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Preview: Top Podcasts # 4 (Abortion)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
Things to consider as consequences of having an abortion:* You will be destroying a part of your own flesh, your own child.  By doing this you destroy not only your child but a part of your own self and you will never fully recover but will carry this the remainder of your life, for a part of you will have been destroyed. It is a memory you will not likely extinguish.* And another burden:  At the time of sexual intercourse, the two become one flesh.  So you have already committed to being one flesh with that man by having sexual intercourse with him, for as long as either of you live on this earth you will be one flesh by this act of sexual intercourse for this is the way God created this. You will find it is not so easy to eliminate that sexual partner either.
I Corinthians 6:15-18    Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith HE, shall be one flesh. (Even if a man has sex with a prostitute he becomes one flesh with that prostitute.)18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. You fragment yourself each time you have sex with another person. You may try to escape this but God ordained that the two become one flesh at the time of sexual intercourse and you cannot change this fact for it is as surely set as the sun is set by God in the sky. Abortion will just add to your own torments. But there are even greater things to consider:  Sinning against God and upsetting the course of the way God ordained for this earth and for humans who live on this earth.God's plan is as follows:Mark 10   Jesus says:6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. God joined the two together at the time of sexual intercourse. Casual sex cannot be casual.Other scriptures to consider are in this podcast.
That child is God's heritage.  You will be killing God's heritage.  Therefore you deprive your mother and father of their heritage of a grandchild.  You deprive your brother's and sister's of God's heritage of nieces and nephews.  If you have other children, you deprive them of God's heritage of having another brother or sister.
 
You hurt everyone in sight, but most of all you hurt your own self for you have cut away a part of yourself by killing your own flesh, your child.
 
Please listen to this Podcast:  
 
* Abortion: (click here)  https://jesusministries.podbean.com/e/mini-podcast-abortion/    
 
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Mini Podcast: In all thy ways acknowledge HIM, and HE shall direct thy paths (Proverbs 3:6)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
James 1:5   If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
 
Everything depends on this:  "Was it God telling me to do this thing?"
 
How do you know it was God?
 
If it was God telling you to do this, you can go forward in confidence.
 
Joshua 1:9  God says:  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.
 
If God confirms to you that "this" is what HE wants you to do, then you can go forward with assurance knowing the following.
 
Proverbs 21:30-31  There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.
 
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Mini Podcast: Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. (Proverbs 3:5)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
If we have the Word of God on the subject, that is all we need!  We can go forward securely when we have heard from God.
 
James 1:5   If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
 
Proverbs 21:30-31   There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.  The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.
 
If God has told us something, there is no counsel against that Word.
 
Example:  A word from God to me concerning a court trial:  "Don't testify"  and how everyone around me fought against that word given to me by God.
 
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Recorded Meditation Scriptures: Proverbs (Wisdom)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
I Kings 3:5-14  In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, 
 
Ask what I shall give thee.
6 And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with Thee; and Thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that Thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.7 And now, O LORD my God, Thou hast made Thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.8 And Thy servant is in the midst of Thy people which Thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.9 Give therefore Thy servant an understanding heart to judge Thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this Thy so great a people?10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;12 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.14 And if thou wilt walk in MY ways, to keep MY statutes and MY commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.
 
I Kings 4:29-31 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
30  And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.31  For he was wiser than all men;
34  And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.
 
In Proverbs we are greatly inspired to seek wisdom from God;
 
And in James 1:5 we have a promise from God that if we ask HIM for wisdom, HE will give it to us.
 
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
 
The Proverbs encourage us to ask God for wisdom and show us the importance of wisdom from God.  
 
In this Podcast, I record some of those scriptures from the book of Proverbs.
 
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Mini Podcast: When we delight in God's wisdom and desire to go in the way of God on this earth

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
Solomon was wisest of all men for God gave him HIS wisdom.  The book of Proverbs show us wisdom.
 
Proverbs 2
 
10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil, from the man that speaketh froward things;
(froward: stubbornly unruly)13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.19 None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good, and keep the paths of the righteous.21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
 
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James 1:5   If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
 
 
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Mini Podcast: The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
The "fear of the Lord" is to choose the way of God over the way of men and even over your own preferences.
 
When we "fear God" we have an understanding that God knows all things and will lead us in the best way for us to go in the decisions pertaining to this present life.
 
