’t on the job.

13 Instead, be glad that you are in the very thick of what Christ experienced. This is a spiritual refining process, with glory just around the corner. MSG

Gen 15:6 And he [Abram] believed in (trusted in, relied on, remained steadfast to) the Lord, and He counted it to him as righteousness (right standing with God).

STEADFAST-“stability” ENDURE – in the sense of “continue,” PERSEVERANCE-, be constantly diligent, attend (giveself) continually

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Heb 6:15 And so it was that he [Abraham], having waited long and endured patiently, realized and obtained [in the birth of Isaac as a pledge of what was to come] what God had promised him.

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Hebrews 6:12 In order that you may not grow disinterested and become [spiritual] sluggards, but imitators, behaving as do those who through faith ( by their leaning of the entire personality on God in Christ in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness) and by practice of patient endurance and waiting are [now] inheriting the promises.

Heb 10:35 Do not, therefore, fling away your fearless confidence, for it carries a great and glorious compensation of reward.

36 For you have need of steadfast patience and endurance, so that you may perform and fully accomplish the will of God, and thus receive and carry away [and enjoy to the full] what is promised.

Rom 12:12 Rejoice and exult in hope; be steadfast and patient in suffering and tribulation; be constant in prayer.

Rom 15:4 For whatever was thus written in former days was written for our instruction, that by [our steadfast and patient] endurance and the encouragement [drawn] from the Scriptures we might hold fast to and cherish hope.

5 Now may the God Who gives the power of patient endurance (steadfastness) and Who supplies encouragement, grant you to live in such mutual harmony and such full sympathy with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus,

1 Cor 1:8 And He will establish you to the end [keep you steadfast, give you strength, and guarantee your vindication; He will be your warrant against all accusation or indictment so that you will be] guiltless and irreproachable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah).

2 Cor 1:21 But it is God Who confirms and makes us steadfast and establishes us [in joint fellowship] with you in Christ, and has consecrated and anointed us [enduing us with the gifts of the Holy Spirit];

2 Tim 3:11 Persecutions, sufferings–such as occurred to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra, persecutions I endured, but out of them all the Lord delivered me proved and rejected as a counterfeit]. AMP

RACE Heb 12:1 THEREFORE THEN, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses [who have borne testimony to the Truth], let us strip off and throw aside every encumbrance (unnecessary weight) and that sin which so readily (deftly and cleverly) clings to and entangles us, and let us run with patient endurance and steady and active persistence the appointed course of the race that is set before us, AMP

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Heb 12:1 Do you see what this means — all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we’d better get on with it. Strip down, start running — and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. MSG

1 Cor 9:24 You’ve all been to the stadium and seen the athletes race. Everyone runs; one wins. Run to win.

25 All good athletes train hard. They do it for a gold medal that tarnishes and fades. You’re after one that’s gold eternally.

26 I don’t know about you, but I’m running hard for the finish line. I’m giving it everything I’ve got. No sloppy living for me!

27 I’m staying alert and in top condition. I’m not going to get caught napping, telling everyone else all about it and then missing out myself. MSG

Gal 5:7 You were running the race nobly. Who has interfered in (hindered and stopped you from) your heeding and following the Truth?

8 This [evil] persuasion is not from Him Who called you [Who invited you to freedom in Christ]. AMP

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Gal 5:7-8 before you were let astray, you were so faithful to Messiah. Why have you now turned away from what is right and true? Who has deceived you. The one who unfolded you into his grace is not behind this false teaching that you’ve embraced not at all! Passion

1 Sam 14:6 And Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, Come, and let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; it may be that the Lord will work for us. For there is nothing to prevent the Lord from saving by many or by few.

7 And his armor-bearer said to him, Do all that is in your mind; I am with you in whatever you think [best]. AMP

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1 Sam 14:6 Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come on now, let’s go across to these uncircumcised pagans. Maybe God will work for us. There’s no rule that says God can only deliver by using a big army. No one can stop God from saving when he sets his mind to it.”

