In today’s Kingdom Corner Reading Room, we continue our journey through Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer, moving beyond surface-level strategies into the deeper issue behind why transformation is so difficult.

The problem is not just what we do—it’s what has been done to us and the world we live in.

In this episode, we explore the three dimensions of sin:

• Sin done by us
• Sin done to us
• Sin done around us

Until we understand sin as more than behavior—as a condition of the heart and soul—we will continue to struggle in our formation.

This episode reframes sin not merely as a legal issue, but as a disease of the soul—and points us to Jesus not just as Savior, but as the healer of our whole being.

Key Themes

• Sin as condition, not just action
• The three dimensions of sin:
• By us
• To us
• Around us
• Why we are both guilty and wounded
• The impact of environment and culture on formation
• The limitation of viewing sin only through a guilt/innocence lens
• Salvation as healing, not just forgiveness
• The role of confession, honesty, and community in transformation

Key Insight

“The more we hide, the less we heal.”

Scripture Reflection

• Mark 2:17 — Jesus as the physician of the soul
• Romans 7 — The struggle within
• Psalm 32 — The freedom of confession
• James 5:16 — Healing through honest confession

What This Episode Challenges

This episode invites us to consider:

• Do we see sin only as behavior… or as a deeper condition?
• Have we ignored the wounds we carry and the environment shaping us?
• Are we willing to bring our whole selves into the light for healing?

Formation Pathway Highlighted

• Radical honesty
• Confession (to God and in community)
• Surrender to God’s healing work
• Walking in authentic, accountable relationships

Short Description

Sin is more than what you do.

In this episode, we explore the deeper dimensions of sin—and why true transformation requires more than behavior change. It requires healing.

In today’s Kingdom Corner Reading Room, we continue our journey through Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer, turning our attention to a sobering but necessary truth:

Not everything we rely on for spiritual growth actually works.

Many believers assume that more knowledge, more effort, or even powerful spiritual moments will automatically lead to transformation. But as we explore today, these approaches—while valuable in part—often fall short when relied on alone.

True formation in Christ goes deeper than information. It requires a transformation of the inner person—what Jesus called the heart.

This episode introduces three common “losing strategies” and begins to uncover why they fail to produce lasting change.

Key Themes

• Why information alone does not produce transformation
• The limitations of willpower in spiritual growth
• The gap between knowing truth and living truth
• Why Bible knowledge, while essential, is not sufficient by itself
• The danger of chasing quick spiritual breakthroughs instead of daily formation
• The importance of inner transformation, not just outward effort

Key Insight

“You can’t think your way to Christlikeness.”

Scripture Reflection

• Romans 12:2 — Transformation comes through renewal, not just information
• Matthew 5–7 — Jesus targets the heart, not just behavior
• Galatians 5:16–25 — Life in the Spirit vs. self-effort

What This Episode Challenges

This episode invites us to examine:

• Where we may be relying on knowledge instead of transformation
• Whether our current spiritual habits are forming us… or merely informing us
• If we’ve mistaken activity for actual growth

Coming Next (Friday Episode)

We begin to explore the deeper issue behind these “losing strategies”:

👉 The nature of sin—not just as behavior, but as a condition of the heart

The Courage to Stand When No One Is Watching

Kingdom People in the Pages of History

🔑 Episode Theme

Not all courage is loud.

Some of the most powerful acts of faith are quiet, hidden, and unseen—but they are never unseen by God.

🎯 Key Idea

Your effectiveness in the Kingdom is not determined by visibility, but by alignment with your calling.

🧭 In This Episode

We conclude the Courage Arc by exploring a dimension often overlooked:

👉 Quiet Courage — faithfulness in the unseen

👉 Hidden Obedience — when no one is watching

👉 Alignment Over Applause — finding your true place in God

👤 Featured Lives

1. Daniel Nash – The Hidden Intercessor

• Partnered with Charles Grandison Finney
• Prayed ahead of revivals—often unseen, unknown
• Spent days in prayer, sometimes fasting
• Died on his knees in intercession

Takeaway:

👉 Battles are often won before they are ever seen

2. Hannah – Courage in the Cry

• Persistent in prayer despite barrenness
• Misunderstood—even by spiritual leadership
• Prayed from deep anguish and surrender

Key Scripture:

• 1 Samuel 1
• Romans 8:26–28

Takeaway:

👉 Quiet courage returns to God again and again—even when nothing changes

3. Esther – Courage in the Moment

• Became queen under difficult, uncertain circumstances
• Lived hidden, then stepped forward at the right time
• Risked her life: “If I perish, I perish”

Historical Context:

• Persian Empire under King Xerxes

Takeaway:

👉 Quiet courage knows when to wait… and when to rise

🔍 Core Teaching

The Principle You Cannot Miss

Visibility ≠ Effectiveness

Alignment = Effectiveness

• Nash became effective when he pivoted
• Hannah found peace before the answer
• Esther moved when the moment came

⚔️ Spiritual Insight

“We wrestle not against flesh and blood…” – Ephesians 6

• Some fight in public
• Others fight in the unseen

👉 Both are essential in the Kingdom

💡 Key Lines from the Episode

• “The world celebrates what is visible, but heaven moves through what is hidden.”
• “Some preach to crowds—others prepare hearts.”
• “Courage is not becoming someone else… it is becoming who God called you to be.”
• “What is done in secret is never unseen by God.”

❓ Reflection Questions

1. Where has God placed you right now that feels unseen?
2. Are you waiting for something bigger—or embracing what’s already in your hands?
3. What would it look like this week to choose obedience over recognition?

🙏 Closing Prayer (Summary)

A prayer for:

• Faithfulness in hidden places
• Freedom from chasing recognition
• Strength to walk in obedience
• Readiness for when your moment comes

🔄 What’s Next

🎯 Next Arc Begins: Endurance

A deeper look at staying faithful over time—through delay, difficulty, and long seasons.

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🔚 Final Thought

The moments that shape your life most…

are often the ones no one else ever sees.

But God does.

And in His Kingdom—

that is where true courage is formed.

Episode Title: In Christ: The Path to True Spiritual Formation

Welcome back to the Kingdom Corner Reading Room, where we slow down, open a good book, and let truth shape us—one page at a time.

This week, we continue reading from Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer, moving deeper into the heart of spiritual formation.

On Thursday, we explored a powerful truth:

👉 You are being formed—whether you realize it or not.

Today, we take the next step…

👉 What does it actually mean to be formed in Christ?

🔑 Key Insight

Spiritual formation is not merely about what you do…

It’s about who you are becoming.

“Christlikeness is the result of Christ in us… and us in Christ.”

📖 What We Explore in This Episode

1. “In Christ” – The Core of the Gospel

1. One of the most repeated phrases in the New Testament
2. More than belief—it’s union with God
3. Being drawn into the very life and love of the Trinity

👉 This is not imitation alone…

👉 This is participation.

2. Spiritual Formation Defined

1. Being formed into the image of Christ
2. For the sake of others
3. Through surrender and union with God

3. No Accidental Saints

1. Christlikeness does not happen by chance
2. The natural drift of life pulls us away—not toward transformation

“That you must choose… and keep choosing. Day after day after day.”

4. Why Many Christians Feel Stuck

1. Many want to grow—but don’t know how
2. A limited model of discipleship:
3. Go to church
4. Read your Bible
5. Pray
6. Give

👉 Good practices… but not a complete pathway to transformation

5. The Critical Journey (Stages of Growth)

1. Recognition of God
2. Life of discipleship
3. Productive life
4. The Wall
5. The inward journey
6. The life of love

⚠️ Most never move beyond the “productive life” stage

6. The Real Problem

It’s not lack of desire…

👉 It’s lack of a clear pathway for transformation

“We have many spiritual adolescents… but few spiritual elders.”

💭 Key Reflection Question

Before you move on, take a moment:

👉 Who are you becoming?

🔁 Coming Next Week

We’ll begin exploring:

👉 Three common “losing strategies” people use in spiritual growth

—and why they fail.

📅 Don’t Miss Tuesday

Join us for our historical series:

🎙️ Kingdom People in the Pages of History

Theme: Courage

Episode 5 – The Conclusion of the Courage Arc

🙏 Final Thought

You will become something.

So why not become a person

pervaded by the love of Jesus?

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March 26, 2026

Book: Practicing the Way – John Mark Comer

Theme: Spiritual Formation – Becoming People of Love

📖 Episode Summary

In today’s Reading Room, we continue through Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer, focusing on one of the most foundational truths of the Christian life:

You are being formed… the only question is—into what?

Spiritual formation is not optional. It is happening to all of us—slowly, steadily, often unnoticed. The real issue is not if we are being shaped, but who we are becoming.

This episode explores what it means to be formed in the way of Jesus—not into a better version of ourselves, but into people who reflect His love.

🔑 Key Insights from This Episode

1. Formation Is a Process, Not an Event

1. Spiritual growth is slow, gradual, and lifelong
2. Not driven by emotional highs or “spiritual breakthroughs”
3. More like a quiet melody building over time

“Spiritual formation is the slowest of all human movements.”

2. We Are Being Formed—Whether We Realize It or Not

1. Culture forms us
2. Habits form us
3. Experiences form us

The question becomes:

👉 Are we being formed by the world… or by Christ?

3. Transformation Is God’s Work—But Requires Our Surrender

1. We are not self-made spiritually
2. God is the potter—we are the clay
3. Our role is not to force change, but to cooperate with grace

“Without God, we cannot. Without us, God will not.” – St. Augustine

4. The Goal of Formation Is Love

Not knowledge.

Not activity.

Not even discipline.

👉 Love is the true measure of spiritual maturity

1. Are we more patient?
2. More forgiving?
3. More gentle?
4. More like Christ in how we treat others?

“The single most important question is: Are we becoming more loving?”

5. Love Is Not Just a Feeling—It’s a Life Laid Down

1. Biblical love (agape) = willing the good of another
2. It costs something
3. It looks like the cross

“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down His life for us.”

6. True Formation Moves Us Outward

1. Not self-improvement
2. Not spiritual isolation

👉 Formation leads to:

1. Serving others
2. Loving others
3. Living beyond ourselves

We are formed into Christ… for the sake of others.

🧭 Reflection Questions

1. Who am I becoming right now—honestly?
2. Am I being shaped more by culture or by Christ?
3. Is there evidence that I am growing in love?
4. Where is God inviting me to surrender instead of striving?
5. How is my life impacting others through love?

🔥 Closing Thought

Spiritual formation is not about becoming impressive…

It’s about becoming loving.

And that kind of life is not built in a moment—

but over years of walking with Jesus.

A Deeper Kind of Courage

In this installment of the Courage Arc in Kingdom People in the Pages of History, we move beyond courage as action…

…and into something quieter.

The courage to remain.

Not when life is clear.

Not when things make sense.

But when everything inside you wants to walk away.

When Life Breaks in Half

There are moments that divide life into before and after:

1. The loss of a loved one
2. A devastating diagnosis
3. A tragedy that cannot be undone

In those moments, a deeper question rises:

Is God still good?

Is He still worthy?

Can I still trust Him?

Job, Joni… and Us

Job lost everything in a moment.

Joni Eareckson Tada faced a lifetime of suffering after a single accident.

Different lives. Different eras.

But the same question echoes through them all — and into our lives today:

“Will you still trust Me now?”

What Suffering Does

Suffering has a way of stripping everything down:

1. Self-reliance
2. False strength
3. The illusion of control

Until we are brought to a place where we quietly say:

“Father… I have nothing left.”

And yet…

It is often right there — not before, but right there in the ashes — that God begins to do His deepest work.

From Ashes to Life

Think of Mount St. Helens.

In 1980, it erupted — leaving devastation that looked like a war zone.

And yet over time…

New life began to emerge.

Flowers. Trees. Growth.

Out of ashes — life.

God can do the same in us.

He can bring new life out of what feels like total destruction.

The Invitation We Resist

Our instinct is to:

1. Rush past pain
2. Suppress grief
3. Stay “strong”

But Scripture says:

“In the day of adversity… consider.” — Ecclesiastes 7:14

Pause.

Reflect.

Discern.

Don’t waste the suffering.

The Courage to Stay

Real courage is not always loud.

Sometimes it looks like:

1. Enduring under pressure (upomonē)
2. Letting God work internally
3. Refusing to walk away

“Lord, I don’t understand… but I’m not leaving.”

The Deep Work of God

Sometimes God allows us to be reduced…

So that we can be rebuilt.

1. Broken
2. Pressed
3. Ground down

And yet…

Out of that breaking, something new begins.

Just as Christ’s death carried resurrection life,

Our seasons of suffering can carry the seed of transformation.

What Scripture Reveals

1. James 1 — Trials shape endurance
2. 2 Corinthians 4:8–9 — Pressed, but not crushed
3. Ephesians 6:13 — Having done all… stand

Even when you cannot stand outwardly…

You can stand in your heart.

The Question Every Soul Must Answer

Across Job… Joni… and every one of us…

God asks:

1. Is He still worthy?
2. Is He still good?
3. Will you still trust Him?

“Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.” — Job

Grief Is Not Failure

Let this be clear:

1. You don’t need to pretend you’re okay
2. You don’t need to rush healing
3. You don’t need to suppress your questions

Even Jesus wept.

It is okay to grieve.

It is okay to ask why.

Just don’t let your heart turn away.

The Real Battle

In suffering, we all hear a voice:

“Why keep believing?”

“What’s the point?”

“Just quit.”

That is the moment where courage is tested.

The Defining Choice

Courage is not proven when life makes sense.

It is revealed when:

1. The answers don’t come
2. The pain remains
3. The voice says quit

…and you stay.

“Father, I love You.

I don’t understand.

But I’m not walking away.”

Reflection Questions

1. Where in your life does nothing make sense right now?
2. Have you been tempted to walk away — even quietly?
3. What would it look like to remain today?
4. Can you trust God without having all the answers?

A Final Pastoral Clarification

Scripture says:

“In everything give thanks…”

But notice — it does not say for everything.

You are not called to call tragedy good.

You are not called to celebrate loss.

But you are invited to:

1. Trust God in the middle of it
2. Worship Him through it
3. Pour out your heart honestly before Him

Grief and faith can coexist.

Even in pain, you can still say:

“You are good… and I trust You.”

Closing Encouragement

If you are walking through suffering today:

You are not alone.

God is near.

And even now…

He is working.

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Be With Him to Become Like Him

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📖 Episode Summary

On this first day of spring, we step into a new section of Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer—“Become Like Him.”

In this episode, Matt explores a sobering yet life-giving truth:

You are becoming someone… whether you realize it or not.

Drawing from the ancient wisdom of St. Benedict, the imagery of the skull, and the reality of our mortality, this episode calls us to live with eternity in view.

Because in the end, what matters most is not what we achieved—

but who we became.

🌱 Key Theme

Spiritual formation is not optional—it is inevitable.

The only question is:

👉 Who (or what) is forming you?

🔑 Key Takeaways

1. Apprenticeship to Jesus has three movements:
2. Be with Him
3. Become like Him
4. Do as He did
5. We are always being formed
6. Through habits
7. Relationships
8. Thoughts
9. Environment
10. Responses to life
11. The reality of death clarifies life
12. Life is short
13. Time is precious
14. Eternity matters
15. Two kinds of virtues:
16. Resume virtues → what we achieve
17. Eulogy virtues → who we become
18. Formation is directional
19. Toward love, beauty, and Christlikeness
20. Or toward distortion, hardness, and decay
21. You are becoming a person
22. Not static… but shaped daily
23. Not accidental… but formed intentionally or passively

🧠 Core Insight

“The question is not—are you being formed?

The question is—who are you becoming?”

📜 Key References & Influences

1. Practicing the Way — John Mark Comer
2. The Rule of St. Benedict
3. David Brooks — Resume vs. Eulogy Virtues
4. C.S. Lewis — trajectory of the soul
5. Dallas Willard — formation and the “way” we choose

🔥 Memorable Moments

1. The skull on the desk as a daily reminder:
2. “Don’t waste your life.”
3. The contrast between:
4. Distraction-driven culture
5. vs. intentional spiritual formation
6. The observation of elderly lives:
7. People often become either deeply loving…
8. or deeply bitter

💭 Reflection Questions

1. Who am I becoming right now?
2. What habits are shaping my life daily?
3. Am I living for my resume… or my eulogy?
4. What distractions are quietly forming me?
5. How intentionally am I arranging my life around becoming like Jesus?

🙏 Closing Thought

Life is not drifting—it is forming.

Every moment is shaping you into someone.

So live with eternity in view…

and become a person of love through Jesus.

📅 What’s Next

1. Tuesday:
2. Kingdom People in the Pages of History
3. (Continuing the Courage ARC)
4. Next Reading Room Episode:
5. Diving deeper into Spiritual Formation Defined

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✨ Signature Close

Live with purpose.

Walk with Him.

Become like Him.

Good day, good day.

The Kingdom Corner Reading Room

Episode: Finding Your Secret Place

In this episode of The Kingdom Corner Reading Room, Matt continues reading and reflecting on Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer.

As the section “Be With Jesus” comes to a close, the focus turns to one of the most essential practices of the Christian life: cultivating a secret place with God.

Drawing from the teachings of Jesus in the Gospels, this episode explores why prayer is not merely a religious duty—but a friendship with Christ. In a hurried and distracted culture, learning to slow down, withdraw, and commune with God becomes one of the most transformative habits a believer can develop.

Matt also highlights how Jesus Himself modeled a rhythm of retreat and return—stepping away into solitude to pray before returning to ministry and mission.

The invitation is simple but profound:

Find your secret place.

Slow down.

Be with Jesus.

Key Scriptures

1. Matthew 6:6 — “When you pray, go into your room and shut the door.”
2. Mark 1:35 — Jesus withdrew to a solitary place to pray.
3. Luke 5:16 — Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.
4. John 15:15 — “I have called you friends.”
5. Psalm 23 — The Good Shepherd invites us to rest in green pastures.

Key Insights from This Episode

The Reward for Following Jesus is Jesus

Prayer becomes alive when we realize it is not merely about asking God for things—it is about cultivating friendship with Christ.

Discovering the Secret Place

Jesus taught that prayer begins with where we pray.

The “inner room” (Greek tamion) was a quiet, hidden place where distractions were removed.

Every believer needs a personal environment where they can meet with God regularly.

The Rhythm of Jesus

The Gospels reveal a consistent pattern in Jesus’ life:

Retreat → Prayer → Return → Ministry

He withdrew to solitary places before returning to preach, heal, and serve.

The Discipline of Solitude

Spiritual writers like Henri Nouwen emphasized that without solitude, a deep spiritual life is nearly impossible.

Solitude allows our hearts to be re-centered on God.

Eliminating Hurry

Philosopher and theologian Dallas Willard famously said:

“Hurry is the great enemy of spiritual life in our day.”

To truly follow Jesus requires intentionally slowing down and simplifying life.

Start Small

You don’t need an hour a day to begin.

Start with 10 minutes in the secret place and let the habit grow.

Reflection Questions

1. Do you currently have a “secret place” where you regularly meet with God?
2. What distractions most often pull you away from prayer?
3. What small step could you take this week to create space for solitude with God?
4. What might you need to remove from your schedule to make room for time with Jesus?

Coming Next

In the next Reading Room episode, Matt begins the next section of Practicing the Way:

“Become Like Him.”

If the first step is being with Jesus, the next step is allowing His presence to transform who we become.

Episode Title

When Others Bow: The Courage to Stand

Series

Kingdom People in the Pages of History

Part of the series: Bringing Clarity in an Age of Confusion

Episode Summary

In this episode of the Kingdom Corner Podcast, we continue exploring the virtue of courage by looking at one of the most powerful forms of courage: the courage to stand for truth when compromise would be easier.

History reveals that moments of pressure expose what people truly believe. When the crowd bows and the pressure to conform rises, courage is no longer theoretical—it is tested.

In this episode we examine two powerful examples separated by centuries:

• Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German pastor who stood against the Nazi regime and ultimately gave his life for his convictions.

• Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, the three young men in Daniel chapter 3 who refused to bow to the golden image in Babylon.

From ancient Babylon to Nazi Germany, the question remains the same:

Will we bow to the spirit of the age, or will we stand for the Kingdom of God?

This episode reminds us that courage is not loud bravado—it is quiet faithfulness when the cost is real.

Key Scripture

Daniel 3 – The story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refusing to bow before King Nebuchadnezzar.

“Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us… but even if He does not… we will not serve your gods.”

— Daniel 3:17–18

Historical Figure Highlighted

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945)

German pastor, theologian, and member of the Confessing Church who resisted Nazi control of the German church.

Key contributions:

• Opposed Nazi influence in the church

• Helped train pastors in underground seminaries

• Wrote The Cost of Discipleship

• Arrested by the Gestapo in 1943

• Executed at Flossenbürg concentration camp in April 1945

Bonhoeffer famously wrote:

“When Christ calls a man, He bids him come and die.”

His life remains one of the most powerful examples of Christian courage in the twentieth century.

Key Themes from This Episode

Courage Is Revealed Under Pressure

Moments of crisis reveal the depth of a person’s convictions.

Courage Often Means Standing Alone

Throughout history, the majority has often bowed—but God always preserves a faithful remnant.

Courage Is Faithfulness Without Knowing the Outcome

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego trusted God whether deliverance came or not.

Courage Is Quiet Faithfulness

True courage is not bravado. It is obedience to God when compromise would be easier.

Reflection Questions

Consider these six questions as you reflect on today's lesson:

1. Where is culture pressuring you to compromise truth?
2. Where is silence easier than faithfulness?
3. If your moment of decision comes, will you stand?
4. Where are you tempted to remain silent when truth needs to be spoken?
5. Where does faithfulness cost something in your culture today?
6. Are you willing to stand—even if you must stand alone?

Key Takeaway

Throughout history the crowd has usually bowed.

But God has always had a remnant who refused.

From the plains of Babylon to the prisons of Nazi Germany, the same question echoes across the centuries:

When the pressure rises… will we bow, or will we stand?

Closing Prayer

Father, give us courage to stand for truth in our generation.

Strengthen our faith, steady our hearts, and help us to honor You in every circumstance.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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Memorable Lines from This Episode

• “History has a way of revealing what people truly believe.”

• “The crowd may bow, but God always has a remnant who will stand.”

• “Courage is not loud bravado—courage is quiet faithfulness.”

The Kingdom Corner Podcast – Reading Room

In today’s Kingdom Corner Reading Room, Matt continues reading and reflecting on the powerful book Practicing the Way: Be With Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did by John Mark Comer.

This episode explores a deeply important but often overlooked dimension of the Christian life: simply being with God and allowing Him to love us.

Through reflections on contemplation, prayer, and the transforming power of God’s love, we are reminded that the goal of following Jesus is not merely knowledge, activity, or even spiritual discipline—the goal is relationship.

As one spiritual teacher once said:

“I look at Him, He looks at me, and we are happy.”

This simple gaze of love—God looking at us and we looking at Him—is the heart of contemplative prayer and the place where real transformation begins.

Key Themes from This Episode

1. The Heart of Christian Spirituality

1. The most important thing between God and the human soul is to love and to be loved.
2. Christianity is not merely belief or doctrine—it is relational union with God.

2. Contemplation: Learning to Gaze at God

1. Contemplation simply means beholding God in love.
2. As we gaze at God, we gradually become like Him.

“We become like what we gaze at.”

3. Transformation Through Love

1. We do not become loving merely by studying love.
2. We become loving by experiencing love.

God’s love reshapes our hearts and heals our deepest wounds.

4. Knowing vs Experiencing God's Love

1. It is possible to know about God's love without truly experiencing it.
2. Spiritual transformation happens when God’s love becomes real in our inner being.

5. A Different Kind of Prayer

Contemplative prayer is not primarily asking God for things.

Instead, it is:

1. Being present with God
2. Giving Him our attention
3. Allowing Him to love us

6. The Battle for Our Attention

Our modern world constantly steals the one thing required for prayer:

attention.

If we cannot pay attention, we cannot pray.

7. The Goal of Following Jesus

Many people treat faith as a means to something else—success, comfort, or even just heaven.

But the truth is much deeper:

Jesus Himself is the reward.

Key Scripture

2 Corinthians 3:18

“We all, with unveiled faces, contemplate the Lord’s glory, and are being transformed into His image with ever-increasing glory.”

Ephesians 3:16–19

“That you, being rooted and established in love, may have power… to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge.”

Key Quotes from the Reading

“I look at Him, He looks at me, and we are happy.”

“We let God love us into people of love.”

“To pray is to pay attention to the deepest thing I know.”

“The Christian of the future will be a mystic—or he will not exist at all.”

Reflection Question

When was the last time you simply sat with God without asking Him for anything?

Just looking at Him…

And letting Him love you.

Coming Next Week

We will continue reading Practicing the Way and explore the next section:

“The Reward for Following Jesus.”

Also This Week on The Kingdom Corner

Join us every Tuesday for our historical series:

Kingdom People in the Pages of History — Bringing Clarity in an Age of Confusion

Current Series: The Virtue of Courage

Exploring stories from history that reveal:

1. The courage to act
2. The courage to stand
3. The courage to take responsibility

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Kingdom Corner Podcast — Reading Room

Episode Length: 14:27

Series: Kingdom Corner Reading Room

Book: Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer

Episode Overview

In today’s Kingdom Corner Reading Room, Matt continues exploring the transformative themes in Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer.

This episode focuses on the powerful idea of training our minds to continually return to God throughout the day. Drawing from historic Christian voices, neuroscience, and Scripture, we explore how spiritual habits shape the direction of our hearts.

Through simple practices and intentional attention, it is possible to cultivate a life where God becomes the natural resting place of our thoughts.

Key Question

When your mind has a quiet moment…

Where does it go?

1. To worries?
2. To fears?
3. To distractions?

Or does it return to God's presence?

Main Themes From This Episode

1. The Undirected Mind Drifts Toward Chaos

Psychology calls it psychic entropy—the mind naturally drifts toward disorder unless intentionally directed.

But the good news is:

Our minds can be retrained.

2. The Ancient Practice of God's Presence

A humble 17th-century monk, Brother Lawrence, discovered that God could be experienced in the ordinary moments of life.

While working in a noisy kitchen he said:

“The time of business does not differ from the time of prayer.”

His life became a living example of practicing God's presence in everyday work.

3. Habits Shape the Soul

Christian writer Dallas Willard explained:

“The first and most basic thing we can and must do is to keep God before our minds.”

By intentionally directing our attention toward God, new spiritual habits form.

Eventually the mind begins to return to God naturally—like a compass needle returning north.

4. The Science of Spiritual Formation

Neuroscience confirms what spiritual masters long taught.

Psychologist Donald Hebb summarized it this way:

“Neurons that fire together wire together.”

Repeated attention reshapes the brain.

The more we turn our minds toward God, the more natural it becomes.

5. What Our Habits Reveal

As Comer writes:

Show me a person's habits and I will show you what they love most.

Habits reveal:

1. What we value
2. What we prioritize
3. What we truly worship

And ultimately…

Who we are becoming.

Practical Spiritual Practice

Begin retraining your mind with simple moments of awareness throughout the day:

1. When you wake up
2. While waiting in line
3. Sitting at a red light
4. After sending an email
5. Before going to sleep

In those brief moments, simply turn your attention to God.

Over time, this becomes a spiritual reflex.

Encouragement for the Journey

Early attempts may feel difficult.

You may forget often.

That’s normal.

But with practice, something beautiful begins to happen:

Your mind slowly learns to return home to God.

Eventually, thinking of God becomes as natural as breathing.

Memorable Quotes From the Episode

“Through habit you can co-create with Jesus a mind that is fixed on God all through the day.”

“Show me a person's habits, and I will show you who they will become.”

“The more you pray, the more you think to pray.”

Scripture Reflections

1. Psalm 16:8 — “I have set the Lord always before me.”
2. Colossians 3:2 — “Set your mind on things above.”

Featured Book

Practicing the Way: Be With Jesus. Become Like Him. Do As He Did.

by John Mark Comer

A powerful guide to developing rhythms that help followers of Jesus live intentionally in His presence.

Next Episode

In the next Reading Room episode:

“I Look at Him, He Looks at Me, and We Are Happy.”

A beautiful reflection on the joy of simply gazing upon Christ and being loved by Him.

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The Pilot Who Would Not Leave His Friend

Kingdom Corner Podcast – March 9–10, 2026

What awakens courage in a human heart?

Is it bold personality?

Natural bravery?

Military training?

In this episode of Kingdom People in the Pages of History, Matt explores a deeper truth:

Courage is born the moment someone accepts responsibility greater than their fear.

From the battlefield of David and Goliath, to the frozen mountains of the Korean War, to Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan, this episode reveals a powerful pattern:

When people stop asking “What will happen to me?” and begin asking “What is my responsibility?” — courage awakens.

At the heart of this episode is the remarkable true story of U.S. Navy pilot Tom Hudner, who crash-landed his own aircraft behind enemy lines during the Korean War in an attempt to rescue his trapped wingman and friend Jesse Brown.

It is a story of loyalty, devotion, and a question that echoes across history:

“Is there not a cause?” (1 Samuel 17:29)

In This Episode

Matt explores how courage emerges when responsibility is embraced rather than avoided.

You’ll hear about:

• David and Goliath — how responsibility awakened courage in a young shepherd boy

• The Korean War story of Tom Hudner and Jesse Brown — loyalty under fire

• Eli and his sons — a sobering example of leadership that failed to take responsibility

• The Good Samaritan — three different responses to the same moment of need

• The biblical concept of the watchman — responsibility to warn and speak truth

• The idea of “metron” — the sphere of influence God entrusts to each believer

Together these stories reveal a timeless truth:

Courage begins where responsibility is accepted.

Collapse begins where responsibility is avoided.

Key Scriptures

1 Samuel 17:11

1 Samuel 17:29

Luke 10:30–37

John 15:13

Ezekiel 3:17

1 Peter 2:9

Key Takeaways

1. Courage is not the absence of fear.

It is responsibility overcoming fear.

2. Leadership requires moral courage.

Eli’s tragedy reminds us that failing to confront wrong can destroy an entire generation.

3. Compassion requires action.

Like the Good Samaritan, courage sometimes simply means refusing to walk past a need.

4. Every believer has a “metron.”

God entrusts each person with a sphere of influence—family, workplace, community, and generation.

5. Devotion + Responsibility = Courage.

When a heart devoted to God accepts the responsibility placed before it, courage is born.

A Question for Reflection

Every generation eventually hears David’s question:

“Is there not a cause?”

When the moment comes…

Will we walk past the need?

Or will we step forward in courage?

Coming This Week on The Kingdom Corner

Thursday & Friday – The Kingdom Corner Reading Room

Matt continues reading through:

Practicing the Way – Be With Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did

by John Mark Comer

Next section:

“Turning God Into a Habit”

Resources

📘 Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes

by Matt Guibe

Learn more at:

https://significanceacademy.com

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Courage Means Taking Responsibility

The Pilot Who Would Not Leave His Friend

What awakens courage in a human heart?

Is it personality?

Confidence?

Training?

In this episode we discover something deeper:

Courage is born when a person accepts a responsibility greater than their fear.

From the battlefield of David and Goliath,

to the frozen mountains of the Korean War,

to Jesus’ powerful parable of The Good Samaritan,

we explore a timeless truth:

Fear says: protect yourself.

Responsibility says: something matters more than just me.

You’ll hear the remarkable true story of Tom Hudner, the Navy pilot who crash-landed his own plane behind enemy lines rather than leave his friend Jesse Brown behind.

It’s a story of loyalty.

Devotion.

And courage.

And it all comes down to the question David asked thousands of years ago:

“Is there not a cause?”

— 1 Samuel 17:29

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What is true courage?

In this episode of The Kingdom Corner Podcast, Matt explores the powerful connection between courage and responsibility through both Scripture and history.

Beginning with David’s famous question before facing Goliath — “Is there not a cause?” — we see how courage is often awakened when someone recognizes a responsibility greater than their fear.

This episode tells the remarkable story of Tom Hudner, a U.S. Navy pilot during the Korean War who crash-landed his own aircraft behind enemy lines in an attempt to rescue his trapped wingman and friend Jesse Brown.

