Building your house on the word from God

Recordings: Psalm 1-5: (Prayers to God and Instruction)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
Psalm 1:1-6
 
1  Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
 
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ungodly: Those who are not ruled by the Bible & God but go by the wisdom of themselves and other men
 
sinners:  I Cor. 6:9-10  Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,  10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 
 
scornful: those who make fun of others and look down on them considering them to be less intelligent than themselves and inferior
 
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Psalm 1
 
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in HIS law doth he meditate day and night.
 
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3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
 
4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
 
(They go whichever way the wind blows whether good or evil.)
 
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
 
6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
 
righteous:  Those who seek after the right way of God
 
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Psalm 2  (selected verses)
 
7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. 8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
 
9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
 
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10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. 11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
 
12 Kiss the Son, lest HE be angry, and ye perish from the way, when HIS wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in HIM.
 
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Psalm 3  (selected verses)
 
3 But THOU, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
 
4 I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and HE heard me out of HIS holy hill.
 
5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.
 
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6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.
 
7 Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for THOU hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; THOU hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
 
8 Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: THY blessing is upon THY people. 
 
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Psalm 4  (selected verses)
 
1 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: THOU hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
 
2 O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing (lies)?
 
(Seek truth.  Truth matters.  If someone tells us something that is not true and we repeat what that person says and it turns out to be untrue, we bear false wisdom by repeating a lie.) 
 
3 But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for Himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto HIM.
 
4 Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.
 
5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.
 
righteousness:  that which is right in the sight of God
 
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6 There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
 
7 THOU hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.
 
8 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for THOU, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
 
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Psalm 5
 
1 Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
 
2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto THEE will I pray.
 
3 My voice shalt THOU hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto THEE, and will look up.
 
4 For THOU art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with THEE.
 
5 The foolish shall not stand in THY sight: THOU hatest all workers of iniquity.
 
6 THOU shalt destroy them that speak leasing (lies): the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
 
7 But as for me, I will come into THY house in the multitude of THY mercy: and in THY fear will I worship toward THY holy temple.
 
8 Lead me, O LORD, in THY righteousness because of mine enemies; make THY way straight before my face.
 
9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
 
10 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against THEE.
 
11 But let all those that put their trust in THEE rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because THOU defendest them: let them also that love THY name be joyful in THEE.
 
12 For THOU, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt THOU compass him as with a shield.
 
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Proverbs 21-31 Recordings

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
To see the written Proverbs 21-31 click here:  Proverbs 21-31
 
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Recorded Scriptures to fight fear and other problems

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Be sure to do the following in prayer to God: 
 
Philippians 4:6-7   Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
 
7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
 
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2 Timothy 1:7  For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power and of love, and of a sound mind.
 
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Hebrews 13:5-6  Let your conversation (manner of life) be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for HE (God) hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. 6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
 
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Luke 12:4  Jesus said: And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.  5 But I will forewarn you WHOM ye shall fear: Fear HIM (God), which after HE hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear HIM.
 
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Psalm 111:10  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do HIS commandments: HIS praise endureth for ever.
 
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Luke 12:1-3  Jesus says:   Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
 
2 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
 
3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
 
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Matthew 12  Jesus says: 
 
33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
 
34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
 
35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
 
36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
 
37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
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Matthew 11  Jesus says:
 
28 Come unto ME all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
 
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of ME; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
 
30 For MY yoke is easy, and MY burden is light. 
 
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Matthew 7   Jesus says:
 
13  Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
 
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
 
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Matthew 6  (Jesus says)
 
19  Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:  20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:  21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
 
22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.  23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
 
24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.  25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
 
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
 
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
 
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.  30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
 
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
 
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
 
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
 
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James 1:5  If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given HIM.  
 
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(Take the scriptures which God brings to your mind and record them for yourselves and listen to them at night to build your faith in God and to be able to do those scriptures in your life.)
 
Joshua 1:8   This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
 
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Making your own recording from scripture God has given in times of need

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
During a very difficult trial of this life, God gave me 14 scriptures to give me strength to go in the way HE had shown me and to have faith in HIM.
 
I recorded the scriptures HE gave me and when I would go to bed, I turned on the sound and listened to those scriptures, sometimes falling asleep in the comfort and assurance of those scriptures.
 
This really helped me to endure.
 
This could really help each of us to do this.  Most cell phones have a way you can record your scriptures and play them back when you want to hear them.
 
