Archive for December, 2022

The Chosen: Season 3 Episode 2

Sunday, December 18th, 2022

My wife and I actively support this project and encourage you to watch all episodes.

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Kids In Need Christmas Gift Distribution

Friday, December 16th, 2022
Student Council delivering gifts

Thank you for your contribution that help the kids have a good Christmas.

Healing Is For All: Part 15

Thursday, December 15th, 2022

When we heal the sick, we reveal the Love and Divine Intent of FATHER and Our Lord Jesus Christ!

Jesus spoke in John chapter 4:

34   Then Jesus spoke up and said, “My food is to be doing the Will of Him Who sent Me and bring It to completion.”

You and I were Divinely appointed to be here at this time to do FATHER’S Will.  HE placed His Divine Intent in each of us before He formed us in the womb (Psalm 139:16).

Jesus spoke in John chapter 5:

30   “Nothing I do is from My own initiative, for as I hear the judgment passed by My Father, I execute judgment. And My judgments will be perfect, because I can do nothing on My own, except to fulfill the desires of My Father Who sent Me.

Jesus spoke in John chapter 6:

38 And I have come out of Heaven not for My own desires, but for the satisfaction of My Father Who sent me.

And He spoke in John chapter 8:

29 I am His Messenger and He is always with Me, for I only do that which delights His Heart.”

What a blessing it is to be FATHER’S Messenger to the world!

Jesus spoke in John 14:

9 Jesus replied, “Philip, I’ve been with you all this time and you still don’t know who I am? How could you ask Me to show you the Father, for anyone who has looked at Me has seen the Father.

Are you willing to make the same declaration as Jesus?  The world should see FATHER and Jesus in us as we walk in full spiritual maturity.

What we confess with our lips is what dominates our inner being.  If you confess weakness, it adds to your weakness.  If you confess lack, it builds up supremacy in your life.  You will never rise up above your confession.  If you confess who you are in Christ, you will begin to manifest His Character.

Jesus spoke in Luke chapter 8:

11 “Here, then, is the deeper meaning to My parable: The Word of God is the seed that is sown into hearts.

Our confession sows seed into our hearts.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 10:

23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

The Beloved disciple recorded by The Holy Spirit in Revelation chapter 12:

10  Then I heard a triumphant voice in Heaven proclaiming: “Now salvation and power are set in place, and the Kingdom reign of our God and the ruling authority of His Anointed One are established. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who relentlessly accused them day and night before our God, has now been defeated—cast out once and for all!

11 They conquered him completely through the blood of the Lamb and the powerful word of his testimony. They triumphed because they did not love and cling to their own lives, even when faced with death.

We conquer the devil with faith-filled Words!

Jesus spoke in John chapter 14:

13 For I will do whatever you ask Me to do when you ask Me in My Name. And that is how the Son will show what the Father is really like and bring glory to Him.

The disciples had been instructed by Jesus for forty days after His resurrection concerning the Kingdom principles.  Peter finally got it!

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 3:

6 Then Peter said, “I don’t have money, but I’ll give you this—by the power of the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, stand up and walk!

16  Faith in Jesus’ Name has healed this man standing before you. It is the faith that comes through believing in Jesus’ Name that has made the crippled man walk right in front of your eyes!

And in Acts chapter 16:

18 Day after day she continued to do this, until Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit indwelling her, “I command you in the Name of Jesus, the Anointed One, to come out of her, now!” At that very moment, the spirit came out of her!

It is vital that we have complete faith in the Name of Jesus to fulfill our individual callings!  This includes healing the sick!

Healing Is For All: Part 14

Wednesday, December 14th, 2022

Jesus was not reluctant to confess Who He is and neither should we as Sons and Daughters of GOD.

Jesus spoke ten confessions about Himself in John chapter 5:

19   So Jesus said, “I speak to you timeless truth. The Son is not able to do anything from Himself or through My own initiative,

I only do the works that I see the Father doing, for the Son does the same works as His Father.

20 “Because the Father Loves his Son so much, He always reveals to Me everything that He is about to do. And you will all be amazed when He shows Me even greater works than what you’ve seen so far!

21 For just like the Father has power to raise the dead, the Son will raise the dead and give Life to whomever He wants.

22 “The Father now judges no one, for He has given all the authority to judge to the Son,

23 so that the honor that belongs to the Father will now be shared with His Son. So if you refuse to honor the Son, you are refusing to honor the Father Who sent Him.

24 “I speak to you an Eternal Truth: if you embrace My Message and believe in the One Who sent Me, you will never face condemnation, for in Me, you have already passed from the realm of death into the realm of Eternal Life!”

25 “I speak to you Eternal Truth: Soon the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who listen will arise with Life!