7 His armor bearer said, “Go ahead. Do what you think best. I’m with you all the way.”   MSG

Isa 8:10 Plan and plot all you want — nothing will come of it. All your talk is mere talk, empty words, Because when all is said and done, the last word is Immanuel — God-With-Us. MSG

Matt 1:23 Behold, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a Son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel — which, when translated, means, God with us.   AMP

John 14:16 I will talk to the Father, and he’ll provide you another Friend so that you will always have someone with you.

17 This Friend is the Spirit of Truth. The godless world can’t take him in because it doesn’t have eyes to see him, doesn’t know what to look for. But you know him already because he has been staying with you, and will even be in you!

18 “I will not leave you orphaned. I’m coming back.

19 In just a little while the world will no longer see me, but you’re going to see me because I am alive and you’re about to come alive. MSG

Heb 13:5 Let your character or moral disposition be free from love of money [including greed, avarice, lust, and craving for earthly possessions] and be satisfied with your present [circumstances and with what you have]; for He [God] Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. [I will] not, [I will] not, [I will] not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let [you] down (relax My hold on you)! [Assuredly not!]

6 So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently and boldly say, The Lord is my Helper; I will not be seized with alarm [I will not fear or dread or be terrified]. What can man do to me? AMP

Luke 21:19 By your steadfastness and patient endurance you shall win the true life of your souls. AMP

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Luke 21:19 Staying with it — that’s what is required. Stay with it to the end. You won’t be sorry; you’ll be saved. MSG

Rom 5:3 There’s more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we’re hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us,

4 and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next.

5 In alert expectancy such as this, we’re never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary — we can’t round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit! MSG

2 Cor 6:4 But we commend ourselves in every way as [true] servants of God: through great endurance, in tribulation and suffering, in hardships and privations, in sore straits and calamities,

5 In beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless watching, hunger;

6 By innocence and purity, knowledge and spiritual insight, longsuffering and patience, kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in unfeigned love;

7 By [speaking] the word of truth, in the power of God, with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand [to attack] and for the left hand [to defend];

8 Amid honor and dishonor; in defaming and evil report and in praise and good report. [We are branded] as deceivers (impostors), and [yet vindicated as] truthful and honest.

9 [We are treated] as unknown and ignored [by the world], and [yet we are] well-known and recognized [by God and His people]; as dying, and yet here we are alive; as chastened by suffering and [yet] not killed;

10 As grieved and mourning, yet [we are] always rejoicing; as poor [ourselves, yet] bestowing riches on many; as having nothing, and [yet in reality] possessing all things. AMP

2 Cor 4:16-17 So no wonder we don’t give up. For even though our outward person gradually wears out, or inward being is renewed every single day. We view our slight short-lived troubles in the light of eternity. We see our difficulties as a substance that produces for us and eternal, weighty Glory far beyond all comparison, because we do not focus our attention on what is seen but what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but unseen realm is eternal. Passion
Col 1:11 [We pray] that you may be invigorated and strengthened with all power according to the might of His glory, [to exercise] every kind of endurance and patience (perseverance and forbearance) with joy,

12 Giving thanks to the Father, Who has qualified and made us fit to share the portion which is the inheritance of the saints (God’s holy people) in the Light.

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Col 1:11 We pray that you’ll have the strength to stick it out over the long haul — not the grim strength of gritting your teeth but the glory-strength God gives. It is strength that endures the unendurable and spills over into joy,

12 thanking the Father who makes us strong enough to take part in everything bright and beautiful that he has for us. MSG

Rev 3:10 Because you have guarded and kept My word of patient endurance [have held fast the lesson of My patience with the expectant endurance that I give you], I also will keep you [safe] from the hour of trial (testing) which is coming on the whole world to try those who dwell upon the earth. AMP
Gal 6:9 And don’t allow yourselves to be weary or disheartened in planting good seeds, for the season as reaping the wonderful harvest you’ve planted is coming! Passion