And we know that if we go in a way opposite to the way of God we bring destruction upon ourselves.
 
Psalm 107
 
4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
 
5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
 
6 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and HE delivered them out of their distresses.
 
7 And HE led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
 
8 Oh that men would praise the LORD for HIS goodness, and for HIS wonderful works to the children of men!
 
9 For HE satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
 
10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
 
11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
 
19 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and HE saveth them out of their distresses.20 HE sent HIS word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
 
James 1:5   If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
 
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Preview: Top Podcast # 3 (Roles ordained by God for men and women, as shown us by Bible)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
Most men and women will marry.  A few will not but have other roles set by God.
 
The apostle Peter married and had multiple children.  We see this by the Bible, for Peter said he was an "elder" in the church and one of the requirements for an elder was that he be married and have faithful children.  
I Peter 5:1  Peter says:  The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
 
I Tim. 3:4-5  One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
 
Jesus went to Peter's house and found Peter's mother-in-law ill and Jesus healed her.
 
Mt. 8:14:15  And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, HE saw his (Peter's) wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.  And HE (Jesus) touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
 
The Catholic's have been taught that Peter set up the Catholic church and I find they are devastated when you show them the above scriptures showing that Peter was married and had children for the Catholic's do not allow their ministers to marry.
 
The apostle Paul chose not to marry.
 
I Cor. 7:7  For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
 
And Paul said:
 
I Cor. 7:28  But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.
 
38  So then he that giveth in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth not in marriage doeth better.
 
Paul expressed his feeling that they could attend upon the Lord "without distraction" if they did not marry, but they were free to marry.
Most will marry.  
 
In the beginning, God created the man and then the woman from a rib of the man.  
 
After the transgression, God set special roles for the man and the woman.
 
If we choose to go in ways against these ordinations, we put ourselves into ways of destruction.  We bless ourselves and others when we fulfill our roles as set by God.
 
But first, we must see those roles from the Bible.
 
Please listen to this Podcast (click to hear):   Roles ordained by God for men and for women, as shown us by Bible 
 
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Mini Podcast: Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted (Psa. 107:17)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
Sometimes we are bringing problems upon ourselves.
 
I did this as a new Christian.  And I suffered more than I had to suffer until I recognized that I was causing the problem to come upon me.  
 
(On this Podcast I will tell of this situation and how I got free.)
 
Psalm 107
 
4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.6 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and HE delivered them out of their distresses.7 And HE led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.8 Oh that men would praise the LORD for HIS goodness, and for HIS wonderful works to the children of men!9 For HE satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
 
17  Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
 
19-20  Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and HE saveth them out of their distresses.
HE sent HIS word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
 
Remember to pray, asking God to give you wisdom before you do anything.
 
James 1:5   If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
 
 
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Mini Podcast: God says: Turn you at MY reproof: behold, I will pour out MY spirit unto you, I will make known MY words unto you (Proverbs 1:23)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
God says:  Turn you at MY reproof: behold, I will pour out MY spirit unto you, I will make known MY words unto you.  (Proverbs 1:23)
 
But they wouldn't do this.  
 
So God says:
 
Proverbs 1:24-33    Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out MY hand, and no man regarded;  But ye have set at nought all MY counsel, and would none of MY reproof:26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.28 Then shall they call upon ME, but I will not answer; they shall seek ME early, but they shall not find ME:29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:30 They would none of MY counsel: they despised all MY reproof.31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.33 But whoso hearkeneth unto ME shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
 
All scripture comes from God.
 
2 Tim. 3:16-17   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.
 
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Psalm 107
 
4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.6 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and HE delivered them out of their distresses.7 And HE led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.8 Oh that men would praise the LORD for HIS goodness, and for HIS wonderful works to the children of men!9 For HE satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:12 Therefore HE brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.13 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and HE saved them out of their distresses.14 HE brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.15 Oh that men would praise the LORD for HIS goodness, and for HIS wonderful works to the children of men!16 For HE hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.17 Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.19 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and HE saveth them out of their distresses.20 HE sent HIS word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
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Remember to pray, asking God what to do:
 
James 1:5   If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
 
 
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Mini Podcast: If sinners entice thee, consent thou not (Proverbs 1:10)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
One day I was watching the evening news on TV, and I saw that the newscaster just couldn't wait to get to the next sensational story to stir up the flesh of man to evil.
 