I will record a small podcast of current verses which God has given me to help me.
 
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Sometimes an individual will come to me showing great love for the message I carry from God, only to stay awhile and them disappear.  
 
Ezekiel 33:31-33
 
31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as MY people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
 
32 And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.
 
33 And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them. 
 
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Joshua 1:5-9
 
5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
 
6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
 
7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
 
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
 
9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. 
 
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Hebrews 13: 5-6  Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for HE hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
 
6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
 
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God used this to train me to do the work of a prophet of God in the New Testament Church:
 
Ezekiel 3
 
4 And HE said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.
 
5 For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;  (to the church)
 
6 Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee.
 
7 But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.
 
8 Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.
 
9 As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
 
10 Moreover HE said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.
 
11 And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
 
14 So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
 
17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at MY mouth, and give them warning from ME.
 
18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
 
19 Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.
 
20 Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
 
21 Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.
 
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Proper handling of the Bible:
 
I Corinthians 11
 
28 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread (the Word), and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
 
28 But let a man examine himself (by the Word of God), and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.  (examine himself by the scriptures)
 
29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
 
30 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep (die).
 
31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
 
32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. 
 
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Proverbs 14-20 Recordings

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
To see the written Proverbs 14-20 click here:  Proverbs 14-20
 
 
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Proverbs 4-13: Recorded

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
To see the written Proverbs 4-13 click here:  Proverbs 4-13
 
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Selected Proverbs: Recorded

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
To see the written proverbs click here:  Selected Proverbs
 
 
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Psalm 37

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
1 (A Psalm of David.) Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
 
2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
 
3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
 
4 Delight thyself also in the LORD (The Word); and HE shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
 
5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in HIM; and HE shall bring it to pass.
 
6 And HE shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
 
7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for HIM: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
 
8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
 
9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
 
10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
 
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
 
12 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
 
13 The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
 
14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
 
15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
 
16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
 
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
 
18 The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
 
19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
 
20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
 
21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
 
22 For such as be blessed of HIM shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of HIM shall be cut off.
 
23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in HIS way.
 
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with HIS hand.
 
25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
 
26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
 
27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
 
28 For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
 
29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
 
30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
 
31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
 
32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
 
33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
 
34 Wait on the LORD, and keep HIS way, and HE shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
 
35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.  36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
 
37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
 
38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
 
39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: HE is their strength in the time of trouble.
 
40 And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: HE shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in HIM.
 
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According to the Bible, when we die, our spirit leaves our body and we sleep in Jesus until Jesus returns to gather the elect who are still living

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Death is like "falling asleep."  But at the moment of death, our spirit leaves our body.  And according to the Bible, we sleep in Jesus. (I Thessalonians 4   When Jesus returns with a shout we will awaken and God gives us a new spiritual body.  We will not have these physical bodies which have pain, decay, and even death. 
 
I Thessalonians 4:13-17
 
13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
 
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with HIM.
 
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
 
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
 
With this shout, those who sleep in Jesus will awaken!
 
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
 
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
 
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James 2:26  For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
 
The moment we die, our spirit leaves our body.  Therefore our spirit is not buried with our bodies in a grave. 
 
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My cousin's husband died.  She was with him at the time.  She said, "Thurman reached over and patted my hand and just "fell asleep".
 
She told me she was going to visit his grave.  I asked, "Why would you do that?  Thurman is not in a grave.  He left his body the second he fell asleep."
 
She thought about what I said, and then she said, "Then it really doesn't matter where we are buried."  I replied, "Right."
 
(I think my cousin was born again at that moment.)
 
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I don't go to a funeral home to visit dead bodies.  I am convinced the person who died is not in that dead body.  (I want to remember the person as living not as dead.)
 
Neither do I visit grave yards where dead bodies have been buried.  (My father, mother, aunt, uncle are not in those graves!  They sleep in Jesus. And at the time Jesus returns to this earth, HE will "shout" and I believe they will awaken from sleep to the resurrection in a new spiritual body.
 
(Paul tells us that our physical body will be changed to a new spiritual body.)
 
I Corinthians 15
 
47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
 
48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
 
49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.  (God is a "spirit". John 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship HIM must worship HIM in spirit and in truth .... We will be raised as "spirit" not as a physical body.)
 