Ro 12:12 Let this hope burst forth with in you, releasing a continual joy. Don’t give up in a time of trouble, but commune with God at all times. Passion

2 Tim 2:10 I endure all these hardships for the benefit of the chosen ones in Christ so that they may also discover the overcoming life that is in Jesus Christ, and experience the glory that last forever! Passion

YOU ARE LIGHT 12-8-17 VIDEO

We know Jesus was the light of the world. But now we must see ourselves now as light just like Him. Our standing in the world as light is identical with Christ. You can’t be hidden you were created light just like Jesus because you were part of his body. The light we have cannot be contained but we must decide to shine.   He was not Joseph son he was Gods Son. Son of light. Jesus was the light on the earth while He was here physically. But he made a us light when he left this world and return to his Father.

1 John 4:17 In this [union and communion with Him] love is brought to completion and attains perfection with us, that we may have confidence for the day of judgment [with assurance and boldness to face Him], because as He is, so are we in this world. AMP

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1 Jn 4:17 By living in God, love has been brought to its full expression in us so that we may fearlessly face the day of judgment, because all that Jesus now is, so are we in this world. Passion
Heb 1:3 He is the sole expression of the glory of God [the Light-being, the out-raying or radiance of the divine], and He is the perfect imprint and very image of [God’s] nature, upholding and maintaining and guiding and propelling the universe by His mighty word of power. When He had by offering Himself accomplished our cleansing of sins and riddance of guilt, He sat down at the right hand of the divine Majesty on high, AMP

Isaiah 60 and 61 we’re together and should not be separated in Isaiah 61 we see Jesus as “light” and how he would move as light in the world.

Isa 60:1 ARISE [from the depression and prostration in which circumstances have kept you — rise to a new life]! Shine (be radiant with the glory of the Lord), for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you!  

2 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and dense darkness [all] peoples, but the Lord shall arise upon you [O Jerusalem], and His glory shall be seen on you.  

3 And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.

4 Lift up your eyes round about you and see! They all gather themselves together, they come to you. Your sons shall come from afar, and your daughters shall be carried and nursed in the arms. AMP

Luke 4:17 And there was handed to Him [the roll of] the book of the prophet Isaiah. He opened (unrolled) the book and found the place where it was written,

18 The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon Me, because He has anointed Me [the Anointed One, the Messiah] to preach the good news (the Gospel) to the poor; He has sent Me to announce release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to send forth as delivered those who are oppressed [who are downtrodden, bruised, crushed, and broken down by calamity],

19 To proclaim the accepted and acceptable year of the Lord [the day when salvation and the free favors of God profusely abound.]

20 Then He rolled up the book and gave it back to the attendant and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were gazing [attentively] at Him.

21 And He began to speak to them: Today this Scripture has been fulfilled while you are present and hearing. AMP

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Luke 4:17-21 When Jesus came to the front to read the Scriptures, they handed him the scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unroll the scroll and read where it is written, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, and he has anointed me to be the hope for the poor, freedom for the brokenhearted, and you eyes for the blind, to preach to the prisoners, you are set free! I have come to share the message of Jubilee, for the time of God‘s great acceptance has begun.” After he read this he rolled up the scroll, and handed it back to the minister, and sat down. Everyone stared at Jesus, wondering what he was about to say. Then he added, the Scriptures came true today in front of you.“ Passion

Matt 17:2 Then Jesus’ appearance was dramatically altered. A radiant light as bright as the sun poured from his face. And his clothes became luminescent dazzling like light. He was transfigured before their very eyes. Passion

Hab 3:4 His cloud-brightness like dawn, exploding, spreading, forked-lightning shooting from his hand — what power hidden in that fist! MSG

Matt 17:5 But while Peter was still speaking, a radiant cloud composed of light spread over them enveloping them all. And God’s Voice suddenly spoke from the cloud saying, “this is my dearly loved Son, the constant focus of my delight. Listen to him!“ Passion
John 1:4 What came into existence was Life, and the Life was Light to live by.

