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Sunday message. Audio. 38 minutes
faith miracles
God has visted his people.: theunfetteredpreacher
Luke 7: 11-16
“And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people.
Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.
Like David, in and out, among the people. 1 Samual 18:16.
“But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.”
Mark 6: 56. “And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.”
And when the Lord saw her
“Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.” Isaiah 42:18
Many cannot see… Baptist.. prove true?
“He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.”
Augustine
he had compassion on her,
Moses. Change. – Mark 8:2
“I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:”
Blind, sick, lame
and said unto her, Weep not.
Spoken word… Power… I can do, shepard, fervant, God said… it was so… it was good
And he came and touched the bier:
He TOUCHED, as many as Touch Him.
and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.
And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.
And there came a fear on all:
and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That
God has visted his people.”
A Book… lol: theunfetteredpreacher
I would love to write a book. The problem is, I hate to waste time, building to my wonderful conclusions.
I am there already. I’ve studied the Word, I know the Truth. I want to just show you the Scriptures and have you jump on board.
That apparently doesn’t work. Every Christian book I open, it seems to take 5 chapters to get to the meat, and it’s over cooked.
I am not built that way. So who would read it?
No one….
Every good and perfect gift: theunfetteredpreacher
Had a great time yesterday, sharing scripture with a customer. He was a Baptist, and clearly did not believe, that Tongues are for today.
He told me things I did not know. Catholics, Mormons, Jehovah Witnesses… ect all spoke in Tongues. (?)
He said that these false religions are claiming the same gift as Penticostals, so the Gift of Tongues, was not of God.
He said Catholics aren’t Christians, which promoted this question. How do you become a Christian?
Repent, Believe and Confess Jesus, as Lord and Savior. Sorry, I grew up a Catholic, they believe this.
Now, they truly have error, works not faith, praying to Mary… ect…
But, they have the main question down, is God so small, He would keep them from Salvation, because they believed the bad Doctrine of the Church.
You are calling for more than Christ did.
We all have errors in our Denominational beliefs, we don’t understand the Doctrines of Laying on of hands, or Baptisms.
Never mind the Gifts of the Spirit. I believe those who teach against the Gifts of the Spirit, (all of them), are doing great harm to the body.
Paul said in 1 Corinthians 14:
~ to desire spiritual gifts,
~ he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. (This is our prayer language)
~ He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; (prayer language)
~ I would that ye all spake with tongues (prayer language, but in Church interpret)
~ Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.
Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret. (Must interpret in Church, not in prayer language).
~ For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. (Prayer)
~ What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. (Public)
~ I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all: (Prayer)
Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue. (Public)
~ Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
~ If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.
But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God. (Public)
~ And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.
For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
~ But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
Let all things be done decently and in order.
In the early Church, all spoke with Tongues, some in prayer others in public.
It is the first Gift of the Spirit given and is available to all who believe.
In Matthew 25, the Talents are the Gifts of the Spirit, the Lord didn’t leave us money till He returns, but the Gifts, to build His Church. (Don’t bury them).
When we have Denominations teaching against the Gifts, I believe it is close to Blaspheming the Holy Spirit.
James 1:17
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.“
Instead of looking for reasons to reject God’s Gifts, we should be searching the Scriptures to see if they are true.
They are for today, to build His Church.
The Ministry Years: – 3rd Miracle – “Jesus, saw their faith” – theunfetteredpreacher | theunfetteredpreacher
An older, build your faith post
A sad Truth: theunfetteredpreacher
For quite sometime, the Bible has been alive and new to me. It seemed that I could preach or teach from every verse I read.
For the last few months, it has not been the same. I seem to be in a time of Faith building.
The Lord isn’t comforting me, by holding me in His arms.
He is still there, but just out of reach. He wants me to know, consider, and understand, that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.
Will I continue to set my face like flint to seek Him? Or settle for what and where I am.
I believe we all come to this cross road. (often) We must deside to push through, or settle, get comfortable where we are.