Later I saw this scripture and set myself to do this scripture, avoiding the evil of the newscast and of other people who would stir me up to evil.
 
Proverbs 1
 
10   If sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
 
15 Walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
 
After that, I kept this scripture before me day and night so I could evaluate those persons who were stirring me up wrongly and could avoid such people.
 
The apostle Paul says:
 
2 Timothy 3:1  This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
 
5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
 
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This is critical:  Pray, asking God for wisdom in that which you are thinking of doing.
 
James 1:5   If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
 
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I Corinthians 10:13   There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
 
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Preview: Top Podcast # 2: (Born again: What this means: How you can tell if you are born again.)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
To be born again, means God chose to reveal HIMSELF to you and to change you, giving you HIS Holy Spirit to lead you and to guide you.
 
Ephesians 1:13  In Whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in Whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
 
After you are born again, the Holy Spirit of God lives in you.
 
I Corinthians 3:16  Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
 
I Corinthians 6:19  What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
 
 
After you are born again, you are changed by God instantly and you are a new creature:
 
2 Corinthians 5:17   Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
 
 
After the Holy Spirit lives in you, HE will teach you all things, remind you of all that Jesus has said, guide you into all truth, and show you things to come:
 
John 14:26  Jesus says:  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, that shall HE speak: and HE will shew you things to come.
 
 
The Holy Spirit searches the heart of God to reveal the will of God to us.
 
1 Corinthians 2
 
9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love HIM.10 But God hath revealed them unto us by HIS Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
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Please listen to the following Podcast:
 
*  Podcast:  Born again:  What this means:  How you can tell if you are born again.  Complete Podcast  (click here)
 
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Mini Podcast: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
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.
 
What is "The fear of the Lord"?
 
When we "fear the Lord", we know that God knows all things, (present, past, and future).  We are afraid to go against that which God tells us,  for we know we bring destruction upon ourselves if we depart from the law and wisdom of God to go in the way of men or to do that which we prefer doing.
 
Therefore, "the fear of the Lord"  keeps us in the path of God.
 
Truly, "the fear of the Lord" is the beginning of wisdom.
 
When a man sees this word which Jesus said,   "But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery."  (Matthew 5:32)
 
That man who sees this word of Jesus and has "a fear of the Lord" will not dare to divorce a faithful wife for he knows if he chooses to go against what Jesus says, he will bring destruction upon himself and destroy himself on this earth and he will not prosper in his way even when he seems to prosper he will be destroyed in the time to come.
 
When a man is looking for a wife and sees this word which Jesus spoke, and that man has "a fear of the Lord", that man will not even date the woman who has been divorced for fear that he might end up marrying her and bringing destruction upon himself by choosing to go in a way opposite to that which Jesus said in the Holy Bible.
 
Therefore "the fear of the Lord" keeps us from going in a way of destruction which is opposite to that which God said to us.
 
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God made Joseph to prosper, even while Joseph was in prison

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
Joseph's brothers were envious of him and they sold him into slavery when he was only 17-years-old!  
 
But God caused Joseph to prosper everywhere he went.
 
Genesis 39
 
1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.3 And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.5 And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
 
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I don't want to see my enemies destroyed. I want to see them saved by God.

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
We who are the NT church, born again by God by HIS Holy Spirit, do not rejoice in the destruction of those persons who rose up against us in the past.
 
Rather we want to see them saved by God.
 
Jesus gave us this example:
 
Luke 9
 
51 And it came to pass, when the time was come that HE (Jesus) should be received up, HE stedfastly set HIS face to go to Jerusalem,52 And sent messengers before HIS face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for HIM.53 And they did not receive HIM, because HIS face was as though HE would go to Jerusalem.54 And when HIS disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?55 But HE turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. 
 
And they went to another village.
 
The apostles did not have the Holy Spirit at the time the above scripture happened.  But after the Spirit of God fell on them, they were changed and given the power of God.
 
Acts 1:8  Jesus said:   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.
 
We truly love our enemies.
 
Luke 6:35  Jesus said:  But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for HE is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
 
As we follow the Holy Spirit of God and experience the fruits of the Spirit, we are changed from within.
 
I know there was a time I really couldn't imagine doing some of the things Jesus said in Luke 6 where we love our enemies.
 
Now I find from within I do feel like Jesus said in Luke 6, not wanting wrath to come upon anyone who has fought against me or rejected me or done anything to hurt me.  
 