5 The Life-Light blazed out of the darkness; the darkness couldn’t put it out. MSG   ↓↓↓
Jn 1:4 Life came into being because of him for his light is light for all humanity.

5 And the Living Expression is the Light that bursts through gloom–the Light that darkness could not diminish! Passion

John 1:9 There it was — the true Light [was then] coming into the world [the genuine, perfect, steadfast Light] that illumines every person. AMP

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Jn 1:9 For The light of truth was about to come into the world and shine upon everyone. Passion
John 12:36 While you have the Light, believe in the Light [have faith in it, hold to it, rely on it], that you may become sons of the Light and be filled with Light. Jesus said these things, and then He went away and hid Himself from them [was lost to their view]. AMP

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Jn 12:36 So believe and cling to the light while I am with you, so that you will become children of light. After saying this, Jesus entered into the crowd and hid himself from them. Passion

Matt 4:16 You who spend your day shrouded in darkness can now say, “we have seen a brilliant light“ and those who live in the dark shadow land of death can now say, “the Dawning Light arises on us.“ Passion
John 1:5 And the Light shines on in the darkness, for the darkness has never overpowered it [put it out or absorbed it or appropriated it, and is unreceptive to it]. AMP

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John 1:5 The Life-Light blazed out of the darkness; the darkness couldn’t put it out. MSG

1 Pet 2:9 But you are God‘s chosen treasure—priest who are kings, a spiritual nation set apart as God’s devoted ones. He called you out of darkness to experience his marvelous light and now he claims you as his own. He did this so that you would broadcast his glorious wonders throughout the world. For one time you were not God’s people, but now you are. And at one time you knew nothing of God‘s mercy, because you hadn’t received it yet but now you are drenched with it! Passion

Job 29:3 He always held a lamp before me and I walked through the dark by its light. MSG

Ps 27:1 Light, space, zest — that’s God! So, with him on my side I’m fearless,

afraid of no one and nothing. MSG

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Ps 27:1 The Lord Is my revelation light to guide me along the way. He is the source of my salvation to defend me every day I fear no one! Passion
Ps 97:11 Light is sown for the [uncompromisingly] righteous and strewn along their pathway, and joy for the upright in heart [the irrepressible joy which comes from consciousness of His favor and protection]. AMP

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Ps 97:11 For he sows seeds of light within his lovers, and seeds of joy burst fourth for the lovers of God! Passion

Dan 2:22 He reveals the deep and secret things; He knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with Him! AMP

Dan 5:11 There is a man in your kingdom who is full of the divine Holy Spirit. During your father’s time he was well known for his intellectual brilliance and spiritual wisdom. He was so good that your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, made him the head of all the magicians, enchanters, fortunetellers, and diviners.

12 There was no one quite like him. He could do anything — interpret dreams, solve mysteries, explain puzzles. His name is Daniel, but he was renamed Belteshazzar by the king. Have Daniel called in. He’ll tell you what is going on here.” MSG

Dan 5:14 I have heard of you, that the Spirit of the holy God [or gods] is in you and that light and understanding and superior wisdom are found in you. AMP

Dan 12:3 “‘Men and women who have lived wisely and well will shine brilliantly, like the cloudless, star-strewn night skies. And those who put others on the right path to life will glow like stars forever. MSG

Acts 9:3 Now as he traveled on, he came near to Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him, AMP

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Acts 26:18 To open their eyes that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may thus receive forgiveness and release from their sins and a place and portion among those who are consecrated and purified by faith in Me.

Acts 13:46 And Paul and Barnabas spoke out plainly and boldly, saying, It was necessary that God’s message [concerning salvation through Christ] should be spoken to you first. But since you thrust it from you, you pass this judgment on yourselves that you are unworthy of eternal life and out of your own mouth you will be judged. [Now] behold, we turn to the Gentiles (the heathen).