26 For the Father has given the Son the power to impart Life, even as the Father imparts Life.

27 The Father has transferred to the Son the authority to judge, because He is the Son of Man.

28 “So don’t be amazed when I tell you these things, for there is a day coming when all who have ever died will hear My Voice calling them back to Life,

29 and they will come out of their graves! Those who have done what is good will experience a resurrection to Eternal Life. And those who have practiced evil will taste the resurrection that brings them to condemnation!

30 “Nothing I do is from My own initiative, for as I hear the judgment passed by My Father, I execute judgment. And My judgments will be perfect, because I can do nothing on My own, except to fulfill the desires of My Father who sent me.

Contained within these Ten Confessions by Jesus are the various aspects of the Divine commission He has given to us.  We are called to do greater works as well.

Jesus confirmed this Truth when He proclaimed in John chapter 14:

12   “I tell you this timeless Truth: The person who follows Me in faith, believing in Me, will do the same mighty miracles that I do—even greater miracles than these because I go to be with My Father!

13 For I will do whatever you ask Me to do when you ask Me in My Name. And that is how the Son will show what the Father is really like and bring glory to Him. 14 Ask Me anything in My Name, and I will do it for you!”

Yes, healing is for all, and we have been empowered to fulfill this commission!

Healing Is For All: Part 13

Tuesday, December 13th, 2022

You must believe in order to lay hands on the sick and be assured of their healing.

We need our minds to be illuminated by The Holy Spirit so that we can fulfill our commission to heal the sick in these last days.  Mental assent won’t do it.

Mental assent means intellectually accepting the Word of God as true – admiring It and agreeing with It-but not allowing it to have an impact on you so that It doesn’t do any good in your life. In essence, mental assent agrees with the Bible, agrees with God, but does not believe or have faith in God or His Word for them personally.

It is recorded by THE SPIRIT in Jeremiah chapter 1:

12 Then the LORD said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching over My Word to perform it.”  ESV

12  Then the LORD said to me, “You have seen well, for I am [actively] watching over My Word to fulfill It.”  AMP

When we believe FATHER will really perform HIS Word, we expect It to manifest.  Anything less at best stays in the hope realm.  You hope He will do it but you don’t have the confidence or assurance that HE will.  Unbelief, fear, and doubt are greater than your faith because you as focused on your senses and their input.  Imagining yourself as healing the sick is the first step to having faith to manifest the commission.

Luke wrote by The Holy Spirit in chapter 1:

37 Not one promise from God is empty of power, for nothing is impossible with God!

It is vital that you and I truly believe this passage given to us by The Holy Spirit.  There are no exceptions to what FATHER can and will do according to HIS Word and Divine Intent!

Jesus spoke in Mark chapter 16:

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.”

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 1:

3 Every spiritual blessing in the Heavenly realm has already been lavished upon us as a Love gift from our wonderful Heavenly Father, the Father of our Lord Jesus—all because He sees us wrapped into Christ. This is why we celebrate Him with all our hearts!

If we have been given every spiritual blessing as a gift, we lack nothing and can do all things IN CHRIST.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1st Corinthians chapter 1:

30   For it is not from man that we draw our life but from God as we are being joined to Jesus, the Anointed One. And now He is our God-given Wisdom, our virtue, our Holiness, and our redemption.

31 And this fulfills what is written: If anyone boasts, let him only boast in all that the Lord has done!

We are nothing without Jesus, but we are everything with Him!

A believer is a possessor!  Faith never rises above our confession.  Possessors are confessors.  We must stand “On the Name of Jesus” in all our ministry and endeavors.  His Name is above every name in Heaven and on the earth… and we have been given the right to use His Name as we fulfill our commission.

We do not act on The Word beyond our knowledge.  This is why The Holy Spirit has me include so much Scripture in these writings.  If you don’t know it, you can’t use it.  Lack of knowledge is often the reason for unbelief.  Uncertainty that FATHER will fulfill HIS Word places you in the category of mental assent rather than being a true believer in The Word.  We need to be “GOD-inside minded” for The Holy Spirit dwells in us.  He wants to be in full expression in our lives!  The world needs to see such manifestation!

The Chosen: Season 3 Episode 1

Monday, December 12th, 2022

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Healing Is For All: Part 12

Monday, December 12th, 2022

We need our minds to be illuminated by The Holy Spirit.

The Beloved Disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in Revelation of Jesus Christ, chapter 22:

1   Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, flowing with water clear as crystal, continuously pouring out from the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 The river was flowing in the middle of the street of the city, and on either side of the river was the Tree of Life, with its twelve kinds of ripe fruit according to each month of the year. The leaves of the Tree of Life are for the healing of the nations. 3 And every curse will be broken and no longer exist, for the throne of God and of the Lamb will be there in the city. His loving servants will serve Him;

4  they will see constantly his face, and His Name will be on their foreheads.