He tests us, like He tests all the Saints, I am thankful He hasn’t tested me like He did Abraham.
No, it’s is just a test of my desire to become more like Him.
I believe in a God of Power and Might, who would save, set free, and heal all who come to Him with a heart the hungers for righteousness.
The God of Signs, Wonders, and Miracles.
I will not be at peace, until I experience His Power in my life.
Deuteronomy 32:4
“He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.“
His promises are Yea and Amen to those who believe.
I Believe…. use me, oh Lord. Amen
The Ministry Years: – 2nd Miracle- – If Thou wilt? – theunfetteredpreacher | theunfetteredpreacher
https://theunfetteredpreacher.com/2016/12/06/if-thou-wilt-theunfetteredpreacher/
An older post revisited. Build your faith, read of the Miracles of Jesus once again. Find the reasons for them. What should we be learning?
I will put you in remembrance: theunfetteredpreacher
I will put you in remembrance:
We believe on/in the Lord Jesus Christ. This gives us much comfort, we know:
• we are not condemned:
• we have everlasting life:
• we have power to become the sons of God:
• Jesus promised, the works that I do shall he (who believes), do also; and greater works than these shall he (who believes), do;
It is good to believe in or on the Lord Jesus Christ. It is the power of Salvation.
It is good to believe, the devils also believe, and tremble.
Is it enough?
I thank God for His promises, to know Salvation, the greatest gift we received.
We know who holds our future, that it is better than our past.
Yet, this isn’t enough. The people of God are in a war. Sickness, Financial shortfalls, Worry, Concerns, lacking both Joy and Peace. Yet, we believe.
What do we believe? We believe in God, but do we believe God.
Deuteronomy 1:32
“Yet in this thing ye did not believe the Lord your God”
The Lord had delivered the Hebrews from bondage, had for two years, fed and clothed them, promised them a land of milk and honey.
He promised they would conquer the giants, the unbelievers who lived in the land, would be destroyed. The land, would be theirs.
Then He told them to enter the land, to take the land and live there in peace.
“Yet in this thing ye did not believe the Lord your God“
Saints, the Church has a problem, we believe in, but we don’t really believe God.
Jude 1:5
“I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.“
We have been saved, yet we believe not to enter into His promise. We struggle with the truth that my God shall supply all my needs.
I shall not want, the Lord would have me prosper and be in good health, even as our soul prospers.
Folks it is important to know and claim the promises of God. To pray them, believe them and walk in them.
When the Hebrews, refused to enter the promised land, the book of Hebrews, said they had an evil heart of unbelief.
Is it any different for us, when we do not believe His promises, for supply, health, peace and joy?
When we refuse to study His Word, and ask the Holy Spirit, to teach and guide us to ALL TRUTH.
I pray you will search the Scriptures, see if they be true. Amen
A diet of Milk or Meat: On to Perfection 1: theunfetteredpreacher
A strong body and a strong mind, is desired, to accomplish our daily tasks.
We must exercise physically, if we would strengthen our bodies.
(My Doctor told me I would be in better shape, if I dug ditches, rather than sitting at a piano all the time). Who can argue with that.
I avoid exercise like it was the plague, then wonder why I am fat, dumb and happy. (Well, at least the first two).
Then there is this, at 1 Timothy 4:8
“For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.”
Almost my motto, lol.
I love to search the Word. Whether it is a word search, people search, or subject search.
This is how I exercise my mind and spirit.
A few weeks ago at our Tuesday Morning men’s meeting, my friend, Pastor Nelson Hopkins, brought up Hebrews 6: 1-3.
“Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, of eternal judgment.
And this will we do, if God permit.“
Leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ:
This just doesn’t seem right. Leave the principles of the Doctrine of Christ?
It’s appears, we are leaving our Salvation, but it is not. The writer is telling us that the Principle Doctrines are the Milk of the Gospel.
We must know them, live them, love them, and then move on to the Meat of the Word.
The only hitch is, a lot of Christians can not move on to the Meat, because they are unaware, that they have only been fed the Milk, and not even all of that.
