PG4Him
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Post by PG4Him on Sept 6, 2019 12:11:06 GMT -5
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Post by Giller on Sept 6, 2019 12:48:20 GMT -5
I like the plainness of what you said, any little thing that seems insignificant to us, can be used of God.
He definitely leads in ways like that, no doubt about it.
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Post by Cletus on Sept 7, 2019 12:14:37 GMT -5
1Pe 3:17 For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing. 1Pe 3:18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
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Post by PG4Him on Sept 7, 2019 12:16:27 GMT -5
I was just in 1 Peter this morning.
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Post by Cletus on Sept 7, 2019 12:38:43 GMT -5
I was just in 1 Peter this morning. God took me to that scripture a few days back.
from what i am hearing God is going to be crushing the body. like a pecan. the shell will be broken, but the meat inside will not be damaged. this is something God must do for the sake of the body.
I do not understand why yet. but i got a pretty good idea i will in time.
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Post by frienduff on Sept 7, 2019 16:00:03 GMT -5
I was just in 1 Peter this morning. God took me to that scripture a few days back.
from what i am hearing God is going to be crushing the body. like a pecan. the shell will be broken, but the meat inside will not be damaged. this is something God must do for the sake of the body.
I do not understand why yet. but i got a pretty good idea i will in time.
And though our outward man perish , our inward man is renewed day by day . GOD will be working on the lambs . Persecutions are for the good of all who endure them faithfully . Let it have its perfect work . We about to be hammered big time in the coming time . The early church knew all about this . They knew tribualtions were for our good . And even GOD told the lukewarm , all who I love I chasten and scourge and he was speaking of the trials . BE ZEALOUS and repent . Whatever is coming , the LORD WILL WORK IT TOGETHER FOR GOOD unto those who LOVE HIM but not unto those who hate HIM . The true lambs will soon be the scapegoat of hate for all the worlds ills as the false all inclusive love becomes the all out solution for world peace and unity . JUST WATCH . Its exactly where its headed . Let all be faithful unto CHRIST and always forgive those who hate and persecute you . But never once conform to the ways of evil NO matter what word they use to cloak the evil , such as the word LOVE . We got a massive end time final hour battle coming , even now its increasing and the world will along with all religions and even many christains SO CALLED , will flat out turn against us full force . It wont be stopped . ITS COMING . LET us remember the words of JESUS and remember HE never once implied CURSED are ye when ye are hated and persecuted , IT WAS BLESSED MY FRIENDS . BLESSED . WHY On earth do we think the apostels were singing and rejoicing THAT THEY HAD been counted worthy to suffer shame for His name . THEY KNEW IT WAS A BLESSING . Now armor up and be ready . And let us only more increase on sound doctrine , sound exhortaitions doing all that brings OUR LORD GLORY .
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Post by frienduff on Sept 8, 2019 15:14:22 GMT -5
Sister candance and butero and Cletus , you all have been missed . Letters hands up mi amigo and let us all rejoice in the LORD . Cletus did a wonderful response on that post . As much joy as we have , let us also remain ever sharp and ready to defend the faith . IN fact let us exhort only more in the days ahead . It was a post on worthy that Cletus responded too . About the message GOD gave the seven churches . YES , GOD does say REPENT etc or else . AND its very good , that brother Cletus brought that reminder .
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Post by frienduff on Sept 8, 2019 15:15:22 GMT -5
Buteros fingers must be having withdraw symptoms . Hands up butero . Hands up and let the messages continue .
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Post by frienduff on Sept 8, 2019 15:15:59 GMT -5
I am going to go lie down a bit . Keep praying everyone .
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Post by John on Sept 8, 2019 20:38:35 GMT -5
There is a lot to consider in that message. When it comes to doing something for God, the most important thing isn't the magnitude of the call, but obedience. There are people who are called to all sorts of ministries. It can be something as seemingly insignificant as being an usher, or a person that cleans a church, or someone who watches children in the nursery to the man who has a worldwide television ministry reaching millions. What matters most to the Lord is obedience.
If God calls me to be an administrator and Pastor over an internet ministry, and I decide that isn't good enough, and I attempt to start a physical church because I feel like I am not doing enough, that isn't going to please God. If I go further, and decide that a physical church isn't important enough, so I mortgage my home "in faith" to build a massive television studio, and then buy time on television so I can reach more people, the Lord isn't going to give his blessings to that. God wants us to do what he tells us to do. Just be the best you can be at the task he gives you. The Bible says that when we have done all God told us to do, say we are unprofitable servants. We have done our duty. It is out duty to obey. The man that runs the world-wide ministry is just a fellow servant working beside the usher or singer in a small church. The important thing is just to trust and obey God, whatever He says to do.
Candance mentioned how God doesn't usually spell out our future. How true that is. I will often get frustrated wanting to know how everything is going to turn out, because I know the Lord already knows. I had him tell me that He wants me to just get up each day and walk with Him. Go where He leads me, and I will be shown on a need to know basis what to do. That is not easy. Like Candance, I get clues or I get instructions for now, but I have no idea how things will turn out after I do what the Lord says. But the main thing is, we need to be obedient. That is greater to God than sacrifice, as King Saul found out the hard way when God rejected him from being King. Even when it comes to things like what message to bring week to week, the Lord reveals that to me. I just have to obey him. I can say within myself, I have a different message I think would be more important, but that wouldn't please God, and I don't know why He wants me to share what He gives me, just like Candance shares what she believes the Lord wants her to share. Don't ever feel like what you do doesn't matter. If it is what God says do, it matters.
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Post by solid on Sept 10, 2019 23:18:00 GMT -5
I am not sure I want to know the future.
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Post by John on Sept 11, 2019 6:23:09 GMT -5
I am not sure I want to know the future. I don't want to necessarily know everything that is in the future, but I would like to have more information than I have. Still, God gives us what we need. We must walk by faith.
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