There is not anyone at all I want to see destroyed.  I want to see those who fought against me saved.  I know God has changed me from within.
 
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Meditation Scriptures: Psalms 73-150 (Selected: Recordings)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
This Podcast contains a compilation of recordings of the Psalms from # 73 through # 150.
 
There are many wonderful instructions given by God in these Psalms.  
 
Recordings can be used as you are driving, or bathing, or as you go to bed at night.
 
These recording should be helpful to us in strengthening our faith in God and edifying to us to help us to hold on and to endure in times of difficulty, especially in the last days before the return of Jesus when HE gathers HIS elect, those who are born again by God through HIS Spirit.
 
Matthew 24:29-31   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 (Jesus) 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.
 
We are taken into the air to meet Jesus and those who have been raised from the dead.  And we are taken to the new heaven and new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness, to the new Jerusalem which is prepared by God for the elect of God.  (Rev. 21)
 
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Jesus says: "No man can come to God except through ME" (The Word)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
John 14:1-6  Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in ME.  In MY Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.5 Thomas saith unto HIM, Lord, we know not whither THOU goest; and how can we know the way?6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by ME.
 
The way is "The Word" of God.  When we hear from God the Father, we have "The Word" which is the way to God.
 
Jesus is The Word.  From the beginning Jesus was "The Word".  Jesus was with God as "The Word" even before Jesus came to this world in the form of Jesus a man.  
 
Today, Jesus is The Word that was with God from the beginning.
 
John 1:1-5   In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.  All things were made by HIM; and without HIM was not any thing made that was made.  In HIM was life; and the life was the light of men.5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
 
10-14  HE  (Jesus)  was in the world, and the world was made by HIM, and the world knew HIM not.11 HE came unto HIS own, and HIS own received HIM not.12 But as many as received HIM, to them gave HE power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on HIS name (The Word):13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld HIS glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
 
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Mini Podcast: Jesus says: MY sheep hear MY voice, and I know them, and they follow ME

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
Do you hear the voice of Jesus when HE speaks to you?   Do you follow HIM?
 
Romans 8:9  But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of HIS.
 
Do you have the Spirit of Christ in you ... or do you just have the teaching of men?
 
Jesus says:  John 3:3  Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
 
I Corinthians 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.
 
II Corinthians 5:17  Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
 
Galatians 5:19-21  Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 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, meekness, temperance:
 
The works of the Spirit of God are exactly opposite from the works of the flesh.
 
When we are born of our parents, we are born of the flesh, by the will of men.  We do the works of the flesh of man.
 
But when we are born of the Spirit of God by the will of God, we have the Spirit of God in us and we now can do the works of God because we have the Spirit of God.
 
And we choose now to do that which the Spirit of God brings to our mind and we keep our flesh under the control of the Spirit and the flesh suffers because it can no longer do what it wants to do.
 
Now we serve God by HIS Spirit and we follow God because HIS Spirit is now in us to show us the will of God in the issues pertaining to this present life ... and we follow HIM.
 
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Preview: Top Podcasts: # 1 (The apostate churches of the end times)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
Do you know how to identify an apostate church?  It is a serious matter for many church goers today are in apostate churches and don't know they are apostate.
 
It is easy to identify which churches are apostate.
 
Here is a penalty from God that will come on the apostate churches when Jesus returns.  
 
2 Thess. 2:10-12  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.
 
I recommend you listen to the following Podcast:
 
* The apostate churches of the end times:  Who is antichrist and how do you recognize the apostate churches of this current period of time?    Complete Podcast:  (click here)
 
 
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Mini Podcast THY rod and THY staff they comfort me (Psa. 23:4)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
The shepherd of the sheep has a cane with a hook on one end whereby he can grab stray sheep and pull those sheep back to places of safety.  Otherwise when that sheep wanders off the path, a lion might feast on that sheep.  
 
I Peter 5:7-9  Casting all your care upon HIM; for HE careth for you.  Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
 
God's rod and staff that keep us on the highway of God are the Holy Scriptures, the Word from God.  The scriptures are the highway signs showing us the way to go if we drift off the road.
 
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Mini Podcast I will fear no evil, for THOU art with me. (Psa. 23:4)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
Experience with God and teaching from God has given me a solid anchor for my soul, for from the time I was born again by God by HIS Spirit in 1975, God has shown me things the Holy Spirit does for the elect of God and by the Holy Spirit.  And by that which God reveals to me by HIS Spirit, I know God will help me in each situation of this present life.
 