Most Christians know and believe we are saved by Faith and not Works. The best definition of Faith for me comes from Hebrews 11:6
“Without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.“
We must believe He Is, not used to be, used to do, or God doesn’t do that, or speak to us anymore.
NO, NO, NO,… GOD IS.
He Is a very present help in times of trouble, He Is able to do above and beyond what we ask, think or even imagine.
He Is our Shepard, we shall not want, He will supply our needs,
Do we believe He Is? He said in John 14:12-14.
“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.“
I see very little evidence in our Churches that we believe He Is able to do, that which He promised.
We should be experiencing Signs, Wonders and Miracles. We aren’t. Why?
We do not believe He Is.
I believe we know that first principle, we are Saved by Faith and not Works.
We must go on to the others, so we can go on to the Meat of the Word.
My Surprise, since Salvation: theunfetteredpreacher
My Surprise?
I have spent most of my Christian life, with Full Gospel Saints.
The joy, peace and love of the Lord was so easy to see in their lives. I could go to any Full Gospel place of Worship, and enjoy the presence of God.
My Surprise?
Churches and their Saints who are not Baptized in the Holy Spirit, with the evidence of speaking in Tongues.
Worship, in some Churches, come close to bringing down the Spirit. The Love of Christ is evident.
The peace and joy are foreign entities, though. They do not recognize that the absence of the Spirit.
Spiritual things are not understood, without the Spirit’s presence.
They are not taught the Scriptures concerning the Spirit, because they DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE SPIRIT.
I went to a big Baptist convention, about 5,000 in attendance. We heard good messages on Repentance, Regeneration, Salvation, Sanctification, ect…
Then the last speaker,…
I believe he blasphemed the Holy Spirit, he ridiculed speaking in Tongues, there by denying the Power of God.
I will point out this man was paralyzed from the neck down. I fear this doesn’t give him license.
Most Non-denominational Churches, admit the Holy Spirit is real, yet, there is no evidence of his presence.
They can not teach something they know nothing of.
What Surprised me is they DO NOT WANT TO KNOW, SO THEY NEVER WILL.
That is why the Church does not grow. It is dying because the know not the Scriptures and deny the power of God.
When I was saved, I wanted all God had for me. Why don’t they?
That is My Surprise…
A sign of our times: 1/6/18 theunfetteredpreacher
Our down spout from gutters. Frozen solid. Monday’s coming….. not soon enough.
The Weekly Headlines
https://lafayetteangel.com/2018/01/06/the-weekly-headlines-64/
A great compilation of posts from the lafayetteangel.com….
An Open Letter To Students
Another great post from Trith in Palmyra…. Wally Fry
An Open Letter to Teachers
A great message from my friend Wally Fry at Truth at Palmra.
How much, is too much? theunfetteredpreacher
Lately it seems many Americans think we are too Patriotic. Love of country, and flag is not good.
They say it is dangerous.
I have heard Christian leaders, spout the position, that believing the Gospel as written is a problem.
We must not walk in love, doing good, expecting God to confirm His word.
They say it is dangerous.
It is better to question, then to accept all we have believed, as a people for over 200 years.
It is perfectly normal for men to believe they are women, and women men.
There is no need to honour our country and flag by standing in respect for our National Anthem or the plege of allegiance.
Babies are not yet humans, they are just useless tissue to be thrown away.
Police and the Military are racist pawns of the government, surely not to be obeyed or respected. Resist, we must….
How much is too much?
All of this malarkey…. is too much.
We live in the greatest country on God’s green earth.
“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”
Police and the Military are here for a purpose.
“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;”
Our lives are not quiet and peaceable, because we have thrown out the acquired wisdom and knowledge of the ages.
We think we know more then those who came before.
Unfortunately, the more information is available to us, the less we seem to know.
We are so uninformed on political issues, scientific truths, (man made globel warming… men are women, and can use the same public rest room…. lol), how silly we have become.