47 For so the Lord has charged us, saying, I have set you to be a light for the Gentiles (the heathen), that you may bring [eternal] salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.    AMP

Ps 36:9 You’re a fountain of cascading light, and you open our eyes to light. MSG

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Ps 36:9 To know You is to experience a flowing fountain, drinking in your life, springing up to satisfy. In the light of your Holiness we receive the light of Revelation. Passion
James 1:17 Every desirable and beneficial gift comes out of heaven. The gifts are rivers of light cascading down from the Father of Light. There is nothing deceitful in God, nothing two-faced, nothing fickle. MSG

2 Cor 4:6 For God Who said, Let light shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts so as [to beam forth] the Light for the illumination of the knowledge of the majesty and glory of God [as it is manifest in the Person and is revealed] in the face of Jesus Christ (the Messiah).

7 However, we possess this precious treasure [the divine Light of the Gospel] in [frail, human] vessels of earth, that the grandeur and exceeding greatness of the power may be shown to be from God and not from ourselves. AMP ↓↓↓

2 Cor 4:6 For God who said “Let brilliant light shine out of darkness“, is the one who has cascaded his life into us the brilliant dawning light of the glorious knowledge of God as we gaze into the face of Jesus Christ. Passion

Eph 5:8 For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of Light [lead the lives of those native-born to the Light].

9 For the fruit (the effect, the product) of the Light or the Spirit [consists] in every form of kindly goodness, uprightness of heart, and trueness of life. AMP

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Eph 5:8 Once your life was full of sins darkness, but now you have the very light of our Lord shining through you because of your union with him. Your mission is to live his children flooded with his revelation light!
9 And the supernatural fruits of his light will be seen in you—goodness, righteousness, and truth. Passion

Eph 5:13 Whatever the revelation light exposes, it will also correct and everything that reveals truth is light to the soul. That’s why the Scripture says, “arise you sleeper! Rise from the dead and the Anointed One will shine his light into you!“ Passion
1 Thess 5:5 For you are all sons of light and sons of the day; we do not belong either to the night or to darkness. AMP

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1 Thess 5:5 For you are all children of light and children of the day. We don’t belong to the night nor to darkness. Passion
Isa 49:6 He says, “But that’s not a big enough job for my servant — just to recover the tribes of Jacob, merely to round up the strays of Israel. I’m setting you up as a light for the nations so that my salvation becomes global!”

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Job 22:28 You’ll decide what you want and it will happen; your life will be bathed in light. MSG

KNOWING INFORMATION WITHOUT EXPERENCE IS NOT TRUTH 12-3-17

VIDEO HELLO COULD I SPEAK TO GOD 2

Experience means the apprehension of something grabbing a hold of something, like an object, thought, or emotion for yourself. Something you participate in or live through. Paul wants to experience for himself the resurrection life. He has the knowledge of what Jesus did but he wants a personal experience. We can have knowledge of the Holy Spirit but we also have to have an encounter with him. David had knowledge of God but he desired to experience of him face to face. When people have an experience it is passed down and recorded it from generation to generation. God is waiting for all mankind to experience him for themselves. The father wants all of us to experience his glory as a part of our calling.

Heb 2:9 But we are able to see Jesus, Who was ranked lower than the angels for a little while, crowned with glory and honor because of His having suffered death, in order that by the grace (unmerited favor) of God [to us sinners] He might experience death for every individual person. AMP

Heb 5:9 And, [His completed experience] making Him perfectly [equipped], He became the Author and Source of eternal salvation to all those who give heed and obey Him, AMP

Gal 1:3 So I greet you with the great words, grace and peace!

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. MSG

Gal 4:4 But when the time arrived that was set by God the Father, God sent his Son, born among us of a woman, born under the conditions of the law so that he might redeem those of us who have been kidnapped by the law.

5 Thus we have been set free to experience our rightful heritage. MSG

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

John 8:32 And you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free. AMP

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

Gal 4:4 But when the time arrived that was set by God the Father, God sent his Son, born among us of a woman, born under the conditions of the law so that he might redeem those of us who have been kidnapped by the law.