When we are born again, we are sealed by God with the Spirit of God.  
 
Ephesians 1:13-14  In WHOM ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in WHOM also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of HIS glory.
 
The Holy Spirit helps us in these ways:
 
John 14:26   Jesus says:  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.
 
Examples are given on this Podcast.
 
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Mini Podcast: HE (God) leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for HIS name's sake. (Psa. 23:3)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
This world approves many things that are not right in the sight of God.
 
We who are servants of God want to go in the way that is approved by God.
 
Therefore the apostle Paul says to us:  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.  (Romans 12:2)
 
We renew our minds to the New Testament Bible.
 
2 Timothy 3:16-17   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.
 
One day I was reading the following scripture:
 
Isaiah 54:17  No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
 
Our righteousness is of God because that which we are thinking of doing was authored by God so our righteousness is of God for what we are about to do was God's plan and not our own idea!
 
God says:  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.  (Joshua 1:9)
 
Mt. 7:21-23  Jesus says:  Not every one that saith unto ME, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
 
Their religious works were not authored by God.
 
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Mini Podcast: HE (God) restoreth my soul (Psa. 23:3)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
Through the years since I have been born again, God has "restored my soul" many times as I have been troubled.
 
He sent HIS Word and healed me and delivered me!  Instantly!
 
Example:
 
I was 83-years-old when this happened.  
 
All of a sudden thoughts began to bombard my mind.  "What if this happens?  What if that happens."
 
I cried out to God, "Help me!"
 
Instantly I heard this from the Holy Spirit:  "God will supply all your needs."
 
"That's right."  I exclaimed!
 
The Holy Spirit reminds us of all that Jesus has said.  
 
The Holy Spirit is "The Comforter."
 
John 14:26  Jesus said:  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.
 
Mt. 11:28-30  Jesus says:  Come unto ME, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  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.  For MY yoke is easy, and MY burden is light.
 
Another example of God restoring my soul:  (Birthday card / recorded on this Podcast)
 
 
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Mini Podcast: Abortion

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
Things to consider as consequences of having an abortion:
 
* You will be destroying a part of your own flesh, your own child.  By doing this you destroy not only your child but a part of your own self and you will never fully recover but will carry this the remainder of your life, for a part of you will have been destroyed.  It is a memory you will not likely extinguish.
 
* And another burden:  At the time of sexual intercourse, the two become one flesh.  So you have already committed to being one flesh with that man by having sexual intercourse with him, for as long as either of you live on this earth you will be one flesh by this act of sexual intercourse for this is the way God created this.  You will find it is not so easy to eliminate that sexual partner either.
 
I Corinthians 6:15-18   Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.  What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith HE, shall be one flesh.  
 
(Even if a man has sex with a prostitute he becomes one flesh with that prostitute.)
 
18  Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
 
You fragment yourself each time you have sex with another person.  You may try to escape this but God ordained that the two become one flesh at the time of sexual intercourse and you cannot change this fact for it is as surely set as the sun is set by God in the sky. 
 
Abortion will just add to your own torments.
 
But there are even greater things to consider:  Sinning against God and upsetting the course of the way God ordained for this earth and for humans who live on this earth.
 
God's plan is as follows:
 
Mark 10  Jesus says:
 
6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
 
God joined the two together at the time of sexual intercourse.  Casual sex cannot be casual.
 
Other scriptures to consider are in this podcast.
 
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Moving of God

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
Something happened on 5-19-2021 that was very unexpected!
 
I live in the home of Pam Padgett from our little church group.
 
Pam discovered water coming from her water heater into the basement and she arranged for a plumber to bring her a new water heater and install it that same day.
 
Plumber noticed my old car sitting in driveway and he said,  "If I ever wanted to sell it, he was very interested in buying it."  He has a 12 year old son who is CP (cerebral palsy),  and he needed a bigger car.  At this point he doesn't have a car but they use his plumbing trucks to get around and it is harder for his son to get into those vehicles so he wanted a car that sits lower to the ground,
 
After he changed the water heater, he took the car out for a test drive.  The car runs great so I knew there would be no problem.  It is a 1994 Lincoln Town Car ... huge trunk which can easily carry son's wheelchair.
 
