Building your house on the word from God

Jesus said: "Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink." HOW DO YOU DO THAT?

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...
It sounds insane and impossible to take no thought for our lives.  Yet that is what Jesus said to do.  Jesus said, "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."  (Mt. 6:33) We, who belong to God, seek the kingdom of God by praying, asking God to show us what to do.  We also read the New Testament Bible and ask God for wisdom concerning that which we read.  And we learn to follow the Spirit of God who shows us the will of God and the way to go in all matters that pertain to this present life. Matthew 11:28-30   Jesus says:  Come unto ME (The Word), all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you, and learn of ME (The Word); for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your soul.  For MY yoke is easy and MY burden is light. Yoking yourself to the word of God changes everything.
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The apostles in the New Testament church today. The work done by apostles.

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...
After Jesus arose, HE gave some apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers.  for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.  (Eph. 4)"What do the apostles do in the church?" I asked our Bible teacher at the church I attended in the late 1970's.   He said he didn't know what they do.  (This church group said there are apostles but I didn't know any at this church group.) Then I asked our Bible teacher, "Who are the apostles at our church?"  He said he didn't know. After that, I asked God to teach me what the apostles do in the church today. And God taught me the work of an apostle, which I share with you in this Podcast.
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Ministers ordained by Jesus for the New Testament church today

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...
After Jesus arose, HE gave to the church ministers for the edification of the Body of Christ. Ephesians 4 ...  11 And HE (Jesus) 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:  13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: Some:  apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers Most people know about evangelists, pastors, and teachers, but what about apostles and prophets? A large number of churches today teach there are no more apostles or prophets today. But I know of no place in the Bible showing the removal of either apostles or prophets from the New Testament church. Was Paul the 12th apostle?  Did Paul replace Judas as an apostle?  Was Paul the last apostle? No, Matthias was the 12th apostle, the apostle who replaced Judas.  (See Romans 1:21-26) Paul was persecuting the followers of Jesus even after Jesus was crucified and resurrected. Paul was not the last apostle, but one of the first of the New Testament apostles given by Jesus to the church for the work of the ministry, as stated in Ephesians 4. Concerning prophets:  Are there any examples of prophets in the New Testament Bible working in the New Testament church? Yes, there are examples.  Paul traveled with a prophet, Silas.  Also two examples are given in the book of Acts showing Agabus, a prophet, working in the New Testament church. What about such things as:  minister of music, pope, archbishop, vicar?  Are these in Bible? In this Podcast, I will share with you what God showed me to be the work of apostles and prophets. It is critical to have the church set up according to the New Testament Bible, as Jesus set up the church.   To add anything to the church or to take anything away from the church, as written in the Bible, is to allow antichrist to come into the church and rule over the Bible.
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Be not conformed to this world but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind (Romans 12:2)

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...
Focus on what the New Testament Bible says concerning the matter at hand.  We renew our minds to the Bible rather than considering that which people say about the subject.   The Bible is truth from God.  Concerning sexual intercourse:  At the time of sexual intercourse the two become one flesh. Paul warns the men of his time:  I Corinthians 6   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.  16  What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith HE, shall be one flesh.  17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.18  Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.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?20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. Notice that Paul says sexual sins are unlike all other sins.  Verse 18:  Sexual sins are sins against your own body. In I Corinthians 6, the apostle Paul also warns about other sins:  And Paul says they that do such sins will not inherit the kingdom of God.   9  Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate (homosexuals), nor abusers of themselves with mankind,  10  Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
 
Christians are baptized unto the death of Christ that they might walk in newness of life serving God.  (Romans 6)
 
God gives each of us HIS own spirit to show us what to do on this present earth.  (John 14:26 & John 16:13)
 
And we have the New Testament Bible to confirm to us rules of God and the will of God.
 
II 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.
 
So we renew our minds to the scriptures, seeing the will of God for us.  We establish our way by scripture, building our house on that which God says as we walk on this present earth.
 
Here are more things shared in this Podcast which enable us to renew our mind of that which God says.
 
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Multiple prophets of old have spoken the same thing about the great tribulation that is to be sent by God at the end of this present world.