The ant (human beings), are destroying God’s creation. Let me take you to New York Staste, or out West, we can try to find the many man made towns, that once were and are no more.
Grow up, read, outside your liberal reading list, think, instead of feel….
Patriotism is good, needed, otherwise the next generation will not fight for our country.
Religion, the belief in and trust of Jesus, is needed for our eternal standing, as well as our interactions with the people around us.
Rant over, Amen
We have toiled all the night: theunfetteredpreacher
The Church has toiled, worked to build the Kingdom of God. With mixed results.
Many Churches, hold their own, at 30 to 60 attendees. The faces change, the numbers remain the same. Why?
The Pastors know and love the Lord. The people are saved and on the way to heaven.
Yet, nothing changes. There is no desire to fast, pray, to change how we live, what we do, how we Worship. (Our Church Services).
If we would look in the Word, believe the Word, Walk in the Word, we would experience change.
Luke 5:5-6
“And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.“
Will you do things God’s way? Or will we continue doing things our way?
We have toiled all the night:
and have taken nothing:
Nevertheless, at Thy Word,
We will try again, your way.
when they had this done,
They had caught,
a great multitude of fishes.
We could bring great multitudes into the Kingdom, if we would just do it in the Power and direction of the Holy Spirit.
Amen
Happy New Year: theunfetteredpreacher
I pray it won’t be the same as the Old Year.
May we all be blessed with a closer Walk with God. A joyful time with others. Peace and Grace within. Amen
Why I Blog: theunfetteredpreacher
I thought I wanted to write a book. (About Jesus in the Old Testament). The woman I hired to proof read and edit, told me I should start a blog.
She thought the blog would help me correct my spelling and grammar. (If only it had. lol).
A blog? I had never read one, visited one or thought of bloggers at all.
Then I checked into it. Some wrote well, others, badly, but people read them, their voices were heard, Some had 12 followers, others had thousands.
Being the mighty man of Faith, I am, I decided if theunfetteredpreacher, was available, as a site, it would be a sign from God, to go for it.
I had bought a Tablet, so I could take pictures and write from my favorite chair, so I jumped in.
I desired to write, Biblical Teachings, that were not influenced by Denominational Rituals, Ceremonies or Doctrine.
I did not care what others taught, I longed to teach the Bible.
I believed then as I do now, the Church is Powerless, ineffective, and a hindrance to the building of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Why? We follow, Luther, Calvin or Wesley, when we should be following Christ.
People are encouraged to join a Church, a Denomination, a Fellowship, believe like us. We have the Truth…
No one has cornered the Truth, we all have a piece, a snippet, a revelation, that needs to be shared.
When we only deal with Our Denominations teaching, we miss out on so much truth.
Our God is bigger then what our Denominations teach.
We need to know what the Word says, not what anyone teaches.
The Word has to be the final authority.
Sadly, most of us do not search for ourselves, the truth of God’s Word. We rely on our Pastors Interpretation.
Very often, His Interpretation, came from another man. So you are learning something third hand, when we are responsible to know ourselves.
Let what you learn from others, spark your interest, to search the Scriptures to see if it be true.
Only then, do you become a follower of Christ, instead of following man.
The End is Near: theunfetteredpreacher
The End… of what?
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness? Or maybe just the year…
I’ve not written much the last month or so.
Bette broke her wrist, and is hoping to have the cast removed next week.
Her body is healing, her attitude is good, but she hurts from within. Please lift her up, in prayer.
As for me, apparently I am Iron deficient, I have gone for one infusion and expect a second soon.
They said, “I would have more energy. I would think more clearly…”
Well, I’ve not written, because I don’t seem to be able to study the Word, and follow through, by writing a Post.
I do not read, like I used to. I don’t even seem to keep up with politics like I normally do.
So if I haven’t visited your site lately, please forgive me. Maybe after my second infusion I will be in better shape.
Meanwhile, have a safe and happy New Year.
“May the blessings of God, keep you safe and encircle you, like a flood, with His Love and Grace.”
theunfetteredpreacher 