Along the way, Matt connects this story to several powerful biblical examples:

• David and Goliath – Courage born from responsibility

• Eli and his sons – The tragedy of leadership that failed to act

• The Good Samaritan – Three different responses to the same need

• The Watchman in Ezekiel – The responsibility to warn and speak truth

Together these stories reveal a powerful principle:

Courage begins where responsibility is accepted.

Every believer also has a “metron” — a God-given sphere of influence where they are called to live faithfully.

The question that echoes across generations remains the same:

“Is there not a cause?”

Key Scriptures

1 Samuel 17

Luke 10:30–37

John 15:13

Ezekiel 3:17

1 Peter 2:9

The Kingdom Corner Podcast

Helping you live the Kingdom culture on earth as it is in heaven.

New episodes weekly featuring:

• Biblical teaching

• Lessons from history

• Spiritual formation

• Kingdom living

📘 Learn more about Matt’s devotional book:

Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes

Visit:

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Be With Jesus

Reading Room Series — Practicing the Way

Episode Summary

In this Kingdom Corner Reading Room episode, Matt continues exploring Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer, focusing on the foundational goal of apprenticeship to Jesus: to be with Him.

Before we become like Jesus or do what He did, we must first learn the sacred art of abiding in His presence. Drawing from Scripture, Christian history, and the wisdom of saints like Brother Lawrence, this episode explores how believers can cultivate a life that remains rooted in Christ throughout the ordinary moments of daily life.

Following Jesus is not merely a program or a list of spiritual techniques. It is a progression of relationship—beginning with learning to live moment by moment in the presence of God through the Holy Spirit.

Key Scriptures

1. John 1:39 — “Come and see.”
2. Luke 10:39 — Mary sitting at the feet of Jesus.
3. Mark 3:14 — Jesus appointed the twelve that they might be with Him.
4. John 15:4 — “Abide in Me, and I in you.”
5. Galatians 5:22–23 — The fruit of the Spirit.
6. 1 Corinthians 6:19 — Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit.

Core Themes from the Episode

1. The First Goal of Apprenticeship

Jesus called His disciples first to be with Him.

Before ministry

Before miracles

Before preaching

The starting line of discipleship is presence.

Christian formation begins by cultivating an awareness of Christ’s presence in everyday life.

2. The Progression of Spiritual Formation

Following Jesus unfolds in a natural progression:

1. Be With Jesus
2. Become Like Jesus
3. Do What Jesus Did

Transformation begins not with striving but with abiding.

3. The Role of the Holy Spirit

Jesus promised His followers another Helper.

The Greek words help illuminate the meaning:

1. Allos – another of the same kind
2. Parakletos – helper, advocate, intercessor

Through the Holy Spirit, believers can experience the real presence of Jesus today.

To be with the Spirit

is to be with Jesus

and to be with the Father.

4. Abiding: Making Your Home in God

In John 15, Jesus uses the word “abide” (meno) repeatedly.

It means:

1. remain
2. dwell
3. stay
4. make your home in

Jesus’ invitation is simple but profound:

“Make your home in Me.”

5. We Are All Abiding Somewhere

Everyone lives from a source.

We all have an emotional home we return to.

Examples today might include:

1. Social media
2. Entertainment
3. Pleasure
4. Escapism

But disciples of Jesus choose to root their lives in the presence of God.

And whatever we root ourselves in will shape who we become.

6. Living in Two Places at Once

Abiding is not reserved for monks or monasteries.

It happens in ordinary life.

You can be:

Eating breakfast

Driving to work

Cooking dinner

Answering emails

And still be with Jesus.

7. The Practice of the Presence of God

The 17th-century monk Brother Lawrence described this life as:

“Practicing the presence of God.”

He learned to remain aware of God while performing the simplest tasks, even washing dishes in the monastery kitchen.

At first it required effort.

But with persistence and practice, the presence of God became his constant companion.

Powerful Quote from the Episode

“This is the single most extraordinary opportunity in the universe: to let your body become God's home.”

Reflection Questions

1. What does it mean for you personally to be with Jesus throughout your day?
2. Where does your mind naturally go in quiet moments?
3. What might it look like to make your home in God’s presence?
4. How could you begin practicing the presence of God in everyday activities?

Next Episode

Next week in the Reading Room series:

“Turning God Into a Habit.”

We will continue exploring how spiritual practices help us cultivate a life that remains rooted in Christ.

Tuesday Series Reminder

On Tuesdays, the Kingdom Corner Podcast continues the historical series:

Kingdom People in the Pages of History

Exploring courage, faith, and conviction through historical figures.

Current theme:

Bringing Clarity in an Age of Confusion

Current virtue series:

Courage Under Fire — Faith, Honor, and the Cost of Duty

About the Host

Matt Geib is a Bible teacher, pastor, and host of the Kingdom Corner Podcast, where he explores Scripture, history, and spiritual formation to help believers live out the Kingdom culture on earth as it is in heaven.

Learn more about Matt’s devotional book:

Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes

Visit:

https://significanceacademy.com

The Way of Life — Practicing the Way (Reading Room)

Kingdom Corner Podcast — Reading Room Series

Welcome back to the Kingdom Corner Reading Room, where we explore transformative Christian books that help shape a deeper walk with Christ.

In today’s episode, Matt continues reading from Practicing the Way: Be With Jesus, Become Like Jesus, Do As He Did by John Mark Comer.

This section explores the early Christian identity as “Followers of the Way.” Drawing from the book of Acts and the teachings of Jesus, Comer reminds us that Christianity was never intended to be merely a system of beliefs or moral guidelines—it is a whole way of life centered on apprenticeship to Jesus.

The Greek word hodos (way, road, path) captures this powerful metaphor: discipleship means walking a specific path shaped by Jesus’ life, teaching, and example.

Matt reflects on the profound invitation Jesus offers—an invitation not just to believe something, but to live differently, aligning our entire lives around following Him.

Key Themes in This Episode

Christianity as a Way of Life

Early Christians were known as “Followers of the Way.” Faith was not simply intellectual belief—it was a lived path shaped by Jesus’ example.

The Narrow Way

Jesus described two paths:

1. A broad road followed by the majority culture
2. A narrow road leading to true life

Following Jesus means embracing a specific and intentional lifestyle that leads to life now and in eternity.

Apprenticeship to Jesus

In the first century, only the best students could study under a rabbi. Yet Jesus overturned this system by inviting anyone to follow Him.

His invitation was simple and radical:

“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow me.”

Jesus Believes in You

A powerful reminder emerges from today’s reading:

We often focus on believing in Jesus, but we rarely consider that Jesus believes in us—that we can become His apprentices and grow into lives marked by love, joy, peace, patience, and courage.

Letting Go of the Nets

Like Peter and Andrew leaving their fishing nets behind, discipleship requires a reordering of life priorities.

This journey does not happen by accident.

There are no accidental saints.

A life of apprenticeship requires intentional commitment to follow Jesus above everything else.

Scripture Referenced

1. Acts 9:2
2. Acts 19:23
3. Acts 24:14
4. John 14:6
5. Matthew 7:13–14
6. John 10:10
7. Matthew 16:24

Key Takeaway

The invitation of Jesus is open to whoever is willing to follow.

But the path is intentional.

To experience the life Jesus offers, we must be willing to let go of our nets and walk the road He has marked out.

Coming Up Next

In the next Reading Room episode, Matt continues into the first major practice of discipleship:

Goal #1: Be With Jesus

Exploring how apprenticeship to Christ begins with learning to live in His presence.

Resources

📘 Practicing the Way — John Mark Comer

📘 Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes by Matt Geib

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COURAGE — Covenant Under Pressure

Kingdom Builders: Forming Character in an Age of Confusion (Arc I)

📝 Show Notes

Today we begin a new year-long journey through six essential virtues — six “arcs” — that form the structure of Kingdom builders:

Courage. Endurance. Stewardship. Restoration. Discernment. Legacy.

These are not motivational topics.

They are structural beams.

In this opening episode, we explore the first arc:

COURAGE — Covenant Under Pressure

Most people think courage is personality, boldness, adrenaline, or the absence of fear.

Scripture reveals something deeper.

Courage is covenant kept under pressure.

🔎 What We Explore in This Episode

1️⃣ Covenant: The Foundation of Courage

We examine the Abrahamic covenant (Genesis 15 & 17):

1. God cut covenant (berith — “cutting”).
2. God walked between the divided sacrifices.
3. The fulfillment rested on God’s faithfulness, not Abraham’s perfection.

Covenant is not negotiation.

It is divine initiative inviting allegiance.

2️⃣ Joshua & Caleb: Courage Remembered

When the spies entered the land:

1. Ten saw giants.
2. Two saw covenant.

The giants were real.

The fear was real.

But the covenant was more real.

Joshua and Caleb were not courageous because they were fearless.

They were courageous because they were convinced.

3️⃣ The Balance of Covenant

1. God secures.
2. We respond.
3. God guarantees fulfillment.
4. We choose participation.

If covenant depended on flawless obedience, courage would collapse.

But since covenant rests on God’s faithfulness…

Courage becomes steadily increasing trust.

💎 Key Takeaways

1. Courage does not begin in crisis.
2. Courage begins in covenant.
3. Fear loses authority when allegiance is settled.
4. Assurance fuels courage.
5. People of covenant are people of courage.

📖 Anchor Scripture

Hebrews 10:23

“Let us hold fast the confession of our faith without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.”

That is courage.

🎵 Closing Reflection

“Others saw the giants.

Caleb saw the Lord.”

Do you see the giants?

Or do you see the covenant-keeping God?

🛡 Part of the Series:

Kingdom Builders: Forming Character in an Age of Confusion

This year we are building:

1. Courage
2. Endurance
3. Stewardship
4. Restoration
5. Discernment
6. Legacy

Because Kingdom builders are not formed in hype.

They are formed in covenant.

Be sure to join us again in the "Reading Room" on THRUSDAY as we continue our epic reading of "Practicing The Way " Be With Jesus,,Become Like Jesus...Do as HE Did...by John Mark Comer

Kingdom Corner Reading Room – February 27, 2026

📖 Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer

Episode Summary

Welcome back to the Kingdom Corner Reading Room — where we slow down, open a good book, and let truth shape us one page at a time.

In this powerful session, we explore a foundational idea: “Disciple” is a noun, not a verb.

Drawing from Comer’s teaching on the Hebrew word talmid, we examine what it truly means to follow Jesus—not merely as a believer, not merely as someone who identifies as Christian—but as an apprentice whose entire life is architected around:

1. Being with Jesus
2. Becoming like Him
3. Doing as He did

This episode challenges the modern separation between conversion and discipleship and invites us to reconsider the gospel itself—not as a minimum entrance requirement to heaven, but as an invitation into a transformed life in the Kingdom of God here and now.

Key Themes from This Episode

1. Disciple Is Identity, Not Activity

1. The New Testament uses “disciple” (apprentice) 269 times.
2. The word “Christian” appears only three times.
3. You cannot “disciple” someone any more than you can “Christian” someone.
4. Apprenticeship is something you are, not something done to you.

Language matters.

If discipleship is a verb, responsibility falls on others.

If it is a noun, responsibility rests with you.

2. Christian vs. Apprentice

1. 63% of Americans identify as Christian.
2. Surveys suggest only about 4% actively follow Jesus in a life of apprenticeship.
3. The New Testament presents only two groups:
4. The apprentices
5. The crowds

There is no third category.

The question echoes across two millennia:

Are you in the crowd… or are you an apprentice?

3. The Gospel: Transaction or Transformation?

Many have heard the gospel presented as:

1. You are a sinner.
2. Jesus died for your sins.
3. Believe and go to heaven when you die.

While biblically rooted, this framework often omits something critical:

Apprenticeship to Jesus.

Jesus’ gospel was:

“The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news.”

Salvation, in this fuller sense, is:

1. Not just getting into heaven
2. But getting heaven into you
3. Not merely forgiveness
4. But formation
5. Not just grace that pardons
6. But grace that transforms

4. Grace and Effort

A crucial distinction:

Grace is not opposed to effort. It is opposed to earning.

Jesus consistently called people to practice His words.

The Sermon on the Mount ends not with:

“Don’t worry, I’ll do it all for you.”

But with:

“Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice…”

Apprenticeship requires participation.

5. The Acid Test

A searching question closes this section:

Would someone hearing your version of the gospel naturally conclude that apprenticeship to Jesus is the only fitting response?

If not, something essential may be missing.

Quotes Worth Sitting With

1. “Salvation is less about getting you into heaven and more about getting heaven into you.”
2. “It’s less of a transaction and more of a transformation.”
3. “Consumers of Jesus’ merit rather than disciples of the way.”
4. “The greatest issue facing the world today… is whether those identified as Christians will become disciples.”

Reflection Questions

1. Do I see myself primarily as a Christian—or as an apprentice of Jesus?
2. Is my daily life architected around being with Jesus?
3. Does my understanding of the gospel call me into transformation—or simply assurance?
4. Am I in the crowd… or walking closely behind the Rabbi?

Coming Next

📚 Next Thursday in the Reading Room:

A Way of Life

🎙️ This Tuesday:

A brand-new Kingdom People in the Pages of History series begins:

“Courage Under Fire: Stories of Faith, Duty, and the Cost of Standing.”

From The Nightingale’s Song to Jim Thorpe, and now into a fresh arc—because history isn’t shaped by comfort.

It’s shaped by those who stand when it would be easier to sit down.

Connect Further

For a deeper devotional journey through Scripture:

📘 Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes

by Matt Geib

Visit: SignificanceAcademy.com

Thank you for stepping into the Reading Room.

Sit with what you’ve heard.

Let the Spirit do His quiet work—

both to will and to do His good pleasure.

Amen and amen.

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Practicing the Way – Apprentice to Jesus

Welcome to the Kingdom Corner Reading Room — where we slow down, open a good book, and let truth shape us one page at a time.

In today’s session, Matt continues reading from Practicing the Way: Be With Jesus. Become Like Him. Do As He Did. by John Mark Comer (2024).

This episode explores what it truly meant to follow a rabbi in the first century — and what it means for us today to become apprentices of Jesus.

Episode Focus: Apprentice to Jesus

What would cause a young fisherman like Simon Peter to drop his nets and follow Jesus immediately?

Understanding Jesus as a rabbi changes everything.

In first-century Jewish culture:

1. Rabbis were master teachers of the Torah
2. Apprenticeship was the highest level of education
3. Disciples organized their entire lives around their rabbi

To follow Jesus was not casual belief.

It was total apprenticeship.

Key Insight: The Three Goals of an Apprentice

Apprenticeship to Jesus centers around three driving principles:

1️⃣ Be With Jesus

Life was organized around proximity.

Disciples walked with their rabbi daily — learning not in classrooms, but in life.

2️⃣ Become Like Jesus

The goal was transformation.

Tone, posture, wisdom, character — shaped by constant exposure to the master.

3️⃣ Do As Jesus Did

Apprentices trained to one day carry on their rabbi’s work.

Discipleship was preparation for mission.

Following Jesus is not just believing in Him.

It is organizing our lives around Him.

Powerful Quote from the Reading

“Apprenticeship to Jesus is a whole-life process of being with Jesus for the purpose of becoming like Him and carrying on His work in the world.”

Reflection Questions

1. Do I respect Jesus enough to trust Him with my life?
2. Am I organizing my life around being with Him?
3. What would change if I viewed myself as His apprentice?

Series Update

Join us every Thursday and Friday for the Kingdom Corner Reading Room as we continue walking through Practicing the Way.

And this Tuesday, we begin a brand-new historical series:

Courage Under Fire: Stories of Faith, Duty, and the Cost of Standing

Because history isn’t shaped by comfort —

it’s shaped by those who stand when it would be easier to sit down.

Resources

📘 Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer (2024)

📗 Matt’s devotional: Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes

🌐 significanceacademy.com

The Restoration of a Name

Jim Thorpe and the Long Road to Honor

Episode Date / Length

Feb 24, 2026 • 57:07

Series

Kingdom People in the Pages of History (Jim Thorpe series conclusion)

Episode Summary

In this final chapter of the Jim Thorpe journey, we trace the long, quiet road of restoration—how a wounded reputation can be set right, even decades after the headlines fade. From Carlisle to Stockholm, from glory to loss, and from loss to a generational fight for truth, this episode frames Thorpe’s story through the lens of Scripture: due season, legacy, a good name, and the God who restores what time and injustice try to bury.

You’ll hear the powerful parallel between Thorpe’s medals being restored in 1983 (roughly 70 years after they were taken) and the Bible’s repeated theme of 70-year seasons—captivity to restoration, mourning to rebuilding, former glory to latter glory. The episode lands in worship and hope, reminding us that delays are not denials—and that the truest restoration is ultimately found in the Name above every name: Jesus Christ.

Key Moments / Flow of the Episode (Timestamped)

1. 0:01–3:10 — Worship + Prayer
2. “You are worthy of it all… Every knee shall bow.” Setting the tone: glory, surrender, and purpose.
3. 3:10–8:29 — Welcome + Podcast Rhythm Update
4. Kingdom People in the Pages of History (Tuesdays) + announcement: Reading episodes now Thursday & Friday featuring Practicing the Way (John Mark Comer).
5. 8:29–10:37 — Jim Thorpe Series Recap
6. Carlisle → Stockholm 1912 → fall and loss → long road back → history slowly correcting the record.
7. 10:37–15:11 — Opening Monologue: “The Restoration of a Name”
8. Treasure in earthen vessels. Truth limps but finishes. Glory delayed but not denied. “The God who keeps seasons also keeps names.”
9. 15:28–22:03 — Restoration + Due Season + Romans 8
10. Groaning, hope, patience, redemption, restoration—applied to both creation and the believer’s life.
11. 22:10–27:34 — 1983: The Medals Restored (70 years later)
12. The biblical weight of “70” as a full season/generation; connection to exile/restoration and Haggai 2:9 (latter glory).
13. 27:34–32:44 — Legacy: One Sows, Another Reaps
14. Abraham, David/Solomon, exile/return, Hebrews 11—some victories are finished by our posterity. “Our chapters aren’t the whole book.”
15. 33:07–36:55 — Patsy’s Long Fight + Timing and Readiness
16. Persistence matters even when culture isn’t ready. Sometimes one generation guards the flame; another raises the banner.
17. 37:14–40:18 — A Name is Identity (Proverbs 22:1)
18. Not hype, nostalgia, or PR—truth catching up with history. Thorpe’s latter glory wasn’t louder; it was truer—and carried peace.
19. 40:51–46:40 — Hannah: “Embracing the Cry”
20. The cry as a womb where God forms something bigger. Long ache → answered purpose. Thorpe’s restoration as a generational “cry” that wouldn’t quit.
21. 46:53–50:38 — Full Circle + “Fully Alive”
22. Return to the early theme: the glory of God in a life fully alive in its gift, and a call to think on what is honorable (Philippians 4:8).
23. 50:54–56:27 — The Ultimate Restoration: Jesus’ Name (Philippians 2:1–11)
24. The Name above every name—misunderstood, defamed, crucified, exalted. All knees bow. All tongues confess.
25. 56:27–57:07 — Closing + Invitation
26. Return Thursday/Friday for Practicing the Way readings; next historical figure coming Tuesday.

Big Themes

1. A name is more than a label: identity, legacy, witness
2. Due season: God’s timing isn’t rushed, but it is faithful
3. Treasure in earthen vessels: fragile people carrying real glory
4. Legacy across generations: some harvests come after we’re gone
5. Restoration brings peace: the latter glory is often “truer,” not “shinier”
6. The ultimate Name: Jesus Christ, exalted above every name

Scripture Featured / Referenced

1. 2 Corinthians 4:7 — Treasure in earthen vessels
2. Galatians 6:9 — Do not grow weary; due season
3. Ecclesiastes 3 — God makes all things beautiful in its time
4. Romans 8:18–28 — Groaning, hope, restoration, all things for good
5. Haggai 2:9 — Latter glory greater than former; peace
6. Proverbs 22:1 — A good name is better than riches
7. Philippians 4:8 — Think on what is honorable, just, lovely
8. Philippians 2:1–11 — The Name above every name
9. 1 Samuel 1 — Hannah’s cry and the birth of Samuel

Quotes / Soundbites (Great for posts)

1. “Truth can limp for a long time and still finish the race.”
2. “Glory can be delayed, but it doesn’t have to be denied.”
3. “The latter glory wasn’t louder—it was truer.”
4. “Legacy means our lives are chapters, not the whole book.”
5. “Sometimes God uses one generation to preserve the flame, another to raise the banner.”
6. “The God who keeps seasons also keeps names.”

Mentioned Resources

1. Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe — David Maraniss
2. Practicing the Way: Be With Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did — John Mark Comer

Calls to Action

1. Subscribe / Follow the Kingdom Corner Podcast
2. Go back to the beginning of the series (around Jan 20) for the full journey
Episode Title

The Restoration of a Name

Jim Thorpe and the Long Road to Honor

Episode Date / Length

Feb 24, 2026 • 57:07

Series

Kingdom People in the Pages of History (Jim Thorpe series conclusion)

Episode Summary

In this final chapter of the Jim Thorpe journey, we trace the long, quiet road of restoration—how a wounded reputation can be set right, even decades after the headlines fade. From Carlisle to Stockholm, from glory to loss, and from loss to a generational fight for truth, this episode frames Thorpe’s story through the lens of Scripture: due season, legacy, a good name, and the God who restores what time and injustice try to bury.

You’ll hear the powerful parallel between Thorpe’s medals being restored in 1983 (roughly 70 years after they were taken) and the Bible’s repeated theme of 70-year seasons—captivity to restoration, mourning to rebuilding, former glory to latter glory. The episode lands in worship and hope, reminding us that delays are not denials—and that the truest restoration is ultimately found in the Name above every name: Jesus Christ.

Key Moments / Flow of the Episode (Timestamped)

1. 0:01–3:10 — Worship + Prayer
2. “You are worthy of it all… Every knee shall bow.” Setting the tone: glory, surrender, and purpose.
3. 3:10–8:29 — Welcome + Podcast Rhythm Update
4. Kingdom People in the Pages of History (Tuesdays) + announcement: Reading episodes now Thursday & Friday featuring Practicing the Way (John Mark Comer).
5. 8:29–10:37 — Jim Thorpe Series Recap
6. Carlisle → Stockholm 1912 → fall and loss → long road back → history slowly correcting the record.
7. 10:37–15:11 — Opening Monologue: “The Restoration of a Name”
8. Treasure in earthen vessels. Truth limps but finishes. Glory delayed but not denied. “The God who keeps seasons also keeps names.”
9. 15:28–22:03 — Restoration + Due Season + Romans 8
10. Groaning, hope, patience, redemption, restoration—applied to both creation and the believer’s life.
11. 22:10–27:34 — 1983: The Medals Restored (70 years later)
12. The biblical weight of “70” as a full season/generation; connection to exile/restoration and Haggai 2:9 (latter glory).
13. 27:34–32:44 — Legacy: One Sows, Another Reaps
14. Abraham, David/Solomon, exile/return, Hebrews 11—some victories are finished by our posterity. “Our chapters aren’t the whole book.”
15. 33:07–36:55 — Patsy’s Long Fight + Timing and Readiness
16. Persistence matters even when culture isn’t ready. Sometimes one generation guards the flame; another raises the banner.
17. 37:14–40:18 — A Name is Identity (Proverbs 22:1)
18. Not hype, nostalgia, or PR—truth catching up with history. Thorpe’s latter glory wasn’t louder; it was truer—and carried peace.
19. 40:51–46:40 — Hannah: “Embracing the Cry”
20. The cry as a womb where God forms something bigger. Long ache → answered purpose. Thorpe’s restoration as a generational “cry” that wouldn’t quit.
21. 46:53–50:38 — Full Circle + “Fully Alive”
22. Return to the early theme: the glory of God in a life fully alive in its gift, and a call to think on what is honorable (Philippians 4:8).
23. 50:54–56:27 — The Ultimate Restoration: Jesus’ Name (Philippians 2:1–11)
24. The Name above every name—misunderstood, defamed, crucified, exalted. All knees bow. All tongues confess.
25. 56:27–57:07 — Closing + Invitation
26. Return Thursday/Friday for Practicing the Way readings; next historical figure coming Tuesday.



Big Themes

1. A name is more than a label: identity, legacy, witness
2. Due season: God’s timing isn’t rushed, but it is faithful
3. Treasure in earthen vessels: fragile people carrying real glory
4. Legacy across generations: some harvests come after we’re gone
5. Restoration brings peace: the latter glory is often “truer,” not “shinier”
6. The ultimate Name: Jesus Christ, exalted above every name



Scripture Featured / Referenced

1. 2 Corinthians 4:7 — Treasure in earthen vessels
2. Galatians 6:9 — Do not grow weary; due season
3. Ecclesiastes 3 — God makes all things beautiful in its time
4. Romans 8:18–28 — Groaning, hope, restoration, all things for good
5. Haggai 2:9 — Latter glory greater than former; peace
6. Proverbs 22:1 — A good name is better than riches
7. Philippians 4:8 — Think on what is honorable, just, lovely
8. Philippians 2:1–11 — The Name above every name
9. 1 Samuel 1 — Hannah’s cry and the birth of Samuel



Quotes / Soundbites (Great for posts)

1. “Truth can limp for a long time and still finish the race.”
2. “Glory can be delayed, but it doesn’t have to be denied.”
3. “The latter glory wasn’t louder—it was truer.”
4. “Legacy means our lives are chapters, not the whole book.”
5. “Sometimes God uses one generation to preserve the flame, another to raise the banner.”
6. “The God who keeps seasons also keeps names.”



Mentioned Resources

1. Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe — David Maraniss
2. Practicing the Way: Be With Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did — John Mark Comer



Calls to Action

1. Subscribe / Follow the Kingdom Corner Podcast
2. Go back to the beginning of the series (around Jan 20) for the full journey
3. Tune in Thursday & Friday for the Practicing the Way reading episodes
4. Next Tuesday: new historical series begins















]]>5a29d45b-2840-431e-91ba-fa4640b9743eTue, 24 Feb 2026 15:50:00 -040057:08falsefull71941947"Practicing The Way"The Kingdom Corner Podcast

Episode Title: Practicing the Way

Date: February 20, 2026

Duration: ~22 minutes

Series: Friday Readings / Spiritual Formation

📖 Episode Summary

In this episode, Matt begins a new Friday reading series with a powerful and deeply reflective book: Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do as He Did by John Mark Comer (2024).

Before diving into the text, Matt frames the conversation around a crucial question: What are we actually taking in every day—and what is it forming us into? In a world saturated with media, opinions, algorithms, and endless digital noise, this episode invites listeners to pause and consider the quality and quantity of what shapes their minds and hearts.

Matt introduces a simple but profound idea:

Quality + Quantity = A Finished Product

What we consistently consume—spiritually, mentally, emotionally—will eventually produce something in us.

From there, he begins reading the opening section of Comer’s book, exploring the idea that everyone is a disciple of someone or something. The real question isn’t if we are being formed—but who (or what) is forming us.

The episode closes with a prayerful reflection and a look ahead to next week’s topic: Jesus as Rabbi—and what it truly meant to apprentice under Him.

🧭 Key Themes & Takeaways

1. What are you feeding your soul?
2. A reflection on “eye gates” and “ear gates” and the cumulative impact of what we consume daily.
3. Quality vs. Quantity
4. Even good content can become unhelpful if it dominates our attention and crowds out God’s Word.
5. Formation is inevitable
6. We are all being shaped—by media, culture, relationships, habits, and beliefs.
7. Everyone follows something
8. The question isn’t “Am I a disciple?” but “Who or what am I a disciple of?”
9. The myth of radical individualism
10. We don’t form our beliefs in isolation; we are influenced, discipled, and shaped more than we realize.
11. Apprenticeship to Jesus
12. Christianity isn’t just belief—it’s learning to live the way Jesus lived:



Be with Jesus. Become like Jesus. Do as Jesus did.

1. Transformation is possible
2. Real change comes from arranging our lives around the practices, rhythms, and teachings of Jesus.



⏱️ Episode Flow (Approximate)

1. 0:00–2:30 – Welcome, Pacific Northwest reflections, and love for reading
2. 2:30–6:00 – What are we taking in? Media, technology, and spiritual diet
3. 6:00–7:00 – Introducing Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer
4. 7:00–19:40 – Reading and reflecting on the book’s introduction
5. Discipleship and formation
6. The illusion of independence
7. Cultural forces shaping our desires
8. Choosing Jesus as our Rabbi
9. Apprenticeship as the path to transformation
10. 19:40–21:00 – Reflection, preview of next episode: Jesus Was a Rabbi
11. 21:00–22:20 – Closing prayer and blessing



📚 Book Featured

Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do as He Did

By John Mark Comer (2024)

🔜 Coming Next Friday

“Jesus Was a Rabbi”

What did it really mean to follow a rabbi in the first-century world—and how does that reshape what it means to follow Jesus today?

🙏 Closing Reflection

In a hurried, noisy, hyper-connected world, this episode is a gentle but firm invitation to slow down, pay attention, and choose your formation wisely. If we’re going to follow someone anyway, let it be Jesus—and not by accident, but on purpose.

]]>The Kingdom Corner Podcast

Episode Title: Practicing the Way

Date: February 20, 2026

Duration: ~22 minutes

Series: Friday Readings / Spiritual Formation

📖 Episode Summary

In this episode, Matt begins a new Friday reading series with a powerful and deeply reflective book: Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do as He Did by John Mark Comer (2024).

Before diving into the text, Matt frames the conversation around a crucial question: What are we actually taking in every day—and what is it forming us into? In a world saturated with media, opinions, algorithms, and endless digital noise, this episode invites listeners to pause and consider the quality and quantity of what shapes their minds and hearts.

Matt introduces a simple but profound idea:

Quality + Quantity = A Finished Product

What we consistently consume—spiritually, mentally, emotionally—will eventually produce something in us.

From there, he begins reading the opening section of Comer’s book, exploring the idea that everyone is a disciple of someone or something. The real question isn’t if we are being formed—but who (or what) is forming us.

The episode closes with a prayerful reflection and a look ahead to next week’s topic: Jesus as Rabbi—and what it truly meant to apprentice under Him.

🧭 Key Themes & Takeaways

1. What are you feeding your soul?
2. A reflection on “eye gates” and “ear gates” and the cumulative impact of what we consume daily.
3. Quality vs. Quantity
4. Even good content can become unhelpful if it dominates our attention and crowds out God’s Word.
5. Formation is inevitable
6. We are all being shaped—by media, culture, relationships, habits, and beliefs.
7. Everyone follows something
8. The question isn’t “Am I a disciple?” but “Who or what am I a disciple of?”
9. The myth of radical individualism
10. We don’t form our beliefs in isolation; we are influenced, discipled, and shaped more than we realize.
11. Apprenticeship to Jesus
12. Christianity isn’t just belief—it’s learning to live the way Jesus lived:



Be with Jesus. Become like Jesus. Do as Jesus did.

1. Transformation is possible
2. Real change comes from arranging our lives around the practices, rhythms, and teachings of Jesus.



⏱️ Episode Flow (Approximate)

1. 0:00–2:30 – Welcome, Pacific Northwest reflections, and love for reading
2. 2:30–6:00 – What are we taking in? Media, technology, and spiritual diet
3. 6:00–7:00 – Introducing Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer
4. 7:00–19:40 – Reading and reflecting on the book’s introduction
5. Discipleship and formation
6. The illusion of independence
7. Cultural forces shaping our desires
8. Choosing Jesus as our Rabbi
9. Apprenticeship as the path to transformation
10. 19:40–21:00 – Reflection, preview of next episode: Jesus Was a Rabbi
11. 21:00–22:20 – Closing prayer and blessing



📚 Book Featured

Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do as He Did

By John Mark Comer (2024)

🔜 Coming Next Friday

“Jesus Was a Rabbi”

What did it really mean to follow a rabbi in the first-century world—and how does that reshape what it means to follow Jesus today?

🙏 Closing Reflection

In a hurried, noisy, hyper-connected world, this episode is a gentle but firm invitation to slow down, pay attention, and choose your formation wisely. If we’re going to follow someone anyway, let it be Jesus—and not by accident, but on purpose.