50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
 
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep (die), but we shall all be changed,
 
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
 
(Blink ... that is how fast we will be changed from this physical body.)
 
Revelation 21:3-5  And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and HE will dwell with them, and they shall be HIS people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. 5 And HE that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new.
 
I Corinthians 15
 
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
 
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For the Christian, death is simply falling asleep in Jesus

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
I Thessalonians 4
 
13  But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep (dead), that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
 
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him.
 
When a person died, the spirit of that person leaves his body.  Falling asleep, in Jesus.  James 2:26   For as the body without the spirit is dead,
 
The spirit is not in a grave in the ground with the body after he falls asleep (dies).  At the time of death, the spirit leaves the body.
 
God gives us a new spiritual body.  (I Cor. 15:48-51)
 
God has created a new heaven and earth in which we live in a new spiritual body.  There is no death there, no pain, no sorrow. God showed this "new Jerusalem to the apostle John" and he wrote about this so we could know what it was like.   (Rev. 21:1-5)
 
The pagan who know not God or Jesus sorrow greatly over death.  Paul didn't want us to act like those pagan because we know the truth from the Bible about physical death.
 
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15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
 
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
 
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
 
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
 
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Paul tells us that in the end times, the last days, churches will "fall away" from some of the scriptures, setting up other doctrines, opening the door for antichrist to come into the churches

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
2 Thessalonians 2
 
3  Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day (of the Lord) shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
 
I was reading this scripture in 1982 and God explained to me, "The falling away are not people leaving the churches.  The falling away are the church groups leaving some of the scriptures and setting up doctrines to approve that which pleases men."
 
Antichrist is a spirit that comes into churches where scripture is removed.
 
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
 
When Jesus returns HE will judge this:
 
8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of HIS mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of HIS coming:
 
9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
 
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
 
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
 
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
 
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How should we live while we wait for Jesus to return

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
The apostle Peter tells us:
 
2 Peter 3:10-14
 
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
 
11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
 
12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
 
13 Nevertheless we, according to HIS promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
 
14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of HIM in peace, without spot, and blameless.
 
Choose ways of peace ... choose that which brings you peace.
 
Live without spot & blameless: live in truth  (Jesus, things God speaks are truth, New Testament Bible is truth.)
 
Where there is injustice on earth, God brings justice.  Stay in peace knowing this!
 
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Child of the flesh ... and Child of the promise

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
Sitting together ... both saying they are Christians but very different are two groups of people.
 
One of the promise of God as Isaac.
 
The other as child of the flesh as Ishmael.
 
Child of the flesh: Goes forward at church and joins the church, sometimes even being baptized.  But still the child of the flesh, doing this by the will of man, by his own will or will of his parents at church or by others.  (Often he seem a little off.)
 
Child of the Spirit: God speaks to him revealing a truth from God, and changes him, causing him to be born of the Holy Spirit of God.
 
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The difference between the two.
 
The child of the flesh hears a word from God, and ends up reasoning that Word away because it seems "foolish" to him.  He comes up with another plan.
 
I Cor. 2:14   But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
 
The child of the Spirit hears a word from God ... believes God has just spoken to him ... so he does that which is compatible with the word he has heard, resisting all other words that would take him in a different way.
 
Genesis 12
 
1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
 
2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
 
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
 
4 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him;
 
Romans 4:3
 
Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
 
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Try the spirit to see if the thought brought by that spirit is from God

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
I John 4  (John says)
 
1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
 
2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
 
3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
 
4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is HE that is in you, than he that is in the world.
 
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Only the righteous will be taken into heaven

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Matthew 24  (Jesus says)
 
35  Heaven and earth shall pass away, but MY words shall not pass away.
 
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2 Peter 3  (Peter says)
 
13 Nevertheless we, according to HIS promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
 
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I Corinthians 6  (Paul says) 
 
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate (homosexuals), nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
 
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers (those who speak vile words toward others), nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
 
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Galatians 5  (Paul says)
 
15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
 
consumed:  completely destroyed; used up; absorbed  of the attention and energy of someone.
16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
 
17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
 
18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
 
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
 
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance:
 
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2 Peter 3 (Peter says)
 
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
 
11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
 
12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
 
13 Nevertheless we, according to HIS promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
 
14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of HIM in peace, without spot, and blameless.
 
