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Neglected Caroline – 7/23/16

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Neglected Caroline –

My friend Bruce wrote:

Think about detailing in your Neglected Caroline series:

After a few shots they start to look like real estate photos from Joe’s used house lot, of houses that probably won’t sell. If you key in on some feature of the house (rotting wood and peeling paint do some interesting photographic things with light) it makes it more “arty”. The shot above is of a warehouse building in Cambridge that by itself would be kind of boring, but by keying in on the brick and stone against the sidewalk and modern buildings in the background it gives it an arty, farmable feel.

*framable – something you’d frame, not farmable – something you’d farm.

I took a photography course a few years back.
What do you think?

My words;  they are life:  theunfetteredpreacher

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The words of the Lord, are life, unto those who find them.

Proverbs 4:20-22

King James Version (KJV)
“My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.

Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.”

Life, and health to their flesh,  Gods words…  

I have been at this little UMC for about 6 years.  I believe the Lord brought me there, for me to learn people skills.

(I am of the Dr Laura, school of counselling).  Why did you do that, could you not see where  that would lead?

I also believe, I was brought there to lead the Pastor to a deeper knowledge of the Lord.

I have failed in both areas.

I am in my 60’s and am one of the youth in the church.  lol..  

It has been a struggle for me,  I desire, they be healthy, strong and joyful, and quite frankly, I am not sure what or how to pray for the ravages of time.
3 John 1:2
“Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.”

I cannot stop time, but I trust their souls can prosper.  There are 5 or more folks who are in poor health.

I had the brainstorm, to give them, Charles Capps book, “God’s Creative Power For Healing.”

He gathers scriptures about healing, all in one little booklet.  I have gotten and studied several of his pamphlets, (In Him, Finances, ect).

They are wonderful ways to learn Gods word. 

 You read them out loud, over and over.  You build up your faith, by hearing the word spoken.  

Suddenly His words are in your eyes, ears and heart.   They are life and health unto those who find them.

I gave them out today.  I really have little hope  that they will even read them once.   They have not been taught the Word has Power.

They are comfortable, in their salvation and with the small God they allow to move in their lives.

I am heart broken….   I will be praying these scripures for them though.  In Faith that God can touch and enlighten them.

Lord, send Your Spirit of Truth, to  this place You have planted me.   Amen

A Rambling Man:  theunfetteredpreacher

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Do you wonder why the adverage church in the US has less then 100 active members? 

Do you wonder why there is a little church on every corner?

Do you wonder about church splits, over the color of the rug, or some other non spiritual, or scriptual reason?

Do you wonder why your needs do not get fulfilled,  whether spiritual, physical, emotional or financial, …  even when you are faithful in attendance at church?

The  Lord asked Peter, 3 times, if he loved Him?

Peter answered 3 times yes…  

If we asked your Pastor, Do you love Jesus?   His answer would be yes…

The Lord told Peter 3 times:   Feed My Sheep.  

 Herein lies the rub.   

We do not understand how to feed, SPIRITUAL FOOD.

Churches are small, needs are not met, there are splits and divisions, no peace, joy or love… and especially NO POWER.

Because we are not feeding the sheep.

We preach many anointed messages,  teach many interesting things, but our people hunger for Spiritual food, as we give them milk.

1 Corinthians 3
King James Version (KJV)
“And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.

I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?”

We have church people who do not know how to pray the word of God, and  apparently many pastors with the same problem.

Our Pastors are Rambling Men,  they do not study systematically so they do not preach and teach systematically.

We need to go through the books of the Bible showing our folks where the scriptures are we pray, explain the content, the history, the meaning then, how it applies now.

That way, they are getting small bites, that they can digest easily, and it builds on what they ate last week..

The churches I see that are successful, are teaching, building the body.  One book, one verse at a time.

Trusting in the Holy Spirit to teach, not church doctrine….  the word.   

Ask the Holy Spirits guidance on those verses you’ve never heard taught, or have been told do not apply to us today.

There is no sell by date on the word of God.  Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever.

Once again I leave you with Deuteronomy 29:29

Why?   Because there is so much revealed, that we ignore.

“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.”

Lord, help us to recognize that which is revealed, so that we may do Your work.  Amen

That ye might 2:  theunfetteredpreacher

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​THAT WE MIGHT:   

➢be filled

➢might know 

➢might believe

➢might have life

➢might be saved

➢might fear the Lord 

➢might walk worthy


Jesus came to earth to live and die for us,  “That ye might.”   I keep putting we, because it is available to all, but the Word is speaking to us as individuals.


He desires that we be filled:

-with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge”

-“with all the fulness of God.”

Knowledge of His will, here, now on earth. In worldly wisdom as well as Spiritual understanding. 

This means, we must understand the Spiritual side of Salvation, and also understand, why He gave us Spiritual Gifts. (To increase the Church, to do His will).

He wants us to be filled with the FULNESS OF GOD.  What could that mean?

➢Full of love

➢Full of grace 

➢Full of mercy

➢Fuul of;  Godly wisdom, knowledge, boldness, Faith, Power, Peace and Joy…

That we might in know:

“That we would know and be able to share the love of Christ.” (foolishness to the unbelievers).

That we would know how to increase His Church,  that is one of  our only charges.  “Go, ye therefore and teach all nations.”

We need to know how to use the tools He has given us…

Isaiah 42:6-7

“I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.”
Saints, we cannot do this without His tools.

That ye might:   That is our problem, ye might, that means many of us will not.   Too many of us “will not.”    

Many will not even ask the Lord, about the Spiritual Gifts,   I have the Gift to teach or preach,  I don’t need the others.

If  JESUS NEEDED, SIGNS, WONDERS AND MIRACLES TO DRAW PEOPLE TO HIMSELF, Why do we believe we don’t.

THE CHURCH NEEDS MORE:

WORKERS OF MIRACLES, MEN WITH THE GIFT OF FAITH, MEN WITH THE GIFTS OF HEALING.

If you being evil, give good gifts, how much more our heavenly Father, will give us good gifts.

Church, we need to repent, for burying the Talents, (Gifts of the Spirit), the Master left us.  Instead of learning their increase, for the building of His Church.

Become a Spiritual Dispenser…  The world needs the Power and Love of God.   Amen