5 Thus we have been set free to experience our rightful heritage. MSG

PAUL   Phil 3:11 That if possible I may attain to the [spiritual and moral] resurrection [that lifts me] out from among the dead [even while in the body].

12 Not that I have now attained [this ideal], or have already been made perfect, but I press on to lay hold of (grasp) and make my own, that for which Christ Jesus (the Messiah) has laid hold of me and made me His own.

13 I do not consider, brethren, that I have captured and made it my own [yet]; but one thing I do [it is my one aspiration]: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,

14 I press on toward the goal to win the [supreme and heavenly] prize to which God in Christ Jesus is calling us upward. AMP

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Phil 3:11 If there was any way to get in on the resurrection from the dead, I wanted to do it.

12 I’m not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me.

13 Friends, don’t get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I’ve got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward — to Jesus.

14 I’m off and running, and I’m not turning back. MSG

MOSES Ex 33:18 And Moses said, I beseech You, show me Your glory.

19 And God said, I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim My name, THE LORD, before you; for I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy and loving-kindness on whom I will show mercy and loving-kindness. AMP

WOMEN AT THE WELL John 4:29 “Come see a man who knew all about the things I did, who knows me inside and out. Do you think this could be the Messiah?”

30 And they went out to see for themselves. MSG

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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

1 John 2:20 But you have been anointed by [you hold a sacred appointment from, you have been given an unction from] the Holy One, and you all know [the Truth] or you know all things. AMP

Ps 9:10 And they who know Your name [who have experience and acquaintance with Your mercy] will lean on and confidently put their trust in You, for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek (inquire of and for) You [on the authority of God’s Word and the right of their necessity]. AMP

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

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Ex 29:46 They’ll realize that I am their God who brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I could live with them. I am God, your God. MSG

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

Rom 15:13 May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound and be overflowing (bubbling over) with hope. AMP

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

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 John 2:3 And this is how we may discern [daily, by experience] that we are coming to know Him [to perceive, recognize, understand, and become better acquainted with Him]: if we keep (bear in mind, observe, practice) His teachings (precepts, commandments). AMP

Eph 3:17 May Christ through your faith [actually] dwell (settle down, abide, make His permanent home) in your hearts! May you be rooted deep in love and founded securely on love,

18 That you may have the power and be strong to apprehend and grasp with all the saints [God’s devoted people, the experience of that love] what is the breadth and length and height and depth [of it];

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 3:17 that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love,

18 you’ll be able to take in with all Christians the extravagant dimensions of Christ’s love. Reach out and experience the breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights!

19 Live full lives, full in the fullness of God. 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 ↓↓↓

Eph 5:10 Figure out what will please Christ, and then do it. 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 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

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

2 Peter 1:8 With these qualities active and growing in your lives, no grass will grow under your feet, no day will pass without its reward as you mature in your experience of our Master Jesus. MSG

2 Pet 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.

2 Grace and peace to you many times over as you deepen in your experience with God and Jesus, our Master.

3 Don’t Put It Off Everything that goes into a life of pleasing God has been miraculously given to us by getting to know, personally and intimately, the One who invited us to God. The best invitation we ever received! 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

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

1 John 2:13 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. MSG

1 John 3:6 No one who abides in Him [who lives and remains in communion with and in obedience to Him — deliberately, knowingly, and habitually] commits (practices) sin. No one who [habitually] sins has either seen or known Him [recognized, perceived, or understood Him, or has had an experiential acquaintance with Him]. AMP

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

KINGDOM 12-1-17 VIDEO

We are a kingdom people. We are the kingdom of God here on earth. We represent a kingdom in the midst of many nations in the earth. We change and control the atmosphere. We must first control the atmosphere in our own hearts. Then we can bring the kingdom wherever we go. Kingdom of heaven the spiritual dominion control by God and his sons! We bring the covering for the atmosphere of heaven to earth. Nations change when the kingdom is preached. It is our change hearts and lives that bring the kingdom and make it a reality on the earth. Kingdom atmosphere is spread through those who love and serve. God is with their hearts as we shift things in this realm.
Matt 6:33 But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides. AMP