5 Night will be no more. They will never need the light of the sun or a lamp, because the Lord God will shine on them (illuminate them). And they will reign as kings forever and ever!

Jesus spoke in John 6:

47 “I speak to you living Truth: Unite your heart to Me and believe—and you will experience Eternal Life!

Believing is having!  Mental assent admires The Word and confesses The Word as true and very desirable but it doesn’t possess.

Luke recorded by The Holy Spirit in chapter 5:

4  When Jesus had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”

5 But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your Word I will let down the net.”

Peter responded to The Word rather than his past experience through sense knowledge.  Are we willing to do the same in all areas of our lives?

Jesus spoke in John chapter 2:

1  Now on the third day there was a wedding feast in the Galilean village of Cana, and the mother of Jesus was there.

2-3 Jesus and his disciples were all invited to the banquet, but with so many guests in attendance, they ran out of wine. And when Mary realized it, she came to Him and asked, “They have no wine, can’t You do something about it? ”

4 Jesus replied, “My dear one, don’t you understand that if I do this, it won’t change anything for you, but it will change everything for Me! My hour of unveiling My power has not yet come.”

5 Mary then went to the servers and told them, “Whatever Jesus tells you, make sure that you do it!”

6 Now there were six stone water pots standing nearby. They were meant to be used for the Jewish washing rituals. Each one held about 20 gallons or more.

It has been mathematically determined that the total amount of water to be turned into wine was 153, the numeric value of “Sons of GOD”.  On the third day which is now, there is to be a transformation of the Sons of GOD.

7 Jesus came to the servers and told them, “Fill the pots with water, right up to the very brim.”

8 Then He said, “Now fill your pitchers and take them to the master of ceremonies.”

9 And when they poured out their pitcher for the master of ceremonies to sample, the water became wine! When he tasted the water that became wine, the master of ceremonies was impressed. (Although he didn’t know where the wine had come from, but the servers knew.)

10 He called the bridegroom over and said to him, “Every host serves his best wine first until everyone has had a cup or two, then he serves the wine of poor quality. But you, my friend, you’ve reserved the most exquisite wine until now!”

11 This miracle in Cana was the first of the many extraordinary miracles Jesus performed in Galilee. This was a sign revealing His glory, and his disciples believed in him.

Jesus demonstrated His glory with signs and wonders.  We are to do the same by revealing His glory in us!  As we are fully illuminated, we will see signs and wonders according to the commission given to us by Jesus Himself!

Healing Is For All: Part 11

Sunday, December 11th, 2022

The commission of healing the sick begins with proclaiming Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior and fully relying on The Word rather than sense knowledge.

Sense knowledge is limited but spiritual knowledge is unlimited.  Which would you rather have to guide you throughout life?  Spiritual forces are stronger than physical forces and once you trust in that reality, you will grow into full spiritual maturity.  Greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world.

The Beloved Disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1st John chapter 4:

4  Little children, you can be certain that you belong to God and have conquered them, for the One Who is living in you is far greater than the one who is in the world.

Peter wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1st Peter chapter 3:

15   But give reverent honor in your hearts to the Anointed One and treat Him as the Holy Master of your lives. And if anyone asks about the hope living within you, always be ready to explain your faith

If you are reluctant to share your Love and faith in Jesus Christ, you have not yet fully embraced who you are in Christ.

Wisdom wrote in Proverbs chapter 3:

5   Trust in the Lord completely (with all your heart), and do not rely on your own opinions (sense knowledge). With all your heart (your spirit) rely on him to guide you, and HE will lead you in every decision you make.

6 Become intimate with Him in whatever you do, and He will lead you wherever you go. Don’t think for a moment that you know it all,

7 for Wisdom comes when you adore Him with undivided devotion and avoid everything that’s wrong (Do not be wise in your own eyes i.e. sense knowledge).

8 Then you will find the healing refreshment your body and spirit long for.

9 Glorify God with all your wealth, honoring Him with your very best, with every increase that comes to you.

10 Then every dimension of your life will overflow with blessings from an uncontainable source of inner joy!

When you finally place your full trust in THE LORD, all obstacles will become smaller and you will be able to overcome them ALL!  Notice how Wisdom speaks about our wealth.  The tithe is first because it is our best fruit, not our leftovers.  When we give our best, we acknowledge and worship FATHER for Who HE is.  Giving HIM our leftovers, or nothing, indicates that our souls are prevailing in our lives.  As a young man with a family, I had to learn this as I faced the pressures of the world.  I know it can be a challenging transition for I know what it means to be broke.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2nd Corinthians chapter 10:

3-4  For although we live in the natural realm, we don’t wage a military campaign employing human weapons, using manipulation to achieve our aims. Instead, our Spiritual weapons are energized with Divine power to effectively dismantle the defenses behind which people hide.

I see manipulation by the world everywhere I turn.  Exploitation is its twin.  These are the product of self-centeredness and orientation toward scarcity brought on by fear.

5 We can demolish every deceptive fantasy that opposes God and break through every arrogant attitude that is raised up in defiance of the true knowledge of God. We capture, like prisoners of war, every thought and insist that it bow in obedience to the Anointed One.

6 Since we are armed with such dynamic weaponry, we stand ready to punish any trace of rebellion, as soon as you choose complete obedience.

The Word must be superior to sense knowledge so we must take every thought captive!

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Philippians chapter 4:

19   I am convinced that My God will fully satisfy every need you have, for I have seen the abundant riches of glory revealed to me through the Anointed One, Jesus Christ!

We must not only know, but communicate these Truths to those who need healing in their bodies and other scarcities in their lives.

Healing Is For All: Part 10

Saturday, December 10th, 2022

The commission of healing the sick requires Love, faith, and hope.  All three require us to see ourselves as mature Sons and Daughters of GOD!

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews 1:

4   He is infinitely greater than angels, for he inherited a rank and a Name far greater than theirs.

5 For God has never said to any angel what He said to Jesus: “You are My favored Son, today I have Fathered You.” And this: “I will be the Father to Him, and He will be the Son to Me.”

We are included as “Sons” as well.

6 And again, when He brought His firstborn Son into the world: “Let all My angels bow down before Him and kiss Him in worship.”

7 And about his angels He says, “I make my angels swift winds, and My ministers fiery flames.”

8 But about his Son, He called Him “God,” saying, “Your Throne, O God, endures forever and ever and You will rule Your Kingdom with justice and righteousness,

9 For You have cherished righteousness and detested lawlessness. For this reason, God, Your God, has anointed You and poured out the oil of joy on You more than on any of Your friends.

If we do not have joy in our hearts, there is still something lacking.

10 And He called Him Lord, saying, “Lord, You formed the earth in the beginning and with Your Own Hands You crafted the cosmos.

11 They will both one day disappear, but You will remain forever! They will all fade like a worn-out garment,

12 And they will be changed like clothes, and You will fold them up and put them away. But you are ‘I AM.’ You never change, years without end!

13 And God has never said this to any of His angels: “Take your seat next to Me at My Right Hand until I force Your whispering enemies to be a rug under Your Feet.”

14 What role then, do the angels have? The angels are spirit-messengers sent by God to serve those who are going to be saved.

Further, in Hebrews chapter 4:

11  So then we must give our all and be eager to experience this faith-rest Life, so that no one falls short by following the same pattern of doubt and unbelief.

12 For we have the living Word of God, which is full of energy, and It pierces more sharply than a two-edged sword. It will even penetrate to the very core of our being where soul and spirit, bone and marrow meet! It interprets and reveals the true thoughts and secret motives of our hearts.

You can fool me but you can’t fool The Holy Spirit, Jesus, or Father.  We will be judged by our fruitfulness, not by some convincing words which have no substance.  All will be revealed when we stand before Christ.

13 There is not one person who can hide their thoughts from God, for nothing that we do remains a secret, and nothing created is concealed, but everything is exposed and defenseless before His Eyes, to whom we must render an account.

14 So then, we must cling in faith to all we know to be true. For we have a magnificent King-Priest, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who rose into the Heavenly realm for us, and now sympathizes with us in our frailty.

You and I don’t have to carry the burden of healing the sick as we are simply the vessels FATHER uses to go forth on this earth.  Full obedience is better than full understanding.  Many times in the past, FATHER would often instruct me to do something or change direction and I would not understand the purpose at the time.  Later, I saw that HE kept me from harm or failure.

Jesus makes an emphatic statement when He spoke in John chapter 14:

15  “If you Love Me, keep My commandments.

16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—

17 the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.

As always, it’s all about Love!  The greater the Love, the greater the trust which results in full submission to all we are called to do for The Kingdom.

Jesus spoke in John 15:

5  “I am the Vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.

6 If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

7 If you abide in Me, and My Words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.

8 By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.

9 “As the Father Loved Me, I also have Loved you; abide in My Love.

10 If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My Love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His Love.

11 “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.

Everything centers around Jesus Christ and our Love for Him.  He must be central to every aspect of our lives if we want to truly walk in the power and authority required to heal all!

Another Kids In Need Update

Friday, December 9th, 2022

From Megan, one of our school counselors:

I had a Mom come into today who has been leaving on unemployment since losing her job in August. She said she gets roughly $100/week. I gave her some Crest and Target Gift Cards.

Thanks again for all that you have done for our families! I have loved being able to bless others in need!