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Revelation 22  (Jesus says) 
 
11  He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
 
12 And, behold, I come quickly; and MY reward is with ME, to give every man according as his work shall be.
 
13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
 
14 Blessed are they that do HIS commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
 
15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
 
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The end of the world: The sun and moon stop shining, the stars fall from heaven... Jesus says, "Be ready"

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
A woman in our church group had the following dream:  She and her husband were going out to buy a new TV.  She was "ready" and was waiting for her husband at their car.  (He was not ready.)  All of a sudden, the sun turned completely dark!  She said it was terrifying even though she knew Bible and knew what that meant.  (Jesus would return through the sky soon to gather the elect of God to take the elect to the New Heaven and New earth which God has created for us.  (Rev. 21:1-5) )
 
She started to run back into their house but then she knew that would do no good so she just fell down on her knees calling on the name of Jesus.
 
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Matthew 24  (Jesus says)
 
44   Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
 
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Acts 2 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:15 For these (men) are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
 
16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
 
17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of MY Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of MY Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
 
19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
 
20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
 
21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
 
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The apostle Peter tells us in the Bible how we are to live as we wait for the return of Jesus:
 
2 Peter 3:10-14  (Peter says)
 
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
 
11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
 
12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
 
13 Nevertheless we, according to HIS promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
 
14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of HIM in peace, without spot, and blameless.
 
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What the Bible says will happen at the end of this world

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Matthew 24  (Jesus says:)
 
29  Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
 
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
 
31 And HE shall send HIS angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together HIS elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
 
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When it goes totally dark in the middle of the day everyone on the whole earth will be terrified! and will know something is happening.
 
* The sun stops giving light and goes completely dark.
* The moon gives no light.
* The stars fall from heaven.
 
Total darkness results.
 
And what of day 2?  will the sun shine?  or will darkness continue?
 
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How could this happen? The powers of heaven have been shaken!
 
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The Days of Vengeance

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
Jesus says:
 
Luke 21:20-22
 
And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
 
21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.
 
22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
In other words:  This is the trumpet of the beginning of the end of this world as we have known it.
 
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"that all things which are written in the Holy Bible may be fulfilled."
 
Isaiah the prophet spoke the following which we read in the Holy Bible.  It will be fulfilled during this time.
 
Isaiah 13:13  God says: Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of HIS fierce anger.
 
In the l980's God gave me a dream ... The earth slipped on it's axis.  People were terrified.  The governments of men were meeting with the scientists and with religious leaders to see what might be done to correct this problem.  A newscaster was trying to report this on TV but as he spoke he became so terrified that he just walked out of the studio, leaving the camera.
 
The consequences of what would happen by the earth moving in the solar system would be enormous all over this earth.
 
Jesus tells us this will happen after the tribulation of those days.
 
Matthew 24:21-22   For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
 
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
 
29  Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
 
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
 
31 And HE shall send HIS angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together HIS elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
 
The elect will be changed into their new heavenly bodies.  (I Cor. 15:47-52)  And will then be removed from the earth and taken to the new heaven and new earth wherein dwelleth only righteousness.  (Revelation 21:1-5)
 
God changes everything.
 
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The Bible is full of treasures showing the way of life for us

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
In two verses in John, Jesus explains the working of the Holy Spirit.
 
John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
 
John 16:13  Howbeit when HE, the Spirit of truth, is come, HE will guide you into all truth: for HE shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever HE shall hear (from God), that shall HE speak: and HE will shew you things to come.
 
4 things the Holy Spirit who lives in us does for us:
  - teaches us all things
  - reminds us of all that Jesus has said to us
  - guides us into all truth
  - shows us things to come
 
Matthew 11:28-30  (Jesus says)  Come unto ME, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  29 Take MY yoke upon you, and learn of ME; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For MY yoke is easy, and MY burden is light. 
 
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The end of this world as we have known it came October 1, 2024

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Acts 1
 
7 And HE (Jesus) said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in HIS own power.
 
We may not know the exact time Jesus will return, but when we see Israel surrounded by armies and attacked, I believe a trumpet sounds for those of us who belong to God and know Bible.
 
(When the leaves fall, we know winter comes next and it is only a matter of time before snow falls.  I believe everything changed as of October 1, 2024, when Iran fired missiles on Israel. From this point on it will be expansion... one thing after another.)
 