Matt 6:31-33 “So don’t worry and don’t keep saying, ‘What shall we eat, what shall we drink or what shall we wear?! That is what pagans are always looking for; your Heavenly Father knows that you need them all. Set your heart on the kingdom and his goodness, and all these things will come to you as a matter of course. PHILLIPS

Matt 4:17 This Isaiah-prophesied sermon came to life in Galilee the moment Jesus started preaching. He picked up where John left off: “Change your life. God’s kingdom is here.” MSG

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Matt 4:17 from that time on Jesus began to proclaim his message with these words: “keep turning away from your sins and come back to God, for heaven’s kingdom realm is now accessible.“ Passion
Mark 1:14 Now after John was arrested and put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the good news (the Gospel) of the kingdom of God,

15 And saying, The [appointed period of] time is fulfilled (completed), and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent (have a change of mind which issues in regret for past sins and in change of conduct for the better) and believe (trust in, rely on, and adhere to) the good news (the Gospel). AMP

Mark 8:35 Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to saving yourself, your true self.

36 What good would it do to get everything you want and lose you, the real you?

37 What could you ever trade your soul for? MSG

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Mark 8:35 for if you let your life go for my sake and for the sake of the gospel, you will continually experience true life. But if you choose to keep your life for yourself, you will forfeit what you try to keep. For what uses it to gain all the wealth and power of this world, with everything it could offer you, at the cost of your own life? Passion

Matt 18:1 At about the same time, the disciples came to Jesus asking, “Who gets the highest rank in God’s kingdom?”

2 For an answer Jesus called over a child, whom he stood in the middle of the room,

3 and said, “I’m telling you, once and for all, that unless you return to square one and start over like children, you’re not even going to get a look at the kingdom, let alone get in.

4 Whoever becomes simple and elemental again, like this child, will rank high in God’s kingdom. MSG

Luke 17:20 Asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He replied to them by saying, The kingdom of God does not come with signs to be observed or with visible display,

21 Nor will people say, Look! Here [it is]! or, See, [it is] there! For behold, the kingdom of God is within you [in your hearts] and among you [surrounding you]. AMP

Luke 12:31 Steep yourself in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.

32 Don’t be afraid of missing out. You’re my dearest friends! The Father wants to give you the very kingdom itself. MSG

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Lu 12:31-32 each and every day he will supply your needs as you seek his kingdom passionately, above all else. So don’t ever be afraid, dearest friends! Your loving father joyously gives you his kingdom realm with all its promises! Passion
Matt 6:10 Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. AMP ↓↓↓

Matt 6:10 Set the world right; Do what’s best — as above, so below. MSG

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Matt 6:10 Manifest your kingdom realm, and cause your every purpose to be for filled on the earth, just as it is for filled in heaven. Passion
Rom 14:17 [After all] the kingdom of God is not a matter of [getting the] food and drink [one likes], but instead it is righteousness (that state which makes a person acceptable to God) and [heart] peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

18 He who serves Christ in this way is acceptable and pleasing to God and is approved by men. AMP

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Rom 14:17-18 for the kingdom of God is not a matter of rules about food and drink, but it is in the realm of the Holy Spirit, filled with righteousness, peace, and joy. Serving the anointed one by walking in these kingdom realities pleases God and earns the respect of others. Passion

MEAT / DRINK- outward indifferent things. No permanent effect on the soul.

— The Kingdom effects and maintains the heart. It is Righteousness without sin. Peace without disturbances. Joy without mental agony or distressing fear.

1 Cor 4:20 For the kingdom of God consists of and is based on not talk but power (moral power and excellence of soul). AMP

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1 Cor 4:20 for the kingdom realm of God comes with power not simply impressive words. Passion

Luke 22:29 And as My Father has appointed a kingdom and conferred it on Me, so do I confer on you [the privilege and decree], AMP

Ps 103:19 God‘s heavenly throne is eternal, secure, and strong, and his sovereignty rules the entire universe.