The car was no burden to us but it had to sit outside all the time and I really wanted the car to have a place in winter, although it managed 2 winters just fine and never had any problem at all starting car.
 
While he was test driving the car, I had decided that if he made an offer on the car, I was going to give him the car.
 
I told Pam to bring him in to see me if he made offer.
 
He told Pam he wanted the car and he said "Why don't you take the water heater and then I'll also give you some cash for the car."
 
Pam said, "You need to see Joan."
 
He presented the Water Heater plan to me and I said, "No, I want to give you the car."
 
He was very shocked!
 
I said, "We can afford to pay for Water Heater.  You just take the car."
 
I told him we would pay him for the Water Heater and for him to just take the car for his son.
 
He just couldn't believe this was happening.  He said no one had ever given him anything before.
 
He said he would tell his son I had given him the car.
 
I said, "No ... tell your son God gave him the car.  For I had just asked God what HE wanted me to do about the car."
 
He said he knew when he got home his son would be outside polishing the car immediately (he can't walk but he has use of hands)
 
His dad said he thinks the son will be able to drive that car for he has use of his right leg and right hand.  So dad will start teaching him to drive and when he is little older he should be able to get driver's licenses even though he can't walk.
 
(That's going to be one happy kid!)
 
Dad said they go up in mountains every week end and he was sure they would take the car up there this week end.
 
I'm glad for the car!  We had to take car out about every two weeks for a "walk" just to keep up battery and tires.
 
Last time we went to get food, I noticed the old car which was parked in the driveway and saw  how low to ground it had gotten and I told Pam it was time again to take car for a walk.  
 
Pam said we just got car license registration notice a couple of days ago and she hadn't sent in the fee yet.  (only $70)
 
The plumber said he noticed in the car a book with my name on it and he asked if he could take that book with the car.  (And I had already told Pam to give him "Building your house on the word of God.")  Of course he can have both books.
 
I wrote out name of blog and also told him of Podcasts.
 
He asked, "Do you do the recordings?"
 
I said, "Yes" and pointed to the microphone which sits by me.
 
I had just asked God a few days ago if there was anything I should do with the car.  Insurance is only $100 per year as attached to Pam's insurance.  So there was never any pressure to get rid of the car.
 
It's just that I hated to have car just sitting there unused.
 
It's fun for me to think of car having a good home and getting to go out for rides and even getting to go into mountains.
 
I had him take my Texas license plates off the car and leave them for me.  They were expired but we had not changed to Colorado but we had Colorado plates in the car trunk.  
 
It will be fun for me to think of his son with the car.
 
The dad is only 48 but he looks a lot younger.
 
He told me he spent 18 years in Navy ... broke his neck ... had to retire from Navy ... got a job at Fort Carson Army base ... was making $100,000 a year but he never got to see his son or daughter because he got home so late so he quit his job and decided to put in his own plumbing business.  He was scared at first but it has worked out well for him.  He said his dad had a plumbing business and he had worked as plumber since he was 8 years old so he decided to give it a try.
 
I told him if he and children were ever in neighborhood, come in.
 
(I could see a few things about the moving of God which I will explain in this Podcast.)
 
 
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Mini Podcast: HE (Jesus) maketh me to lie down in green pastures: HE leadeth me beside the still waters. (Psa. 23:2)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
The shepherd watches over the flock of sheep.  He sees the sheep eating away at the grass of the pasture and the shepherd knows they will consume the pasture in a short time and the shepherd begins to look for new grasslands where there will be plenty of food and water for the sheep.
 
God watches over us this way and makes provision for us.
 
God provided for Elisha the prophet.
 
2 Kings 4:8-11 And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.9 And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually.10 Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.11 And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there.
 
Everything was provided for him.
 
In 2018, my heart changed on several things.  I had a big house in Texas and I no longer wanted a big house.  I wanted one room with all my stuff around me.
 
(God was preparing me for a change that was coming very soon.)
 
Also I realized I was not going to be able to live alone as I had done before.  (I was 81.)
 
On December 6, 2018, I fell at my house in Texas.  As the ambulance workers rolled me past my front door to take me to hospital, I heard from God:  "You'll never see this house again." 
 
God had prepared everything for me to move to another pasture where I would be cared for.
 
All I had to do is to go through each door as it opened for me!
 
God cares for us as that good shepherd cares for his own sheep.
 
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