]]>beabd1c8-727b-4207-b8ff-f81c9373847dFri, 20 Feb 2026 12:30:00 -040022:54falsefull71931937Pastor Andrew- Pastor & Missionary To The PhilippinesKingdom Corner Podcast — Show Notes

Episode: Pastor Andrew — The Missionary

Date: Feb 16, 2026

Length: 51:41

Host: The Great Matt Geib

Guest: Pastor Andrew Scribner (missionary pastor, Philippines)

Episode Snapshot

What happens when God quietly redirects a man who didn’t even want ministry—and then keeps expanding his assignment for 20+ years?

In this interview, Matt talks with Pastor Andrew Scribner, a U.S.-born missionary pastor who moved to the Philippines in 2000 and never “came back” because the call got deeper. Andrew shares his testimony, gives a helpful on-the-ground picture of life in the Philippines (especially Dumaguete), and walks through the ministries God has built through Christ the Rock Ministries—including feeding outreaches, prison ministry, weekly Bible studies, and a growing vision for a Missional Training Center to equip leaders and plant healthy churches.

Guest Bio

Pastor Andrew Scribner was born in Maine (USA). His faith journey was shaped in part through Christian music, and he came to Christ during his college years through Chi Alpha. After meeting his wife Gilda, they moved to the Philippines in 2000, began with a children’s feeding program, and gradually grew into wider ministry leadership. Andrew served as an associate pastor (2013) and later became senior/lead pastor (2015). He earned a ministry degree (M.Div. mentioned) during the 2017–2020 season. Today he leads an independent missional church, oversees prison ministry, and facilitates an expat Bible study, with a long-term focus on discipleship and training leaders.

Key Topics Covered (with timestamps)

0:00–3:45 — Introduction + Andrew’s background

1. From Maine to the Philippines (year 2000)
2. Meeting Gilda, marriage in the Philippines
3. Early growth through “small beginnings”



3:45–8:45 — Testimony: reluctant leader → faithful shepherd

1. Andrew didn’t want leadership at first
2. His wife’s encouragement + God’s direction
3. Matt’s encouragement: “Despise not the day of small beginnings…little is much when God is in it.”



8:45–13:30 — Philippines 101 + Dumaguete context

1. The Philippines as an archipelago (7,000+ islands)
2. Regions: Luzon / Visayas / Mindanao
3. Andrew’s area: Visayas → Negros Oriental → Dumaguete (~150,000)
4. Dumaguete as a known retirement destination with growing expat population



13:30–18:45 — Filipino culture + church life: relationships over rush

1. Strong emphasis on family/community/hospitality
2. Relationships often prioritized over rigid schedules
3. Differences in teaching styles: relational warmth + growing hunger for the Word
4. Matt reflects on Western church pace and the “in-and-out” service rhythm



18:45–26:30 — Church life + ministry rhythms

1. Church name: Christ the Rock Ministries
2. Typical attendance: ~60 (Filipino + expat families)
3. Weekly flow: Sunday celebration + kids’ Sunday school
4. Midweek: Bible studies, school feeding program, outreach Saturdays, prison ministry



26:30–30:45 — City-wide unity + revival night

1. A large one-night city event with ~20 churches participating
2. Follow-up system using decision cards by local pastors
3. Guest speaker: Korean-American pastor + translator
4. Emphasis: unity among churches and shared evangelistic responsibility



30:45–35:30 — Building project + expansion for training

1. Property owned since early 2000s; new project developing
2. Building project: ~3 years overall; active construction ~1 year
3. First level expected usable around May
4. Size mentioned: ~200 sq meters (~2,000 sq ft)



35:30–40:30 — Honor, authority, and “the spirit behind the office”

1. Filipino culture: often honors leadership/anointing/position
2. Western culture: often more skeptical (sometimes for understandable reasons)
3. Balance: avoid blind followership; cultivate Berean maturity (searching Scripture)



40:30–45:30 — “Missional Getaway” concept + short-module training

1. Vision: Missional Training Center (short modules, practical equipping)
2. Not only “sending” but training and raising local leaders
3. Idea: Dumaguete as a great first missions exposure—comfortable base, real ministry access
4. Invitation for future collaboration, visits, and possible teaching modules



45:30–51:41 — How to connect/support + closing prayer

1. Andrew shares how listeners can connect and donate
2. Prayer over listeners’ needs (physical/spiritual) and blessing over Kingdom Corner
3. Matt prays for Andrew, Gilda, the building project, and the training center vision



Big Takeaways

1. God often calls people who weren’t chasing the microphone. The “I just want to serve” posture tends to produce steady, trustworthy leadership.
2. Missions isn’t just a trip—it’s a lens. It changes how you see the world and reminds you God can use ordinary people in extraordinary settings.
3. Healthy authority is not control; it’s stewardship. Honor the office/anointing without turning leaders into idols—stay Berean, stay humble, stay teachable.
4. Unity multiplies impact. A city-wide event with shared follow-up is a picture of the Church acting like one Body.



Memorable Lines

1. “It’s a fun ride…to go along with God, not just what you want.”
2. “People really prioritize family, friends, and relationships…sometimes over schedules.”
3. “I look for leaders who don’t aspire to lead—they just want to serve.”



Ministries Mentioned (Christ the Rock Ministries)

1. Sunday celebration + kids’ Sunday school
2. Kingdom Corner Podcast — Show Notes

   Episode: Pastor Andrew — The Missionary

   Date: Feb 16, 2026

   Length: 51:41

   Host: The Great Matt Geib

   Guest: Pastor Andrew Scribner (missionary pastor, Philippines)

   Episode Snapshot

   What happens when God quietly redirects a man who didn’t even want ministry—and then keeps expanding his assignment for 20+ years?

   In this interview, Matt talks with Pastor Andrew Scribner, a U.S.-born missionary pastor who moved to the Philippines in 2000 and never “came back” because the call got deeper. Andrew shares his testimony, gives a helpful on-the-ground picture of life in the Philippines (especially Dumaguete), and walks through the ministries God has built through Christ the Rock Ministries—including feeding outreaches, prison ministry, weekly Bible studies, and a growing vision for a Missional Training Center to equip leaders and plant healthy churches.

   Guest Bio

   Pastor Andrew Scribner was born in Maine (USA). His faith journey was shaped in part through Christian music, and he came to Christ during his college years through Chi Alpha. After meeting his wife Gilda, they moved to the Philippines in 2000, began with a children’s feeding program, and gradually grew into wider ministry leadership. Andrew served as an associate pastor (2013) and later became senior/lead pastor (2015). He earned a ministry degree (M.Div. mentioned) during the 2017–2020 season. Today he leads an independent missional church, oversees prison ministry, and facilitates an expat Bible study, with a long-term focus on discipleship and training leaders.

   Key Topics Covered (with timestamps)

   0:00–3:45 — Introduction + Andrew’s background

   1. From Maine to the Philippines (year 2000)
   2. Meeting Gilda, marriage in the Philippines
   3. Early growth through “small beginnings”
   
   

   3:45–8:45 — Testimony: reluctant leader → faithful shepherd

   1. Andrew didn’t want leadership at first
   2. His wife’s encouragement + God’s direction
   3. Matt’s encouragement: “Despise not the day of small beginnings…little is much when God is in it.”
   
   

   8:45–13:30 — Philippines 101 + Dumaguete context

   1. The Philippines as an archipelago (7,000+ islands)
   2. Regions: Luzon / Visayas / Mindanao
   3. Andrew’s area: Visayas → Negros Oriental → Dumaguete (~150,000)
   4. Dumaguete as a known retirement destination with growing expat population
   
   

   13:30–18:45 — Filipino culture + church life: relationships over rush

   1. Strong emphasis on family/community/hospitality
   2. Relationships often prioritized over rigid schedules
   3. Differences in teaching styles: relational warmth + growing hunger for the Word
   4. Matt reflects on Western church pace and the “in-and-out” service rhythm
   
   

   18:45–26:30 — Church life + ministry rhythms

   1. Church name: Christ the Rock Ministries
   2. Typical attendance: ~60 (Filipino + expat families)
   3. Weekly flow: Sunday celebration + kids’ Sunday school
   4. Midweek: Bible studies, school feeding program, outreach Saturdays, prison ministry
   
   

   26:30–30:45 — City-wide unity + revival night

   1. A large one-night city event with ~20 churches participating
   2. Follow-up system using decision cards by local pastors
   3. Guest speaker: Korean-American pastor + translator
   4. Emphasis: unity among churches and shared evangelistic responsibility
   
   

   30:45–35:30 — Building project + expansion for training

   1. Property owned since early 2000s; new project developing
   2. Building project: ~3 years overall; active construction ~1 year
   3. First level expected usable around May
   4. Size mentioned: ~200 sq meters (~2,000 sq ft)
   
   

   35:30–40:30 — Honor, authority, and “the spirit behind the office”

   1. Filipino culture: often honors leadership/anointing/position
   2. Western culture: often more skeptical (sometimes for understandable reasons)
   3. Balance: avoid blind followership; cultivate Berean maturity (searching Scripture)
   
   

   40:30–45:30 — “Missional Getaway” concept + short-module training

   1. Vision: Missional Training Center (short modules, practical equipping)
   2. Not only “sending” but training and raising local leaders
   3. Idea: Dumaguete as a great first missions exposure—comfortable base, real ministry access
   4. Invitation for future collaboration, visits, and possible teaching modules
   
   

   45:30–51:41 — How to connect/support + closing prayer

   1. Andrew shares how listeners can connect and donate
   2. Prayer over listeners’ needs (physical/spiritual) and blessing over Kingdom Corner
   3. Matt prays for Andrew, Gilda, the building project, and the training center vision
   
   

   Big Takeaways

   1. God often calls people who weren’t chasing the microphone. The “I just want to serve” posture tends to produce steady, trustworthy leadership.
   2. Missions isn’t just a trip—it’s a lens. It changes how you see the world and reminds you God can use ordinary people in extraordinary settings.
   3. Healthy authority is not control; it’s stewardship. Honor the office/anointing without turning leaders into idols—stay Berean, stay humble, stay teachable.
   4. Unity multiplies impact. A city-wide event with shared follow-up is a picture of the Church acting like one Body.
   
   

   Memorable Lines

   1. “It’s a fun ride…to go along with God, not just what you want.”
   2. “People really prioritize family, friends, and relationships…sometimes over schedules.”
   3. “I look for leaders who don’t aspire to lead—they just want to serve.”
   
   

   Ministries Mentioned (Christ the Rock Ministries)

   1. Sunday celebration + kids’ Sunday school
   2. Weekly Bible studies
   3. School feeding program (malnourished children; ~60 kids mentioned)
   4. Saturday outreach/feeding program (food + Word)
   5. Prison ministry (every two weeks; worship led by inmates; baptisms)
   6. Friday expat Bible study (often at a café; ~20 expats plus some Filipinos)
   
   

   Connect + Support Pastor Andrew

   Andrew shared a website with a donate option. Here it is exactly as spoken:

   www.church.discipleshape.life

   (Support is currently aimed at the building project and ongoing ministry, with future fundraising likely connected to the Missional Training Center.)

   Suggested Episode Description (for Podpage/Captivate)

   Pastor Andrew Scribner left Maine for the Philippines in 2000—and the call of God kept him there. In this conversation, we talk discipleship, Filipino culture, ministry among locals and expats, prison outreach, feeding programs, and a growing vision for a Missional Training Center to raise leaders and plant healthy churches. If you’ve ever wondered whether missions is for “ordinary people,” this interview will encourage you to take the next step.

   Calls to Action

   1. Pray for the Dumaguete unity event and ongoing fruit from local churches working together.
   2. Consider a “missions exposure” trip—even a short one can reframe your faith and purpose.
   3. Support the work: building project + training vision (see link above).
   
   

   
   

   ]]>83fa4767-df68-4057-bcd7-70807c43bc97Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:05:00 -040051:41falsefull71921927"Discernment & Prayers"The Kingdom Corner Podcast

   Episode Title: Discernment & Prayers

   Date: February 13, 2026

   Duration: 41:32

   📖 Episode Summary

   In this Friday reading episode, Pastor Matt Gibe concludes the book Power and Authority Over Darkness by Angela Greenig, a practical and sobering guide to understanding spiritual warfare, deliverance, and the believer’s authority in Christ.

   This final chapter focuses on discernment of spirits and prayer, emphasizing the necessity of being led by the Holy Spirit when ministering to others or walking through personal spiritual battles. Drawing from Scripture (especially 1 Corinthians 12 and Romans 8), the episode explores how believers can distinguish between spiritual influences, avoid false assumptions, and minister with wisdom, humility, and love.

   Pastor Matt also reflects on the broader journey through the book—reviewing the 16 demonic strongholds discussed in earlier episodes—and explains why the modern church often misunderstands or avoids the topic of deliverance, even though Scripture clearly affirms spiritual conflict and Christ’s victory.

   The episode then walks through Angela Greenig’s practical framework for deliverance ministry, including preparation, prayer, choosing the right setting, uncovering truth, breaking strongholds, and providing aftercare and discipleship. Several sample prayers are shared, including prayers for breaking curses, healing family bloodlines, and maintaining freedom in Christ.

   The episode closes with encouragement: believers are not powerless, not defenseless, and not abandoned—we have been given spiritual weapons, authority in Christ, and the Holy Spirit’s guidance to walk in freedom and help others do the same.

   🧱 The 16 Strongholds Reviewed in the Series

   1. Lying spirit
   2. Spirit of bondage
   3. Spirit of fear
   4. Spirit of heaviness
   5. Spirit of infirmity
   6. Spirit of jealousy
   7. Spirit of haughtiness
   8. Spirit of discord
   9. Spirit of whoredom
   10. Seducing spirit
   11. Perverse spirit
   12. Spirit of divination / familiar spirit
   13. Antichrist spirit
   14. Unclean spirit
   15. Spirit of death, mute, and dumb
   16. Spirit of lethargy
   
   

   (With the important insight that these spirits often work in groups, not in isolation.)

   🔍 Key Themes in This Episode

   1. The gift of discerning of spirits (1 Corinthians 12:10)
   2. Why Christians may face oppression even if not possessed
   3. Being led by the Holy Spirit, not assumptions or appearances
   4. Identity in Christ vs. identity shaped by trauma and sin
   5. How spiritual strongholds often form through wounds, lies, and fear
   6. The importance of truth, confession, and healing in freedom
   7. Practical steps for deliverance ministry:
   8. Gathering information
   9. Preparing in prayer and fasting
   10. Choosing the right location (“holy ground”)
   11. Digging deeper to expose lies
   12. Binding and loosing in Jesus’ name
   13. Infilling with the Holy Spirit
   14. Aftercare and discipleship
   
   

   🙏 Scriptures Highlighted

   1. 1 Corinthians 12:10 – Discerning of spirits
   2. Romans 8:26–29 – The Spirit helps us in our weakness
   3. Isaiah 54:17 – No weapon formed against you shall prosper
   4. 2 Peter 1:3 – His divine power has given us all things
   5. Proverbs 18:21 – Death and life are in the power of the tongue
   6. Psalm 91 – God’s protection and refuge
   
   

   📚 Book Featured

   Power and Authority Over Darkness

   How to Identify and Defeat 16 Evil Spirits That Want to Destroy You

   by Angela Greenig (2019)

   Pastor Matt recommends this as a strong, practical primer on spiritual warfare and deliverance ministry.

   🔜 What’s Next on The Kingdom Corner

   1. 📅 Tuesday: Interview with missionary Andrew Scribner, an American pastor serving in the Philippines for over 20 years
   2. 📖 Fridays: A new book will begin in the ongoing reading series
   3. 🏛️ The historical series “Kingdom People in the Pages of History” (Jim Thorpe) will resume shortly
   
   

   🕊️ Closing Encouragement

   You are not fighting empty-handed.

   You are not walking alone.

   You have the armor of God, the authority of Christ, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

   Freedom is not only possible—it’s promised.

   ]]>The Kingdom Corner Podcast

   Episode Title: Discernment & Prayers

   Date: February 13, 2026

   Duration: 41:32

   📖 Episode Summary

   In this Friday reading episode, Pastor Matt Gibe concludes the book Power and Authority Over Darkness by Angela Greenig, a practical and sobering guide to understanding spiritual warfare, deliverance, and the believer’s authority in Christ.

   This final chapter focuses on discernment of spirits and prayer, emphasizing the necessity of being led by the Holy Spirit when ministering to others or walking through personal spiritual battles. Drawing from Scripture (especially 1 Corinthians 12 and Romans 8), the episode explores how believers can distinguish between spiritual influences, avoid false assumptions, and minister with wisdom, humility, and love.

   Pastor Matt also reflects on the broader journey through the book—reviewing the 16 demonic strongholds discussed in earlier episodes—and explains why the modern church often misunderstands or avoids the topic of deliverance, even though Scripture clearly affirms spiritual conflict and Christ’s victory.

   The episode then walks through Angela Greenig’s practical framework for deliverance ministry, including preparation, prayer, choosing the right setting, uncovering truth, breaking strongholds, and providing aftercare and discipleship. Several sample prayers are shared, including prayers for breaking curses, healing family bloodlines, and maintaining freedom in Christ.

   The episode closes with encouragement: believers are not powerless, not defenseless, and not abandoned—we have been given spiritual weapons, authority in Christ, and the Holy Spirit’s guidance to walk in freedom and help others do the same.

   🧱 The 16 Strongholds Reviewed in the Series

   1. Lying spirit
   2. Spirit of bondage
   3. Spirit of fear
   4. Spirit of heaviness
   5. Spirit of infirmity
   6. Spirit of jealousy
   7. Spirit of haughtiness
   8. Spirit of discord
   9. Spirit of whoredom
   10. Seducing spirit
   11. Perverse spirit
   12. Spirit of divination / familiar spirit
   13. Antichrist spirit
   14. Unclean spirit
   15. Spirit of death, mute, and dumb
   16. Spirit of lethargy
   
   

   (With the important insight that these spirits often work in groups, not in isolation.)

   🔍 Key Themes in This Episode

   1. The gift of discerning of spirits (1 Corinthians 12:10)
   2. Why Christians may face oppression even if not possessed
   3. Being led by the Holy Spirit, not assumptions or appearances
   4. Identity in Christ vs. identity shaped by trauma and sin
   5. How spiritual strongholds often form through wounds, lies, and fear
   6. The importance of truth, confession, and healing in freedom
   7. Practical steps for deliverance ministry:
   8. Gathering information
   9. Preparing in prayer and fasting
   10. Choosing the right location (“holy ground”)
   11. Digging deeper to expose lies
   12. Binding and loosing in Jesus’ name
   13. Infilling with the Holy Spirit
   14. Aftercare and discipleship
   
   

   🙏 Scriptures Highlighted

   1. 1 Corinthians 12:10 – Discerning of spirits
   2. Romans 8:26–29 – The Spirit helps us in our weakness
   3. Isaiah 54:17 – No weapon formed against you shall prosper
   4. 2 Peter 1:3 – His divine power has given us all things
   5. Proverbs 18:21 – Death and life are in the power of the tongue
   6. Psalm 91 – God’s protection and refuge
   
   

   📚 Book Featured

   Power and Authority Over Darkness

   How to Identify and Defeat 16 Evil Spirits That Want to Destroy You

   by Angela Greenig (2019)

   Pastor Matt recommends this as a strong, practical primer on spiritual warfare and deliverance ministry.

   🔜 What’s Next on The Kingdom Corner

   1. 📅 Tuesday: Interview with missionary Andrew Scribner, an American pastor serving in the Philippines for over 20 years
   2. 📖 Fridays: A new book will begin in the ongoing reading series
   3. 🏛️ The historical series “Kingdom People in the Pages of History” (Jim Thorpe) will resume shortly
   
   

   🕊️ Closing Encouragement

   You are not fighting empty-handed.

   You are not walking alone.

   You have the armor of God, the authority of Christ, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

   Freedom is not only possible—it’s promised.

   ]]>d3c4507e-06d2-40e9-a270-5409a19fc897Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:25:00 -040041:32falsefull71911917"The Cracks & The Glory: Jim Thorpe & The Paradox of Greatness"The Cracks & The Glory — Jim Thorpe: The Paradox of Greatness

   (Kingdom People in the Pages of History | Episode 4 in the Jim Thorpe series)

   Recorded: Feb 10, 2026 | Length: 53:28

   EPISODE SUMMARY (Captivate)

   In this fourth installment of our Jim Thorpe series, we step into a theme most people try to avoid: paradox. Jim Thorpe was crowned “the greatest athlete in the world,” yet later lived in obscurity and poverty. He carried breathtaking gifts… and deep fractures.

   Using 2 Corinthians 4 as our anchor (“treasure in earthen vessels”), we explore the spiritual tension of glory in fragile containers—and what it means when the cracks show. From Thorpe’s rise and fall, to Solomon’s brilliance and breakdown, to the hard realism of Ecclesiastes, we learn this: cracked doesn’t mean finished—and weakness can become the stage where God’s power shines the brightest.

   KEY SCRIPTURES (Referenced / Woven In)

   1. 2 Corinthians 4:7–11, 16–18 — Treasure in earthen vessels; pressed but not crushed
   2. Romans 8:18 — Present suffering vs. coming glory
   3. 2 Corinthians 4:17 — Light affliction → eternal weight of glory
   4. 1 Corinthians 15:51–52 — “I tell you a mystery…”
   5. Ecclesiastes 3:11 — Eternity in the human heart
   6. Ecclesiastes 9:11 — The race is not to the swift
   7. Romans 7:15–25 — The inner contradiction of the human condition
   8. Isaiah 9 (reference) — Prince of Peace / yet division (Gospel tension)
   9. Proverbs (paired sayings) — “Answer not a fool…” / “Answer a fool…”
   
   

   EPISODE FLOW (Chapters / Timestamps)

   00:00–02:57 — Opening worship + setting the moment

   “Be glorified… in this vessel… in this temple.”

   02:57–05:48 — Why this is Episode 4 (and why Thorpe needs a finale)

   “So much rich material… sometimes too much food makes people sleepy.”

   04:30–05:09 — The anchor quote

   “The glory of God is man fully alive.”

   05:48–08:53 — Monologue: Treasure in clay (2 Cor. 4:7)

   1. Earthen vessels: not trophy cases, not marble—clay
   2. The paradox: glory carried by fragile humans
   3. The point: not the strength of the container, but the greatness of the treasure
   
   

   08:53–12:02 — Endurance leads to paradox

   Endurance keeps you standing long enough to feel the contradictions.

   12:02–13:49 — Defining PARADOX (Webster + word study)

   Paradox = a true statement that sounds self-contradictory; a situation combining opposing qualities.

   13:49–16:22 — Scriptural paradoxes (how the Bible trains mature thinking)

   First/last, lose life/find life, peace/division, judge/not judge, Proverbs’ “fool” sayings, etc.

   16:31–19:32 — 2 Corinthians 4 (Amplified Classic) expanded

   Pressed, perplexed, persecuted, struck down… yet not destroyed.

   19:32–23:31 — Glory and suffering: the Kingdom pattern

   Present trials are not worthy compared to coming glory; “eternal weight of glory.”

   23:34–27:38 — Thorpe as living paradox

   1. Greatest athlete… forgotten man
   2. Crowned by kings… stripped by institutions
   3. Celebrated publicly… unstable privately
   4. Outran the world… couldn’t outrun pain
   
   

   25:06–26:56 — Injustice, race, and belonging

   Selective amateurism enforcement; Thorpe used as a symbol, discarded as a man; living “between worlds.”

   27:38–34:12 — Biblical parallels: David, Samson, Solomon

   Glory + fractures often live in the same vessel.

   29:19–34:12 — Solomon & Ecclesiastes (wisdom with cracks showing)

   1. Wisest man… wrote the saddest book
   2. Builder of the Temple… drifted under desire and compromise
   3. “Under the sun” realism meant to wake us up to God
   
   

   35:01–39:28 — The modern mirror

   Athletes/actors/leaders who “look unbreakable” but collapse inside.

   39:14–41:17 — A line worth underlining

   “Your gift can take you places your character hasn’t caught up with yet.”

   41:17–43:13 — Indiana Jones illustration: the simple chalice

   Not the fancy cup—the humble vessel carried the life-giving treasure.

   43:13–49:13 — The theology of cracks

   1. God did not put glory in steel vaults
   2. The fragility is not a flaw—it’s the design
   3. Cracked doesn’t mean finished
   4. Clay can crack and still carry glory
   
   

   49:57–51:31 — Closing prayer

   For the pressed, the struck down, the weary: not crushed, not destroyed, not abandoned.

   51:31–53:28 — Outro + next episode teaser

   Return Friday to finish the book reading (discernment section) and wrap the series trajectory.

   BIG IDEAS (Main Takeaways)

   1. The treasure is the point, not the vessel.
   2. Endurance doesn’t erase tension—it reveals it.
   3. Paradox is not unbelief; it’s often wisdom.
   4. Gifts don’t automatically heal wounds.
   5. Greatness and brokenness can share the same address.
   6. Cracks don’t disqualify you—sometimes they display the power of God more clearly.
   
   

   QUOTES & LINES YOU CAN REUSE (For promos)

   1. “The point was never to show how strong the vessel is… but how great the treasure is.”
   2. “Clay can crack and still carry glory.”
   3. “Endurance keeps you standing long enough to feel the paradox.”
   4. “Your gift can take you places your character hasn’t caught up with yet.”
   5. “Pressed… but not crushed. Struck down… but not destroyed.”
   6. “The glory of God is man fully alive.”
   
   

   DISCUSSION QUESTIONS (Great for comments / small groups)

   1. Where do you feel the tension of “treasure in clay” most in your life right now?
   2. What’s a paradox in Scripture that used to confuse you—but now strengthens you?
   3. Have you ever seen gifting outrun character (in yourself or others)? What did it cost?
   4. What does “pressed but not crushed” look like in real life—not just as a slogan?
   5. How do we learn to “boast in the treasure” instead of performing strength in the vessel?
   
   

   NEXT EPISODE TEASER (Captivate)

   Next time we’ll move toward conclusion and redemption in the Jim Thorpe story—what happened after the neglect, how the]]>The Cracks & The Glory — Jim Thorpe: The Paradox of Greatness

   (Kingdom People in the Pages of History | Episode 4 in the Jim Thorpe series)

   Recorded: Feb 10, 2026 | Length: 53:28

   EPISODE SUMMARY (Captivate)

   In this fourth installment of our Jim Thorpe series, we step into a theme most people try to avoid: paradox. Jim Thorpe was crowned “the greatest athlete in the world,” yet later lived in obscurity and poverty. He carried breathtaking gifts… and deep fractures.

   Using 2 Corinthians 4 as our anchor (“treasure in earthen vessels”), we explore the spiritual tension of glory in fragile containers—and what it means when the cracks show. From Thorpe’s rise and fall, to Solomon’s brilliance and breakdown, to the hard realism of Ecclesiastes, we learn this: cracked doesn’t mean finished—and weakness can become the stage where God’s power shines the brightest.

   KEY SCRIPTURES (Referenced / Woven In)

   1. 2 Corinthians 4:7–11, 16–18 — Treasure in earthen vessels; pressed but not crushed
   2. Romans 8:18 — Present suffering vs. coming glory
   3. 2 Corinthians 4:17 — Light affliction → eternal weight of glory
   4. 1 Corinthians 15:51–52 — “I tell you a mystery…”
   5. Ecclesiastes 3:11 — Eternity in the human heart
   6. Ecclesiastes 9:11 — The race is not to the swift
   7. Romans 7:15–25 — The inner contradiction of the human condition
   8. Isaiah 9 (reference) — Prince of Peace / yet division (Gospel tension)
   9. Proverbs (paired sayings) — “Answer not a fool…” / “Answer a fool…”
   
   

   EPISODE FLOW (Chapters / Timestamps)

   00:00–02:57 — Opening worship + setting the moment

   “Be glorified… in this vessel… in this temple.”

   02:57–05:48 — Why this is Episode 4 (and why Thorpe needs a finale)

   “So much rich material… sometimes too much food makes people sleepy.”

   04:30–05:09 — The anchor quote

   “The glory of God is man fully alive.”

   05:48–08:53 — Monologue: Treasure in clay (2 Cor. 4:7)

   1. Earthen vessels: not trophy cases, not marble—clay
   2. The paradox: glory carried by fragile humans
   3. The point: not the strength of the container, but the greatness of the treasure
   
   

   08:53–12:02 — Endurance leads to paradox

   Endurance keeps you standing long enough to feel the contradictions.

   12:02–13:49 — Defining PARADOX (Webster + word study)

   Paradox = a true statement that sounds self-contradictory; a situation combining opposing qualities.

   13:49–16:22 — Scriptural paradoxes (how the Bible trains mature thinking)

   First/last, lose life/find life, peace/division, judge/not judge, Proverbs’ “fool” sayings, etc.

   16:31–19:32 — 2 Corinthians 4 (Amplified Classic) expanded

   Pressed, perplexed, persecuted, struck down… yet not destroyed.

   19:32–23:31 — Glory and suffering: the Kingdom pattern

   Present trials are not worthy compared to coming glory; “eternal weight of glory.”

   23:34–27:38 — Thorpe as living paradox

   1. Greatest athlete… forgotten man
   2. Crowned by kings… stripped by institutions
   3. Celebrated publicly… unstable privately
   4. Outran the world… couldn’t outrun pain
   
   

   25:06–26:56 — Injustice, race, and belonging

   Selective amateurism enforcement; Thorpe used as a symbol, discarded as a man; living “between worlds.”

   27:38–34:12 — Biblical parallels: David, Samson, Solomon

   Glory + fractures often live in the same vessel.

   29:19–34:12 — Solomon & Ecclesiastes (wisdom with cracks showing)

   1. Wisest man… wrote the saddest book
   2. Builder of the Temple… drifted under desire and compromise
   3. “Under the sun” realism meant to wake us up to God
   
   

   35:01–39:28 — The modern mirror

   Athletes/actors/leaders who “look unbreakable” but collapse inside.

   39:14–41:17 — A line worth underlining

   “Your gift can take you places your character hasn’t caught up with yet.”

   41:17–43:13 — Indiana Jones illustration: the simple chalice

   Not the fancy cup—the humble vessel carried the life-giving treasure.

   43:13–49:13 — The theology of cracks

   1. God did not put glory in steel vaults
   2. The fragility is not a flaw—it’s the design
   3. Cracked doesn’t mean finished
   4. Clay can crack and still carry glory
   
   

   49:57–51:31 — Closing prayer

   For the pressed, the struck down, the weary: not crushed, not destroyed, not abandoned.

   51:31–53:28 — Outro + next episode teaser

   Return Friday to finish the book reading (discernment section) and wrap the series trajectory.

   BIG IDEAS (Main Takeaways)

   1. The treasure is the point, not the vessel.
   2. Endurance doesn’t erase tension—it reveals it.
   3. Paradox is not unbelief; it’s often wisdom.
   4. Gifts don’t automatically heal wounds.
   5. Greatness and brokenness can share the same address.
   6. Cracks don’t disqualify you—sometimes they display the power of God more clearly.
   
   

   QUOTES & LINES YOU CAN REUSE (For promos)

   1. “The point was never to show how strong the vessel is… but how great the treasure is.”
   2. “Clay can crack and still carry glory.”
   3. “Endurance keeps you standing long enough to feel the paradox.”
   4. “Your gift can take you places your character hasn’t caught up with yet.”
   5. “Pressed… but not crushed. Struck down… but not destroyed.”
   6. “The glory of God is man fully alive.”
   
   

   DISCUSSION QUESTIONS (Great for comments / small groups)

   1. Where do you feel the tension of “treasure in clay” most in your life right now?
   2. What’s a paradox in Scripture that used to confuse you—but now strengthens you?
   3. Have you ever seen gifting outrun character (in yourself or others)? What did it cost?
   4. What does “pressed but not crushed” look like in real life—not just as a slogan?
   5. How do we learn to “boast in the treasure” instead of performing strength in the vessel?
   