20 So bless the Lord, all his messengers of power, for you are his mighty heroes who listen intently to the voice of his word and do it.

21 Bless and praise the Lord, you mighty warriors, ministers who serve him well and fulfill his desires. Passion

Matt 13:43 At the same time, ripe, holy lives will mature and adorn the kingdom of their Father. “Are you listening to this? Really listening? MSG

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Matt 13:43 then the godly ones will shine like the brightness of the sun in their father‘s kingdom realm. If you’re able to understand this, then you better respond! Passion
Matt 16:19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind (declare to be improper and unlawful) on earth must be what is already bound in heaven; and whatever you loose (declare lawful) on earth must be what is already loosed in heaven. AMP

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Matt 16:19 “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 16:19 I will give you the keys of heaven‘s kingdom realm two forbid on earth what is forbidden in heaven, to release on earth that which is released in heaven. Passion
Luke 10:8 “When you enter a town and are received, eat what they set before you,

9 heal anyone who is sick, and tell them, ‘God’s kingdom is right on your doorstep!’ MSG

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Luke 10:8-9 when you enter into a new town, and you have been welcomed by its people, follow these rules: eat what is served you. Then heal the sick and tell them all, “God‘s kingdom realm has arrived and is now within your reach!“ Passion
Mark 2:14–15 later on, after John the Baptist was arrested, Jesus went back into the region of Galilee and preached the wonderful gospel of God‘s kingdom realm. 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 put your trust in the hope-filled gospel!“ Passion
Matt 24:14 And this good news of the kingdom (the Gospel) will be preached throughout the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then will come the end. AMP

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Matt 24:14 “yet through it all, this joyful assurance of the realm of Heaven‘s kingdom will be proclaimed all over the world, providing every nation with the demonstration of the reality of God. And after this that end of the age will arrive.“ Passion

Luke 13:19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his own garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the wild birds found shelter and roosted and nested in its branches.

20 And again He said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God? 3AMP

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Luke 13:19-20 it is like the smallest of seeds that you would plant in the garden. And when it grows, it becomes a huge tree, with so many spreading branches that various birds make nests there.“ Jesus taught them another parable. “How can I describe God‘s kingdom realm? Let me give you this illustration. It’s like something as small as yeast that a woman kneads into a large amount of dough. It works in the unseen until it permeates the entire batch and risers high.”Passion
Matt 13:52 he responded every scholar of the Scriptures, who is instructed in the ways of Heaven‘s kingdom realm, is like a wealthy home owner with his house filled with treasures both new and old. And he knows how and when to bring them out and show others. Passion

WE ARE TO PREACH THE KINGDOM CAUSE WE ARE

Rev 5:10 And You have made them a kingdom (royal race) and priests to our God, and they shall reign [as kings] over the earth! AMP

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Rev 5:10 Then you made them a Kingdom, Priests for our God, Priest-kings to rule over the earth. MSG

Col 1:13 [The Father] has delivered and drawn us to Himself out of the control and the dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,   AMP

Prov 23:7 For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. As one who reckons, he says to you, eat and drink, yet his heart is not with you [but is grudging the cost]. AMP

Luke 9:62 Jesus said to him, No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back [to the things behind] is fit for the kingdom of God. AMP

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Luke 9:62 Jesus said, “No procrastination. No backward looks. You can’t put God’s kingdom off till tomorrow. Seize the day.” MSG

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Luke 9:62 Jesus responded, why do you keep looking backward to your past and have second thoughts about following me? When you turn back you are useless to God’s kingdom realm. Passion

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

Rev 11:15 Then the seventh Angel sounded his trumpet, and a loud voice broke forth in heaven saying: “the kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our God and his anointed one!“ He will reign supreme for an eternity of eternity’s. Passion