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A look back 2000 years: Just before Jesus ascended into heaven ... Jesus said: 
 
Acts 7
 
8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto ME both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
 
9 And when HE had spoken these things, while they beheld, HE was taken up; and a cloud received HIM out of their sight.
 
And since that time that Jesus was taken up into heaven,  we (the church) have been waiting for the return of Jesus, the great tribulation, the end of this present heaven and earth.  The heavens and earth will pass by fire.  God has created new heavens and new earth for the righteous.  And only the righteous will be in that new heaven and new earth.  There will be no more bodies of human flesh.  Then there will only be righteous spirits.  (I Cor. 15)
 
Acts 1
 
10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as HE went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
 
11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
 
12 Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey. (Where the wait for the return of Jesus began.)
 
2 Peter 3
 
7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
 
8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
 
While we view this time between the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus as 2000+ years ... in God's sight it has only been 2 days!
 
Revelation 22:20  He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
 
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 What's next?  The great tribulation where God judges this earth with HIS 14 plagues ... that could take a few decades ... expect one plague after another ... and then this heaven and earth soars with fire and a loud noise vanishes ... Jesus returns and gathers HIS church and we are changed into our new spiritual bodies and are taken to the new heaven and new earth, the new Jerusalem wherein there are only the righteous!
 
Matthew 24
 
And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
 
2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
 
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
 
4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
 
5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
 
6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
 
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
 
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
 
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
 
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
 
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
 
12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
 
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
 
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
 
15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
 
16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
 
17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
 
18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
 
19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
 
20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
 
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
 
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Luke 21  (Jesus says)
 
20  And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
 
21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.
 
22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
 
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Though our outward man perishes, the inward man is renewed day by day. (2 Corinthians 4:16)

Re-published from March 28, 2024
 
Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
If you are born again, hopefully you have learned to focus on something other than your physical body as the world does.
 
I go to physician assistant once a year in order to get a prescription for Ambien sleep aid.  Other than that, I will go in if I really need help with something and can't take care of it with standard over the counter medicine in a reasonable time.
 
I'm 86, and most of the time, I don't have to go to medical office except once a year.
 
But I have learned to pay very little attention to my human body.  Usually it gets well by itself after 2 or three days.  I think God created it that way.  I don't do "preventive medicine", because I don't want to do it.  I don't believe in it.  I have the right to choose.  So I choose.
 
But being a real Christian, I'm really not afraid to die.
 
Recently I was so depressed by something a church woman did, I asked God to let me die.  But God didn't and HE caused things to help me recover.
 
Remember how Elijah asked to die when Jezebel was after him?  But God had an angel cook him a meal out in the wilderness and after Elijah ate, things looked better to him, and he kept doing the work of a prophet of God.
 
The outward man usually perishes.  I really don't consider this to be a big deal as some church people do.  So what?  Life doesn't end just because we die!
 
There is an appointed time of 70 years life in Bible, but some live longer.  Many are already well past that 70 year time and they try to hang on as if they were 20.  I consider this foolish and I choose not to do this nor do I choose to put myself into the medical system thinking to extend life.
 
I only want to live as long as I can exhort the church.  I've asked God to let me die the day I can no longer exhort the church.  (I'm 86.)
 
My PA thought I might be having heart attacks and she offered to administer an EKG to find out.  I thought about her offer, and then said, "I don't think so."  (I don't want to be caught up in this.)  If I die, I die.  I learned to take aspirin when the pain struck and in a few days it stopped.)
 
I've met people who can't do anything much but think about their bodies.  That is a trap I really do not plan to participate in.  
 
(Of course if the pain got bad enough, I might ask for some pills until I could die.  So far, that hasn't happened.  But I'm not trying to live on this earth.  You have to know what your goal is.)
 
💥  My goal is to make provision at my house where I can read more Bible.  I'm totally uninterested in going for a walk or things like that.  And I eat what I want to eat.  I don't mind looking like the homeless woman who can't walk. Sometimes if we do go out in the car, I put make up base over the brown blemishes that have appeared of late on my face.  Sometimes I even put on light lip-stick.  Why not?  But I don't focus on fixing my flesh.  I just cover up a little!
 
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One will be taken, one left, when Jesus returns. Will we be ready the day Jesus returns?

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Matthew 24   (Jesus says)
 
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but MY words shall not pass away.
 
36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but MY Father only.
 
