Building your house on the word from God

Don't let the world or devils steal your salvation. Hold fast to God and the Holy Scriptures. Let yourself be healed.

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
Hebrews 12
 
1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
 
every weight:  things that trouble me needlessly  (eliminating such TV shows as evening newscasts)
 
2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before HIM endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
 
3 For consider HIM that endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
 
4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
 
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5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of HIM:
 
6 For whom the Lord loveth HE chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom HE receiveth.
 
7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
 
8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
 
9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
 
10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but HE for our profit,
that we might be partakers of HIS holiness.
 
11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
 
12 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
 
13 And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
 
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14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
 
15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
 
16 Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
 
17 For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
 
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18 For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
 
19 And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:
 
20 (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:
 
21 And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)
 
22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
 
23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
 
24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
 
25 See that ye refuse not HIM that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from HIM that speaketh from heaven:
 
26 Whose voice then shook the earth: but now HE hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.
 
27 And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
 
28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
 
29 For our God is a consuming fire.
 
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God blessed the end of Job more than the beginning

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
Job 42:10, 12   And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.
 
12 So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning:
 
 
Matthew 24:14 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. 
 
 
Revelation 12:12 ... Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
 
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That which is coming upon the earth. What the Bible shows us.

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
2 Timothy 3  (the apostle Paul says)
 
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
 
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
 
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
 
4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
 
5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
 
6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
 
7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
 
8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
 
9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.
 
10 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
 
11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
 
12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
 
13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
 
14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
 
15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
 
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
 
17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
 
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Protecting the ministry and my life as a Christian

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Ephesians 4:8;11-12
 
8 Wherefore HE saith, When HE ascended up on high, HE led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
 
11 And HE gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
 
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
 
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Comments by Joan Boney:
 
It is so important for each of us who have been called by Jesus to protect the ministry to which we have been called.
 
And it is important for each person called to be a Christian to protect that calling.
 
Ephesians 1:4 According as HE (God) hath chosen us in HIM before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before HIM in love:
 
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We must keep ourselves from things that would cause us to speak as this world speaks.  We cannot allow ourselves to be polluted by wisdom of men of this world.  We must not take in their wisdom.  We must be very careful to keep our wisdom to be from God, agreeing at all times with the Holy Bible. Rejecting this world when it goes in a way opposite to the wisdom from God.  Filling our minds with the ideas presented by God in the Holy Bible.
 
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I had a Catholic friend who loved to visit me.  She would often tell me wisdom of this world.  I would say:  "What you just said is not in the Bible.  I want to build my house on the Word from God."
 
So why would I be subject to watching the evening, "News of the World"?
 
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On the first day of Donald Trump's "Hush Money" trial, I started to turn on the news to see what happened.  Then I woke up.  "Why would I want to see humans judging a human"?
 
Concerning Nineveh: God sent Jonah to Nineveh to say:  "Yet forty days and Nineveh will be destroyed." The king and people were terrified and repented.  Jonah sat on a hill nearby to see what would happen.  After they repented, God did not destroy Nineveh and Jonah was bitter and mad because God did not destroy Nineveh.
 
Jonah 4:10:11  Then said the LORD, Thou (Jonah) hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:
 
11 And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
 
God will judge rightly.
 
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I'm not of this world.  I obey the laws of this world as I can, so long as they don't keep me from obeying laws of God.  Some of the world's laws I do not agree with.  But I stay out of the controversy and do not try to make the World to be godly when they do not have the Spirit of God.
 
My kingdom is not of this world.  (John 18:36)  Like Jesus there is another place God has prepared for me and for HIS people.  I'm truly a stranger here on this earth. 
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Romans 12:1-2  I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
 
2 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.
 
It is my responsibility to find out what pleases God and to do that, conforming my thinking to the Holy Bible.  This is what I want to do.  Building my personal life on the Word from God.
 
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Galatians 5:19  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.
 
As a Christian, born of the Spirit of God ... Not participating in things which make me consider it is "normal" to commit the works of the flesh, thereby excusing these works as just being "normal".  These works are "normal" if you are not a born again Christian.  But being born again by God, we are given by God HIS heart and HIS Spirit thereby we live differently to this world.  And I find it not good to hear or focus on ways of this world but to keep my mind and focus on ways of God for Now  we belong to God.  So why would I want to know what this world is doing today, feeding myself with the way of this world?
 
I decided this is not the way for me to go, feeding myself with news of what they are doing.  It could cause me to pollute the ministry and way of God.
 
We live in a "strange country".   We are "peculiar people" to that country.
 
1 Peter 2:9-10  But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of HIM who hath called you out of darkness into HIS marvellous light:
 
10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
 
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Hebrews 11
 
13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
 
14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
 
15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
 
16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for HE hath prepared for them a city.
 
After we renew our minds to the Bible showing ourselves the ways of God, this world is "strange to us."  (unusual)
 
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Hebrews 11:9-10  By faith he (Abraham) sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country,
 
(So we do not try to fit in with the people of this world for they follow the desires of their own flesh. Now we seek to conform to the way of God, rejecting the flesh.  We want to build our house on the way of God. Looking for what God wants us to do. Seeking HIM.)
 
Galatians 5:22-23  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance:
 
(So we choose to reject trying to see what people of this world are doing today.  And we deliberately do those things which cause us to produce fruits of the Spirit and we depend on God to show us what to do.) 
 
God is our newscast.  The Bible and God by His Spirit will tell us what will come as needed. 
 
John 16:13  HE will show you things to come.  
 
Hebrews 11:10  For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
 
Philippians 4:19  But my God shall supply all your need according to HIS riches in glory by Christ Jesus (The Word).
 
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At one point in my life, around 1975, after I was born again, God said to me:  "Don't watch things of this world:  plays, news, football, movies and such."
 
For a season:  I didn't watch.
 
I was on a buying trip for my business that I owned at that time.  My mother and dad met me in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  We were driving along and someone mentioned a man named "Jimmy Carter."  I said, "Whose Jimmy Carter?"  They were shocked!  He had just been elected president of the United States.
 
It didn't make one bit of difference in my life that I could see.
 
At that time I was very seriously learning Bible as God taught me, so I could do the work of God that God showed me:  apostle & prophet
 
Now, after 40 + years, I want to return again to the early days when I was unaffected by this world.  For I know serious things of God are rapidly coming to this world.  I want to be sure God is leading me in what I say and write.
 
There is certainly a price to pay when we are a minister of God and a Christian!  But it is well worth the price! for all eternity!
 
Mark 8:36  Jesus says:  For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
 
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(This message is truly a message "for me" to try to encourage me in godly ways!)
 
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Paul says: "Let women keep silence in the church for it is not permitted for them to speak." When God showed me I was to be a minister, what I said to God, is, "How can I speak after what Paul said?"

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
God said to me:  "Look at what these women were doing."
 
I went back to I Corinthians 14 to see: 
 
34 Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.
 
35 And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.
 
It appeared to me that these women were interrupting the gathering of the church by asking questions.  
 
This would not be proper.
 
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Then God showed me these women speaking in the church as prophets in the Bible:  Anna, Philip's 4 daughters, and Deborah who judged Israel.
 
Anna:
 
Luke 2:36-38
 
36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;
 
37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
 
38 And she coming in that instant (when they brought the baby Jesus into the temple) gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of HIM to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
 
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The 4 daughters of Philip who did prophesy:
 
Prophesy is for the church:  Ezekiel 3
To prophesy the person would have to speak to the church.
 
Acts 21:8-9
 
8 And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.
 
9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.
 
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Deborah: 
 
Judges 4:1-9
 
1 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.
 
2 And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.
 
3 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
 
4 And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.
 
5 And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.
 
6 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?
 
7 And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand.
 
8 And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go.
 
9 And she said, I will surely go with thee:
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(Comments by Joan Boney)
 
By these things, I was persuaded I was to do the ministries of Jesus in the offices of apostle & prophet.
 
And God showed me apostles today are anointed by Jesus to deal with scriptures and to establish the church in the doctrines of Christ, for in the last days many churches will "fall away" from doctrines of the Bible. (antichrist of the end times)  And NT apostles will try to return them to Bible doctrines in the church.
 
Prophets are sent to the church with messages from God.
 
Ministries of the NT churches:
 
Ephesians 4:8; 11-12
 
8 Wherefore HE (Jesus) saith, When HE ascended up on high, HE led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
 
11  And HE gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
 
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
 
Some churches today teach there are no prophets in the NT church today:
 
In Ephesians we see Jesus, from heaven, put the ministries of apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor and teacher.
 
Also in the book of Acts, we see many scriptures showing prophets working in the NT church:
 
Acts 11:27  And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.
28 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar. 29 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:
 
Acts 15:32  And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.
 
I Corinthians 12:27-28  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.
 
I Corinthians 14   (Paul instructions for the NT Church)
 
26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
 
29 Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.
 
30 If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.
 
31 For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.
 
32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.
 
33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
 
Acts 13:1  Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
 
Acts 21:10-11  And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.
 
11 And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
 
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Paul tells us Jesus will not return until there is a "falling away". What that means.

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
In 2 Thessalonians 2 the apostle Paul says:
 
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;
 
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.
 
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The end time apostasy in the churches before Jesus returns:
 
In 1982, I was reading the above scriptures and God said to me:  "The falling away are not people leaving the church ... The falling away are churches leaving the scriptures".
 
Scriptures in the New Testament Bible will be changed to draw people to the church and many verses of scripture will be no longer spoken, such as:  The man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.  (Jesus spoke this in Matthew 5:32 & in Matthew 19:9)  I've never heard this taught in any church I've attended in 40 + years.)
 
Churches today approve many things against scripture:  This is antichrist in the church today.
 
The apostasy had to happen in the churches before Jesus can return.  It is already happening and has been for many decades.  This tells us Jesus could return soon, anytime.  And the Great Tribulation of God where God sends 14 plagues upon this earth could happen anytime.
 
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Matthew 24: Jesus explains the events leading up to the great tribulation of the end times

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
The apostle Peter explains that time in the sight of God differs from time as we view time.  
 
Jesus says, Revelation 22:12  And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
 
But 2000+ years have passed since the crucifixion and resurrection.  So how can this be viewed as "quickly"?
 
Peter explains:  2 Peter 3:8  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.
 
By this, God views it has been a little over 2 days since Jesus was crucified and resurrected.
 
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Revelation 22:20  He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
 
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In Matthew 24, Jesus gives us an outline of that which leads up to the end of this world and HIS coming to gather the elect of God.
 
Matthew 24
 
1 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.  
 
(Jesus shows HIS disciples that all these things made by man will be destroyed at the end of this world.)
 
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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.
 
(Many will come saying "Jesus is Lord" and people will view them as Christian so they will be able to deceive many.  They will come as ministers.  They will also come as people in the congregations.  But they will bring doctrines not of Christ but of antichrist and they will lead people away from many scriptures in the New Testament Bible.  These are the antichrist churches of the end times leading up to the great tribulation with God will send to judge the whole world along with the antichrist churches.)
Revelation 8, 9, 16
 
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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.
 
(Some of those things have now already passed:  WWI;  WWII; churches departing from scripture of the Bible and setting up doctrines contrary to Christ, antichrist in the churches)
 
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.
 
(Example:  In WWII Germany. People lived in terror for if a neighbor or even their own children became offended they could denounce a person to the Gestapo and cause them to be taken and tortured and even killed.)
 
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11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
 
(Today, all over the world, there are false ministers leading individual churches, falling away from scripture of Bible and setting up doctrines opposite to Bible.  antichrist)
 
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12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
 
(2 Timothy 3:1-6    This know also, that in the last days  perilous times shall come.
 
For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
... 13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.)
 
(We see iniquity growing worse and worse in both churches and world leaders and individuals day by day, year by year.  Often we are shocked by that which they say and do.  Finally we've heard so much evil from them that we expect to hear such and if we aren't careful we will become hardened to the evil and will be in danger of being swept away ourselves from truth, from God, from Bible.)
 
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Matthew 24  (Jesus says)
 
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
 
(I've heard many today in church groups say their church has become "watered down".  And politicians in USA have grown worse and worse and integrity is even worse that in decades before and many of us are shocked at that which they say and do.  All this leads up to the great tribulation where God bring HIS own judgments upon both religious and non-religious persons of this whole world.)
 
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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.
 
(This has been fulfilled through Internet:  blogs & podcasts  This is a major factor showing us we are at the threshold of the coming of Jesus, The Great Tribulation of God, and the destruction of this heaven and this earth ...  2 Peter 3:10 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.)
 
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Matthew 24  (Jesus says)
 
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.
 
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.
 
(Everyone will see Jesus coming through the clouds.)
 
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23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
 
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
 
25 Behold, I have told you before.
 
26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
 
27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
 
28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
 
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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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32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
 
33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
 
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34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
 
(The generation that sees the beginning will see the end.)
 
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35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but MY words shall not pass away.  (says Jesus)
 
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 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, 39And 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.
 
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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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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

Life changing concepts: Following the word given you by God

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
It is so important not to rush through words given you by God.  Often there is no end to doing an instruction.
 
Jesus said:
 
John 8
 
31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on HIM, If ye continue in MY word, then are ye MY disciples indeed;
 
continue:  to do something and keep on doing
 
32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
 
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Ephesians 4:29  Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
 
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I Thessalonians 5:21  Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
 
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I Thessalonians 5:22  Abstain from all appearance of evil.
 
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Matthew 6
 
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and HIS righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
 
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
 
Take action concerning what you can do today ... and pray over tomorrow.
 
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Philippians 4:6  Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

#11 Life changing concepts shown to me by God through the Holy Spirit and the scriptures

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...
 
These are things brought to my attention by the Holy Spirit.  I'm sure there are other things also
 
💥  The Holy Spirit just reminded me of Psalm 51:10.  I'm always praying this over me when I have conflict with another person.  Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
 
Praying this has helped me so much.  God gives me a new heart and a new Spirit instantly! (Of course you must have faith for it to happen!)
 
James 1:6-7  But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
 
7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
 
(All things are done by faith and without faith nothing is done.)
 
Joan Boney
 
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#10 Life changing concepts shown to me by God through the Holy Spirit and the scriptures

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
💥   Romans 8:14  For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
 
They say "Jesus is Lord".  They say they are Christians.  But are they led by the Holy Spirit of God? Have you seen this in them?  Do they really understand what you are saying or are they pretending?  Do they stare at you blankly, just waiting until you stop talking?  Or do they delight in the Word you speak from God?
 
Matthew 24:4-5  Jesus said:  Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in MY name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.  
 
Antichrist in today's church.
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

#9 Life changing concepts shown to me by God through the Holy Spirit and the scriptures

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
💥  God taught me:  "Unless you are excited and joyful about the plan, don't do it."
 
- Radio? Broadcasting exhortations to the church. Yes!
- Job at Christ for the Nations as dean of women?  NO!  (didn't apply)
- Blog? Yes!
- Books? Amazon. Yes!
- Podcasts? Yes!
- Moving from Texas to Colorado in 2019? Definitely, Yes!
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

#8 Life changing concepts shown to me by God through the Holy Spirit and the scriptures

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
💥  God taught me:  "If it troubles you, don't do it.  There is another way to go."
 
When I decided to move from Dallas to the city where my mother lived, and went to look at trailer houses to consider buying one to put on a small trailer lot my dad owned where my mother lived in a trailer house:
 
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#7 Life changing concepts shown to me by God through the Holy Spirit and the scriptures

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
💥  Before you can have faith, you must hear what God says by HIS Holy Spirit on the matter at hand.
 
Examples on this Podcast.
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

#6 Life changing concepts shown to me by God through the Holy Spirit and the scriptures

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
💥  God said to me:  "One step at a time, one step at a time ... it is enough."
 
(But take that one step shown you by the Holy Spirit.)
 
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#5 Life changing concepts shown to me by God through the Holy Spirit and the scriptures

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
💥  God taught me to do Joshua 1:8 for the remainder of my life.  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.
 
Psalm 1
 
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.
 
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
 
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.
 
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.
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# 4 Life changing concepts shown to me by God through the Holy Spirit and the scriptures

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
💥  Matthew 11:30  God's yoke is easy and His burden is light.
 
Measure all things by, "Is this easy to be intreated?"  James 3:17
 
If it is hard to do, difficult to accomplish, overly expensive, complex ... you are not yoked to God's plan for you.  Pray for wisdom and re-think all things depending on God to lead you.
 
Ask God for HIS wisdom.
 
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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* when I moved to Colorado and needed a sound guy to set up my system and he came up with a system that was extremely complex
 
* overly expensive: renting chairs for upcoming meeting
 
* multiple invitations to go to other nations and help with churches and teach ministers at my own expense
 
* God did not equip us to send books or money to other nations 
 
* scheduling of appointments
 
* travel:  86 / partially crippled
 
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# 3 Life changing concepts shown to me by God through the Holy Spirit and the scriptures

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
💥  # 3  Jesus said:
 
John 5:30  I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear (from God), I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
 
Jesus, the Son of God, could do nothing of HIS own thinking.  HE heard from God, the Father, and did what God said to do.  
 
God showed me that was the example for me to follow.  Don't try to be wise.  Depend on God to show you what to do.
 
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# 2 Life changing concepts shown to me by God through the Holy Spirit and the scriptures

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
I was born again on August 5, 1975.
 
Shortly after that, I was asleep in the night when God transported me into heaven, similar to the example given in 2 Corinthians 12.
 
I was with God and Christ and the Holy Spirit.  I saw no images.  It was a spiritual experience.  At that time I was "merged into the body of Jesus", made one with the word of God, God and the Holy Spirit witnessing.
 
A few nights later, the exact same thing happened to me again.
 
I thought this happened to all who were born again.  When I found that was not the case, I didn't know why this had happened to me.
 
Later I was reading a book entitled Exodus, and the author said sometime when God has a special calling for someone HE will often cause a "special" thing to happen like Moses and the burning bush.
 
For the next 5 years God prepared me for the ministry I was to do on this earth, apostle and prophet.
 
God showed me apostles have an anointing to deal with scripture and they will try to cause churches to abide by the NT scriptures.
 
Prophets deliver messages, especially corrections, to the church people and the ministers.  Prophets are often also shown things to come.
 
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In preparing me during those years, God gave me several instructions for me to follow personally.  One of the first things God showed me was for me to get out of debt and stay out of debt.
 
God used this scripture with this instruction:  Romans 13:8  Owe no man anything.
 
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💥   After I was born again in 1975, God said to me, "Get out of debt and stay out of debt." 
 
At the time I heard this word from God, I owned a small business, American Indian Arts, in Dallas, Texas.  I set about immediately to pay off all my debt.  I owed $6,000 to a woman who had loaned me money to purchase merchandise for my business. She did not require interest on her loan.  She asked me to allow her to buy merchandise from my shop at my cost which I was pleased to do.
 
I was not born again at the time I borrowed this money.
 
After I was born again, I saw this verse of scripture and set about to do this scripture:
 
2 Corinthians 6:14 
 
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
 
So far as I knew, the woman who loaned me money was an unbeliever.  I wanted to pay her what I owed her as soon as possible and that would set me totally out of debt.
 
First when we hear a word from God and believe God spoke that Word to us, we purpose in our hearts to do that word.
 
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I prayed immediately asking God to help me to get out of debt and I asked God to give me wisdom to get out of debt based on the following promise of God from the New Testament Bible.
 
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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God had taught me to pray for wisdom concerning the items I purchased for the shop and to be led by the Holy Spirit concerning each item I purchased.
 
I went on a buying trip to New Mexico, USA.  In Santa Fe, I visited a friend who owned a shop where he dealt with American Indian arts.
 
I sold mostly jewelry at that time and some pottery.
 
He had an old Navajo rug displayed in his shop.  I found I just couldn't walk away from that rug.  It was priced at $500.  Finally I bought it.  (God had been teaching me to purchase items that interested me and that I could pay for in cash.)
 
I took the rug to Albuquerque to a woman who specialized in appraising Navajo rugs.  She said, "Most of the old rugs are worthless.  But you lucked out.  This is a fine example of a Navajo rug and it will go up in price.  It is worth $1500 now but you should price this rug where it will not sell, for this is a rug that will go up greatly in price in the future."
 
The first day I returned to Dallas with the merchandise, a man called me wanted to see jewelry.  I had that rug rolled up and lying next to the wall.  He said, "What's that?"  I replied,  "It's an old Navajo rug which I brought back with me yesterday from my buying trip."  He said, "Let me see it." I said, "Oh ... I don't think you would want that."  He said, "Well let me see it."  
 
I rolled the rug out on the floor.
 
He walked around it looking carefully at the rug.  
 
Then he said, "How much."
 
I replied:  "$5,000".
 
He said:  "I'll take it."  and he began writing out a check!
 
I was horrified.  I was an honest merchant.  I did not overcharge my customers.  I began trying to talk him out of buying that rug since I knew it was overpriced. But he was determined to purchase that rug.
 
So I said to him, "Here is what I will do.  You take the rug and I will hold your check for one week without cashing it.  If you decide for any reason you to do want the rug, bring it back and I will give you your check back."
 
I never saw that man again.  So I deposited his check in my bank and put $1,000 with it and paid the woman the $6,000 that I owed to her.
 
I was never in debt again.
 
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Later I read these scriptures.
 
Deuteronomy 28
 
1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
 
2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
 
3 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
 
4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
 
5 Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.
 
6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
 
7 The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.
 
8 The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and HE shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
 
9 The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto Himself, as HE hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in HIS ways.
 
10 And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.
 
11 And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
 
12 The LORD shall open unto thee HIS good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
 
13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:
 
14 And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
 
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* For writings on additional subjects, click here:  Jesus Ministries Exhortations Blog

Life changing concepts given to me by God: leading to an abundant and godly life on this earth

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
God gave me many concepts to live by over the 40+ years after I was born again.   If you do these, you will definitely have a more abundant and godly life on this earth.
 
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💥 # 1.  Be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind to the Word given to you by God.
 
God shows us the way of life through the Holy Bible.  As we take individual scripture and do those verses in our life we begin to move into godliness and we are separated from going in the ways of this world.
 
This is the true path to godliness, success, and prosperity.
 
John 14:6  Jesus saith unto him, 
 
I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
 
(Structure your life by going in the way shown us in the Holy Bible, especially in New Testament Scripture.)
 
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A vast field of buried treasure hiding in plain sight just waiting for us to find nuggets and dig them up and keep them are found in the Holy Bible:
 
We hunt this treasure as we read the chapters of the Bible:  The Word of God takes us in ways this world rarely finds.  Their wisdom is very different from the way God shows us to live on this earth.
 
This world seeks wealth, fame, praise of men.  All of this has a short season.  And then like a vapor it vanishes never to be again and the fruits produced are often depression and bitterness.
 
Men are praised by other men when they do well for themselves:  sports figures; women with physical beauty; being the best over those around you; making more money; achieving fame and recognition;
 
These ways have short life spans and in the end, rarely does the treasure follow you to the grave where the fame usually vanishes with the years of death and you enter the life you have purchased for eternity whether it is good or bad.  The flames of the past accomplishments burn away year after year never to rise again to that which they once were.  "All this for what?"
 
And where are you now? after death?  "Where is that person now?"  I always wonder after that person dies.  And eternal life begins.  And God judges that life and rewards for either good or evil that was done.  And God's judgment of us is forever!
 
OJ Simpson died recently.   Where is he today?  Now he has begun "forever".  And it can't be changed, for it is eternity.
 
Luke 12
 
15 And HE said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
 
16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
 
17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
 
18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
 
19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
 
20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
 
21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
 
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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.
 
The men who praised us die and their praise ends or they end their praise if they don't approve of what we are doing along the way.
 
God will praise us forever for that which we chose to do on this earth when we seek HIM and follow HIS Word.
 
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Luke 16
 
19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
 
20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
 
21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
 
22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
 
23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
 
24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
 
25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
 
26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
 
27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
 
28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
 
29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
 
30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
 
31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
 
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Concept from God:
 
Romans 12:2  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind (to that word from God), that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
 
Lay up treasure that is from heaven.  Every word from the mouth of God is treasure that endures through all eternity.
 
Seek that treasure.  Hold fast to that Word.  Live by that Word.  Never let that Word go from your life.  It is forever! It will keep you as a young man or woman.  It will comfort you in old age.  And it will be there for you at the judgment seat of God.
 
The judgment seat of Christ:
 
2 Corinthians 5
 
9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of HIM.
 
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
 
11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men;
 
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James 4
 
13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
 
14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
 
15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
 
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Deuteronomy 28

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
When I was recording the previous Podcast, I heard the Holy Spirit say, "Deuteronomy 28".  So I knew to record that section of scripture as soon as I completed the previous recording.
 
Deuteronomy 28
 
1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all HIS commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
 
2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
 
3 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
 
4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
 
5 Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.
 
6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
 
7 The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.
 
8 The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
 
9 The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.
 
10 And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.
 
11 And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
 
12 The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
 
13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:
 
14 And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
 
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When we follow the Holy Spirit, God meets the needs of people

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
We do not know what that person needs.  God does.  And as we yield ourselves to God, we are used by God in the salvation of individuals.
 
One of the most important things we can do is to recognize what the Holy Spirit is telling us and to yield to HIM, speaking and doing that which HE brings to our mind.
 
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Jesus says: Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: Luke 12:51

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
* John 7:43   So there was a division among the people because of HIM.
 
* Hebrews 4:12-13  For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in HIS sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of HIM with whom we have to do.
 
* John 10:19  There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.
 
* Luke 12:51  Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
 
* John 9:16  Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
 
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When the Holy Spirit speaks, it is often like I have been struck by lightning

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
The Holy Spirit speaks to my mind, showing me the will of God.  (2 Corinthians 2)
 
When this happens, it is often like I've been struck by lightning.  My mouth often falls open and my body remains still because that which God said by HIS Spirit so startles me and HIS wisdom is so great, like nothing I have even considered or was capable of knowing before!
 
My eyes are then opened to see God's view.
 
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Special Podcast #2: Iran attacks Jerusalem ... What Jesus says in Bible

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
Iran attacked Jerusalem on April 13, 2024.
 
Other nations encourage Israel not to strike back.  But even if they do not, this is very significant because of what Jesus said in the Bible in Luke 21.
 
 
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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I bought a defective TV and the Holy Spirit showed me what I could do about it

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 
 
In this case, the merchant did not fix the TV I purchased from him and he would not fix the TV.  In those days some TV's were plasma and had to be calibrated by the dealer to get the excellent picture they were capable of receiving.  
 
He said he would calibrate the TV.  But when I tried to get him to set an appointment for his workers to come to my house, he would not set an appointment.
 
One day I passed his business and it was gone.  He had moved to another city.
 
The TV was almost unwatchable with streaks all up and down the screen.  I kept trying to clear it up some with the remote control settings.
 
One day I was tuning the TV again, and the Holy Spirit said to me, "You don't have to put up with this."
 
I realized that was correct. And the Holy Spirit showed me what to do.
 
I did that immediately and was no longer troubled as I had been troubled, but what the Holy Spirit told me to do went completely against the wisdom of man!  But it caused me to have peace.
 
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