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...
Centuries ago, the old testament prophets, Joel, Amos, Isaiah all spoke of the great tribulation of God that is to come upon this present earth.God said:  Shall I hide that which I shall do from MY prophets?   And God did not hide these things from His prophets.  Even before the coming of Jesus in the form of a man upon this earth, God showed HIS prophets of Old Testament these things that were to come. We know these things are coming.  The increase of wickedness upon this earth signals the pending judgments of God that will also come at the end of the time appointed by God. No one knows exactly when these things will happen, but Jesus tells us we do know the"season" as we know when the leaves begin to bud on the trees that summer is near. Noah witnessed the first destruction of this earth and a primary sign was the violence of men. Lot saw the fire and brimstone come that destroyed Sodom and a key sign before that destruction was this:   Genesis 19:4-5   But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.  (Homosexuals came from every quarter of the city of Sodom to have sex with the 2 men who were actually angels, who were at Lot's house.) While many sins were committed in the previous generations, the one thing different now is this:  Sins are flaunted before all without any sign of shame. This is a sign to us that judgment from God is near:
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The NFL announces a policy to "STOP HATE" as football players are unleashed against one another!

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...
It is amazing how ludicrous these secular organizations and individuals can be in their good works.A few years ago, a basketball player had his name changed to "World Peace" in an effort to promote peace.  His new name proudly appeared on the back of his jersey. A few weeks later, this same basketball player was suspended by the NBA for fighting on the basketball court.Jesus tells us, the church: John 6:63  It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. If we try to control flesh by flesh, we will fail. We succeed by doing the following: Galatians 5:16   Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. The Spirit takes us in the way of God by reminding us of that way, giving us a choice to follow God. The flesh and the Spirit are opposite from one another. So there is a war between our flesh and the Spirit and we learn to choose to walk in God's spirit as we continue to live on this earth. And there are many opportunities to avoid the way of the flesh.
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The "beginning of sorrows" spoken of in the Bible. Haven't we already seen that? Next is the great tribulation.

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...
Before the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, HE told us some things to expect to see upon this earth before the second coming of Jesus and the great tribulation and the end of this world. Jesus said:  Matthew 24:6-8   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. Wars, rumors of wars, famines, pestilences and earthquakes ... which we have seen for centuries. Two other things which must happen before Jesus returns:II Thessalonians 2:3-4   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;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. In 1982, God said to me:  The falling away are not people leaving the churches.  The falling away are the churches leaving the scriptures.  (This we have seen for many generations as various denominations are set up by men and doctrines other than those in New Testament Bible become a part of their church groups.)Matthew 24:14  Jesus says:   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. (Hasn't Internet been a very big factor in fulfilling this with both blogs and podcasts?) I believe we have seen all these things happen. No one knows exactly when Jesus will returns and the great tribulation will come, but we are told to "be ready". Most of the people of this world are oblivious to these things that are approaching, but we, the church, know these things are coming and many of us think they are coming soon, perhaps in our own lifetimes.
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What it will be like in heaven. What Bible shows us.

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...
In heaven, we will not have these current physical bodies.  God will give us a new body as it pleases HIM.  (I Cor. 15) In heaven:  there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.  (Rev. 21:4) The reason we have physical pain today is because we live inside these physical bodies.  Also we have emotions of the flesh because we live today inside these physical bodies.Before we are taken into heaven, we will be changed out of these physical bodies. I Cor. 15:51-52   Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep (die), but we shall all be changed,  In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. Blink!  That is how fast we will be changed before we are taken into heaven. Another thing about heaven:  We will not remember this earth. Isaiah 65:17   For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. We will have new spiritual bodies and our family in heaven will be all in heaven for all who are in heaven will be the children of God, the righteous of God.God and the Word (Jesus) will be our focus and our light.
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As we see the day of the Lord approaching, we are told in Bible to exhort each other even more

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...
In the end time, before Jesus returns, wickedness will abound in this world and even in the churches. Jesus says:  And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.  But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.  (Mt. 24:12-13) Also in Bible we are told to exhort one another even more as we see the day of the Lord approaching.  (Heb. 10:25) Exhort means:  to urge earnestly by advice or warning The apostle Paul said:  This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. (II Tim. 3) We are in danger of our love for the Word of God slipping away because iniquity abounds, says Jesus.We may not want to warn one another, but we must do so. Hebrews 10:26   For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, I witnessed a woman who very much wanted to know things of God in the beginning.  But after about 35 years she changed.  When I spoke to her to share that which God had shown me she went dead silent but when I spoke of a TV show or movie she came alive.  Her love of the things of God grew cold and she eventually left us. It can and will happen to many that their love will wax cold as the iniquity abounds on TV and in the hearts of those people whom they love. We work to keep our love for scriptures and things of God.
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Sinners cannot stand in the congregation of the righteous