37 But as the days of Noe (Noah) were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
 
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
 
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
 
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
 
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
 
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
 
43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
 
44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
 
45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
 
46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
 
47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
 
48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
 
49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
 
50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
 
51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
 
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Comments by Joan Boney:
 
I have been called by God and was given the spiritual gift of "exhortation".
 
To "exhort" means:  to urge the church by advice and warning.  (Romans 12:8)
 
Concerning "exhortation" we are told the following in the Bible.
 
Hebrews 3
 
12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
 
13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
 
14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;
 
So "daily" I publish on our blog and present recorded Podcasts.
 
Hebrews 10:25  ...  but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
 
Often the devil says to me:  "You write too much ... You speak too much."
 
But I read in the Bible to write and speak even more to the church as I see us approaching the return of Jesus for the sin and wickedness of this world will get even worse as we near the return of Jesus.
 
So I exhort the church "even more" as the Bible says to do.
 
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The devil would like me to stop doing this so he says in my ear, "They aren't listening to you.  They tire of you."
 
But I see by the scriptures in Hebrews 3 & 10 to exhort the church daily and to exhort them even more as the sin increases on this earth.
 
And I pray to be able to do this until I am removed from this earth.
 
Should I listen to devil and stop and Jesus returns, I will not be "ready" for I stopped my assignment and began to eat and drink with the wicked.
 
Matthew 24
 
50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
 
51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
 
So do the assignment which God has given you and continue doing that until Jesus returns to gather the elect.
 
(It is very simple.)
 
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God leads us today by scriptures, HIS Word, which he brings to us out of both the Old and New Testaments

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Examples given of God doing this with various Christians.  Patterns of how God speaks to us today by HIS Word.  Faith in that which God says to us.
 
From the Old Testament:  an example of following God by doing what God says.
 
God calls Joshua to lead the children of Israel after the death of Moses, and how to accomplish the will of God for our lives.  These things apply to that which God has told us to do today.
 
When God tells you to do something today, the pattern which will show you what to do and how to have good success.
 
Philippians 4:13  The apostle Paul says:  I can do all things through Christ (the Word given me by God in the issue of this life) which strengtheneth me.
 
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Pam Padgett, a member of the body of Christ, saw a word from Old Testament which showed her to take early retirement because her job was destruction to her.
 
Micah 2:10  Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.
 
What would she do with all that time ?
 
Pam retired in February, 2012, at age of approximately 56.
 
God gave me a dream to start a blog in March, 2012.  I called Pam to see if she could set it up and run it for the ministry.  (Then we learned that Pam has spiritual gift of "helps".)
 
I Corinthians 12:28  Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. 28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
 
Everything turned out very well for her after early retirement.  She has been working with us since she retired.  Now she has set up and maintains blog, our books with Amazon, and since 2020 Podcasts, and now the addition of the Classical Music Podcast.
 
Recently we had to get another church person to help Pam with all the work she has had to do.
 
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On this Podcast, I present how God leads us, often with Old Testament scripture.
 
Joshua 1  (God taught Joshua how to do the work to replace Moses in the job of leading the Children into the promised land.)
 
1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,
 
2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
 
(The assignment given Joshua differs from our assignment but the method of doing the assignment still applies to the New Testament church today.)
 
3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses. 4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
 
5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
 
6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
 
7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
 
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
 
(The "book of the law" for us is the New Testament Bible which contains laws of God for the New Covenant church.  Also many promises of God apply to the New Testament church today.)
 
9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
 
Explained on this Podcast.
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

Mark 4:3-20

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
Jesus says
3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:
4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
8 And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
 
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Jesus explains:
 
Mark 4
 
14 The sower soweth the word.
 
15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.
 
16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
 
17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.
 
18 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,
 
19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
 
20 And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. (James 2:26)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
God taught me to hear HIM by HIS HOLY Spirit and to do what the Word said to do by believing it was God speaking to me when it was God.  The voice of God is different.  I have found it to be pure, peaceable, gentle, easy to be intreated, just as it says in James 3:16.
 
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
 
I attended a church called, "Word of Faith," in the late 1970's.  I thought they were doing that which God taught me to do about faith.  I thought they were like me and I was like them.  But the teacher of our Bible class said, "You were never like us.  We talked about faith.  But you lived faith."
 
This Podcast explains what he was saying.
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog