I hear you:  theunfetteredpreacher 

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I hear you, here he goes again…  the Holy Spirit,  the Gifts… GIVE IT A REST…

For over 30 years I had fellowship with Full Gospel people, for the last 6, with Evangelicals. 

The NON-FULL GOSPEL CHURCHES, NEED THE SPIRIT.   THE CHURCH NEEDS THE POWER OF GOD.

So I am sorry.  I will continue to encourage we all seek the Gifts, the Power,  the Presence of God.

Just do it….   trust the Lord to guide you to all truth.

Not knowing, the power of God: theunfetteredpreacher

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The problem with our Christian Churches?  “Not knowing, the power of God:”

Am I  serious?   Absolutely…  Paul put it this way.
1 Corinthians 2:4-5
King James Version (KJV)
“And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.“

What could he mean, in demonstration of the Spirit and of Power?  That our faith should not stand in man’s wisdom, but in the Power of God.

We hear wonderful wisdom from our pulpits,  marvelous words, interesting stories, excellent ideas, brilliant insights and directions. 

“Unfortunately,  there is no power.”

Words, words and more words.  The lost aren’t found, the sick not healed, the brokenhearted not comforted.

Saints, we need to seek the Power of God, in our lives, in our Churches,  in our communities. 

So many of us think we should not ask God for the Gifts of the Spirit.  Paul wrote, “I would not have you ignorant, about Spiritual Gifts,  desire the best gifts.”

The Lord sent His Spirit to guide us to all truth, yet instead of asking the Spirit about the Gifts, we deside they are not relevant today.

We reject the very tools He gave us to build His Church.  We are working under our own power, instead of THE POWER OF GOD.

We have all heard 1 Corinthians 13, preached several times,  chapters 12 and 14, not so much.

Why?  We think,  maybe, the use by date has passed …  God doesn’t do that anymore….   We don’t need that today.

Well Jesus would tell you.

Matthew 22:29
“Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.”

That is where we stand, in ignorance of at least the power of God, and I believe in knowing the full council of God.

We limit ourselves to our Denominational Doctrine instead of the WORD OF GOD. 

I say throw out the Book of Discipline, the Catechism, the Bible Study Guides, and the Commentaries and STUDY THE BIBLE.

It is our responsibility to know the Word, it is the Holy Spirits responsibility to lead us to all truth.

Deuteronomy 29:29
King James Version (KJV)
“The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.”

The Gifts are not the Secret Things, they are things which are revealed.   They are given that we might do all the Words of God.

Heal the sick, cast our demons,  cause the lame to walk, the blind to see… lead the lost to the Lord.

Yet, many will object, will refuse to embrace the full council of God.   Will gladly walk in darkness,  refusing the light.

Believing they have all truth.   

Don’t take my word for it…  STUDY TO SHOW YOURSELF APPROVED.   Ask the Holy Spirit to confirm His Word .   Amen


Shared from Bob Geller:  A Glimpse of Heaven

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I was shocked, confused, bewildered As I entered Heaven’s door,

Not by the beauty of it all, Nor the lights or its decor.
But it was the folks in Heaven Who made me sputter and gasp–
The thieves, the liars, the sinners, The alcoholics and the trash.
There stood the kid from seventh grade Who swiped my lunch money twice.
Next to him was my old neighbor Who never said anything nice.
Bob, who I always thought Was rotting away in hell,
Was sitting pretty on cloud nine, Looking incredibly well.
I nudged Jesus, ‘What’s the deal? I would love to hear Your take.
How’d all these sinners get up here? God must’ve made a mistake
And why is everyone so quiet, So somber – give me a clue.
‘Hush, child,’ He said, ‘They’re all in shock. No one thought they’d be seeing you.’ JUDGE NOT!!
Remember…Just going to church doesn’t make you a Christian any more than standing in your garage makes you a car.
Every saint has a PAST… Every sinner has a FUTURE! Now it’s your turn… Share this poem.
And remember to forgive. HE will!

On a personal note:  theunfetteredpreacher 

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I struggle to be the man I should be.  I have received the mind of Christ, but I  set it aside and use my own. (You know that’s not good.)

I have been Justified, Sanctified, Holy Ghost  filled and water Baptized.   I have Jesus on my mind, I ‘ve found a new life….  

So why do I keep reaching back to my old life.  My old way of dealing with or doing things.  I know they don’t work so well, but….

I know how to fail.  I don’t really know how to succeed.   

I have the victory in and by the Name of Christ Jesus.   Yet, I do not call on Him, rely on Him, trust in Him.   I want control myself.

I think that is why so many fail to fulfil the Masters plan.   We do not totally trust, wait, or rely on Him.

Just do things my way Jesus,  I have a plan… disaster follows.  Quickly, totally, completely. 

Lord, help me to trust You, to be obedient to You, to walk with You.  

Lord, may my obedience and reliance on You, bring You honor and praise.

May You be glorified,  magnified, and exalted forever.  Amen

Shared from theunfetteredpreacher 

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Awake to righteousness, – The Fix-it Shop – http://wp.me/p4qqra-Y7

Another older post revisited. 

The Name of Jesus: theunfetteredpreacher

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“In the Name of Jesus, In the Name of Jesus, we have the victory.   In the Name of Jesus, In the Name of Jesus,Demons will have to flee.”

(What a wonderful song:)

“Who can tell what God will do, who can say, what He’s done for you?  In the mighty Name of Jesus, we have the victory.”

I wonder how many of us, really have the victory.  Are we still battling a secret sin?

Lust, covetous, pride… These are the three sins that bring us down, the lust of the flesh,  lust of the eyes,  and the pride of life.

Our victory over our natural man is won, only by and in the Name of Jesus Christ.

Emanuel,  God with us, God within us, God directing, protecting and empowering us, by His Holy Spirit, in the Name of Jesus.

“by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ”  

We should  be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

“ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.”

(We are Justified: Just as if we had never sinned.)

“in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;”

We should Give thanks always

“That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him”

We command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

“In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ”

We should, deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

“This is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.”

“to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord”

We are sanctified (set apart for His service), called, to be one… not Baptists, Methodists, Episcopal, Anglicans, Penticostals… ONE IN HIM.  That:  “The name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.“

“I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

“But when they believed  the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.”  Then they:

“spoke boldly in the name of Jesus.”

“Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 

“And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

 By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.”

This is what our Church is missing, our being willing to die for the Gospel, that we would speak boldly, and that signs and wonders would follow.

” by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.”
” In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.”
That is the boldness, the confidence we lack, to boldly say…  “In the Name of Jesus be healed.”

But Jesus said, “Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.”

Saints,  do you really believe the Church is walking in the Power of God?   Are we not just hearing the great things God can, or will do maybe some day?

The Kingdom of God is at hand…. right now today.   He gave us the Holy Spirit and Power.

We need to learn how to walk in Him. If we walk. In faith, believing,  there is nothing that God  cannot do through us.

Will you allow Him to Rule and Reign in your life.  I pray we will.  Amen

Shared from Bob Geller

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In my quiet time this morning, I was moved by the thoughts that Wiccans and other New Age religionists worship the Earth, and the wonders of Nature, yet deny the Creator of those things. One cannot gaze at the “Last Supper” or the “Mona Lisa” and deny the existence or genius of Leonardo. Neither can one read “Gone With the Wind” and deny Margaret Mitchell. Without Beethoven, the Symphonies would not have been written.

Just so, how can one look at the wonder of a DNA molecule, or the Andromeda Galaxy, without seeing the Hand of the Creator? Surely, the creation is less than the Creator, and the omnipotent genius and power of God is evident in that creation. No amount of time and accident can possibly explain the intricate and simple designs of God.

Do we “BELIEVE”?  theunfetteredpreacher

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Genesis 15:6

“And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.”

The first time “Believe” in the Bible.  Abram, who walked with and sacrificed to the Lord many years, desired a son, was childless, until.

“The Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.”

Abram asked who shall be my heir?  The answer, Saria will have a son.

“And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.”

Believe, the imposible.  That is what Abram did.  He knew the Lord, and believed His word.

He had a son at 99.years old, his wife at 90.

Jesus told many:  “Fear not, only believe.”   They saw the dead raised, the sick healed, the blind to see, the lame to walk.

Do we “BELIEVE?”    I don’t think so, if we did Jesus said:  “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.“

The only conditions “BELIEVE,” and, “ If ye love me, keep my commandments.“

Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind and strength, and love your neighbour as yourself.

Since we do not, do the things Jesus did and more, our error lies in one of these two areas.

“Belief and or love”  What say you?  What do we do?   What can we do?

For years I have thought if I could only conquer the sin that so easily besets me, … and “only then,” would I be a useable vessel of Gods power and love.

WRONG!!!

“Belief and love”

Lord, help my unbelief….  Help me to love…  Amen