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...
God put me on radio in January 1980.  After that, hundreds of thousands of people came across my path, hearing the messages from God through the office of a prophet.  (Eph. 4:11-12) At first, individuals delighted in the messages. 
Then God would have me speak a message which was offensive and they departed from me. The truth is in Psalm 1, verse 5: Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. Few church people can stand all the messages from God, for God will bring messages which show their current sins and they run away from the light thinking to approve themselves. Therefore they will not stand in the day of judgment ... and they will not continue on this earth in all those messages that are truly from the Spirit of God.  For to remain, they would have to correct themselves by that message and go in the way of righteousness. Jesus says:   Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:  Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.  (Mt. 7:13-14) And they say to the prophets of God:  "Speak not those things.  Speak lovely things." Such people want to be their own gods.
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If we live after the flesh, we will die

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...
Our flesh brings ideas to our mind.  The Spirit of God who lives in us brings ideas to our mind.
 
Our flesh and the Spirit of God are contrary to each other, presenting opposite ideas.
 
We must choose to go in the way presented by the Spirit, keeping our flesh crucified by that Word given us by God by the Spirit.
 
This is the entire theme of the early verses of Romans 8.
 
Romans 8
 
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Our own flesh tries to get us to go in a way opposite to God's way.  This is always the goal of the flesh.  
 
We keep control by recognizing danger and deliberately going in a way opposite to the flesh, walking in that way shown us by the Spirit.
 
(Pray always, asking God to help you.)
 
Romans 13:15   But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ (The Word), and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
 
(In the area where you are likely to be tempted, store up scriptures to help you and meditate day and night on these scriptures until they get strong enough in you to overcome your own flesh ... and pray, asking God for help!)
 
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Do you think your flesh can get better? That's not what Bible says!

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...
The apostle Paul said:  For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing:  (Romans 7:18) The works of the flesh 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.  (Gal. 5:19-21) But don't despair!  For the Spirit of God that is in us rises up in us to overcome our own flesh and to direct us in the way of God that we can keep our own flesh crucified by Christ, The Word.Romans 8:11-13  But if the Spirit of HIM that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, HE that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by HIS Spirit that dwelleth in you. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify (stop) the deeds of the body, ye shall live. We learn to keep our own flesh under control of the Spirit of God who is in us.
But our flesh is always flesh and never improves no matter how long we are Christians!
We just control our flesh by the Word of God.
 
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Examples of walking in the Spirit whereby we overcome our own flesh

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...
The apostle Paul says:  Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.  (Gal. 5:16) People of this world often try to make their flesh better by setting up "New Year's Resolutions", and such things. This is flesh trying to control flesh and it will not work! (Our flesh never gets better because it is always flesh and the works of the flesh are the following:  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.  Gal. 5:19-21) We, who are of God, learn to control our flesh by the Spirit of God who lives in us as we choose to walk in the way of the Spirit as HE reminds us of things of God to show us the way to go on this earth.  This works! And each time we choose to walk in the instruction of the Word of God, we are conformed once more into the image of Christ, The Word! As long as we live on this earth, we live this way by the Spirit of God, following the Word of God. And at the end of our lives on this earth, we are welcomed into the kingdom of God by Jesus as having overcome on this earth through the Spirit. Revelation 3:5  Jesus says:  He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. This Podcast contains examples of overcoming through God as we walk in the Spirit of God, rejecting the way our own flesh would have us go.
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The great tribulation which is coming. What the Bible shows.

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...
Concerning the great tribulation, one thing we know:  these events will be worse than anything seen by man before or since.
 
Matthew 24:21  Jesus says:  For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.The prophet Amos described the great tribulation as follows:Amos 5
19 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.20 Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
 
One problem after another with no time in-between.  And just when you think everything is settled and you can be at rest, another life threatening problem surfaces, one woe after another.
 
Recently on TV, I heard a woman in Louisiana say:  "We just worked through Coronavirus with our business and the hurricane hit."  (she was crying)
 
In the great tribulation men will desire to die because it is so bad, but they will not be able to die.
 
Revelation 9:6   And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
 
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What are the "perilous times" of the last days?

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...
The apostle Paul warned us:  This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. (II Tim. 3) It is not like the peril of WWII, which was obvious to us.  We have another type of peril which could even cause a person to lose his own salvation.Jesus said: And take heed to yourselves,  (Lk. 21:34) Mt. 24:12-13   And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.  But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
 
What do you do first thing in the mornings?  What do you do just before going to sleep at night? 
Only you can examine that question.
 
Many people like to turn on TV and watch news shows to start their day.  Some like to get their morning newspaper and entertain themselves.
 
What do you do?  
 
For by this you can see the pattern of life that you are following.
 
Do you feed your own flesh?  or the Spirit and your soul?
 
It may seem inconsequential, but it is actually life threatening, for now and forever.
 
On this Podcast, I discuss some of those poisonous things that cause us to depart from the way of God and cause us to fall asleep with those who are dead as we live in this present time.
 
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Revelations from God

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...
The apostle Paul speaks of "revelations" from God in the following scripture:
 
I Corinthians 14:26   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.In a "revelation", God opens our eyes to see something.The first time this happened to me was over the following scripture.Matthew 243 And as HE (Jesus) 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.
God explained it this way to me:  Many would come saying I (Jesus) am Christ and because they say "Jesus is Lord" , Christians will listen to them and they will be able to deceive many.
The first time I read this, I thought they were going to say they themselves were Christ.  But if they did that, they would not be accepted in the church by most of the church.  The other way, they will be able to deceive "many".
 
 
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Works that might be of God and works that God did not author

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...
Unless God authors the work we do, that work will not be a good work though it might seem good to man.   Matthew 7 ... Jesus says:   21 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.
 
Examples of works authored by God and works authored by the flesh of man.
 
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Can a man take fire in the bosom and not be burned? God gave me dreams showing me to warn you.

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...
Are you playing around with temptation?   We must not do that.  It can be deadly. Proverbs 623 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.26 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
 
32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
 
The apostle Paul explains:  At the time of sexual intercourse, the two become one flesh, even if you are having sex with a prostitute.  
 
I Cor. 6    16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith HE, shall be one flesh.
18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
 
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The day the sun stops shinning

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...
When the sun goes completely dark in the middle of the day ... we will know Jesus is on His way!
The following will happen on this earth:  The powers of heavens shall be shaken.  Jesus describes it as follows:Matthew 24   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.
 
At the end, the powers of heaven shall be shaken:
 
In the 1980's, I had a dream where the earth slipped on its axis.  People were terrified.  The governments of men were meeting with scientists and religious leaders to see what could be done.  A television newscaster was trying to give a report on TV, but he became so frightened that he could not speak so he just got up in the middle of the broadcast and walked off the stage.  Nothing could be done about this event and it affected everyone on this present earth.
 
A woman reported to us this dream:  She and her husband were going out to buy a new TV.  She was at the car waiting for her husband.  All of a sudden the sky went totally black.  She was terrified.  She started to run back into the house but instead she just fell down on her knees.
 
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We will rise to meet the Lord "in the air"

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...
One day, the Holy Spirit said to me, "In the air." I recalled that is in a scripture.  When I looked it up I found it in the following:I Thessalonians 413 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep (dead), that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him.15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent (precede) them which are asleep.16 For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord  in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
It is not that Jesus brings the dead in Christ to this present earth.  But rather Jesus raises the dead in Christ and gathers them to Himself "in the air."
Some will still be alive on this earth at that time.  After the dead in Christ are raised, then Jesus will cause those who are alive on this earth to leave these physical bodies and be gathered to HIM "in the air."
 
For there is a new heaven and a new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness.  (II Peter 3)
 
All who belong to God will be taken to this new heaven and new earth. (Rev. 21), And this current heaven and earth will be destroyed by God in the fire.  (II Peter 3)
 
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The Lord's Supper is the Word of God

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...
Each time we hear a word from God, believing that Word, doing that Word, examining ourselves by that Word, we partake of "The Lord's Supper." The Lord's supper has nothing to do with crackers and grape juice served by man at church. There is great power in eating and drinking the Word given by God. There is no power at all in eating and drinking crackers and grape juice at churches.  That is set up by fleshly men and profits nothing.  You are no better if you partake and you are no worse if you do not partake.  It is nothing. The church is built by that Word given by God. Matthew 16: 13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, HE asked His disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
 12  And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.15  HE saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?16  And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
 
No man taught this to Peter but God revealed this to Peter.
18  And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
 
The church is built upon "the rock" of that Word revealed by God.
 
The Word given by God is The Lord's Supper.
 
Jesus said:  For the bread of God is he (The Word) which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.  (John 6:33)
 
John 6:54-56  Jesus said:  Whoso eateth my flesh (The Word), and drinketh my blood (The Word), hath eternal life; and I (The Word) will raise him up at the last day.55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.56 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I (The Word) in him.
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Walk in the Spirit and you will not fulfill the works of the flesh

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...
When we hear the Spirit of God as HE brings information to our mind, and we do that instruction, walking in the Spirit, we free ourselves from that which the flesh would have us to do. For we can't go both ways.  If we obey the flesh, we deny the instruction of the Spirit.  And when we walk in the way of the Spirit, we keep the flesh crucified by the word of God. 
The flesh is never good.  Flesh never improves.  We can control flesh by doing that shown us by God but our flesh never gets better.The apostle Paul said:  For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing:  (Romans 7:18)Galatians 5:19-21   Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,  Idolatry, witchcraft (superstitions), hatred, variance (to vary), emulations (to try to beat other people), 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. Humans often think man is basically good. But God says:  Genesis 6:5  And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. Jesus said:  I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.  (John 5:30) It is when we hear from God and do that which God tells us to do that we do "good" on this earth.This is what we as Christians learn to do, follow the Spirit of Jesus WHO is in us.
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Jesus lives in God's children and HE speaks through us today, says Bible

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...
These scriptures in Bible tell us God lives in each person who belongs to HIM. *  I Corinthians 3:16-17  Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?   If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. * I Corinthians 6:19-20   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?  For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. * II Corinthians 13:5   Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? It is not that we go to a church.  We are the church.  Jesus lives in us and guides us in the will of God and speaks through us by HIS Spirit who lives in us. Examples in this Podcast:
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Exhort one another and even more as we see the day of the Lord approaching

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...
To exhort means:  to urge earnestly by advise or warning. Hebrews 3:12-14   Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.  But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.  For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end; Jesus said many would have their love (of God) wax cold in the end times, because iniquity would abound in the last days.  But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.  (Mt. 24:12-13) Your name can be blotted out of the book of live, says Jesus.  (Rev. 3:5)  We must overcome by choosing the way of God rather than the way of the flesh.  And we must do this until Jesus returns or until our last breath on this earth.  Enduring.
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Trying to find a church to attend

Dr. Joan Boney, Jesus Ministries ...
Jesus said we must worship God in Spirit and in truth.  (Jn. 4) When things are being done contrary to the Bible, we cannot remain in that church group. For example: Jesus said:  whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.  (Mt. 5:32) Paul said the following is "a commandment of the Lord". I Corinthians 7:10-11   Let not the wife depart from her husband, But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. 
I've never heard these things at any church I have attended.  Nor have I seen those churches do these things.
Many times, in looking for a church to attend, I have heard pastors add terrible things to the Bible, lustful things from their own fleshly minds.
 
One pastor said when the woman taken in adultery in John 8 was brought before Jesus she was naked from the waist up.  No such thing is in the Bible.  This pastor added this to the Bible as he spoke.  And the men in the congregations broke out in big smiles as they thought upon that which the pastor said.  I was horrified.  When I asked pastor where "that" is in Bible, he said he couldn't remember.  Then when I told him it was very important for me to know this and I asked him to look it up and have his secretary call and tell me where "that" is in Bible, pastor was furious with me and cried out in anger, "All right.  It's not in the Bible.  Where do you go to church?"
 
Another time pastor said Sarah and Hagar were 1/2 sisters.  I asked him where that is in the Bible for I couldn't find it.  At first the pastor said he couldn't remember where it was. Then the pastor screamed out at me, "All right.  It's not in the Bible."  He just made it up.  But there was no sorrow nor repentance in this pastor.  
 
These two pastors are examples of antichrist in today's churches.
 
II Thess. 2:3-4  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;  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.
 
Churches would fall away from scripture in the last days.  This is what we are seeing today.
 
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