   

   NEXT EPISODE TEASER (Captivate)

   Next time we’ll move toward conclusion and redemption in the Jim Thorpe story—what happened after the neglect, how the story turned, and why history doesn’t get the final word.

   ]]>bebb10a1-a710-4679-b81d-6aec4b664bd0Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:20:00 -040053:28falsefull71901907"Conquering the Deaf, Dumb Spirit & the Spirit of Lethargy"Conquering the Deaf, Dumb Spirit & the Spirit of Lethargy

   Kingdom Corner Podcast — February 6, 2026

   Host: Matt Guibe

   Series: Readings from Power and Authority Over Darkness by Angela Greenig

   📖 Episode Overview

   In this Friday reading episode, Matt continues through Angela Greenig’s powerful book Power and Authority Over Darkness, focusing on two of the final strongholds in her list of 16 prevalent demonic spirits:

   1. #15 — The Dumb, Mute, and Deaf Spirit
   2. #16 — The Spirit of Lethargy
   
   

   This session blends Scripture, teaching, testimony, and prayer, calling believers to walk in Christ’s authority, discern spiritual strongholds, and pursue freedom, clarity, and spiritual vitality.

   Matt also reflects on the importance of deliverance ministry, the need for wisdom and calling in this area, and the reality that spiritual battles often come in “packs” of strongholds that work together to bring destruction—especially in individuals and church leadership.

   🛡️ Spirit #15: The Dumb, Mute, and Deaf Spirit

   Drawing from Mark 9:25–26 and other passages, this spirit is described as one that attacks:

   Common manifestations discussed:

   1. Suicidal tendencies
   2. Muteness / inability to speak
   3. Seizures and convulsions
   4. Epilepsy
   5. Blindness or lack of vision
   6. Schizophrenia and mental instability
   7. Madness and disordered thinking
   8. Eye disease
   9. Deafness
   10. Uncontrollable crying
   
   

   Key Scriptures referenced:

   1. Mark 9:18–26
   2. Matthew 12:22–24
   3. Matthew 17:14–18
   4. Luke 11:14–28
   
   

   Matt also shares a real-life testimony from the streets of Seattle, where deliverance prayer brought immediate transformation and restoration to a man suffering mental torment.

   Core emphasis:

   Jesus still delivers today—and believers must depend on God, walk in humility, and ask for faith to overcome unbelief.

   😴 Spirit #16: The Spirit of Lethargy

   This spirit is described as a force that brings spiritual sleep, passivity, and decay into a person’s life.

   Key Scripture:

   1. Isaiah 29:10
   2. Proverbs 6:9
   3. Proverbs 20:4
   4. Ecclesiastes 10:18
   
   

   Common manifestations discussed:

   1. Laziness and inactivity
   2. Blurred vision / inability to read
   3. Closed understanding
   4. Extreme withdrawal
   5. Lack of integrity and dishonesty
   6. Begging and dependency
   7. Procrastination
   8. Breakdown of relationships and communication
   9. Sleeping sickness / constant fatigue
   
   

   Matt emphasizes that while rest and sleep are necessary, there is also a spiritual weariness that comes from attack and must be confronted with truth, discipline, prayer, and the Word of God.

   🧠 When Spirits “Run in Packs”

   This episode also explores how spiritual strongholds often work together, including:

   1. Lethargy + Lying + Jealousy (often attacking leaders and churches)
   2. Lying + Fear + Heaviness
   3. Lying + Bondage + Fear
   
   

   These combinations can:

   1. Destroy confidence
   2. Create division
   3. Produce fear-based leadership or passivity
   4. Undermine healthy churches and families
   
   

   Key insight:

   Freedom is not formulaic—it requires calling, care, aftercare, and ongoing discipleship. Deliverance is not just casting out—it’s also walking people back into wholeness.

   🙏 Prayers & Declarations Included

   1. A prayer against the dumb, mute, and deaf spirit
   2. A declaration of freedom from lethargy and spiritual passivity
   3. A call to walk in clarity, strength, energy, and obedience
   4. A closing challenge to examine personal strongholds and seek prayer support
   
   

   📚 The 16 Strongholds (Full List Recapped)

   1. Lying Spirit
   2. Spirit of Bondage
   3. Spirit of Fear
   4. Spirit of Heaviness
   5. Spirit of Infirmity
   6. Spirit of Jealousy
   7. Spirit of Haughtiness
   8. Spirit of Discord
   9. Spirit of Whoredom
   10. Seducing Spirit
   11. Perverse Spirit
   12. Spirit of Divination / Familiar Spirit
   13. Antichrist Spirit
   14. Unclean Spirit
   15. Dumb, Mute, and Deaf Spirit
   16. Spirit of Lethargy
   
   

   📖 Resource Mentioned

   Power and Authority Over Darkness

   How to Identify and Defeat 16 Evil Spirits That Want to Destroy You

   By Angela Greenig (2019)

   📬 Need Prayer or Ministry Support?

   Matt invites listeners to reach out:

   📧 matthewpguibe@gmail.com

   He works with experienced deliverance ministers and is available for prayer and connection—yes, even via Zoom.

   🎯 Final Encouragement

   This episode calls every believer to:

   1. Know who they are in Christ
   2. Walk in spiritual authority
   3. Refuse passivity and fear
   4. Seek freedom, clarity, and wholeness
   5. Partner with others in prayer and healing
   
   

   “Focus on your potential, not your limitations—and let the Lord uproot every stronghold.”

   contact Me at :Matthewpgeib@gmail.com

   ]]>Conquering the Deaf, Dumb Spirit & the Spirit of Lethargy

   Kingdom Corner Podcast — February 6, 2026

   Host: Matt Guibe

   Series: Readings from Power and Authority Over Darkness by Angela Greenig

   📖 Episode Overview

   In this Friday reading episode, Matt continues through Angela Greenig’s powerful book Power and Authority Over Darkness, focusing on two of the final strongholds in her list of 16 prevalent demonic spirits:

   1. #15 — The Dumb, Mute, and Deaf Spirit
   2. #16 — The Spirit of Lethargy
   
   

   This session blends Scripture, teaching, testimony, and prayer, calling believers to walk in Christ’s authority, discern spiritual strongholds, and pursue freedom, clarity, and spiritual vitality.

   Matt also reflects on the importance of deliverance ministry, the need for wisdom and calling in this area, and the reality that spiritual battles often come in “packs” of strongholds that work together to bring destruction—especially in individuals and church leadership.

   🛡️ Spirit #15: The Dumb, Mute, and Deaf Spirit

   Drawing from Mark 9:25–26 and other passages, this spirit is described as one that attacks:

   Common manifestations discussed:

   1. Suicidal tendencies
   2. Muteness / inability to speak
   3. Seizures and convulsions
   4. Epilepsy
   5. Blindness or lack of vision
   6. Schizophrenia and mental instability
   7. Madness and disordered thinking
   8. Eye disease
   9. Deafness
   10. Uncontrollable crying
   
   

   Key Scriptures referenced:

   1. Mark 9:18–26
   2. Matthew 12:22–24
   3. Matthew 17:14–18
   4. Luke 11:14–28
   
   

   Matt also shares a real-life testimony from the streets of Seattle, where deliverance prayer brought immediate transformation and restoration to a man suffering mental torment.

   Core emphasis:

   Jesus still delivers today—and believers must depend on God, walk in humility, and ask for faith to overcome unbelief.

   😴 Spirit #16: The Spirit of Lethargy

   This spirit is described as a force that brings spiritual sleep, passivity, and decay into a person’s life.

   Key Scripture:

   1. Isaiah 29:10
   2. Proverbs 6:9
   3. Proverbs 20:4
   4. Ecclesiastes 10:18
   
   

   Common manifestations discussed:

   1. Laziness and inactivity
   2. Blurred vision / inability to read
   3. Closed understanding
   4. Extreme withdrawal
   5. Lack of integrity and dishonesty
   6. Begging and dependency
   7. Procrastination
   8. Breakdown of relationships and communication
   9. Sleeping sickness / constant fatigue
   
   

   Matt emphasizes that while rest and sleep are necessary, there is also a spiritual weariness that comes from attack and must be confronted with truth, discipline, prayer, and the Word of God.

   🧠 When Spirits “Run in Packs”

   This episode also explores how spiritual strongholds often work together, including:

   1. Lethargy + Lying + Jealousy (often attacking leaders and churches)
   2. Lying + Fear + Heaviness
   3. Lying + Bondage + Fear
   
   

   These combinations can:

   1. Destroy confidence
   2. Create division
   3. Produce fear-based leadership or passivity
   4. Undermine healthy churches and families
   
   

   Key insight:

   Freedom is not formulaic—it requires calling, care, aftercare, and ongoing discipleship. Deliverance is not just casting out—it’s also walking people back into wholeness.

   🙏 Prayers & Declarations Included

   1. A prayer against the dumb, mute, and deaf spirit
   2. A declaration of freedom from lethargy and spiritual passivity
   3. A call to walk in clarity, strength, energy, and obedience
   4. A closing challenge to examine personal strongholds and seek prayer support
   
   

   📚 The 16 Strongholds (Full List Recapped)

   1. Lying Spirit
   2. Spirit of Bondage
   3. Spirit of Fear
   4. Spirit of Heaviness
   5. Spirit of Infirmity
   6. Spirit of Jealousy
   7. Spirit of Haughtiness
   8. Spirit of Discord
   9. Spirit of Whoredom
   10. Seducing Spirit
   11. Perverse Spirit
   12. Spirit of Divination / Familiar Spirit
   13. Antichrist Spirit
   14. Unclean Spirit
   15. Dumb, Mute, and Deaf Spirit
   16. Spirit of Lethargy
   
   

   📖 Resource Mentioned

   Power and Authority Over Darkness

   How to Identify and Defeat 16 Evil Spirits That Want to Destroy You

   By Angela Greenig (2019)

   📬 Need Prayer or Ministry Support?

   Matt invites listeners to reach out:

   📧 matthewpguibe@gmail.com

   He works with experienced deliverance ministers and is available for prayer and connection—yes, even via Zoom.

   🎯 Final Encouragement

   This episode calls every believer to:

   1. Know who they are in Christ
   2. Walk in spiritual authority
   3. Refuse passivity and fear
   4. Seek freedom, clarity, and wholeness
   5. Partner with others in prayer and healing
   
   

   “Focus on your potential, not your limitations—and let the Lord uproot every stronghold.”

   contact Me at :Matthewpgeib@gmail.com

   ]]>118c7a2a-4b2d-439d-9b16-b655e9655ae4Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:15:00 -040034:06falsefull71891897"The Long Run Home , Jim Thorpe & The Endurance of A Soul"The Long Run Home — Jim Thorpe & the Endurance of a Soul

   Kingdom People in the Pages of History | Episode 3

   📅 February 3, 2026

   🎙️ The Kingdom Corner Podcast with Matt Gibe

   ⏱️ Runtime: ~40 minutes

   Episode Summary

   In this third installment of our Kingdom People in the Pages of History series, we turn to Jim Thorpe and explore not his victories—but his endurance.

   The Long Run Home is a meditation on what remains when applause fades, platforms collapse, and gifts are no longer celebrated. Drawing deeply from Ecclesiastes 3:11, this episode wrestles honestly with paradox: eternity planted in the human heart, yet worked out in uneven, often unfair time.

   Jim Thorpe’s life was marked by brilliance, injustice, loss, and persistence. His story reminds us that faith is not proven by flawless outcomes, but by continuing to run when the crowd is gone.

   This episode also pauses to bear witness to a modern parallel—a gifted young man, Austin, whose life ended in an act of selfless love. His story, like Thorpe’s, does not cancel hope; it demands it.

   This is an episode for anyone asking:

   1. Who am I when my best season is behind me?
   2. Can a life still matter without visible victory?
   3. What does endurance look like in the twilight?
   
   

   Key Themes & Teaching Threads

   1. Eternity in the Heart (Ecclesiastes 3:11)
   2. God plants eternity within us, yet allows it to unfold in time—uneven, mysterious, and unresolved.
   3. Gifted ≠ Sheltered
   4. Divine gifting does not guarantee protection, fairness, or ease. Jim Thorpe was gifted beyond measure, yet exposed without covering.
   5. Endurance When Recognition Is Gone
   6. The true race begins after medals are stripped and platforms collapse.
   7. Paradox Is Not a Failure of Faith
   8. Scripture never promises neat endings—only faithful perseverance.
   9. Community as Shelter
   10. Gifts require wisdom, support, and care. Greatness without community often fractures.
   11. Quiet Victories & Delayed Vindication
   12. Some lives are not restored while living—but are redeemed in the telling.
   
   

   Scriptures Explored

   1. Ecclesiastes 3:11
   2. Ecclesiastes 9:7–11
   3. 1 Corinthians 9:24–27
   4. Hebrews 12:1–3
   5. 2 Corinthians 4:7–18
   6. Romans 8:17–19
   7. Hebrews 11 (selected passages)
   
   

   Historical Context

   This episode continues reflection on Jim Thorpe’s later life, drawing from Path Lit by Lightning by David Maraniss, focusing on:

   1. Life after Olympic glory
   2. Financial instability and exploitation
   3. Perseverance without public honor
   4. Posthumous restoration of legacy
   
   

   Memorable Lines from the Episode

   “A gift does not guarantee an easy road—only a meaningful one.”

   “Some truths are only visible in the twilight.”

   “Not every runner breaks the tape, but heaven records every mile.”

   “Eternity, once placed in the heart, is never extinguished.”

   Dedication

   This episode is lovingly dedicated to Austin and to all families who carry grief without tidy explanations. Your stories still speak.

   What’s Next

   ➡️ Next Episode: Paradox & the Bible — Jim Thorpe and the Tension of Truth

   A deeper look at how Scripture consistently holds glory and suffering together.

   ➡️ Friday Episode:

   Continuing the Friday reading series from Angela Greenig’s book on overcoming spiritual darkness.

   Resources

   📘 Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes — Matt Gibe

   🌐

   ]]>The Long Run Home — Jim Thorpe & the Endurance of a Soul

   Kingdom People in the Pages of History | Episode 3

   📅 February 3, 2026

   🎙️ The Kingdom Corner Podcast with Matt Gibe

   ⏱️ Runtime: ~40 minutes

   Episode Summary

   In this third installment of our Kingdom People in the Pages of History series, we turn to Jim Thorpe and explore not his victories—but his endurance.

   The Long Run Home is a meditation on what remains when applause fades, platforms collapse, and gifts are no longer celebrated. Drawing deeply from Ecclesiastes 3:11, this episode wrestles honestly with paradox: eternity planted in the human heart, yet worked out in uneven, often unfair time.

   Jim Thorpe’s life was marked by brilliance, injustice, loss, and persistence. His story reminds us that faith is not proven by flawless outcomes, but by continuing to run when the crowd is gone.

   This episode also pauses to bear witness to a modern parallel—a gifted young man, Austin, whose life ended in an act of selfless love. His story, like Thorpe’s, does not cancel hope; it demands it.

   This is an episode for anyone asking:

   1. Who am I when my best season is behind me?
   2. Can a life still matter without visible victory?
   3. What does endurance look like in the twilight?
   
   

   Key Themes & Teaching Threads

   1. Eternity in the Heart (Ecclesiastes 3:11)
   2. God plants eternity within us, yet allows it to unfold in time—uneven, mysterious, and unresolved.
   3. Gifted ≠ Sheltered
   4. Divine gifting does not guarantee protection, fairness, or ease. Jim Thorpe was gifted beyond measure, yet exposed without covering.
   5. Endurance When Recognition Is Gone
   6. The true race begins after medals are stripped and platforms collapse.
   7. Paradox Is Not a Failure of Faith
   8. Scripture never promises neat endings—only faithful perseverance.
   9. Community as Shelter
   10. Gifts require wisdom, support, and care. Greatness without community often fractures.
   11. Quiet Victories & Delayed Vindication
   12. Some lives are not restored while living—but are redeemed in the telling.
   
   

   Scriptures Explored

   1. Ecclesiastes 3:11
   2. Ecclesiastes 9:7–11
   3. 1 Corinthians 9:24–27
   4. Hebrews 12:1–3
   5. 2 Corinthians 4:7–18
   6. Romans 8:17–19
   7. Hebrews 11 (selected passages)
   
   

   Historical Context

   This episode continues reflection on Jim Thorpe’s later life, drawing from Path Lit by Lightning by David Maraniss, focusing on:

   1. Life after Olympic glory
   2. Financial instability and exploitation
   3. Perseverance without public honor
   4. Posthumous restoration of legacy
   
   

   Memorable Lines from the Episode

   “A gift does not guarantee an easy road—only a meaningful one.”

   “Some truths are only visible in the twilight.”

   “Not every runner breaks the tape, but heaven records every mile.”

   “Eternity, once placed in the heart, is never extinguished.”

   Dedication

   This episode is lovingly dedicated to Austin and to all families who carry grief without tidy explanations. Your stories still speak.

   What’s Next

   ➡️ Next Episode: Paradox & the Bible — Jim Thorpe and the Tension of Truth

   A deeper look at how Scripture consistently holds glory and suffering together.

   ➡️ Friday Episode:

   Continuing the Friday reading series from Angela Greenig’s book on overcoming spiritual darkness.

   Resources

   📘 Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes — Matt Gibe

   🌐

   ]]>329d2b91-9899-40c7-8aa5-c48cf3c38413Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:45:00 -040040:23falsefull71881887"Conquering The Antichrist & Unclean Spirits"Conquering the Antichrist & Unclean Spirits

   Kingdom Corner Podcast

   Friday, January 30, 2026

   In this Friday reading episode of The Kingdom Corner Podcast, Matt Gibe continues the study through Power and Authority Over Darkness by Angela Greenig, a seasoned deliverance minister with over four decades of global ministry experience.

   Today’s teaching focuses on two powerful spiritual adversaries identified in Scripture and ministry experience:

   the Antichrist spirit and the unclean spirit — how they operate, how they manifest, and how believers can discern and confront them through truth, prayer, and spiritual authority in Christ.

   Episode Overview

   On Fridays, the Kingdom Corner Podcast follows a reflective reading format, guiding listeners through trusted devotional and teaching resources. This episode continues the deep dive into the section of Greenig’s book that outlines 16 commonly encountered evil spirits, drawing biblical foundations and practical discernment for believers.

   Matt also reminds listeners of the Tuesday flagship series, Kingdom People in the Pages of History, currently exploring the life of Jim Thorpe through David Maraniss’ Path Lit by Lightning, with biblical reflection woven throughout history.

   Spirit #13 — The Antichrist Spirit

   Based on 1 John 4:1–3 and 1 Timothy 4:1, the Antichrist spirit is described not merely as a future figure, but as a present spiritual influence opposing Christ’s authority, identity, and work.

   Key Manifestations Discussed

   1. Rivalry and competition with Christ’s authority
   2. Substitution of false doctrines for biblical truth
   3. Impostors replacing Christ’s atonement and deity
   4. Manipulation and distortion of grace and redemption
   5. Legalism that binds without freedom
   6. Suppression of spiritual gifts
   7. Division within families and churches
   8. Condemnation, persecution, and deception
   9. Seducing spirits leading believers into error
   
   

   Key Emphasis:

   Believers are called to test the spirits, examine fruit (Galatians 5:22–23), and avoid both naivety and paranoia — remaining grounded in truth, prayer, and discernment.

   Spirit #14 — The Unclean Spirit

   Drawing heavily from Matthew 12:43–45 and Mark 5, this section examines the destructive and invasive nature of unclean spirits, emphasizing why freedom must be paired with spiritual filling and vigilance.

   Common Manifestations

   1. Dwelling in darkness and isolation
   2. Chronic insomnia and mental torment
   3. Self-harm and destructive behaviors
   4. Fear, insanity, and lack of sound mind
   5. Physical affliction and decay
   6. Moral and spiritual defilement
   7. Desecration of body and soul
   8. Compulsion toward self-destruction
   
   

   Matt carefully walks listeners through the biblical warning that deliverance without discipleship leaves room for return, underscoring the role of free will, spiritual authority, and continued surrender to Christ.

   Testimony & Warfare Insight

   Angela Greenig’s testimony of praying for her mother’s healing is shared, illustrating:

   1. The role of prayer and fasting
   2. Word of Knowledge in spiritual warfare
   3. Christ’s authority over sickness and death
   4. The importance of obedience over curiosity in deliverance
   
   

   This testimony highlights that spiritual warfare is not theatrical — it is authoritative, sober, and rooted in Christ alone.

   Scriptural Foundations

   1. 1 John 4:1–3
   2. 1 Timothy 4:1
   3. Matthew 12:43–45
   4. Mark 5
   5. Galatians 5:22–23
   6. Isaiah 41:10
   7. Matthew 7:7–8
   8. Romans 8:26
   
   

   Key Takeaways

   1. Discernment requires maturity, humility, and prayer
   2. Not every disagreement is demonic — wisdom matters
   3. Deliverance must be followed by spiritual filling
   4. Faith moves forward; fear paralyzes
   5. Knowledge dismantles fear and deception
   
   

   Closing Encouragement

   Matt urges listeners to:

   1. Revisit the episode and take notes
   2. Examine their own lives prayerfully
   3. Grow in spiritual awareness without fear
   4. Remain vigilant, anchored, and hopeful in Christ
   
   

   Coming Up Next

   🎙 Tuesday, February 2

   Kingdom People in the Pages of History

   Jim Thorpe: The Long Run Home & the Endurance of the Soul

   Thank you for listening to The Kingdom Corner Podcast.

   To explore deeper devotional teaching, visit:

   👉 significanceacademy.com

   Good day, good day — and may the Lord strengthen you in truth, clarity, and freedom.

   ]]>Conquering the Antichrist & Unclean Spirits

   Kingdom Corner Podcast

   Friday, January 30, 2026

   In this Friday reading episode of The Kingdom Corner Podcast, Matt Gibe continues the study through Power and Authority Over Darkness by Angela Greenig, a seasoned deliverance minister with over four decades of global ministry experience.

   Today’s teaching focuses on two powerful spiritual adversaries identified in Scripture and ministry experience:

   the Antichrist spirit and the unclean spirit — how they operate, how they manifest, and how believers can discern and confront them through truth, prayer, and spiritual authority in Christ.

   Episode Overview

   On Fridays, the Kingdom Corner Podcast follows a reflective reading format, guiding listeners through trusted devotional and teaching resources. This episode continues the deep dive into the section of Greenig’s book that outlines 16 commonly encountered evil spirits, drawing biblical foundations and practical discernment for believers.

   Matt also reminds listeners of the Tuesday flagship series, Kingdom People in the Pages of History, currently exploring the life of Jim Thorpe through David Maraniss’ Path Lit by Lightning, with biblical reflection woven throughout history.

   Spirit #13 — The Antichrist Spirit

   Based on 1 John 4:1–3 and 1 Timothy 4:1, the Antichrist spirit is described not merely as a future figure, but as a present spiritual influence opposing Christ’s authority, identity, and work.

   Key Manifestations Discussed

   1. Rivalry and competition with Christ’s authority
   2. Substitution of false doctrines for biblical truth
   3. Impostors replacing Christ’s atonement and deity
   4. Manipulation and distortion of grace and redemption
   5. Legalism that binds without freedom
   6. Suppression of spiritual gifts
   7. Division within families and churches
   8. Condemnation, persecution, and deception
   9. Seducing spirits leading believers into error
   
   

   Key Emphasis:

   Believers are called to test the spirits, examine fruit (Galatians 5:22–23), and avoid both naivety and paranoia — remaining grounded in truth, prayer, and discernment.

   Spirit #14 — The Unclean Spirit

   Drawing heavily from Matthew 12:43–45 and Mark 5, this section examines the destructive and invasive nature of unclean spirits, emphasizing why freedom must be paired with spiritual filling and vigilance.

   Common Manifestations

   1. Dwelling in darkness and isolation
   2. Chronic insomnia and mental torment
   3. Self-harm and destructive behaviors
   4. Fear, insanity, and lack of sound mind
   5. Physical affliction and decay
   6. Moral and spiritual defilement
   7. Desecration of body and soul
   8. Compulsion toward self-destruction
   
   

   Matt carefully walks listeners through the biblical warning that deliverance without discipleship leaves room for return, underscoring the role of free will, spiritual authority, and continued surrender to Christ.

   Testimony & Warfare Insight

   Angela Greenig’s testimony of praying for her mother’s healing is shared, illustrating:

   1. The role of prayer and fasting
   2. Word of Knowledge in spiritual warfare
   3. Christ’s authority over sickness and death
   4. The importance of obedience over curiosity in deliverance
   
   

   This testimony highlights that spiritual warfare is not theatrical — it is authoritative, sober, and rooted in Christ alone.

   Scriptural Foundations

   1. 1 John 4:1–3
   2. 1 Timothy 4:1
   3. Matthew 12:43–45
   4. Mark 5
   5. Galatians 5:22–23
   6. Isaiah 41:10
   7. Matthew 7:7–8
   8. Romans 8:26
   
   

   Key Takeaways

   1. Discernment requires maturity, humility, and prayer
   2. Not every disagreement is demonic — wisdom matters
   3. Deliverance must be followed by spiritual filling
   4. Faith moves forward; fear paralyzes
   5. Knowledge dismantles fear and deception
   
   

   Closing Encouragement

   Matt urges listeners to:

   1. Revisit the episode and take notes
   2. Examine their own lives prayerfully
   3. Grow in spiritual awareness without fear
   4. Remain vigilant, anchored, and hopeful in Christ
   
   

   Coming Up Next

   🎙 Tuesday, February 2

   Kingdom People in the Pages of History

   Jim Thorpe: The Long Run Home & the Endurance of the Soul

   Thank you for listening to The Kingdom Corner Podcast.

   To explore deeper devotional teaching, visit:

   👉 significanceacademy.com

   Good day, good day — and may the Lord strengthen you in truth, clarity, and freedom.

   ]]>066df2ac-3034-435c-94d0-ba5bfc6a58c0Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:33:00 -040026:28falsefull71871877"The Fall of Light The Jim Thorpe Story Continues"The Fall of Light — The Jim Thorpe Story Continues

   Release Date: Jan 27, 2026

   Series: Kingdom People in the Pages of History

   Duration: 49:49

   Episode Summary

   In Episode 2 of the Jim Thorpe series, we trace the quiet tragedy behind one of the greatest athletic lives ever lived. Jim Thorpe’s fall wasn’t a lightning strike that shattered him instantly — it was a slow dimming: medals stripped, honor erased, doors closed, and a gifted man left wandering without an anchor.

   Using David Maraniss’ Path Lit by Lightning as a key source, we explore the rigid amateurism rules that condemned Thorpe, the injustice behind the institution’s decision, and the human cost that followed — financial instability, fractured relationships, and a soul trying to survive when the world no longer applauded.

   But this episode doesn’t end in despair. It becomes a Kingdom mirror: a warning about confusing gifting with identity, and a hope-filled call to those who feel discarded. The gift may be tested… but God does not abandon the one He has called.

   Key Topics Covered

   1. Why Jim Thorpe is largely unknown to younger generations today
   2. The meaning of Thorpe’s birth name and the “Bright Path” symbolism
   3. Carlisle Industrial School and the attempt to erase Native identity
   4. The Olympic amateurism codes: strict, unforgiving, and unequal
   5. Thorpe’s paid baseball games and the scandal that followed
   6. Medals revoked, records erased, and a “system” needing a scapegoat
   7. The ripple effect: fading opportunities, drifting work, instability
   8. The deep wound: identity tied too tightly to the gift
   9. A Kingdom message for anyone whose “light has fallen”
   10. The difference between a gift (received) and identity (bestowed by God)
   
   

   Standout Quotables

   1. “The lightning that once lit the world now strikes the ground unseen.”
   2. “Heroes are easy to crown… and even easier to discard.”
   3. “He could outrun every man alive, but he could not outrun disappointment.”
   4. “A gift can become a throne… and sooner or later that throne collapses.”
   5. “The lightning didn’t fail. The world did.”
   6. “The gift is God’s irrevocable deposit. Identity is God’s unshakable declaration.”
   
   

   Scripture References

   1. Proverbs 24:16 — “A righteous man falls seven times and rises again.”
   2. Psalm 34:19 — “Many are the afflictions of the righteous…”
   3. Psalm 37:24 — “Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down…”
   4. 2 Corinthians 1:8–10 — pressed beyond measure, but God delivers
   5. 2 Corinthians 4:8–9 — “cast down, but not destroyed”
   6. 1 Peter 2:8–10 (NLT) — chosen people, royal priesthood, identity restored
   7. Ephesians 2:8–10 (AMP) — grace, workmanship, created for good works
   
   

   Practical Takeaways

   1. Don’t build your identity on your gift. Gifts can be celebrated today and ignored tomorrow.
   2. Systems may be rigid, but God is not. Heaven’s calling outlasts human rejection.
   3. Testing doesn’t mean you’re finished. A dimmed flame can be fanned again.
   4. Your gift is an instrument — not your name. Your truest identity is “His.”
   
   

   Next Episode Teaser (Episode 3)

   Next time, we follow what happens when the world takes the gift away… and ask the deeper question:

   Is the man beneath the lightning still there — and can the story be redeemed?

   Connect + Resources

   To go deeper into Matt’s devotional content:

   Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes

   Visit: significanceacademy.com

   Call to Action

   If this episode encouraged you, follow / subscribe so you don’t miss the next installment of The Jim Thorpe Story Continues. And consider sharing this with someone who feels like their “light” has dimmed — they may need this reminder that God hasn’t let go.

   RETURN HERE FRIDAY 01/30/2026 As we continue to Read "Power & Authority Over Darkness" by Angela Greenig

   ]]>The Fall of Light — The Jim Thorpe Story Continues

   Release Date: Jan 27, 2026

   Series: Kingdom People in the Pages of History

   Duration: 49:49

   Episode Summary

   In Episode 2 of the Jim Thorpe series, we trace the quiet tragedy behind one of the greatest athletic lives ever lived. Jim Thorpe’s fall wasn’t a lightning strike that shattered him instantly — it was a slow dimming: medals stripped, honor erased, doors closed, and a gifted man left wandering without an anchor.

   Using David Maraniss’ Path Lit by Lightning as a key source, we explore the rigid amateurism rules that condemned Thorpe, the injustice behind the institution’s decision, and the human cost that followed — financial instability, fractured relationships, and a soul trying to survive when the world no longer applauded.

   But this episode doesn’t end in despair. It becomes a Kingdom mirror: a warning about confusing gifting with identity, and a hope-filled call to those who feel discarded. The gift may be tested… but God does not abandon the one He has called.

   Key Topics Covered

   1. Why Jim Thorpe is largely unknown to younger generations today
   2. The meaning of Thorpe’s birth name and the “Bright Path” symbolism
   3. Carlisle Industrial School and the attempt to erase Native identity
   4. The Olympic amateurism codes: strict, unforgiving, and unequal
   5. Thorpe’s paid baseball games and the scandal that followed
   6. Medals revoked, records erased, and a “system” needing a scapegoat
   7. The ripple effect: fading opportunities, drifting work, instability
   8. The deep wound: identity tied too tightly to the gift
   9. A Kingdom message for anyone whose “light has fallen”
   10. The difference between a gift (received) and identity (bestowed by God)
   
   

   Standout Quotables

   1. “The lightning that once lit the world now strikes the ground unseen.”
   2. “Heroes are easy to crown… and even easier to discard.”
   3. “He could outrun every man alive, but he could not outrun disappointment.”
   4. “A gift can become a throne… and sooner or later that throne collapses.”
   5. “The lightning didn’t fail. The world did.”
   6. “The gift is God’s irrevocable deposit. Identity is God’s unshakable declaration.”
   
   

   Scripture References

   1. Proverbs 24:16 — “A righteous man falls seven times and rises again.”
   2. Psalm 34:19 — “Many are the afflictions of the righteous…”
   3. Psalm 37:24 — “Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down…”
   4. 2 Corinthians 1:8–10 — pressed beyond measure, but God delivers
   5. 2 Corinthians 4:8–9 — “cast down, but not destroyed”
   6. 1 Peter 2:8–10 (NLT) — chosen people, royal priesthood, identity restored
   7. Ephesians 2:8–10 (AMP) — grace, workmanship, created for good works
   
   

   Practical Takeaways

   1. Don’t build your identity on your gift. Gifts can be celebrated today and ignored tomorrow.
   2. Systems may be rigid, but God is not. Heaven’s calling outlasts human rejection.
   3. Testing doesn’t mean you’re finished. A dimmed flame can be fanned again.
   4. Your gift is an instrument — not your name. Your truest identity is “His.”
   
   

   Next Episode Teaser (Episode 3)

   Next time, we follow what happens when the world takes the gift away… and ask the deeper question:

   Is the man beneath the lightning still there — and can the story be redeemed?

   Connect + Resources

   To go deeper into Matt’s devotional content:

   Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes

   Visit: significanceacademy.com

   Call to Action

   If this episode encouraged you, follow / subscribe so you don’t miss the next installment of The Jim Thorpe Story Continues. And consider sharing this with someone who feels like their “light” has dimmed — they may need this reminder that God hasn’t let go.

   RETURN HERE FRIDAY 01/30/2026 As we continue to Read "Power & Authority Over Darkness" by Angela Greenig

   ]]>f6156c50-c029-4a43-8dc2-cfc3f51a68deTue, 27 Jan 2026 17:08:00 -040049:49falsefull71861867"Conquering The Familiar Spirit & The Spirit of Divination"Conquering the Familiar Spirit & the Spirit of Divination

   Kingdom Corner Podcast — January 23, 2026

   Episode Length: 29:56

   Host: The Great Matt Gibe

   Episode Summary

   In today’s Friday reading session, Matt continues the powerful study from Power and Authority Over Darkness by Angela Greenegg. This episode exposes two closely linked spiritual strongholds — the Spirit of Divination and the Familiar Spirit — revealing how they operate, how they counterfeit God’s prophetic gifts, and how believers can stand free in Christ’s authority.

   Through Scripture, practical examples, and pastoral insight, Matt unpacks how these spirits manifest in modern culture — from horoscopes to psychics, from occult entertainment to counterfeit prophecy — and calls the church back to discernment, deliverance, and dependence on the Holy Spirit.

   In This Episode You’ll Discover

   • Why the Spirit of Divination is a counterfeit of God’s prophetic gift

   • How Familiar Spirits operate as “personal spirit guides”

   • Biblical warnings against witchcraft, sorcery, and necromancy

   • King Saul’s tragic turn to a medium (1 Samuel 28)

   • Modern expressions of divination — horoscopes, tarot, psychics, spirit guides

   • How curiosity opens doors to deception

   • The difference between true prophecy and demonic imitation

   • Why discernment is urgently needed in today’s church

   • A prayer to break curses, renounce occult influence, and walk in divine exchange

   Key Scriptures Referenced

   • 1 Samuel 28:7–16 — Saul seeks a medium

   • Deuteronomy 18:10–12 — God’s prohibition of occult practices

   • Isaiah 8:19 — Seeking mediums instead of God

   • Acts 16:16–18 — Paul casts out a spirit of divination

   • Leviticus 19:31 — “Give no regard to mediums”

   • Jude 1:6 — Fallen angels leaving their domain

   • 2 Peter 1:3 — Divine power for life and godliness

   Major Teaching Highlights

   1. Divination — Satan’s Counterfeit Prophecy

   A pagan imitation of God’s true prophetic gifts designed to deceive and control.

   2. Familiar Spirits — False Spirit Guides

   Personal demonic attachments passed through family lines or occult involvement.

   3. Cultural Normalization of the Occult

   From TV mediums to psychic hotlines to “spirit animals” — deception made mainstream.

   4. The Church’s Call to Discernment

   True prophecy edifies, comforts, and glorifies Christ — never self-serving power.

   5. Divine Exchange in Christ

   Jesus was rejected so we are accepted.

   Jesus was wounded so we are healed.

   Jesus became poor so we are made rich in Him.

   Prayer Focus

   • Renouncing curses and occult influence

   • Breaking demonic assignments

   • Releasing the blessing of divine exchange

   • Walking in Christ’s authority and freedom

   Book Resource

   Power and Authority Over Darkness

   How to Identify and Defeat Sixteen Evil Spirits

   By Angela Greenegg

   Find more at: AngelaGreenegg.com

   Available on Amazon

   Next Episode Preview

   📅 Tuesday — Kingdom People in the Pages of History

   Path Lit by Lightning — Lightning Rises:

   The Awakening of Jim Thorpe

   Discover the story of one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century — and the spiritual truths hidden in his life journey.

   Closing Encouragement

   Stay rooted in God’s Word.

   Walk in discernment.

   Stand in Christ’s authority.

   And remember — light always exposes darkness.

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   ]]>Conquering the Familiar Spirit & the Spirit of Divination

   Kingdom Corner Podcast — January 23, 2026

   Episode Length: 29:56

   Host: The Great Matt Gibe

   Episode Summary

   In today’s Friday reading session, Matt continues the powerful study from Power and Authority Over Darkness by Angela Greenegg. This episode exposes two closely linked spiritual strongholds — the Spirit of Divination and the Familiar Spirit — revealing how they operate, how they counterfeit God’s prophetic gifts, and how believers can stand free in Christ’s authority.

   Through Scripture, practical examples, and pastoral insight, Matt unpacks how these spirits manifest in modern culture — from horoscopes to psychics, from occult entertainment to counterfeit prophecy — and calls the church back to discernment, deliverance, and dependence on the Holy Spirit.

   In This Episode You’ll Discover

   • Why the Spirit of Divination is a counterfeit of God’s prophetic gift

   • How Familiar Spirits operate as “personal spirit guides”

   • Biblical warnings against witchcraft, sorcery, and necromancy

   • King Saul’s tragic turn to a medium (1 Samuel 28)

   • Modern expressions of divination — horoscopes, tarot, psychics, spirit guides

   • How curiosity opens doors to deception

   • The difference between true prophecy and demonic imitation

   • Why discernment is urgently needed in today’s church

   • A prayer to break curses, renounce occult influence, and walk in divine exchange

   Key Scriptures Referenced

   • 1 Samuel 28:7–16 — Saul seeks a medium

   • Deuteronomy 18:10–12 — God’s prohibition of occult practices

   • Isaiah 8:19 — Seeking mediums instead of God

   • Acts 16:16–18 — Paul casts out a spirit of divination

   • Leviticus 19:31 — “Give no regard to mediums”

   • Jude 1:6 — Fallen angels leaving their domain

   • 2 Peter 1:3 — Divine power for life and godliness

   Major Teaching Highlights

   1. Divination — Satan’s Counterfeit Prophecy

   A pagan imitation of God’s true prophetic gifts designed to deceive and control.

   2. Familiar Spirits — False Spirit Guides

   Personal demonic attachments passed through family lines or occult involvement.

   3. Cultural Normalization of the Occult

   From TV mediums to psychic hotlines to “spirit animals” — deception made mainstream.

   4. The Church’s Call to Discernment

   True prophecy edifies, comforts, and glorifies Christ — never self-serving power.

   5. Divine Exchange in Christ

   Jesus was rejected so we are accepted.

   Jesus was wounded so we are healed.

   Jesus became poor so we are made rich in Him.

   Prayer Focus

   • Renouncing curses and occult influence

   • Breaking demonic assignments

   • Releasing the blessing of divine exchange

   • Walking in Christ’s authority and freedom

   Book Resource

   Power and Authority Over Darkness

   How to Identify and Defeat Sixteen Evil Spirits

   By Angela Greenegg

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   📅 Tuesday — Kingdom People in the Pages of History

   Path Lit by Lightning — Lightning Rises:

   The Awakening of Jim Thorpe

   Discover the story of one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century — and the spiritual truths hidden in his life journey.

   Closing Encouragement

   Stay rooted in God’s Word.

   Walk in discernment.

   Stand in Christ’s authority.

   And remember — light always exposes darkness.

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   ]]>ef81e686-adfd-4bbd-90e3-92535a902a0bFri, 23 Jan 2026 11:43:00 -040029:56falsefull71851857"Path Lit By Lightning, The Awakening of Jim Thorpe"Episode Title: Path Lit by Lightning: The Awakening of Jim Thorpe

   Series: Kingdom People in the Pages of History

   Date: January 20, 2026

   Target Length: 45:00

   Theme: Gift discovered → Glory revealed → Gift will be tested

   (0:00–0:20) INTRO (show bumper)

   [SHOW INTRO MUSIC / PODCAST INTRO VOICEOVER]

   “Hello, and welcome to the Kingdom Corner Podcast…”

   [MUSIC FADE UNDER]

   (0:20–1:45) OPENING WORSHIP + REFRAMED LYRIC

   MATT (warm, reverent):

   Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me… all His wondrous compassion and purity.

   Oh Thou Spirit divine… all my nature refine… till the beauty of Jesus be seen in me.

   And today—just for a moment—I’m going to shift the lyric, because it fits where we’re going:

   O let the gift He has given flow out of me… for all His wondrous compassion and purity.

   O Thou Spirit divine… all my nature refine… till the gift You have given flows out from me…

   Till the gift You have given flows out from me.

   [PAUSE 2 beats]

   (1:45–3:40) WELCOME + SERIES FRAME

   MATT (signature upbeat):

   Good day, good day, Kingdom Corner followers and devotees—The Great Matt Gibe with you once again—coming to you from the Pacific Northwest, where the coffee is strong, the air is crisp today… and I’ve had the past tapping me on the shoulder these last few days.

   Welcome back to our series—Kingdom People in the Pages of History—where we look at people, places, and events… and we lay biblical truth right alongside them… and we glean. We extract. We learn. We repent where we need to repent… we adjust where we need to adjust… and we find courage where we need courage.

   Because people learn through stories. They remember through stories.

   Jesus told parables for a reason.

   And today… we have a true story from history that deserves to be sung again.

   (3:40–5:45) BOOK + TITLE + FRIDAY PLUG

   MATT:

   We’re stepping into a new chapter in this history series, drawn from David Maraniss’ powerful biography:

   Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe.

   And the title I’m using for today is this:

   Lightning Rises: The Awakening of Jim Thorpe.

   Now—quick reminder—our rhythm is usually Tuesdays and Fridays. Fridays we’re continuing our reading through Power and Authority Over Darkness by Angela Greenig—spiritual warfare, discernment, and how the enemy tries to move in patterns. This Friday we’ll be touching divination, familiar spirits, and the antichrist spirit. You do not want to miss it.

   But today… settle in. Because I’m excited about this one.

   (5:45–7:30) ELDREDGE / IRENAEUS HOOK

   MATT (slower, weightier):

   As I’ve been reading and studying Jim Thorpe… a thought came back to me from John Eldredge’s book Waking the Dead. He opens with a quote from the second century—St. Irenaeus:

   “The glory of God is man fully alive.”

   Let that sink in.

   Not a man merely surviving.

   Not a man merely coping.

   Not a man merely existing.

   Fully alive.

   And in this story—Jim Thorpe is a picture of a gift being awakened… like lightning splitting the sky… sudden, undeniable… impossible to ignore.

   (7:30–10:45) COFFEE SHOP STORY / “WE FORGOT HIM”

   MATT (storytelling tone):

   Not long ago, I sat in a local coffee shop. Two young people behind the counter—baristas—one about eighteen, the other mid-twenties.

   And I decided to run a little experiment.

   I asked:

   “Have you ever heard the name Jim Thorpe?”

   Blank stares. No spark. No story.

   I tried again—

   “Greatest athlete of the 20th century? Olympic champion? Native American hero?”

   Still nothing.

   And I smiled outwardly… but inwardly something shifted.

   Because when I was young… Thorpe’s name was in schoolbooks. It was in American memory.

   Maybe we didn’t know every detail… but the song of his story was still being sung.

   And somewhere along the way… the song stopped.

   And friends—when a people forget their stories… they begin to forget themselves.

   Because history is more than dates—history is memory… and memory shapes identity.

   So today… we begin a journey to remember.

   Because stories worth telling… are stories worth rescuing.

   (10:45–14:10) WHO JIM THORPE IS + WHY HE MATTERS

   MATT:

   Jim Thorpe lived between worlds—Native and Western.

   He was shaped by greatness… wounded by injustice… and tested by his own humanity.

   And David Maraniss says Thorpe’s story lives in the space between reality and myth.

   Many call his life a tragedy… but it is also a story of perseverance.

   For all he endured—from others… and from himself… he did not vanish.

   The man survived. The myth survived. The gift survived.

   And today we pick up that story again.

   Not just because he was an athlete…

   but because he reveals something about gift… and calling… and testing.

   (14:10–18:30) NAME / ORIGIN / EARLY LOSSES

   MATT (teaching voice):

   Jim Thorpe’s Native name was Wathohuk—often translated as Bright Path… and connected to the idea of light, path, and yes—lightning.

   He was born May 28, 1887, near Prague, Oklahoma, when it was still the Oklahoma Territory—connected to the Sac and Fox Nation heritage.

   His early life was marked by hardship and loss.

   He had a twin brother, Charlie, who died at nine.

   His mother died.

   His father died while Jim was still young.

   By his teens… Jim Thorpe is orphaned… grieving… wandering.

   Before the world ever saw lightning on a track… there was a boy walking the prairie carrying more grief than years.

   (18:30–22:30) CARLISLE: BITTERSWEET DOORWAY

   MATT (somber honesty):

   And then comes Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania—government-run… designed for assimilation.

   Let’s just say it plain: the intent was to strip Native children of language, culture, and identity.

   Richard Pratt is associated with that infamous phrase:

   “Kill the Indian, save the man.”

   How tragic.

   Jim arrived there in 1904—shy, grieving… and he was not there to become a champion.

   He was there—according to their system—to be remade into someone else.

   But here’s the paradox:

   God can take even a crooked system… and still cause a gift to rise.

   (22:30–26:30) POP WARNER + THE “HIGH JUMP IN BOOTS” MOMENT

   MATT (brighter, cinematic):

   The football coach there was Glenn “Pop” Warner—brilliant coach, but also part of that machine.

   And one of the most famous scenes in American sports history happens:

   Jim walks past track practice.

   The high jump bar is up—around five-nine.

   Jim’s wearing heavy boots. Work clothes.

   He asks, “Can I try?”

   And he clears it on the first attempt.

   No training. No spikes.

   Just raw, God-given ability.

   And Coach Warner reportedly says something like:

   “I had seen the greatest natural athlete in the world.”

   From that moment, Thorpe begins competing in almost everything—track, football, baseball, basketball—dominant, not merely good.

   Some gifts are learned… some are trained…

   but some gifts appear like lightning:

   Sudden. Unmistakable. Undeniable.

   (26:30–30:15) 1912 OLYMPICS: PENTATHLON + DECATHLON

   MATT:

   By 1912, Thorpe qualifies for the U.S. Olympic Team headed to Stockholm, Sweden—competing in the pentathlon and the decathlon.

   Five events. Ten events.

   Endurance. Explosive power. Precision. Balance. Strength. Speed.

   And friends—those are still among the hardest events in athletics.

   Thorpe wins. And he doesn’t just win—he dominates.

   And King Gustav of Sweden tells him:

   “You, sir, are the greatest athlete in the world.”

   A Native boy… once orphaned… once silenced… crowned by a king.

   That’s lightning rising.

   (30:15–33:00) “GOD’S GLORY = FULLY ALIVE” + ERIC LIDDELL MOMENT

   MATT (reflective):

   That quote keeps echoing:

   The glory of God is man fully alive.

   It reminds me of that famous line from the Christian runner Eric Liddell:

   “When I run, I feel His pleasure.”

   That’s what gifting can be—when it’s aligned… purified… surrendered… refined.

   Not idolized. Not worshiped.

   But offered back to God as worship.

   And that’s why I changed the lyric earlier:

   Let the gift He has given… flow out from me… in compassion and purity.

   (33:00–36:15) THE TURN: GIFT WILL BE TESTED

   MATT (warning + promise):

   Now listen—this is where the story begins to deepen.

   Because gifts don’t just get discovered.

   They get tested.

   Gifts attract pressure.

   Gifts attract jealousy.

   Gifts attract temptation.

   Gifts attract systems—some that want to use you… brand you… monetize you… control you… or discard you.

   So yes—today is the awakening.

   But next time… we move toward this:

   Lightning Meets the Storm.

   (36:15–40:10) APPLICATION: YOU HAVE A GIFT...]]>Episode Title: Path Lit by Lightning: The Awakening of Jim Thorpe

   Series: Kingdom People in the Pages of History

   Date: January 20, 2026

   Target Length: 45:00

   Theme: Gift discovered → Glory revealed → Gift will be tested

   (0:00–0:20) INTRO (show bumper)

   [SHOW INTRO MUSIC / PODCAST INTRO VOICEOVER]

   “Hello, and welcome to the Kingdom Corner Podcast…”

   [MUSIC FADE UNDER]

   (0:20–1:45) OPENING WORSHIP + REFRAMED LYRIC

   MATT (warm, reverent):

   Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me… all His wondrous compassion and purity.

   Oh Thou Spirit divine… all my nature refine… till the beauty of Jesus be seen in me.

   And today—just for a moment—I’m going to shift the lyric, because it fits where we’re going:

   O let the gift He has given flow out of me… for all His wondrous compassion and purity.

   O Thou Spirit divine… all my nature refine… till the gift You have given flows out from me…

   Till the gift You have given flows out from me.

   [PAUSE 2 beats]

   (1:45–3:40) WELCOME + SERIES FRAME

   MATT (signature upbeat):

   Good day, good day, Kingdom Corner followers and devotees—The Great Matt Gibe with you once again—coming to you from the Pacific Northwest, where the coffee is strong, the air is crisp today… and I’ve had the past tapping me on the shoulder these last few days.

   Welcome back to our series—Kingdom People in the Pages of History—where we look at people, places, and events… and we lay biblical truth right alongside them… and we glean. We extract. We learn. We repent where we need to repent… we adjust where we need to adjust… and we find courage where we need courage.

   Because people learn through stories. They remember through stories.

   Jesus told parables for a reason.

   And today… we have a true story from history that deserves to be sung again.

   (3:40–5:45) BOOK + TITLE + FRIDAY PLUG

   MATT:

   We’re stepping into a new chapter in this history series, drawn from David Maraniss’ powerful biography:

   Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe.

   And the title I’m using for today is this:

   Lightning Rises: The Awakening of Jim Thorpe.

   Now—quick reminder—our rhythm is usually Tuesdays and Fridays. Fridays we’re continuing our reading through Power and Authority Over Darkness by Angela Greenig—spiritual warfare, discernment, and how the enemy tries to move in patterns. This Friday we’ll be touching divination, familiar spirits, and the antichrist spirit. You do not want to miss it.

   But today… settle in. Because I’m excited about this one.

   (5:45–7:30) ELDREDGE / IRENAEUS HOOK

   MATT (slower, weightier):

   As I’ve been reading and studying Jim Thorpe… a thought came back to me from John Eldredge’s book Waking the Dead. He opens with a quote from the second century—St. Irenaeus:

   “The glory of God is man fully alive.”

   Let that sink in.

   Not a man merely surviving.

   Not a man merely coping.

   Not a man merely existing.

   Fully alive.

   And in this story—Jim Thorpe is a picture of a gift being awakened… like lightning splitting the sky… sudden, undeniable… impossible to ignore.

   (7:30–10:45) COFFEE SHOP STORY / “WE FORGOT HIM”

   MATT (storytelling tone):

   Not long ago, I sat in a local coffee shop. Two young people behind the counter—baristas—one about eighteen, the other mid-twenties.

   And I decided to run a little experiment.

   I asked:

   “Have you ever heard the name Jim Thorpe?”

   Blank stares. No spark. No story.

   I tried again—

   “Greatest athlete of the 20th century? Olympic champion? Native American hero?”

   Still nothing.

   And I smiled outwardly… but inwardly something shifted.

   Because when I was young… Thorpe’s name was in schoolbooks. It was in American memory.

   Maybe we didn’t know every detail… but the song of his story was still being sung.

   And somewhere along the way… the song stopped.

   And friends—when a people forget their stories… they begin to forget themselves.

   Because history is more than dates—history is memory… and memory shapes identity.

   So today… we begin a journey to remember.

   Because stories worth telling… are stories worth rescuing.

   (10:45–14:10) WHO JIM THORPE IS + WHY HE MATTERS

   MATT:

   Jim Thorpe lived between worlds—Native and Western.

   He was shaped by greatness… wounded by injustice… and tested by his own humanity.

   And David Maraniss says Thorpe’s story lives in the space between reality and myth.

   Many call his life a tragedy… but it is also a story of perseverance.

   For all he endured—from others… and from himself… he did not vanish.

   The man survived. The myth survived. The gift survived.

   And today we pick up that story again.

   Not just because he was an athlete…

   but because he reveals something about gift… and calling… and testing.

   (14:10–18:30) NAME / ORIGIN / EARLY LOSSES

   MATT (teaching voice):

   Jim Thorpe’s Native name was Wathohuk—often translated as Bright Path… and connected to the idea of light, path, and yes—lightning.

   He was born May 28, 1887, near Prague, Oklahoma, when it was still the Oklahoma Territory—connected to the Sac and Fox Nation heritage.

   His early life was marked by hardship and loss.

   He had a twin brother, Charlie, who died at nine.

   His mother died.

   His father died while Jim was still young.

   By his teens… Jim Thorpe is orphaned… grieving… wandering.

   Before the world ever saw lightning on a track… there was a boy walking the prairie carrying more grief than years.

   (18:30–22:30) CARLISLE: BITTERSWEET DOORWAY

   MATT (somber honesty):

   And then comes Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania—government-run… designed for assimilation.

   Let’s just say it plain: the intent was to strip Native children of language, culture, and identity.

   Richard Pratt is associated with that infamous phrase:

   “Kill the Indian, save the man.”

   How tragic.

   Jim arrived there in 1904—shy, grieving… and he was not there to become a champion.

   He was there—according to their system—to be remade into someone else.

   But here’s the paradox:

   God can take even a crooked system… and still cause a gift to rise.

   (22:30–26:30) POP WARNER + THE “HIGH JUMP IN BOOTS” MOMENT

   MATT (brighter, cinematic):

   The football coach there was Glenn “Pop” Warner—brilliant coach, but also part of that machine.

   And one of the most famous scenes in American sports history happens:

   Jim walks past track practice.

   The high jump bar is up—around five-nine.

   Jim’s wearing heavy boots. Work clothes.

   He asks, “Can I try?”

   And he clears it on the first attempt.

   No training. No spikes.

   Just raw, God-given ability.

   And Coach Warner reportedly says something like:

   “I had seen the greatest natural athlete in the world.”

   From that moment, Thorpe begins competing in almost everything—track, football, baseball, basketball—dominant, not merely good.

   Some gifts are learned… some are trained…

   but some gifts appear like lightning:

   Sudden. Unmistakable. Undeniable.

   (26:30–30:15) 1912 OLYMPICS: PENTATHLON + DECATHLON

   MATT:

   By 1912, Thorpe qualifies for the U.S. Olympic Team headed to Stockholm, Sweden—competing in the pentathlon and the decathlon.

   Five events. Ten events.

   Endurance. Explosive power. Precision. Balance. Strength. Speed.

   And friends—those are still among the hardest events in athletics.

   Thorpe wins. And he doesn’t just win—he dominates.

   And King Gustav of Sweden tells him:

   “You, sir, are the greatest athlete in the world.”

   A Native boy… once orphaned… once silenced… crowned by a king.

   That’s lightning rising.

   (30:15–33:00) “GOD’S GLORY = FULLY ALIVE” + ERIC LIDDELL MOMENT

   MATT (reflective):

   That quote keeps echoing:

   The glory of God is man fully alive.

   It reminds me of that famous line from the Christian runner Eric Liddell:

   “When I run, I feel His pleasure.”

   That’s what gifting can be—when it’s aligned… purified… surrendered… refined.

   Not idolized. Not worshiped.

   But offered back to God as worship.

   And that’s why I changed the lyric earlier:

   Let the gift He has given… flow out from me… in compassion and purity.

   (33:00–36:15) THE TURN: GIFT WILL BE TESTED

   MATT (warning + promise):

   Now listen—this is where the story begins to deepen.

   Because gifts don’t just get discovered.

   They get tested.

   Gifts attract pressure.

   Gifts attract jealousy.

   Gifts attract temptation.

   Gifts attract systems—some that want to use you… brand you… monetize you… control you… or discard you.

   So yes—today is the awakening.

   But next time… we move toward this:

   Lightning Meets the Storm.

   (36:15–40:10) APPLICATION: YOU HAVE A GIFT (ROMANS 12)

   MATT (pastoral, direct):

   I want to pivot now and talk to you—not just about Jim Thorpe—but about you.

   Because the Bible says in Romans 12:6:

   “In His grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well…”

   And it lists prophecy, serving, teaching, encouraging, giving, leadership, kindness.

   These are gifts that show up in a person’s wiring—often from early on.

   And when God gives a gift… He does not “un-give” it.

   The gifts of God are without repentance—He doesn’t change His mind about what He built into you.

   Now—can we bury a gift? Yes.

   Can we neglect it? Yes.

   Can we misuse it? Yes.

   Can we wound it? Yes.

   But the gift is still there.

   And you may be listening today thinking:

   “I don’t know what mine is.”

   Or: “I used to know… and now it feels lost.”

   Friend… God is in the business of awakening what’s dormant.

   (40:10–42:40) LOST COIN: GOD SEARCHES WHAT’S LOST

   MATT (gentle):

   That’s why I want to read a few lines from Luke 15—the parable of the lost coin.

   A woman has ten silver coins and loses one.

   What does she do?

   She lights a lamp.

   She sweeps the house.

   She searches carefully—until she finds it.

   And when she finds it, she calls others and says:

   “Rejoice with me—because I found what was lost.”

   And Jesus says there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when a sinner repents.

   So let me say it clearly:

   Your first and greatest “gift” is reconciliation with God—relationship with the Father through Jesus Christ.

   And from that place… the gifts begin to awaken and take shape.

   (42:40–44:10) TEASER + CALL TO ACTION + CONTACT

   MATT (uplifting):

   So here we are:

   Path Lit by Lightning.

   Lightning Rises.

   The awakening of Jim Thorpe.

   But next time…

   Lightning Meets the Storm.

   Because every gift… must be tested in fire.

   Don’t forget this Friday for our reading episode—spiritual warfare, discernment, and standing firm.

   And if you need help—finding your gift… restoring your gift… returning to your gift—reach out. I’m here to help. I love to equip others to become what God designed them to be.

   Because the world needs your light.

   The world needs your gift.

   The world needs your song.

   (44:10–45:02) CLOSING PRAYER + OUTRO

   MATT (prayerful):

   Father, we thank You for this time.

   We thank You that You are the giver of gifts.

   We thank You for grace—salvation through faith—not of ourselves.

   And we thank You, Lord, that You have works prepared for us—paths prepared for us—to walk in.

   I ask You today: awaken what has been sleeping.

   Restore what has been buried.

   Purify what has been mixed.

   And let the gift You’ve placed within Your people flow outward—in compassion, purity, and love.

   In Jesus’ name, amen… and amen.

   [OUTRO / SIGNIFICANCEACADEMY PLUG if desired]

   [MUSIC UP / FADE OUT]

   .

   ]]>0f5c7493-fb8c-473e-ae25-72685fbce3b3Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:07:00 -040045:03falsefull71841847"Conquering The Spirits of Seduction & Perversion"Conquering the Spirits of Seduction & Perverseness

   Kingdom Corner Podcast — January 16, 2026

   Episode Summary

   In today’s Kingdom Corner, Matt Geib continues the Friday reading series from Angela Greenegg’s powerful deliverance manual Power and Authority Over Darkness. We explore two destructive spiritual strongholds—the Seducing Spirit and the Perverse Spirit—and how they infiltrate minds, wound hearts, distort truth, and trap souls through deception, lust, offense, and unresolved trauma.

   Matt opens by updating listeners on the two-track rhythm of the podcast:

   • Tuesdays — Kingdom People in the Pages of History (just завершено: The Nightingale Song series)

   • Fridays — Book readings that equip believers to recognize and defeat spiritual strongholds.

   This episode is both a sobering warning and a hopeful call to healing, repentance, and renewed minds.

   Today’s Focus

   📖 Reading from Power and Authority Over Darkness

   Author: Angela Greenegg

   Section: Spirits #10 and #11

   • The Seducing Spirit

   • The Perverse Spirit

   Podcast Flow

   🔹 Kingdom Corner Housekeeping

   • Completion of The Nightingale Song historical series

   • Teaser for the upcoming history series (keyword: “running”)

   • Ongoing Friday reading series through Greenegg’s book

   • Upcoming interview with Pastor Andrew Scribner (Philippines)

   🔹 Spirit #10 — The Seducing Spirit

   Key Characteristics

   • Misleads and persuades

   • Twists truth

   • Entices through promise or pleasure

   • Burns images into the mind

   • Dulls conscience

   • Opens door to lust, pornography, adultery

   • Targets the vulnerable

   • Reprograms thinking

   • Captures and enslaves

   Biblical Foundation

   • 1 Timothy 4:1 — Seducing spirits in latter times

   • Genesis 3 — Eve and the twisted word

   • Galatians 6:1 — Restore gently, watch yourself

   • Matthew 12:29 — Bind the strongman

   Prayer Focus

   • Breaking seductive influence

   • Cleansing of mental images

   • Protection of families

   • Binding and casting out in Jesus’ name

   🔹 Spirit #11 — The Perverse Spirit

   Key Characteristics

   • Wounded spirit

   • Offense as an entry point

   • Twisted thinking

   • Deceit

   • Sexual perversion

   • Self-love and pride

   • False teaching

   • Mood instability

   • Resurrected past hurts

   • Entrapment through unforgiveness

   Biblical Foundation

   • Isaiah 19:14 — A mingled perverse spirit

   • Proverbs 15:4 — Perverseness breaks the spirit

   • Acts 13:10 — Perverting the right ways of the Lord

   • Romans 1:17–32 — Fruits of a debased mind

   • 1 Corinthians 6:9–11 — Washed, sanctified, justified

   • Hebrews 13:5 — God never leaves nor forsakes

   Core Insight

   “Offense opens the door to deception.”

   Matt shares personal reflection on how none of us are exempt — even mature believers must guard their hearts from offense.

   Major Takeaways

   • Spiritual warfare begins in the mind.

   • Seduction twists truth before it traps behavior.

   • Offense is often the hidden doorway to deeper bondage.

   • Healing of wounded spirits restores discernment.

   • Binding the strongman requires prayer, patience, and truth.

   • Renewing the mind realigns the walk.

   Closing Prayer Themes

   • Healing of wounded hearts

   • Release from past offenses

   • Cleansing of thought life

   • Restoration of purity

   • Renewed submission to God’s Word

   Next Episode Teaser

   🎯 “Running.”

   Not running for escape.

   Not running for exercise.

   But running toward a moment that changes everything.

   Join Matt Tuesday as a brand-new historical journey begins in Kingdom People in the Pages of History.

   Connect & Subscribe

   ✔ Subscribe so you never miss an episode

   📘 Get Matt’s devotional book: Searching for Significance, On Amazon

   🌐

   Thank you for being part of the Kingdom Corner family.

   Good day, good day — and stand firm in the freedom Christ has given you.

   ]]>Conquering the Spirits of Seduction & Perverseness

   Kingdom Corner Podcast — January 16, 2026

   Episode Summary

   In today’s Kingdom Corner, Matt Geib continues the Friday reading series from Angela Greenegg’s powerful deliverance manual Power and Authority Over Darkness. We explore two destructive spiritual strongholds—the Seducing Spirit and the Perverse Spirit—and how they infiltrate minds, wound hearts, distort truth, and trap souls through deception, lust, offense, and unresolved trauma.

   Matt opens by updating listeners on the two-track rhythm of the podcast:

   • Tuesdays — Kingdom People in the Pages of History (just завершено: The Nightingale Song series)

   • Fridays — Book readings that equip believers to recognize and defeat spiritual strongholds.

   This episode is both a sobering warning and a hopeful call to healing, repentance, and renewed minds.

   Today’s Focus

   📖 Reading from Power and Authority Over Darkness

   Author: Angela Greenegg

   Section: Spirits #10 and #11

   • The Seducing Spirit

   • The Perverse Spirit

   Podcast Flow

   🔹 Kingdom Corner Housekeeping

   • Completion of The Nightingale Song historical series

   • Teaser for the upcoming history series (keyword: “running”)

   • Ongoing Friday reading series through Greenegg’s book

   • Upcoming interview with Pastor Andrew Scribner (Philippines)

   🔹 Spirit #10 — The Seducing Spirit

   Key Characteristics

   • Misleads and persuades

   • Twists truth

   • Entices through promise or pleasure

   • Burns images into the mind

   • Dulls conscience

   • Opens door to lust, pornography, adultery

   • Targets the vulnerable

   • Reprograms thinking

   • Captures and enslaves

   Biblical Foundation

   • 1 Timothy 4:1 — Seducing spirits in latter times

   • Genesis 3 — Eve and the twisted word

   • Galatians 6:1 — Restore gently, watch yourself

   • Matthew 12:29 — Bind the strongman

   Prayer Focus

   • Breaking seductive influence

   • Cleansing of mental images

   • Protection of families

   • Binding and casting out in Jesus’ name

   🔹 Spirit #11 — The Perverse Spirit

   Key Characteristics

   • Wounded spirit

   • Offense as an entry point

   • Twisted thinking

   • Deceit

   • Sexual perversion

   • Self-love and pride

   • False teaching

   • Mood instability

   • Resurrected past hurts

   • Entrapment through unforgiveness

   Biblical Foundation

   • Isaiah 19:14 — A mingled perverse spirit

   • Proverbs 15:4 — Perverseness breaks the spirit

   • Acts 13:10 — Perverting the right ways of the Lord

   • Romans 1:17–32 — Fruits of a debased mind

   • 1 Corinthians 6:9–11 — Washed, sanctified, justified

   • Hebrews 13:5 — God never leaves nor forsakes

   Core Insight

   “Offense opens the door to deception.”

   Matt shares personal reflection on how none of us are exempt — even mature believers must guard their hearts from offense.

   Major Takeaways

   • Spiritual warfare begins in the mind.

   • Seduction twists truth before it traps behavior.

   • Offense is often the hidden doorway to deeper bondage.

   • Healing of wounded spirits restores discernment.

   • Binding the strongman requires prayer, patience, and truth.

   • Renewing the mind realigns the walk.

   Closing Prayer Themes

   • Healing of wounded hearts

   • Release from past offenses

   • Cleansing of thought life

   • Restoration of purity

   • Renewed submission to God’s Word

   Next Episode Teaser

   🎯 “Running.”

   Not running for escape.

   Not running for exercise.

   But running toward a moment that changes everything.

   Join Matt Tuesday as a brand-new historical journey begins in Kingdom People in the Pages of History.

   Connect & Subscribe

   ✔ Subscribe so you never miss an episode

   📘 Get Matt’s devotional book: Searching for Significance, On Amazon

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   Thank you for being part of the Kingdom Corner family.

   Good day, good day — and stand firm in the freedom Christ has given you.

   ]]>ae54813d-5773-4847-a64c-7bdcdb271fddFri, 16 Jan 2026 17:05:00 -040040:01falsefull71831837"Their Song Still Speaks"Their Song Still Speaks

   Kingdom People in the Pages of History (Conclusion of The Nightingale’s Song)

   Date: Jan 13, 2026

   Length: 50:53

   Episode Summary

   In this closing chapter of The Nightingale’s Song series (based on Robert Timberg’s 1993 classic), we step back and listen to the echo of five lives—John McCain, Oliver North, Robert “Bud” McFarlane, John Poindexter, and James Webb. This is more than a history recap; it’s a Kingdom lens on the human heart.

   Using 1 Corinthians 10:1–13 as a foundational “history-as-admonition” passage, we explore how historic events become tupos—impressions, templates, warnings, and encouragements for God’s people today. From Annapolis to Vietnam to Iran-Contra, we trace how a single national furnace shaped these men in profoundly different ways—and then we turn the mirror toward our own generation: What kind of people will we become when our hour of testing arrives?

   Key Scriptures Featured

   1. 1 Corinthians 10:1–13 — History as “examples” (tupos) for admonition and escape from temptation
   2. 1 John 2:16 — Lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, pride of life
   3. 2 Peter 1:3 — God’s divine power for life and godliness
   4. Psalm 8 — “What is man?” (human frailty and divine mindfulness)
   5. James 1:12 — Steadfast under trial
   6. Romans 10:2 — Zeal without knowledge
   7. Galatians 6:2 — Bear one another’s burdens
   8. 1 Corinthians 8:1 — Knowledge puffs up; love builds up
   9. Psalm 42:5 — Hope in God amid inner turmoil
   10. 1 Corinthians 1:18–25 — The cross vs. human wisdom
   11. 1 Peter 1:6–7 — Trials refining faith like gold
   12. Ephesians 2:8–10 — God’s workmanship: created for good works
   
   

   Episode Highlights & Flow

   Opening: Why this history series matters

   1. Why “Kingdom People in the Pages of History” exists: extracting biblical principles from human events
   2. The Nightingale’s Song as the first completed “chapter” of the series
   3. 1 Corinthians 10 as the anchor text: history is written for our admonition
   
   

   Tupos: How history becomes a template

   1. The Greek idea of “tupos” (impression/strike)—like a typewriter imprint
   2. Israel’s wilderness failures and God’s “way of escape” as a pattern for today
   
   

   The conclusion monologue: “Five Lives, One Fire”

   1. The bridge of memory: Annapolis → Vietnam → Washington → the human heart
   2. The Nightingale’s Song as a five-voice opus and moral composition
   3. A quick nod to Mr. Holland’s Opus as a picture of a life-song being written
   
   

   Five movements of the opus

   1. Annapolis: The Forge of Order (duty, structure, systems)
   2. Vietnam: The Shattering of Assumptions (courage tested by conscience)
   3. After the War: Diverging Paths (sincere—but not always wise)
   4. Iran-Contra: Vietnam Resurfacing (secrecy, pressure, “don’t lose again”)
   5. The Final Voice: “What is man?” (Psalm 8—Webb as the closing lens)
   
   

   Five men: five lessons

   1. McCain — endurance under suffering; strength forged in captivity
   2. North — zeal and mission-focus; the danger of action outrunning wisdom
   3. McFarlane — solitary burden-bearing; why shared loads matter
   4. Poindexter — intellect and systems; the need for empathy and love
   5. Webb — the war carried within; truth-telling and the battle for meaning
   
   

   Closing charge + prayer

   1. History isn’t just battles and dates—it’s souls passing through fire
   2. Every generation has tests; every life faces furnaces
   3. A prayer for courage, humility, compassion, endurance, and Kingdom faithfulness
   4. Teaser toward the next sub-series: new figures, new conflicts, new providence
   
   

   Big Takeaways (for listeners)

   1. Pressure reveals the man—and the furnace can refine or deform
   2. Sincerity isn’t the same as wisdom (and zeal must be married to knowledge)
   3. Systems matter—but souls matter more
   4. Unshared burdens crush people—the Body of Christ is designed for shared load-bearing
   5. You were created to sing a God-given song—and your life is writing its melody right now
   
   

   Series Note

   This episode concludes The Nightingale’s Song sub-series and launches the ongoing Tuesday rhythm of Kingdom People in the Pages of History—history read through Scripture, for warning, wisdom, and Kingdom living today.

   Call to Action

   If this series encouraged you, share the episode with a friend and subscribe so you don’t miss the next historical “chapter.”

   Until next time: keep your eyes on the King, your feet on the path, and your heart open to the lessons along the way.

   ]]>Their Song Still Speaks

   Kingdom People in the Pages of History (Conclusion of The Nightingale’s Song)

   Date: Jan 13, 2026

   Length: 50:53

   Episode Summary

   In this closing chapter of The Nightingale’s Song series (based on Robert Timberg’s 1993 classic), we step back and listen to the echo of five lives—John McCain, Oliver North, Robert “Bud” McFarlane, John Poindexter, and James Webb. This is more than a history recap; it’s a Kingdom lens on the human heart.

   Using 1 Corinthians 10:1–13 as a foundational “history-as-admonition” passage, we explore how historic events become tupos—impressions, templates, warnings, and encouragements for God’s people today. From Annapolis to Vietnam to Iran-Contra, we trace how a single national furnace shaped these men in profoundly different ways—and then we turn the mirror toward our own generation: What kind of people will we become when our hour of testing arrives?

   Key Scriptures Featured

   1. 1 Corinthians 10:1–13 — History as “examples” (tupos) for admonition and escape from temptation
   2. 1 John 2:16 — Lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, pride of life
   3. 2 Peter 1:3 — God’s divine power for life and godliness
   4. Psalm 8 — “What is man?” (human frailty and divine mindfulness)
   5. James 1:12 — Steadfast under trial
   6. Romans 10:2 — Zeal without knowledge
   7. Galatians 6:2 — Bear one another’s burdens
   8. 1 Corinthians 8:1 — Knowledge puffs up; love builds up
   9. Psalm 42:5 — Hope in God amid inner turmoil
   10. 1 Corinthians 1:18–25 — The cross vs. human wisdom
   11. 1 Peter 1:6–7 — Trials refining faith like gold
   12. Ephesians 2:8–10 — God’s workmanship: created for good works
   
   

   Episode Highlights & Flow

   Opening: Why this history series matters

   1. Why “Kingdom People in the Pages of History” exists: extracting biblical principles from human events
   2. The Nightingale’s Song as the first completed “chapter” of the series
   3. 1 Corinthians 10 as the anchor text: history is written for our admonition
   
   

   Tupos: How history becomes a template

   1. The Greek idea of “tupos” (impression/strike)—like a typewriter imprint
   2. Israel’s wilderness failures and God’s “way of escape” as a pattern for today
   
   

   The conclusion monologue: “Five Lives, One Fire”

   1. The bridge of memory: Annapolis → Vietnam → Washington → the human heart
   2. The Nightingale’s Song as a five-voice opus and moral composition
   3. A quick nod to Mr. Holland’s Opus as a picture of a life-song being written
   
   

   Five movements of the opus

   1. Annapolis: The Forge of Order (duty, structure, systems)
   2. Vietnam: The Shattering of Assumptions (courage tested by conscience)
   3. After the War: Diverging Paths (sincere—but not always wise)
   4. Iran-Contra: Vietnam Resurfacing (secrecy, pressure, “don’t lose again”)
   5. The Final Voice: “What is man?” (Psalm 8—Webb as the closing lens)
   
   

   Five men: five lessons

   1. McCain — endurance under suffering; strength forged in captivity
   2. North — zeal and mission-focus; the danger of action outrunning wisdom
   3. McFarlane — solitary burden-bearing; why shared loads matter
   4. Poindexter — intellect and systems; the need for empathy and love
   5. Webb — the war carried within; truth-telling and the battle for meaning
   
   

   Closing charge + prayer

   1. History isn’t just battles and dates—it’s souls passing through fire
   2. Every generation has tests; every life faces furnaces
   3. A prayer for courage, humility, compassion, endurance, and Kingdom faithfulness
   4. Teaser toward the next sub-series: new figures, new conflicts, new providence
   
   

   Big Takeaways (for listeners)

   1. Pressure reveals the man—and the furnace can refine or deform
   2. Sincerity isn’t the same as wisdom (and zeal must be married to knowledge)
   3. Systems matter—but souls matter more
   4. Unshared burdens crush people—the Body of Christ is designed for shared load-bearing
   5. You were created to sing a God-given song—and your life is writing its melody right now
   
   

   Series Note

   This episode concludes The Nightingale’s Song sub-series and launches the ongoing Tuesday rhythm of Kingdom People in the Pages of History—history read through Scripture, for warning, wisdom, and Kingdom living today.

   Call to Action

   If this series encouraged you, share the episode with a friend and subscribe so you don’t miss the next historical “chapter.”

   Until next time: keep your eyes on the King, your feet on the path, and your heart open to the lessons along the way.

   ]]>133e304d-5592-431d-bdb0-63dea64e184aTue, 13 Jan 2026 15:42:00 -040050:54falsefull71821827"Live Your Life With Purpose" ~ Ecc. 12:1,6-8🎙️ Kingdom Corner Podcast

   Live Your Life With Purpose

   Ecclesiastes 12:1, 6–8

   Air Date: January 9, 2026

   Episode Length: ~20 minutes

   Series: Searching for Significance – A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes (Final Reading)

   📖 Episode Overview

   In this special Friday episode of The Kingdom Corner Podcast, Matt Geib concludes the final chapter and closing reflections from his devotional book, Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes.

   Drawing from Ecclesiastes 12 and James 4, Matt reflects on the brevity of life, the certainty of eternity, and the urgency of living with God-given purpose—before the silver cord is broken. This episode is both a farewell to a long devotional journey and a gentle yet sobering call to examine our hearts, relationships, and priorities while time remains.

   🕊️ Key Scriptures Explored

   1. Ecclesiastes 12:1, 6–8 – Remember your Creator before life slips away
   2. James 4:13–14 – Life is a vapor; tomorrow is never guaranteed
   3. Psalm 17:15 – Satisfaction found in beholding God
   4. 1 John 4:16 – Abiding in love, abiding in God
   5. Jeremiah 29:11 – God’s purposes and future hope
   6. Matthew 6:14–15 – The weight and freedom of forgiveness
   7. Ephesians 4:1–2 – Walking worthy in humility and love
   8. 1 Corinthians 6:19 – Our bodies as God’s temple
   9. Ecclesiastes 12:13–14 (Amplified) – The final word: fear God, keep His commands
   
   

   💔 A Personal Moment

   Matt shares a deeply moving personal story surrounding the passing of his brother-in-law and a final bedside prayer—illustrating the urgency of reconciliation with God and the reality that eternity is never far away.

   This moment anchors the episode emotionally and spiritually, reminding listeners that purpose is not theoretical—it is eternal.

   ✍️ Five Life Reflections from the Episode

   1. Stay close to the Father — never drift too far to return quickly
   2. Don’t live with regret — seek God’s purpose and act on it now
   3. Keep short accounts — forgive freely; love deeply
   4. Care for your body — it is God’s dwelling place
   5. Express love often — today is never guaranteed to repeat
   
   

   🔍 Significance Point

   Solomon’s conclusion to life “under the sun” is simple, weighty, and unavoidable:

   Fear God and keep His commandments—this is the whole duty of man.

   True significance is not found in achievement, pleasure, or possession, but in reverent obedience and faithful living before God.

   🧭 Closing Reflections: The End of the Matter

   Matt reflects on the enduring relevance of Ecclesiastes, especially in uncertain times, and highlights how honesty, vulnerability, adversity, and generosity are essential ingredients in a meaningful life.

   Final encouragements include:

   1. Discern the season you are living in
   2. Follow the God-placed longing in your heart
   3. Be a comfort and solution to others
   4. View adversity as a gift that forms you
   5. Live generously and purposefully
   
   

   📚 Featured Resource

   Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes

   by Matthew P. Geib

   A short, daily devotional designed to be read slowly and prayerfully.

   Available on Amazon.

   🔔 What’s Next?

   Matt returns Tuesday with Kingdom People in the Pages of History, continuing reflections drawn from history through a biblical lens—including the closing arc of the Vietnam War series based on The Nightingale Song.

   🙏 Closing Prayer

   May you know that serving God is what you were created for.

   Walk in purpose. Walk in love. Walk in reverence.

   ]]>🎙️ Kingdom Corner Podcast

   Live Your Life With Purpose

   Ecclesiastes 12:1, 6–8

   Air Date: January 9, 2026

   Episode Length: ~20 minutes

   Series: Searching for Significance – A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes (Final Reading)

   📖 Episode Overview

   In this special Friday episode of The Kingdom Corner Podcast, Matt Geib concludes the final chapter and closing reflections from his devotional book, Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes.

   Drawing from Ecclesiastes 12 and James 4, Matt reflects on the brevity of life, the certainty of eternity, and the urgency of living with God-given purpose—before the silver cord is broken. This episode is both a farewell to a long devotional journey and a gentle yet sobering call to examine our hearts, relationships, and priorities while time remains.

   🕊️ Key Scriptures Explored

   1. Ecclesiastes 12:1, 6–8 – Remember your Creator before life slips away
   2. James 4:13–14 – Life is a vapor; tomorrow is never guaranteed
   3. Psalm 17:15 – Satisfaction found in beholding God
   4. 1 John 4:16 – Abiding in love, abiding in God
   5. Jeremiah 29:11 – God’s purposes and future hope
   6. Matthew 6:14–15 – The weight and freedom of forgiveness
   7. Ephesians 4:1–2 – Walking worthy in humility and love
   8. 1 Corinthians 6:19 – Our bodies as God’s temple
   9. Ecclesiastes 12:13–14 (Amplified) – The final word: fear God, keep His commands
   
   

   💔 A Personal Moment

   Matt shares a deeply moving personal story surrounding the passing of his brother-in-law and a final bedside prayer—illustrating the urgency of reconciliation with God and the reality that eternity is never far away.

   This moment anchors the episode emotionally and spiritually, reminding listeners that purpose is not theoretical—it is eternal.

   ✍️ Five Life Reflections from the Episode

   1. Stay close to the Father — never drift too far to return quickly
   2. Don’t live with regret — seek God’s purpose and act on it now
   3. Keep short accounts — forgive freely; love deeply
   4. Care for your body — it is God’s dwelling place
   5. Express love often — today is never guaranteed to repeat
   
   

   🔍 Significance Point

   Solomon’s conclusion to life “under the sun” is simple, weighty, and unavoidable:

   Fear God and keep His commandments—this is the whole duty of man.

   True significance is not found in achievement, pleasure, or possession, but in reverent obedience and faithful living before God.

   🧭 Closing Reflections: The End of the Matter

   Matt reflects on the enduring relevance of Ecclesiastes, especially in uncertain times, and highlights how honesty, vulnerability, adversity, and generosity are essential ingredients in a meaningful life.

   Final encouragements include:

   1. Discern the season you are living in
   2. Follow the God-placed longing in your heart
   3. Be a comfort and solution to others
   4. View adversity as a gift that forms you
   5. Live generously and purposefully
   
   

   📚 Featured Resource

   Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes

   by Matthew P. Geib

   A short, daily devotional designed to be read slowly and prayerfully.

   Available on Amazon.

   🔔 What’s Next?

   Matt returns Tuesday with Kingdom People in the Pages of History, continuing reflections drawn from history through a biblical lens—including the closing arc of the Vietnam War series based on The Nightingale Song.

   🙏 Closing Prayer

   May you know that serving God is what you were created for.

   Walk in purpose. Walk in love. Walk in reverence.

   ]]>53a99136-523f-4b8f-a554-c8afae5c98ffFri, 09 Jan 2026 16:49:00 -040020:45falsefull71811817"James Webb The Warrior Who Never Left Vietnam"Episode Title: James Webb — The Warrior Who Never Left Vietnam

   Date: January 6, 2026

   Length: 54:17

   Series: Kingdom People in the Pages of History (Robert Timberg’s The Nightingale’s Song)

   Previous Episode: John Poindexter — “The Sub-Driver”

   Focus Figure: James Webb (Marine infantry officer, Vietnam veteran, author of Fields of Fire, public servant)

   Episode Big Idea

   Some men come home from war… and some never fully do. In this final character study from The Nightingale’s Song, Matt Geib explores James Webb as “the Marine’s Marine”—a warrior marked by Vietnam, shaped by loyalty to his men, and unwilling to let the nation forget the real cost of war. The episode builds a powerful contrast: Webb the truth-telling, grief-carrying warrior versus Oliver North the meaning-making, mission-driven warrior—and then brings it all under the searching gaze of Psalm 8: “What is man?”

   Opening Moment (00:00–03:30)

   1. The episode begins with Scripture confession and worship: “The Lord is my light and my salvation…” (Psalm 27 language).
   2. Matt frames the series: five men connected to Annapolis, shaped by Vietnam, and later elevated into national power.
   3. Today’s “final voice” is James Webb—introduced with deep admiration and emotional weight.
   
   

   Why Webb Matters (03:30–14:30)

   Webb is presented as:

   1. A combat Marine who experienced Vietnam from the ground level (mud, fear, responsibility, loss).
   2. A man with unusual emotional honesty compared with others in the series—troubled, angry, disillusioned, yet ultimately able to process the war rather than bury it.
   3. A writer who gave voice to the soldier’s experience through the novel Fields of Fire (1979), described as one of the most authentic portrayals of Vietnam combat and brotherhood.
   
   

   Key line of the episode: Vietnam didn’t just end—it followed men home into politics, families, and old age.

   The Telescope Contrast + The Psalm 8 Question (07:30–10:30)

   1. Matt introduces a striking metaphor:
   2. James Webb (Marine) looked at life through the brutal clarity of war.
   3. James Webb (telescope) invites humanity to look outward into creation’s vastness.
   4. That contrast leads into Psalm 8:
   5. “When I consider Your heavens… what is man that You are mindful of him?”
   6. Vietnam forces the question from the foxhole; creation forces the question from the stars.
   
   

   Background Snapshot: James Webb (10:45–13:55)

   1. Born 1946, raised in a military family.
   2. Naval Academy → Marine infantry officer in Vietnam.
   3. Author of Fields of Fire.
   4. Later public service: Secretary of the Navy and U.S. Senator (noted for independent/contrarian posture).
   5. He refuses to romanticize Vietnam and insists the nation remember the cost honestly.
   
   

   Webb vs. North: Two Ways Men Carry Vietnam (14:40–24:30)

   Shared ground:

   1. Both were Marine officers, courageous, led from the front, took responsibility for men’s lives.
   
   

   Where they diverge (the heart of the episode):

   James Webb — “The reflective warrior”

   1. Lets Vietnam remain tragic, unresolved, morally heavy.
   2. Accepts sorrow without forcing a neat redemptive storyline.
   3. Willing to say: something sacred was spent and not honored properly (an Ecclesiastes-flavored honesty).
   
   

   Oliver North — “The meaning-making warrior”

   1. Cannot allow Vietnam to be hollow or wasted.
   2. Needs purpose and coherence to make the sacrifice bearable.
   3. Tends to defend the nation against Vietnam’s verdict rather than letting Vietnam judge the nation.
   
   

   Memorable framing:

   1. One grieves; the other mobilizes.
   2. Tragedy comes when one voice drowns out the other—wisdom is knowing what season you’re in.
   
   

   Joshua, Courage, and the “Warrior Soul” (24:30–35:30)

   Matt pivots from Vietnam to the Bible’s warrior framework—especially Joshua 1:9:

   1. Be strong and courageous… the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
   
   

   He defines courage as more than brute strength:

   1. clarity under pressure
   2. alertness and steadiness
   3. situational awareness (tactical + spiritual)
   4. willingness to face what’s real, not what’s convenient
   
   

   Psalm 144:1 is used as a “warrior psalm”:

   1. “Blessed be the Lord my rock, who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle.”
   
   

   “Fields of Fire” as Metaphor (35:30–41:40)

   Matt expands the phrase into a spiritual mirror:

   1. A “field of fire” can forge you… but it can also freeze you.
   2. The season that shaped you can become a prison if you never move forward.
   3. The danger isn’t the battle—it’s when the battle replaces God.
   
   

   Core diagnostic question:

   1. Has this season prepared me… or replaced God?
   2. God doesn’t only forge warriors—He forms worshipers.
   
   

   Scriptures for Healing, Strength, and Perspective (41:40–47:30)

   A rapid-fire set of anchors:

   1. 2 Corinthians 12:9 — grace, strength in weakness
   2. Isaiah 48:10 — refined in the furnace of affliction
   3. Psalm 127:1 — unless the Lord builds the house
   4. Ecclesiastes 3:11 — eternity set in the heart
   5. Returning again to Psalm 8 as the “skyward reset” after the mud and smoke.
   
   

   Theme: Your strongest season was never meant to be your permanent address.

   Closing Reflection + Prayer (47:30–54:17)

   1. Matt recaps the five men: McCain, North, McFarlane, Poindexter, Webb—and suggests Webb may be the climax voice of the entire Nightingale’s Song study.
   2. Reads Psalm 144 again, highlighting David’s repeated question: “What is man?”
   3. Closes with a pastoral prayer: blessing for James Webb, for veterans who “never came home,” and for listeners still in battles—learning to fight from victory and...]]>Episode Title: James Webb — The Warrior Who Never Left Vietnam

      Date: January 6, 2026

      Length: 54:17

      Series: Kingdom People in the Pages of History (Robert Timberg’s The Nightingale’s Song)

      Previous Episode: John Poindexter — “The Sub-Driver”

      Focus Figure: James Webb (Marine infantry officer, Vietnam veteran, author of Fields of Fire, public servant)

      Episode Big Idea

      Some men come home from war… and some never fully do. In this final character study from The Nightingale’s Song, Matt Geib explores James Webb as “the Marine’s Marine”—a warrior marked by Vietnam, shaped by loyalty to his men, and unwilling to let the nation forget the real cost of war. The episode builds a powerful contrast: Webb the truth-telling, grief-carrying warrior versus Oliver North the meaning-making, mission-driven warrior—and then brings it all under the searching gaze of Psalm 8: “What is man?”

      Opening Moment (00:00–03:30)

      1. The episode begins with Scripture confession and worship: “The Lord is my light and my salvation…” (Psalm 27 language).
      2. Matt frames the series: five men connected to Annapolis, shaped by Vietnam, and later elevated into national power.
      3. Today’s “final voice” is James Webb—introduced with deep admiration and emotional weight.
      
      

      Why Webb Matters (03:30–14:30)

      Webb is presented as:

      1. A combat Marine who experienced Vietnam from the ground level (mud, fear, responsibility, loss).
      2. A man with unusual emotional honesty compared with others in the series—troubled, angry, disillusioned, yet ultimately able to process the war rather than bury it.
      3. A writer who gave voice to the soldier’s experience through the novel Fields of Fire (1979), described as one of the most authentic portrayals of Vietnam combat and brotherhood.
      
      

      Key line of the episode: Vietnam didn’t just end—it followed men home into politics, families, and old age.

      The Telescope Contrast + The Psalm 8 Question (07:30–10:30)

      1. Matt introduces a striking metaphor:
      2. James Webb (Marine) looked at life through the brutal clarity of war.
      3. James Webb (telescope) invites humanity to look outward into creation’s vastness.
      4. That contrast leads into Psalm 8:
      5. “When I consider Your heavens… what is man that You are mindful of him?”
      6. Vietnam forces the question from the foxhole; creation forces the question from the stars.
      
      

      Background Snapshot: James Webb (10:45–13:55)

      1. Born 1946, raised in a military family.
      2. Naval Academy → Marine infantry officer in Vietnam.
      3. Author of Fields of Fire.
      4. Later public service: Secretary of the Navy and U.S. Senator (noted for independent/contrarian posture).
      5. He refuses to romanticize Vietnam and insists the nation remember the cost honestly.
      
      

      Webb vs. North: Two Ways Men Carry Vietnam (14:40–24:30)

      Shared ground:

      1. Both were Marine officers, courageous, led from the front, took responsibility for men’s lives.
      
      

      Where they diverge (the heart of the episode):

      James Webb — “The reflective warrior”

      1. Lets Vietnam remain tragic, unresolved, morally heavy.
      2. Accepts sorrow without forcing a neat redemptive storyline.
      3. Willing to say: something sacred was spent and not honored properly (an Ecclesiastes-flavored honesty).
      
      

      Oliver North — “The meaning-making warrior”

      1. Cannot allow Vietnam to be hollow or wasted.
      2. Needs purpose and coherence to make the sacrifice bearable.
      3. Tends to defend the nation against Vietnam’s verdict rather than letting Vietnam judge the nation.
      
      

      Memorable framing:

      1. One grieves; the other mobilizes.
      2. Tragedy comes when one voice drowns out the other—wisdom is knowing what season you’re in.
      
      

      Joshua, Courage, and the “Warrior Soul” (24:30–35:30)

      Matt pivots from Vietnam to the Bible’s warrior framework—especially Joshua 1:9:

      1. Be strong and courageous… the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
      
      

      He defines courage as more than brute strength:

      1. clarity under pressure
      2. alertness and steadiness
      3. situational awareness (tactical + spiritual)
      4. willingness to face what’s real, not what’s convenient
      
      

      Psalm 144:1 is used as a “warrior psalm”:

      1. “Blessed be the Lord my rock, who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle.”
      
      

      “Fields of Fire” as Metaphor (35:30–41:40)

      Matt expands the phrase into a spiritual mirror:

      1. A “field of fire” can forge you… but it can also freeze you.
      2. The season that shaped you can become a prison if you never move forward.
      3. The danger isn’t the battle—it’s when the battle replaces God.
      
      

      Core diagnostic question:

      1. Has this season prepared me… or replaced God?
      2. God doesn’t only forge warriors—He forms worshipers.
      
      

      Scriptures for Healing, Strength, and Perspective (41:40–47:30)

      A rapid-fire set of anchors:

      1. 2 Corinthians 12:9 — grace, strength in weakness
      2. Isaiah 48:10 — refined in the furnace of affliction
      3. Psalm 127:1 — unless the Lord builds the house
      4. Ecclesiastes 3:11 — eternity set in the heart
      5. Returning again to Psalm 8 as the “skyward reset” after the mud and smoke.
      
      

      Theme: Your strongest season was never meant to be your permanent address.

      Closing Reflection + Prayer (47:30–54:17)

      1. Matt recaps the five men: McCain, North, McFarlane, Poindexter, Webb—and suggests Webb may be the climax voice of the entire Nightingale’s Song study.
      2. Reads Psalm 144 again, highlighting David’s repeated question: “What is man?”
      3. Closes with a pastoral prayer: blessing for James Webb, for veterans who “never came home,” and for listeners still in battles—learning to fight from victory and rest.
      
      

      Key Takeaways (for listeners)

      1. Trauma doesn’t always leave when the war ends—sometimes it becomes a lifelong lens.
      2. Some people cope by grieving honestly; others cope by forcing meaning. Wisdom learns from both.
      3. Biblical courage isn’t recklessness—it’s clarity in the presence of fear.
      4. God uses “fields of fire” to prepare us, not imprison us.
      5. Psalm 8 re-centers the whole story: you are not defined by survival, rank, or your hardest season—you are crowned by grace.
      
      

      Discussion Questions (great for small groups or reflection)

      1. What does it mean to “never leave the war” spiritually—how can a past battle become a present prison?
      2. Do you relate more to Webb (grief/truth) or North (mission/meaning)? What is the strength and danger of each?
      3. What “field of fire” shaped you—and how can you tell if it’s still preparing you or now confining you?
      4. How does Psalm 8 reframe the way you view leadership, trauma, and identity?
      5. Where do you need Joshua 1:9 courage right now—clarity under pressure, not reckless striving?
      
      

      Timestamp Map (quick navigation)

      1. 00:00–03:30 Opening Scripture + series framing
      2. 03:30–10:30 Webb intro + “war lens” + Psalm 8 setup
      3. 10:45–13:55 Webb background + Fields of Fire
      4. 14:40–24:30 Webb vs North (core contrast)
      5. 24:30–35:30 Joshua 1:9 + courage + warrior psalms
      6. 35:30–41:40 Fields of Fire as spiritual metaphor
      7. 41:40–47:30 Scripture anchors + Psalm 8 return
      8. 47:30–54:17 Recap of five men + Psalm 144 + closing prayer
      
      

      Episode Description (for podcast apps)

      James Webb didn’t experience Vietnam as a theory—he carried it home in his bones. In this final character study from The Nightingale’s Song, Matt Geib explores Webb as the “Marine’s Marine,” contrasting him with Oliver North’s need for mission and meaning, and bringing the whole series under the searching question of Psalm 8: “What is man that You are mindful of him?” This episode is a call to courage, honesty, and learning how to leave the “field of fire” without letting it leave you imprisoned.

      ]]>8fd14df4-c7a0-46f3-ba2c-aa0568d1476fTue, 06 Jan 2026 16:52:00 -040054:18falsefull71801807"The Spiritual Significance of 2026"In this episode of the Kingdom Corner podcast, Matt Geib delves into the spiritual significance of the year 2026 and its parallel in the Hebrew calendar, 5786. Geib introduces the prophetic meaning behind the Hebrew numbers: refining the voice. Through challenges and trials, believers may find their voices tested yet refined like gold, leading to a future where truth is spoken with authority. Central to this exploration is the power of the spoken word as both a refining fire and a method of divine connection, urging listeners to recognize the impact of their words in shaping reality.
      ]]>In this episode of the Kingdom Corner podcast, Matt Geib delves into the spiritual significance of the year 2026 and its parallel in the Hebrew calendar, 5786. Geib introduces the prophetic meaning behind the Hebrew numbers: refining the voice. Through challenges and trials, believers may find their voices tested yet refined like gold, leading to a future where truth is spoken with authority. Central to this exploration is the power of the spoken word as both a refining fire and a method of divine connection, urging listeners to recognize the impact of their words in shaping reality.
      ]]>b7866d4b-58cb-4dad-be8f-7cfcbdf7b198Fri, 02 Jan 2026 14:22:00 -040040:19falsefull71791797The Mind of a SUB DRIVER-John Poindexter (The Cost of Pure Obedience)John Poindexter: The Sub Driver (Dec 30, 2025) — 1:04:18

      Episode Summary

      In today’s installment of Kingdom People in the Pages of History (through the lens of The Nightingale’s Song by Robert Timberg), Matt turns the spotlight on John Poindexter—brilliant, disciplined, emotionally contained, and shaped by the silent world of submarines and systems.

      This episode asks a piercing question: What happens when a man trained to live by instruments and protocol is asked to navigate moral terrain? Through Poindexter’s rise (Naval Academy, Rhodes Scholar, high-level national security roles) and his role in Iran-Contra, we explore the tension between obedience and discernment, secrecy and truth, genius and humility—and why even the sharpest mind must bow to something greater than itself.

      Matt closes by laying Poindexter’s story over 1 Corinthians 1–2, contrasting “the wisdom of the world” with “the foolishness of the cross,” and invites every listener to examine where we may be trusting competence over Christ.

      In This Episode

      1. A recap of the “Nightingale’s Song” series so far (McCain → North → McFarlane → Poindexter)
      2. The opening metaphor: life beneath the ocean vs life in the light
      3. “The Submarine Mind” and the cost of pure obedience
      4. Poindexter’s background:
      5. Born 1936
      6. Top-tier academic and military performance (Naval Academy, Rhodes Scholar)
      7. Command and leadership roles, including USS Truxtun
      8. NSC roles under Reagan: Deputy NSA (1983), National Security Advisor (1985)
      9. Iran-Contra explained in plain terms: secret arms sales → diverted funds → Contras in Nicaragua
      10. The word that keeps showing up: compartmentalization
      11. Major contrasts:
      12. Poindexter vs. McFarlane (architecture vs consequence)
      13. Poindexter vs. McCain (competence vs crucible)
      14. Vietnam as the “silent divider” (shared suffering vs protected ascent)
      15. Kingdom reflection:
      16. “Genius without suffering tends to trust systems more than truth.”
      17. “The Kingdom is not advanced by brilliance alone, but by humility before God.”
      18. Scripture anchor: 1 Corinthians 1:18–31 (Christ as God’s wisdom)
      
      

      Key Quotes / Mic-Drop Lines

      1. “What works in the depths of the ocean doesn’t always work in the light of day.”
      2. “A submarine survives by isolation. A democracy survives by transparency. A soul survives by truth.”
      3. “McFarlane knew the price of the song. Poindexter knew only the notes.”
      4. “Brilliance becomes dangerous when it detaches from humility.”
      5. “The cross levels every room—the war room, the boardroom, the pulpit, the Oval Office.”
      
      

      Biblical Thread

      Primary Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18–31

      Big Idea: God exposes and overturns the wisdom of the world; the cross calls gifted people to surrender, not self-justification.

      Supporting echoes mentioned:

      1. “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”
      2. “Search me, O God…” (self-examination theme)
      3. God resists the proud, gives grace to the humble (humility theme)
      
      

      Discussion / Reflection Questions (from the episode)

      1. Where do you see worldly wisdom shaping decisions in your life instead of reliance on God?
      2. Why do you think intelligence and faith often struggle to coexist? Can they?
      3. Have you ever justified a questionable choice because the outcome seemed good?
      4. What does surrender look like for you in this current season?
      5. How does the cross challenge your definition of success?
      
      

      Series Context (Quick Catch-Up)

      1. Episode 169 — Series kickoff + overview of The Nightingale’s Song
      2. Episode 171 (Dec 3) — “Honor in a Broken World” (John McCain)
      3. Episode 173 (Dec 10) — “A Warrior in Washington” (Oliver North)
      4. Episode 175 (Dec 16) — “The Burden of Duty / The Breaking of a Quiet Man” (Robert McFarlane)
      5. Today — John Poindexter: “The Sub Driver”
      
      

      What’s Next

      1. Friday, Jan 2, 2026 — Final chapter + conclusion of Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes
      2. Next Tuesday — James Webb (Marine → author) and the next “pages of history” chapter
      
      

      Resources Mentioned

      1. Book: The Nightingale’s Song — Robert Timberg
      2. Devotional: Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes — Matthew P. Geib
      3. Website: significanceacademy.com
      
      

      Call to Action

      If this episode challenged you, share it with a gifted leader you respect—someone who loves truth, carries weight, and needs the reminder that humility is not a weakness; it’s Kingdom strength.

      ]]>John Poindexter: The Sub Driver (Dec 30, 2025) — 1:04:18

      Episode Summary

      In today’s installment of Kingdom People in the Pages of History (through the lens of The Nightingale’s Song by Robert Timberg), Matt turns the spotlight on John Poindexter—brilliant, disciplined, emotionally contained, and shaped by the silent world of submarines and systems.

      This episode asks a piercing question: What happens when a man trained to live by instruments and protocol is asked to navigate moral terrain? Through Poindexter’s rise (Naval Academy, Rhodes Scholar, high-level national security roles) and his role in Iran-Contra, we explore the tension between obedience and discernment, secrecy and truth, genius and humility—and why even the sharpest mind must bow to something greater than itself.

      Matt closes by laying Poindexter’s story over 1 Corinthians 1–2, contrasting “the wisdom of the world” with “the foolishness of the cross,” and invites every listener to examine where we may be trusting competence over Christ.

      In This Episode

      1. A recap of the “Nightingale’s Song” series so far (McCain → North → McFarlane → Poindexter)
      2. The opening metaphor: life beneath the ocean vs life in the light
      3. “The Submarine Mind” and the cost of pure obedience
      4. Poindexter’s background:
      5. Born 1936
      6. Top-tier academic and military performance (Naval Academy, Rhodes Scholar)
      7. Command and leadership roles, including USS Truxtun
      8. NSC roles under Reagan: Deputy NSA (1983), National Security Advisor (1985)
      9. Iran-Contra explained in plain terms: secret arms sales → diverted funds → Contras in Nicaragua
      10. The word that keeps showing up: compartmentalization
      11. Major contrasts:
      12. Poindexter vs. McFarlane (architecture vs consequence)
      13. Poindexter vs. McCain (competence vs crucible)
      14. Vietnam as the “silent divider” (shared suffering vs protected ascent)
      15. Kingdom reflection:
      16. “Genius without suffering tends to trust systems more than truth.”
      17. “The Kingdom is not advanced by brilliance alone, but by humility before God.”
      18. Scripture anchor: 1 Corinthians 1:18–31 (Christ as God’s wisdom)
      
      

      Key Quotes / Mic-Drop Lines

      1. “What works in the depths of the ocean doesn’t always work in the light of day.”
      2. “A submarine survives by isolation. A democracy survives by transparency. A soul survives by truth.”
      3. “McFarlane knew the price of the song. Poindexter knew only the notes.”
      4. “Brilliance becomes dangerous when it detaches from humility.”
      5. “The cross levels every room—the war room, the boardroom, the pulpit, the Oval Office.”
      
      

      Biblical Thread

      Primary Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18–31

      Big Idea: God exposes and overturns the wisdom of the world; the cross calls gifted people to surrender, not self-justification.

      Supporting echoes mentioned:

      1. “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”
      2. “Search me, O God…” (self-examination theme)
      3. God resists the proud, gives grace to the humble (humility theme)
      
      

      Discussion / Reflection Questions (from the episode)

      1. Where do you see worldly wisdom shaping decisions in your life instead of reliance on God?
      2. Why do you think intelligence and faith often struggle to coexist? Can they?
      3. Have you ever justified a questionable choice because the outcome seemed good?
      4. What does surrender look like for you in this current season?
      5. How does the cross challenge your definition of success?
      
      

      Series Context (Quick Catch-Up)

      1. Episode 169 — Series kickoff + overview of The Nightingale’s Song
      2. Episode 171 (Dec 3) — “Honor in a Broken World” (John McCain)
      3. Episode 173 (Dec 10) — “A Warrior in Washington” (Oliver North)
      4. Episode 175 (Dec 16) — “The Burden of Duty / The Breaking of a Quiet Man” (Robert McFarlane)
      5. Today — John Poindexter: “The Sub Driver”
      
      

      What’s Next

      1. Friday, Jan 2, 2026 — Final chapter + conclusion of Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes
      2. Next Tuesday — James Webb (Marine → author) and the next “pages of history” chapter
      
      

      Resources Mentioned

      1. Book: The Nightingale’s Song — Robert Timberg
      2. Devotional: Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes — Matthew P. Geib
      3. Website: significanceacademy.com
      
      

      Call to Action

      If this episode challenged you, share it with a gifted leader you respect—someone who loves truth, carries weight, and needs the reminder that humility is not a weakness; it’s Kingdom strength.

      ]]>ac012e47-f94e-45ad-8862-a810b18e8588Tue, 30 Dec 2025 16:14:00 -040001:04:19falsefull71781787"Embracing The Christmas Spirit"Kingdom Corner Podcast — Show Notes

      Episode Title: "EMBRACING the Christmas Spirit" or What Child Is This? (A Christmas Devotional)

      Date: December 23, 2025

      Length: ~56 minutes

      Series Note: A special Christmas devotional “pause” from the usual Tuesday history rhythm.

      Episode Summary

      With Christmas only two days away, Matt steps away from the regular Kingdom People in the Pages of History track for a heartfelt Christmas devotional rooted in Luke 2:8–20 (the Linus “Charlie Brown Christmas” passage).

      This episode asks the central question of the season: “What Child is this?”—and then moves beyond the manger to the full scope of Christ’s identity and mission: Son, Savior, King, and the One who purifies sin and sustains all things.

      Matt also shares a personal reflection on how his view of Christmas has “swung like a pendulum” over the years—from childhood wonder, to seasons of skepticism, and back to a mature middle grounded in gospel opportunity, family warmth, and the deeper meaning of Christ formed in us.

      Key Moments & Flow (Chapter-Style)

      1. A quick “Kingdom Corner rhythm” recap (Tuesdays: history + Scripture / Fridays: Ecclesiastes devotionals + spiritual warfare readings)
      2. Christmas detour: a devotional episode with heart + theology
      3. Reading: Luke 2:8–20 (shepherds, angels, Mary pondering)
      4. Theme hymn: What Child Is This? — imagination, wonder, and the weight of the question
      5. Mary’s cost & courage: the social risk and personal weight of obedience
      6. Christmas pendulum story: childhood Christmas → Bible college pushback → later-life “middle ground” with grandkids and gospel focus
      7. Core text: Hebrews 1:1–4 — Jesus is God’s climactic Word
      8. Five reasons Jesus is God’s final Word (teaching segment)
      9. Big Kingdom conclusion: the “Christmas spirit” is ultimately the Spirit of Christ living in believers
      10. Worship ending: Revelation 5:6–14 — Worthy is the Lamb
      11. Closing prayer + blessing and a return to regular scheduling next week
      
      

      The 5-Point Teaching Core

      Five reasons Jesus is God’s final Word:

      1. Jesus completes the revelation begun in the Old Testament (prophets converge in Christ).
      2. Jesus brackets all of history — Alpha & Omega; beginning and end.
      3. Jesus sustains the present moment — “cosmic glue” / all things hold together in Him.
      4. Jesus alone solves humanity’s deepest problem — purification from sin through the cross.
      5. Jesus has won the worship of all creation — every knee will bow; heaven and earth unite in worship.
      
      

      Scriptures Featured (or strongly emphasized)

      1. Luke 2:8–20 — the shepherds, the angels, Mary pondering
      2. Hebrews 1:1–4 — God’s final Word in the Son; purification of sins; enthronement
      3. Isaiah 9:6–7 — promised King, government, endless peace
      4. Ephesians 1:19–23 — enthroned Christ, head over all things to the church
      5. Philippians 2:9–11 — every knee bow, every tongue confess
      6. Matthew 28:18 — all authority given to Jesus
      7. Colossians 1:17–18 — all things hold together in Him; head of the church
      8. 1 Peter 1:10–12, 20–21 — prophets foresaw the sufferings and glories of Christ
      9. 1 John 1:7; 3:5 — cleansing and the purpose of Christ’s appearing
      10. 2 Peter 1:3–11 — divine power, partakers of the divine nature, growth in virtue
      11. Revelation 5:6–14 — Worthy is the Lamb; worship of all creation
      
      

      Big Takeaways (Sound-bite friendly)

      1. The core Christmas question isn’t just “Was He born?” but “Who is He?”
      2. If Jesus stays only “baby in the manger” in our minds, we miss the point: He came to die, rise, reign, and live in us.
      3. The “Christmas spirit” isn’t sentimental warmth—it’s the Spirit of Christ producing love, forgiveness, and transformation.
      4. Christmas is a massive gospel opening: people are often more receptive, softer, more reflective.
      
      

      Quotes / Lines Worth Pulling

      1. “That’s the central question of Christmas: What child is this?”
      2. “He wasn’t meant to stay a child.”
      3. “After Jesus, God has nothing further to add—everything He desired to reveal was revealed in Christ.”
      4. “The ‘cosmic glue’ Scripture calls… Christ.”
      5. “Christmas points toward the day when every creature acknowledges His glory.”
      
      

      Reflection Questions (for listeners or small groups)

      1. When you hear the nativity story, do you stop at the manger—or follow the story all the way to the cross and the throne?
      2. What does it mean in daily life that Jesus “upholds all things by the word of His power”?
      3. Where have you “forgotten you were cleansed” (2 Peter 1), and what would growth look like right now?
      4. How can you use the Christmas season as a gentle doorway to share the gospel with someone this week?
      5. If the “Christmas spirit” is the Spirit of Christ, what fruit should show up in your relationships this month?
      
      

      Closing Blessing (Short, show-notes style)

      May the Lord fill you with true wonder again—not only at Christ’s birth, but at His cross, His resurrection, His reign, and His life in you. Merry Christmas from the Kingdom Corner.

      
      

      
      

      
      

      
      

      
      

      ]]>Kingdom Corner Podcast — Show Notes

      Episode Title: "EMBRACING the Christmas Spirit" or What Child Is This? (A Christmas Devotional)

      Date: December 23, 2025

      Length: ~56 minutes

      Series Note: A special Christmas devotional “pause” from the usual Tuesday history rhythm.

      Episode Summary

      With Christmas only two days away, Matt steps away from the regular Kingdom People in the Pages of History track for a heartfelt Christmas devotional rooted in Luke 2:8–20 (the Linus “Charlie Brown Christmas” passage).

      This episode asks the central question of the season: “What Child is this?”—and then moves beyond the manger to the full scope of Christ’s identity and mission: Son, Savior, King, and the One who purifies sin and sustains all things.

      Matt also shares a personal reflection on how his view of Christmas has “swung like a pendulum” over the years—from childhood wonder, to seasons of skepticism, and back to a mature middle grounded in gospel opportunity, family warmth, and the deeper meaning of Christ formed in us.

      Key Moments & Flow (Chapter-Style)

      1. A quick “Kingdom Corner rhythm” recap (Tuesdays: history + Scripture / Fridays: Ecclesiastes devotionals + spiritual warfare readings)
      2. Christmas detour: a devotional episode with heart + theology
      3. Reading: Luke 2:8–20 (shepherds, angels, Mary pondering)
      4. Theme hymn: What Child Is This? — imagination, wonder, and the weight of the question
      5. Mary’s cost & courage: the social risk and personal weight of obedience
      6. Christmas pendulum story: childhood Christmas → Bible college pushback → later-life “middle ground” with grandkids and gospel focus
      7. Core text: Hebrews 1:1–4 — Jesus is God’s climactic Word
      8. Five reasons Jesus is God’s final Word (teaching segment)
      9. Big Kingdom conclusion: the “Christmas spirit” is ultimately the Spirit of Christ living in believers
      10. Worship ending: Revelation 5:6–14 — Worthy is the Lamb
      11. Closing prayer + blessing and a return to regular scheduling next week
      
      

      The 5-Point Teaching Core

      Five reasons Jesus is God’s final Word:

      1. Jesus completes the revelation begun in the Old Testament (prophets converge in Christ).
      2. Jesus brackets all of history — Alpha & Omega; beginning and end.
      3. Jesus sustains the present moment — “cosmic glue” / all things hold together in Him.
      4. Jesus alone solves humanity’s deepest problem — purification from sin through the cross.
      5. Jesus has won the worship of all creation — every knee will bow; heaven and earth unite in worship.
      
      

      Scriptures Featured (or strongly emphasized)

      1. Luke 2:8–20 — the shepherds, the angels, Mary pondering
      2. Hebrews 1:1–4 — God’s final Word in the Son; purification of sins; enthronement
      3. Isaiah 9:6–7 — promised King, government, endless peace
      4. Ephesians 1:19–23 — enthroned Christ, head over all things to the church
      5. Philippians 2:9–11 — every knee bow, every tongue confess
      6. Matthew 28:18 — all authority given to Jesus
      7. Colossians 1:17–18 — all things hold together in Him; head of the church
      8. 1 Peter 1:10–12, 20–21 — prophets foresaw the sufferings and glories of Christ
      9. 1 John 1:7; 3:5 — cleansing and the purpose of Christ’s appearing
      10. 2 Peter 1:3–11 — divine power, partakers of the divine nature, growth in virtue
      11. Revelation 5:6–14 — Worthy is the Lamb; worship of all creation
      
      

      Big Takeaways (Sound-bite friendly)

      1. The core Christmas question isn’t just “Was He born?” but “Who is He?”
      2. If Jesus stays only “baby in the manger” in our minds, we miss the point: He came to die, rise, reign, and live in us.
      3. The “Christmas spirit” isn’t sentimental warmth—it’s the Spirit of Christ producing love, forgiveness, and transformation.
      4. Christmas is a massive gospel opening: people are often more receptive, softer, more reflective.
      
      

      Quotes / Lines Worth Pulling

      1. “That’s the central question of Christmas: What child is this?”
      2. “He wasn’t meant to stay a child.”
      3. “After Jesus, God has nothing further to add—everything He desired to reveal was revealed in Christ.”
      4. “The ‘cosmic glue’ Scripture calls… Christ.”
      5. “Christmas points toward the day when every creature acknowledges His glory.”
      
      

      Reflection Questions (for listeners or small groups)

      1. When you hear the nativity story, do you stop at the manger—or follow the story all the way to the cross and the throne?
      2. What does it mean in daily life that Jesus “upholds all things by the word of His power”?
      3. Where have you “forgotten you were cleansed” (2 Peter 1), and what would growth look like right now?
      4. How can you use the Christmas season as a gentle doorway to share the gospel with someone this week?
      5. If the “Christmas spirit” is the Spirit of Christ, what fruit should show up in your relationships this month?
      
      

      Closing Blessing (Short, show-notes style)

      May the Lord fill you with true wonder again—not only at Christ’s birth, but at His cross, His resurrection, His reign, and His life in you. Merry Christmas from the Kingdom Corner.

      
      

      
      

      
      

      
      

      
      

      ]]>f91e9a88-33a7-4276-9819-4ee85fbd6c9cTue, 23 Dec 2025 13:52:00 -040056:06falsefull71771777"Battling The Spirits of Haughtiness, Discord, & Whoredom"Episode Title

      Battling the Spirits of Haughtiness, Discord, and Whoredom

      Episode Date

      December 19, 2025

      Episode Snapshot

      In today’s Friday reading, Matt continues a deliverance-focused series drawn from Angela Greenig’s book on identifying and defeating destructive spiritual patterns. We examine three spirits that quietly corrode hearts, relationships, and communities: haughtiness (pride), discord (division), and whoredom (unfaithfulness/idolatry)—and we respond with Scripture, prayer, and a call to humble, reconciling faith.

      Today’s Reading Focus

      From Angela Greenig’s deliverance teaching on:

      1. #7 The Spirit of Haughtiness
      2. #8 The Spirit of Discord
      3. #9 The Spirit of Whoredom
      
      

      Key Scriptures Referenced

      1. Proverbs 16:18–19 — pride, a haughty spirit, and the call to humility
      2. Psalm 139:23–24 — “Search me, O God…” (heart inspection prayer)
      3. Proverbs 6:19 — God hates one who sows discord
      4. Isaiah 58:12 — repair the breach, restore the streets
      5. 2 Corinthians 5:18–19 — the ministry of reconciliation
      6. Hosea 4:12 — a spirit that leads astray into unfaithfulness
      7. Romans 1:24–29 — exchanging truth for lies and the fruit that follows
      8. James 4:7 — submit to God, resist the devil
      9. Matthew 12:45 — returning spirits and the need for lasting freedom
      10. Matthew 16:18–20 — Kingdom authority: binding and loosing
      
      

      Listening Lenses (what to listen for)

      1. Where pride disguises itself as “confidence”—and where true confidence is rooted in Christ
      2. How discord often starts small: offense → deception → division
      3. How “whoredom” can be broader than sexual sin: giving yourself to substitutes (fame, money, attention, control)
      4. The difference between being “right” and being “reconciling”
      5. The repeated invitation: pray, repent, resist, rebuild
      
      

      Practical Heart Checks

      1. Haughtiness: Am I teachable? Do I look down on others or crave control?
      2. Discord: Do I carry offense, rehearse old wounds, or stir division (even subtly)?
      3. Whoredom: What “substitute” do I run to when I should run to God?
      
      

      Prayer Focus

      Today’s episode includes prayers to:

      1. renounce pride and self-exaltation
      2. break agreement with offense, lies, and division
      3. return to faithfulness in heart, mind, and body
      4. pursue restoration in marriage, family, and relationships
      
      

      Closing Invitation

      Take a few minutes today and ask:

      “Lord, search me—what seed is trying to grow in me that doesn’t belong?”

      Then choose one small act of obedience: humility, forgiveness, truth-telling, reconciliation, or purity.

      Next Up

      🎙️ Tuesday: Return to Kingdom People in the Pages of History — continuing The Nightingale’s Song study with biblical reflection and historical insight.

      Connect / Reach Out

      If you need prayer or direction toward seasoned deliverance ministers, Matt invites you to reach out using the contact information shared in the episode...Matthewpgeib@gmail.com

      ]]>Episode Title

      Battling the Spirits of Haughtiness, Discord, and Whoredom

      Episode Date

      December 19, 2025

      Episode Snapshot

      In today’s Friday reading, Matt continues a deliverance-focused series drawn from Angela Greenig’s book on identifying and defeating destructive spiritual patterns. We examine three spirits that quietly corrode hearts, relationships, and communities: haughtiness (pride), discord (division), and whoredom (unfaithfulness/idolatry)—and we respond with Scripture, prayer, and a call to humble, reconciling faith.

      Today’s Reading Focus

      From Angela Greenig’s deliverance teaching on:

      1. #7 The Spirit of Haughtiness
      2. #8 The Spirit of Discord
      3. #9 The Spirit of Whoredom
      
      

      Key Scriptures Referenced

      1. Proverbs 16:18–19 — pride, a haughty spirit, and the call to humility
      2. Psalm 139:23–24 — “Search me, O God…” (heart inspection prayer)
      3. Proverbs 6:19 — God hates one who sows discord
      4. Isaiah 58:12 — repair the breach, restore the streets
      5. 2 Corinthians 5:18–19 — the ministry of reconciliation
      6. Hosea 4:12 — a spirit that leads astray into unfaithfulness
      7. Romans 1:24–29 — exchanging truth for lies and the fruit that follows
      8. James 4:7 — submit to God, resist the devil
      9. Matthew 12:45 — returning spirits and the need for lasting freedom
      10. Matthew 16:18–20 — Kingdom authority: binding and loosing
      
      

      Listening Lenses (what to listen for)

      1. Where pride disguises itself as “confidence”—and where true confidence is rooted in Christ
      2. How discord often starts small: offense → deception → division
      3. How “whoredom” can be broader than sexual sin: giving yourself to substitutes (fame, money, attention, control)
      4. The difference between being “right” and being “reconciling”
      5. The repeated invitation: pray, repent, resist, rebuild
      
      

      Practical Heart Checks

      1. Haughtiness: Am I teachable? Do I look down on others or crave control?
      2. Discord: Do I carry offense, rehearse old wounds, or stir division (even subtly)?
      3. Whoredom: What “substitute” do I run to when I should run to God?
      
      

      Prayer Focus

      Today’s episode includes prayers to:

      1. renounce pride and self-exaltation
      2. break agreement with offense, lies, and division
      3. return to faithfulness in heart, mind, and body
      4. pursue restoration in marriage, family, and relationships
      
      

      Closing Invitation

      Take a few minutes today and ask:

      “Lord, search me—what seed is trying to grow in me that doesn’t belong?”

      Then choose one small act of obedience: humility, forgiveness, truth-telling, reconciliation, or purity.

      Next Up

      🎙️ Tuesday: Return to Kingdom People in the Pages of History — continuing The Nightingale’s Song study with biblical reflection and historical insight.

      Connect / Reach Out

      If you need prayer or direction toward seasoned deliverance ministers, Matt invites you to reach out using the contact information shared in the episode...Matthewpgeib@gmail.com

      ]]>fb23d16a-7adb-419a-bec0-eddf35834521Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:18:00 -040047:52falsefull71761767"The Burden of Duty & The Breaking of a Quiet Man"— The Burden of Duty: The Breaking of a Quiet Man (Robert “Bud” McFarlane)

      
      

      Series: Kingdom People in the Pages of History (Robert Timberg’s The Nightingale’s Song)

      
      

      Length: ~49:41 • Date: Dec 16, 2025 • Host: Matt “The Great Matt Gibe” Geib

      
      

      Episode Summary

      
      

      In this installment, Matt steps into the life of Robert “Bud” McFarlane—Marine officer, strategist, and National Security Advisor (1983–1985)—as portrayed in The Nightingale’s Song. Through a story-driven opening set in the West Wing, the episode explores what happens when duty becomes a crushing burden, when loyalty drifts from truth, and when isolation turns a “quiet leader” into a “lone ranger.” Along the way, Matt weaves in Scripture to highlight wisdom, counsel, community, and God’s restoring grace—ending with a pastoral prayer for Washington State amid severe storms and flooding.

      
      

      
      

      
      

      What You’ll Hear in This Episode

      
      

      • 
        
      • 
        
      • A vivid scene: McFarlane alone in the West Wing—Lebanon, Iran, hostages, and impossible decisions on his desk
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • McFarlane’s formation: Vietnam, leadership under pressure, and the loneliness of command
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Iran-Contra’s moral fault line: “ends justify the means” reasoning and its spiritual cost
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • A core Kingdom warning: good people can make harmful decisions when isolated
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • The healing arc: shame, collapse, a suicide attempt, survival, humility, and later reflection
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • A powerful metaphor: electricity as “silent power” — leadership volume vs. leadership power
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Final applications for quiet leaders: boundaries, counsel, accountability, and grace
      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      

      
      

      
      

      Key Scriptures Referenced (as taught in the episode)

      
      

      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Proverbs 20:27 — the spirit of man as the Lord’s lamp
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Ecclesiastes 7:19 — wisdom strengthening more than rulers
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • James 1:5 — asking God for wisdom
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Proverbs 24:6; 11:14 — victory and safety through counselors
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Colossians 2:3; Isaiah 9:6 — Christ as the source of wisdom / Wonderful Counselor
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Ephesians 4:15–16 — truth in love; the body joined together
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Joshua 1:9 — courage with God’s presence
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Matthew 11:28 — rest for the weary
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Galatians 6:2 — bear one another’s burdens
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 1 Peter 5:7 — cast anxieties on Him
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Proverbs 14:12 — a way that seems right
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Ecclesiastes 4:9 — two are better than one
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 2 Corinthians 4:6–12 (Amplified) — pressed but not crushed; not driven to despair
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • James 5:16 — confession and healing
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Psalm 119:105 — the Word as lamp and light
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 1 Thessalonians 5:11 — encourage and build up
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • John 16:13 — Spirit of truth guiding into truth
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Micah 6:8 — justice, mercy, humility
      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      

      
      

      
      

      Big Takeaways

      
      

      1. 
         
      2. 
         
      3. Isolation is dangerous—even for “good” leaders.
      4. 
         
      5. 
         
      6. 
         
      7. Duty without discernment becomes a weight you weren’t designed to carry alone.
      8. 
         
      9. 
         
      10. 
          
      11. Quiet leaders can carry the heaviest loads—so check on them.
      12. 
          
      13. 
          
      14. 
          
      15. Loyalty must be anchored in truth, or it becomes a form of idolatry.
      16. 
          
      17. 
          
      18. 
          
      19. God heals what breaks—failure isn’t the last chapter when grace is still writing.
      20. 
          
      21. 
          
      
      

      
      

      
      

      Memorable Lines / Themes

      
      

      • 
        
      • 
        
      • “The battlefield no one trains for is the battlefield of the conscience.”
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • “Leadership volume is not the same as leadership power.”
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • “North shows the danger of zeal without restraint. McFarlane shows the danger of burden without boundaries.”
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • “Quiet leaders don’t lack strength—they contain it.”
      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      

      
      

      
      

      Discussion Questions (for groups or personal reflection)

      
      

      1. 
         
      2. 
         
      3. Where do you feel most tempted to carry responsibilities alone—and why?
      4. 
         
      5. 
         
      6. 
         
      7. What’s the difference between faithful duty and messiah-complex duty (“if I don’t do it, nobody will”)?
      8. 
         
      9. 
         
      10. 
          
      11. Who are your trusted “counselors” (not a crowd—trusted voices)?
      12. 
          
      13. 
          
      14. 
          
      15. When have you justified a questionable decision because the goal felt “good”?
      16. 
          
      17. 
          
      18. 
          
      19. What would it look like this week to practice boundaries + community in a practical way?
      20. 
          
      21. 
          
      
      

      
      

      
      

      Next Episode Preview

      
      

      Next time, the series moves to John Poindexter—the engineer/technocrat/system builder—and the warning of what can happen when structure and secrecy replace humility and accountability.

      
      

      
      

      
      

      Calls to Action

      
      

      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Pray for Washington State (storms, flooding, mudslides, road closures, displaced families).
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • If this episode helped you, subscribe/follow, share it with a friend (especially a “quiet leader”), and leave a review.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Explore Matt’s devotional book: Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes (mentioned in the outro).
      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      

      
      

      
      

      Suggested Episode Tags / Keywords

      
      

      Robert McFarlane, Bud McFarlane, Iran-Contra, Reagan administration, National Security Advisor, Vietnam, leadership, conscience, integrity, accountability, Christian worldview, quiet leadership, burden, boundaries, wisdom, counselors, community, Kingdom People in the Pages of History, Nightingale’s Song, Robert Timberg

      
      

      
      

      
      

      
      

      
      

      
      

      ]]>— The Burden of Duty: The Breaking of a Quiet Man (Robert “Bud” McFarlane)

      
      

      Series: Kingdom People in the Pages of History (Robert Timberg’s The Nightingale’s Song)

      
      

      Length: ~49:41 • Date: Dec 16, 2025 • Host: Matt “The Great Matt Gibe” Geib

      
      

      Episode Summary

      
      

      In this installment, Matt steps into the life of Robert “Bud” McFarlane—Marine officer, strategist, and National Security Advisor (1983–1985)—as portrayed in The Nightingale’s Song. Through a story-driven opening set in the West Wing, the episode explores what happens when duty becomes a crushing burden, when loyalty drifts from truth, and when isolation turns a “quiet leader” into a “lone ranger.” Along the way, Matt weaves in Scripture to highlight wisdom, counsel, community, and God’s restoring grace—ending with a pastoral prayer for Washington State amid severe storms and flooding.

      
      

      
      

      
      

      What You’ll Hear in This Episode

      
      

      • 
        
      • 
        
      • A vivid scene: McFarlane alone in the West Wing—Lebanon, Iran, hostages, and impossible decisions on his desk
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • McFarlane’s formation: Vietnam, leadership under pressure, and the loneliness of command
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Iran-Contra’s moral fault line: “ends justify the means” reasoning and its spiritual cost
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • A core Kingdom warning: good people can make harmful decisions when isolated
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • The healing arc: shame, collapse, a suicide attempt, survival, humility, and later reflection
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • A powerful metaphor: electricity as “silent power” — leadership volume vs. leadership power
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Final applications for quiet leaders: boundaries, counsel, accountability, and grace
      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      

      
      

      
      

      Key Scriptures Referenced (as taught in the episode)

      
      

      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Proverbs 20:27 — the spirit of man as the Lord’s lamp
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Ecclesiastes 7:19 — wisdom strengthening more than rulers
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • James 1:5 — asking God for wisdom
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Proverbs 24:6; 11:14 — victory and safety through counselors
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Colossians 2:3; Isaiah 9:6 — Christ as the source of wisdom / Wonderful Counselor
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Ephesians 4:15–16 — truth in love; the body joined together
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Joshua 1:9 — courage with God’s presence
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Matthew 11:28 — rest for the weary
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Galatians 6:2 — bear one another’s burdens
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 1 Peter 5:7 — cast anxieties on Him
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Proverbs 14:12 — a way that seems right
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Ecclesiastes 4:9 — two are better than one
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 2 Corinthians 4:6–12 (Amplified) — pressed but not crushed; not driven to despair
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • James 5:16 — confession and healing
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Psalm 119:105 — the Word as lamp and light
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 1 Thessalonians 5:11 — encourage and build up
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • John 16:13 — Spirit of truth guiding into truth
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Micah 6:8 — justice, mercy, humility
      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      

      
      

      
      

      Big Takeaways

      
      

      1. 
         
      2. 
         
      3. Isolation is dangerous—even for “good” leaders.
      4. 
         
      5. 
         
      6. 
         
      7. Duty without discernment becomes a weight you weren’t designed to carry alone.
      8. 
         
      9. 
         
      10. 
          
      11. Quiet leaders can carry the heaviest loads—so check on them.
      12. 
          
      13. 
          
      14. 
          
      15. Loyalty must be anchored in truth, or it becomes a form of idolatry.
      16. 
          
      17. 
          
      18. 
          
      19. God heals what breaks—failure isn’t the last chapter when grace is still writing.
      20. 
          
      21. 
          
      
      

      
      

      
      

      Memorable Lines / Themes

      
      

      • 
        
      • 
        
      • “The battlefield no one trains for is the battlefield of the conscience.”
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • “Leadership volume is not the same as leadership power.”
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • “North shows the danger of zeal without restraint. McFarlane shows the danger of burden without boundaries.”
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • “Quiet leaders don’t lack strength—they contain it.”
      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      

      
      

      
      

      Discussion Questions (for groups or personal reflection)

      
      

      1. 
         
      2. 
         
      3. Where do you feel most tempted to carry responsibilities alone—and why?
      4. 
         
      5. 
         
      6. 
         
      7. What’s the difference between faithful duty and messiah-complex duty (“if I don’t do it, nobody will”)?
      8. 
         
      9. 
         
      10. 
          
      11. Who are your trusted “counselors” (not a crowd—trusted voices)?
      12. 
          
      13. 
          
      14. 
          
      15. When have you justified a questionable decision because the goal felt “good”?
      16. 
          
      17. 
          
      18. 
          
      19. What would it look like this week to practice boundaries + community in a practical way?
      20. 
          
      21. 
          
      
      

      
      

      
      

      Next Episode Preview

      
      

      Next time, the series moves to John Poindexter—the engineer/technocrat/system builder—and the warning of what can happen when structure and secrecy replace humility and accountability.

      
      

      
      

      
      

      Calls to Action

      
      

      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Pray for Washington State (storms, flooding, mudslides, road closures, displaced families).
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • If this episode helped you, subscribe/follow, share it with a friend (especially a “quiet leader”), and leave a review.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Explore Matt’s devotional book: Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes (mentioned in the outro).
      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      

      
      

      
      

      Suggested Episode Tags / Keywords

      
      

      Robert McFarlane, Bud McFarlane, Iran-Contra, Reagan administration, National Security Advisor, Vietnam, leadership, conscience, integrity, accountability, Christian worldview, quiet leadership, burden, boundaries, wisdom, counselors, community, Kingdom People in the Pages of History, Nightingale’s Song, Robert Timberg

      
      

      
      

      
      

      
      

      
      

      
      

      ]]>9967c744-54d1-4205-ab4e-12c87f7bc5faTue, 16 Dec 2025 17:25:00 -040049:42falsefull71751757"Goads & Nails From The Good Shepherd" -- Ecc. 12:11Goads and Nails from the Good Shepherd

      Ecclesiastes 12:11

      In this devotional-focused episode of The Kingdom Corner Podcast, Matt Geib reflects on Ecclesiastes 12:11 and the profound imagery of goads and well-driven nails—two metaphors that reveal how God lovingly shapes, corrects, and establishes His people through His Word.

      
      

      Drawing from his devotional book Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes, Matt explores how the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ, both lovingly prods us forward and anchors us firmly in truth.

      
      

      Key Themes & Teaching Points

      • 
        
      • 
        
      • The One Shepherd
      • 
        
      • Ecclesiastes’ “one shepherd” points prophetically to Jesus Christ—the Good Shepherd revealed in the New Covenant (John 10; Isaiah 40).
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Goads: Loving Conviction & Direction
      • 
        
      • Goads were tools used by shepherds to keep sheep moving in the right direction. Scripture functions the same way—convicting, correcting, and redirecting us when we wander (Acts 2:37–38; Psalm 119:71).
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Nails: Stability & Establishment
      • 
        
      • God’s Word is also like firmly embedded nails—fixing us, grounding us, and keeping us rooted in Christ (Psalm 1; Ephesians 3:17–19).
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Discipline as Love
      • 
        
      • Drawing from Hebrews 12, Matt reflects on how divine discipline—though uncomfortable—produces righteousness, maturity, and peace.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Words That Spur the Will & Shape the Heart
      • 
        
      • Wise words do more than inform; they move us to obedience and remain lodged in our memory, shaping our character and future.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      

      Scriptures Highlighted

      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Ecclesiastes 12:9–11
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • John 10:11–16
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Isaiah 40:11
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Acts 2:37–38
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Psalm 119:11, 71
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Psalm 1:1–3
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Ephesians 3:17–19
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Hebrews 12:5–11
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 1 Timothy 6:17–19
      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      

      Closing Reflection

      God’s Word is never random or harsh—it is loving, precise, and purposeful. The Good Shepherd knows when to gently goad us forward and when to firmly anchor us in truth, so that we may walk in holiness, wisdom, and spiritual maturity.

      
      

      📘 Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes by Matthew P. Geib is available on Amazon.

      
      

      🌐 Learn more at SignificanceAcademy.com

      🎧 Subscribe to The Kingdom Corner Podcast to stay connected with future episodes—including the continuation of the Nightingale’s Song series and lessons from history through a Kingdom lens.

      ]]>Goads and Nails from the Good Shepherd

      Ecclesiastes 12:11

      In this devotional-focused episode of The Kingdom Corner Podcast, Matt Geib reflects on Ecclesiastes 12:11 and the profound imagery of goads and well-driven nails—two metaphors that reveal how God lovingly shapes, corrects, and establishes His people through His Word.

      
      

      Drawing from his devotional book Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes, Matt explores how the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ, both lovingly prods us forward and anchors us firmly in truth.

      
      

      Key Themes & Teaching Points

      • 
        
      • 
        
      • The One Shepherd
      • 
        
      • Ecclesiastes’ “one shepherd” points prophetically to Jesus Christ—the Good Shepherd revealed in the New Covenant (John 10; Isaiah 40).
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Goads: Loving Conviction & Direction
      • 
        
      • Goads were tools used by shepherds to keep sheep moving in the right direction. Scripture functions the same way—convicting, correcting, and redirecting us when we wander (Acts 2:37–38; Psalm 119:71).
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Nails: Stability & Establishment
      • 
        
      • God’s Word is also like firmly embedded nails—fixing us, grounding us, and keeping us rooted in Christ (Psalm 1; Ephesians 3:17–19).
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Discipline as Love
      • 
        
      • Drawing from Hebrews 12, Matt reflects on how divine discipline—though uncomfortable—produces righteousness, maturity, and peace.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Words That Spur the Will & Shape the Heart
      • 
        
      • Wise words do more than inform; they move us to obedience and remain lodged in our memory, shaping our character and future.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      

      Scriptures Highlighted

      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Ecclesiastes 12:9–11
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • John 10:11–16
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Isaiah 40:11
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Acts 2:37–38
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Psalm 119:11, 71
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Psalm 1:1–3
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Ephesians 3:17–19
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Hebrews 12:5–11
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 1 Timothy 6:17–19
      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      

      Closing Reflection

      God’s Word is never random or harsh—it is loving, precise, and purposeful. The Good Shepherd knows when to gently goad us forward and when to firmly anchor us in truth, so that we may walk in holiness, wisdom, and spiritual maturity.

      
      

      📘 Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes by Matthew P. Geib is available on Amazon.

      
      

      🌐 Learn more at SignificanceAcademy.com

      🎧 Subscribe to The Kingdom Corner Podcast to stay connected with future episodes—including the continuation of the Nightingale’s Song series and lessons from history through a Kingdom lens.

      ]]>6f370ddd-366a-4a41-8af3-4f82c03cc0efFri, 12 Dec 2025 17:56:00 -040026:31falsefull71741747A Warrior in Washington: The Oliver North DilemmaEpisode Title

      A Warrior in Washington: The Oliver North Dilemma

      Kingdom People in the Pages of History – The Nightingale’s Song Series

      
      

      Episode Description (for podcast apps)

      In this episode of The Kingdom Corner Podcast, Matthew Geib continues Kingdom People in the Pages of History by spotlighting Oliver North — a Marine forged in the fire of Vietnam who carried his warrior mindset into the shadowy world of Washington politics. From jungle battlefields to the Iran–Contra hearings, we explore how zeal, patriotism, and a “fixer” mentality collided with God’s unbending standard of obedience. Through the lives of King Saul, the apostle Peter, and Oliver North, Matthew asks a piercing question: do good intentions ever justify compromised methods in the Kingdom of God?

      
      

      Main Segments & Flow

      1. Opening Scene: A Battlefield in a Hearing Room

      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Vivid retelling of the Iran–Contra hearings:
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Hot TV lights, packed chamber, America watching.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Oliver North in immaculate dress blues, medals flashing — a warrior under scrutiny.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • The key question: “Did you knowingly violate the laws of the United States?”
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Framing question:
      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      

      
      

      What happens when a man believes the cause is righteous enough to justify anything?

      
      

      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Matthew sets the theme: not just North on trial, but America’s conscience and the age-old question:
      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      

      
      

      Does a good end ever excuse a compromised path?

      
      

      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      

      2. From Annapolis to Vietnam: Forged in Fire

      • 
        
      • 
        
      • North enters the Naval Academy in 1963, then serves as a Marine in Vietnam.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Reputation as a “Marine’s Marine”:
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Leads from the front, won’t ask others to do what he wouldn’t.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Decorated for valor, intuitive sense for combat and survival.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Core worldview forged in battle:
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Evil must be decisively confronted.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Hesitation costs lives.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • America must always act boldly.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Key idea: the warrior never really left the battlefield; the terrain just moved from jungle to Washington.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      

      3. The Iran–Contra Web: Zeal Outrunning Ethics

      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Context: Nicaragua – Sandinistas (Soviet/Cuban-backed) vs. Contras.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • North and others believe stopping communism in Central America is a moral imperative.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Problem: Congress refuses funding for the Contras.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Birth of Iran–Contra:
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Secret arms sales to Iran (against U.S. policy/sanctions).
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Profits quietly funneled to support the Contras.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Matthew’s key observation:
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      • This wasn’t primarily fueled by greed or personal gain.
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      • 
        
      • It was fueled by passion, conviction, and the belief that the cause was so righteous it justified bending the rules.
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      • 
        
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      • Phrase you used:
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      “His zeal outran his ethics.”

      
      

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      4. Biblical Parallels: King Saul & “Ends Justify the Means”

      Matthew lays North’s story alongside Scripture:

      
      

      a) Saul’s unlawful sacrifice – 1 Samuel 13

      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Saul is told to wait for Samuel before battle.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Under pressure (troops scattering, enemy growing), Saul offers the sacrifice himself.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Samuel rebukes him: disobedience costs him the kingdom.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Lesson: Fear and urgency do not excuse disobedience.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      

      b) Saul & the Amalekites – 1 Samuel 15

      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Command: destroy everything, including King Agag and all animals.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Saul spares the best and claims it’s “for sacrifice.”
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Samuel’s famous rebuke:
      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      

      
      

      “Obedience is better than sacrifice.”

      
      

      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Matthew’s summary applied to North:
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      • 
        
      
      

      
      

      “Your motives don’t excuse your methods.”

      
      

      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      

      c) Paul’s warning – Romans 3

      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Some twisted idea: “If my sin makes God look better, maybe doing wrong is okay.”
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Paul’s strong rejection: we must never do evil that good may result.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Applied to Iran–Contra:
      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      

      
      

      The Kingdom never approves shortcuts, lies, or secrecy in the name of a ‘greater good.’

      
      

      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      

      d) Ecclesiastes & Isaiah’s echo

      • 
        
      • 
        
      • God’s thoughts are not our thoughts; His ways are not our ways.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • We live with limited perspective; we cannot see as God sees.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Our schemes, however “strategic,” are still human.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      

      5. Leadership Lessons: Conviction, Control, and Guardrails

      Matthew draws out several Kingdom principles:

      
      

      1. 
         
      2. 
         
      3. Conviction without boundaries is dangerous.
      4. 
         
      5. 
         
      
      
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Loyalty and patriotism are noble, but without guardrails they can lead to compromise.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      
      1. 
         
      2. 
         
      3. 
         
      4. The most common leadership trap: “The end justifies the means.”
      5. 
         
      6. 
         
      
      
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • “We’re stopping communism.”
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • “We’re saving hostages.”
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • “We’re protecting the country.”
      • 
        
      • → None of these justify violating God’s ways or rightful authority.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      
      1. 
         
      2. 
         
      3. 
         
      4. Human schemes unravel in the light.
      5. 
         
      6. 
         
      
      
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Proverbs 19:21 – Many plans in a man’s heart, but the Lord’s counsel stands.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Proverbs 16:9 – We plan our way, but the Lord directs our steps.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      
      1. 
         
      2. 
         
      3. 
         
      4. Truth is not a strategy; it’s an identity.
      5. 
         
      6. 
         
      
      
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • In Iran–Contra, truth became “optional” and tactical.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • In the Kingdom, truth is who we are (Ephesians – speak the truth in love).
      • 
        
      • 
        
      
      
      1. 
         
      2. 
         
      3. 
         
      4. Redemption comes when we trade control for obedience.
      5. 
         
      6. 
         
      
      
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Matthew brings in personal reflection about trying to “control” family or outcomes.
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • Sometimes obedience means releasing control and trusting God with others’ choices.
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      1. 
         
      2. 
         
      
      

      6. Fall and Redemption: The Second Act of Oliver North

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      • Legal outcome:
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      • 
        
      • 
        
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      • Indicted on multiple counts, convicted on a few (obstruction of Congress), later vacated due to immunized testimony.
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      • 
        
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      • Military career effectively over; reputation shattered.
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      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • But the story doesn’t end there:
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      • 
        
      • 
        
      • 
        
      • God begins writing a new...]]>Episode Title

        A Warrior in Washington: The Oliver North Dilemma

        Kingdom People in the Pages of History – The Nightingale’s Song Series

        
        

        Episode Description (for podcast apps)

        In this episode of The Kingdom Corner Podcast, Matthew Geib continues Kingdom People in the Pages of History by spotlighting Oliver North — a Marine forged in the fire of Vietnam who carried his warrior mindset into the shadowy world of Washington politics. From jungle battlefields to the Iran–Contra hearings, we explore how zeal, patriotism, and a “fixer” mentality collided with God’s unbending standard of obedience. Through the lives of King Saul, the apostle Peter, and Oliver North, Matthew asks a piercing question: do good intentions ever justify compromised methods in the Kingdom of God?

        
        

        Main Segments & Flow

        1. Opening Scene: A Battlefield in a Hearing Room

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        • Vivid retelling of the Iran–Contra hearings:
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        • Hot TV lights, packed chamber, America watching.
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        • Oliver North in immaculate dress blues, medals flashing — a warrior under scrutiny.
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        • The key question: “Did you knowingly violate the laws of the United States?”
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        • Framing question:
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        What happens when a man believes the cause is righteous enough to justify anything?

        
        

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        • Matthew sets the theme: not just North on trial, but America’s conscience and the age-old question:
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        Does a good end ever excuse a compromised path?

        
        

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        2. From Annapolis to Vietnam: Forged in Fire

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        • North enters the Naval Academy in 1963, then serves as a Marine in Vietnam.
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        • Reputation as a “Marine’s Marine”:
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        • Leads from the front, won’t ask others to do what he wouldn’t.
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        • Decorated for valor, intuitive sense for combat and survival.
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        • Core worldview forged in battle:
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        • Evil must be decisively confronted.
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        • Hesitation costs lives.
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        • America must always act boldly.
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        • Key idea: the warrior never really left the battlefield; the terrain just moved from jungle to Washington.
        • 
          
        • 
          
        
        

        3. The Iran–Contra Web: Zeal Outrunning Ethics

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        • Context: Nicaragua – Sandinistas (Soviet/Cuban-backed) vs. Contras.
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        • 
          
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        • North and others believe stopping communism in Central America is a moral imperative.
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        • Problem: Congress refuses funding for the Contras.
        • 
          
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        • Birth of Iran–Contra:
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
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        • Secret arms sales to Iran (against U.S. policy/sanctions).
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        • Profits quietly funneled to support the Contras.
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Matthew’s key observation:
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • This wasn’t primarily fueled by greed or personal gain.
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • It was fueled by passion, conviction, and the belief that the cause was so righteous it justified bending the rules.
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Phrase you used:
        • 
          
        • 
          
        
        

        
        

        “His zeal outran his ethics.”

        
        

        • 
          
        • 
          
        
        

        4. Biblical Parallels: King Saul & “Ends Justify the Means”

        Matthew lays North’s story alongside Scripture:

        
        

        a) Saul’s unlawful sacrifice – 1 Samuel 13

        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Saul is told to wait for Samuel before battle.
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Under pressure (troops scattering, enemy growing), Saul offers the sacrifice himself.
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Samuel rebukes him: disobedience costs him the kingdom.
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Lesson: Fear and urgency do not excuse disobedience.
        • 
          
        • 
          
        
        

        b) Saul & the Amalekites – 1 Samuel 15

        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Command: destroy everything, including King Agag and all animals.
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Saul spares the best and claims it’s “for sacrifice.”
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Samuel’s famous rebuke:
        • 
          
        • 
          
        
        

        
        

        “Obedience is better than sacrifice.”

        
        

        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Matthew’s summary applied to North:
        • 
          
        • 
          
        
        

        
        

        “Your motives don’t excuse your methods.”

        
        

        • 
          
        • 
          
        
        

        c) Paul’s warning – Romans 3

        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Some twisted idea: “If my sin makes God look better, maybe doing wrong is okay.”
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Paul’s strong rejection: we must never do evil that good may result.
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Applied to Iran–Contra:
        • 
          
        • 
          
        
        

        
        

        The Kingdom never approves shortcuts, lies, or secrecy in the name of a ‘greater good.’

        
        

        • 
          
        • 
          
        
        

        d) Ecclesiastes & Isaiah’s echo

        • 
          
        • 
          
        • God’s thoughts are not our thoughts; His ways are not our ways.
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • We live with limited perspective; we cannot see as God sees.
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Our schemes, however “strategic,” are still human.
        • 
          
        • 
          
        
        

        5. Leadership Lessons: Conviction, Control, and Guardrails

        Matthew draws out several Kingdom principles:

        
        

        1. 
           
        2. 
           
        3. Conviction without boundaries is dangerous.
        4. 
           
        5. 
           
        
        
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Loyalty and patriotism are noble, but without guardrails they can lead to compromise.
        • 
          
        • 
          
        
        
        1. 
           
        2. 
           
        3. 
           
        4. The most common leadership trap: “The end justifies the means.”
        5. 
           
        6. 
           
        
        
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • “We’re stopping communism.”
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • “We’re saving hostages.”
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • “We’re protecting the country.”
        • 
          
        • → None of these justify violating God’s ways or rightful authority.
        • 
          
        • 
          
        
        
        1. 
           
        2. 
           
        3. 
           
        4. Human schemes unravel in the light.
        5. 
           
        6. 
           
        
        
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Proverbs 19:21 – Many plans in a man’s heart, but the Lord’s counsel stands.
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Proverbs 16:9 – We plan our way, but the Lord directs our steps.
        • 
          
        • 
          
        
        
        1. 
           
        2. 
           
        3. 
           
        4. Truth is not a strategy; it’s an identity.
        5. 
           
        6. 
           
        
        
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • In Iran–Contra, truth became “optional” and tactical.
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • In the Kingdom, truth is who we are (Ephesians – speak the truth in love).
        • 
          
        • 
          
        
        
        1. 
           
        2. 
           
        3. 
           
        4. Redemption comes when we trade control for obedience.
        5. 
           
        6. 
           
        
        
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Matthew brings in personal reflection about trying to “control” family or outcomes.
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Sometimes obedience means releasing control and trusting God with others’ choices.
        • 
          
        • 
          
        
        
        1. 
           
        2. 
           
        
        

        6. Fall and Redemption: The Second Act of Oliver North

        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Legal outcome:
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Indicted on multiple counts, convicted on a few (obstruction of Congress), later vacated due to immunized testimony.
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Military career effectively over; reputation shattered.
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • But the story doesn’t end there:
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • God begins writing a new chapter.
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • North becomes:
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        • Author and communicator
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        • Host of “War Stories with Oliver North”
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        • Speaker in Christian and patriotic circles
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        • Advocate for veterans
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        • He shifts from concealing operations → to telling stories and truths about war, sacrifice, and history.
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        • 
          
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        • Matthew’s takeaway:
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        “God has a way of turning downfall into platforms.”

        
        

        “A setback becomes the platform for a comeback.”

        
        

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        7. Parallels with Peter & Closing Kingdom Emphasis

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        • Peter: bold, zealous, often impulsive.
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        • Cuts off the servant’s ear in Gethsemane.
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        • Denies Jesus three times.
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        • Is restored by Jesus on the beach (John 21): “Do you love Me? Feed My sheep.”
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        • North, like Peter:
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        • A man of zeal whose strength becomes his downfall.
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        • 
          
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        • Yet also a man God can redeem, refine, and reuse after humbling.
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        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Matthew lands on this Kingdom truth:
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        “Conviction without obedience is disaster waiting to happen.”

        
        

        “Noble intentions cannot redeem disobedient actions.”

        
        

        “In God’s Kingdom, the path matters as much as the purpose.”

        
        

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        • He finishes with Ecclesiastes 9:7–11 (from your devotional paraphrase) and Ephesians 2:1–7, reminding listeners:
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        • We’re all people whose passions once ran in the wrong direction.
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        • But God, rich in mercy, brings us to life in Christ and seats us with Him.
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        • Closing prayer:
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        • That listeners would be transformed in their approach to calling, obedience, and leadership.
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        • That they would not rush ahead of God, or compromise His ways to achieve “good” ends.
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        Key Scriptures Referenced

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        • 1 Samuel 13 & 15 – Saul’s disobedience (sacrifice and Amalekites)
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        • Romans 3:1–8 – “Let us not do evil that good may result”
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        • Ecclesiastes 9:7–11 – Your paraphrase on living wholeheartedly under God’s eye
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        • Isaiah 55:8–9 – God’s thoughts and ways higher than ours (implied)
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        • Proverbs 19:21; 16:9 – Human plans vs. God’s counsel
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        • Ephesians 4 (implied) – Speak the truth in love
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        • Ephesians 2:1–7 – From dead in trespasses to alive with Christ
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        • Peter’s restoration, John 21 – Zeal humbled and restored
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        Reflection / Discussion Questions

        You can use these at the end of your notes or in a Patreon post:

        
        

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        3. Have you ever justified a questionable decision because you believed the cause was “good” or “urgent”? What did you learn from it?
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        7. Where might conviction be outrunning wisdom in your life — family, ministry, politics, or work?
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        11. How does Oliver North’s story challenge the idea that “results” are what matter most in leadership?
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        15. What does it look like in your world to trade control for obedience?
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        19. Who in your life (or in history) reminds you of Peter or Oliver North — zealous, gifted, but in need of refining? How might God be writing a redemption story there?
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        ]]>53d59461-a502-4222-a46d-d0405075db3aWed, 10 Dec 2025 16:24:00 -040044:17falsefull71731737Battling The Spirits of Infirmity & JealousyEpisode Title: Battling the Spirit of Infirmity & the Spirit of Jealousy

        Host: Matt Geib

        
        

        Location: Pacific Northwest

        
        

        Length: ~44 minutes

        
        

        
        

        
        

        1. Episode Overview

        
        

        In today’s episode, Matt continues his two-track teaching approach:

        
        

        
        

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        3. Kingdom People in the Pages of History – the ongoing series blending historical events with biblical truth (rooted in the book The Nightingale Song by Robert Timberg).
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        7. Christian Living & Deliverance – continued readings and teachings from Angela Greenig’s Power and Authority Over Darkness and Matt’s devotional Coming to a Place of Significance.
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        This episode focuses heavily on discernment of spiritual warfare, especially the Spirit of Infirmity and the Spirit of Jealousy, offering teaching, warnings, and two powerful prayers of deliverance.

        
        

        
        

        
        

        2. Series Updates

        
        

        📘 Kingdom People in the Pages of History

        
        

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        • Based on Robert Timberg’s The Nightingale Song
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        • Follows five key figures from the Annapolis Academy into the Vietnam War:
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        • John McCain, Robert McFarlane, James Webb, Oliver North, and John Poindexter
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        • Matt encourages listeners to revisit episodes beginning mid-November to follow the full study.
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        📗 Matt’s Devotional Journey

        
        

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        • Searching For Significance — nearly completed
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        • 18 short devotionals based on Ecclesiastes
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        • Each study opens deeper reflection on identity, purpose, and the seasons of life
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        📕 Deliverance Series from Power and Authority Over Darkness

        
        

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        • Angela Greenig’s book addresses 16 demonic spirits
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        • Matt has covered 4 so far
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        • Today’s episode explores two more: Infirmity and Jealousy
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        3. Teachings & Key Points

        
        

        
        

        
        

        A. The Spirit of Infirmity

        
        

        Scripture Foundation: Luke 13:11

        
        

        
        

        Definition:

        
        

        A spirit that burdens the physical body with chronic weakness, disease, degeneration, or recurring illness.

        
        

        
        

        Common Manifestations Mentioned:

        
        

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        • Chronic colds / recurring illnesses
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        • Asthma and respiratory issues
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        • Viral attacks / weakened immune system
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        • Arthritis
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        • Degenerative conditions
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        • Paralysis / crippling pain
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        • Pneumonia
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        • Sinus problems
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        • Blood disorders
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        • Thyroid / hormone shutdown
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        • Emotional or spiritual depletion
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        • In extreme global cases: leprosy
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        Key Insights From Angela Greenig:

        
        

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        • Ministry workers are especially vulnerable if they neglect self-care
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        • Warfare often intensifies before moments of ministry impact
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        • Physical battles may accompany spiritual ones
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        • Scripture proclamation (“prophesying over yourself”) is vital
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        • Neglecting physical health can create spiritual vulnerability
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        • True victory requires resisting the enemy—not passively accepting attacks
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        Matt’s Commentary:

        
        

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        • Cultural evil has accelerated since COVID-19
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        • Increasing violence, public threats, and political hostility point to deep spiritual turmoil
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        • Christians must stay vigilant and grounded in the Word
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        • The church is often unprepared for deliverance needs
        • 
          
        • 
          
        
        

        
        

        Prayer for Deliverance from the Spirit of Infirmity

        
        

        (Provided in full in the episode)

        
        

        A powerful, detailed prayer covering repentance, forgiveness, breaking oppression, commanding the spirit to leave, and declaring healing through Jesus’ blood.

        
        

        
        

        
        

        B. The Spirit of Jealousy

        
        

        Scripture Foundation: Numbers 5:14

        
        

        
        

        Manifestations & Traits Listed:

        
        

        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Jealousy and possessiveness
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Coveting
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Variance — divisiveness in churches & homes
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Anger, wrath, rage
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Hate
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Suspicion & mistrust
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Cruelty
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Competition rooted in insecurity
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Rage and uncontrolled emotional reactions
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Murder (physically or through hatred, resentment, or character assassination)
        • 
          
        • 
          
        
        

        
        

        Biblical Examples:

        
        

        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Cain & Abel (Genesis 4)
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Joseph & his brothers (Genesis 37)
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Proverbs 6 — the fury of jealousy
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Proverbs 10:12 — love covers a multitude of sins
        • 
          
        • 
          
        
        

        
        

        Key Insights From Angela Greenig:

        
        

        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Jealousy destroys marriages, friendships, ministries, and churches
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Often grows from insecurity, comparison, or unhealed wounds
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • A single “seed” of lies or envy can grow into a destructive pattern
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Demonic jealousy works with accompanying spirits (lying, rage, murder)
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Words act as “water” that grow spiritual seeds—positive or negative
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Deliverance is needed when jealousy becomes chronic or destructive
        • 
          
        • 
          
        
        

        
        

        Matt’s Commentary:

        
        

        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Coveting is widespread in modern culture
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Church communities frequently fall into jealousy over gifts, callings, influence
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • The body of Christ often lacks healthy deliverance ministry
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • True identity in Christ prevents jealousy from taking root
        • 
          
        • 
          
        
        

        
        

        Prayer for Deliverance from the Spirit of Jealousy

        
        

        A healing prayer focusing on contentment, gratitude, identity, and emotional restoration.

        
        

        
        

        
        

        4. Matt’s Pastoral Exhortation

        
        

        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Be vigilant and spiritually awake
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Recognize the enemy’s schemes
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Seek help if you’re under spiritual oppression
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Deliverance is available, biblical, and meant for believers
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Walk in love, humility, and self-awareness
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Surround yourself with believers who pray with authority
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Remember: Whom the Son sets free is free indeed
        • 
          
        • 
          
        
        

        
        

        
        

        5. Connect for Prayer or Deliverance Ministry

        
        

        💬 Email Matt: MatthewPGeib@gmail.com

        
        

        Matt and his ministry partners offer:

        
        

        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Prayer support
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Online/Zoom deliverance sessions
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • 
          
        • Biblical...]]>Episode Title: Battling the Spirit of Infirmity & the Spirit of Jealousy

          Host: Matt Geib

          
          

          Location: Pacific Northwest

          
          

          Length: ~44 minutes

          
          

          
          

          
          

          1. Episode Overview

          
          

          In today’s episode, Matt continues his two-track teaching approach:

          
          

          
          

          1. 
             
          2. 
             
          3. Kingdom People in the Pages of History – the ongoing series blending historical events with biblical truth (rooted in the book The Nightingale Song by Robert Timberg).
          4. 
             
          5. 
             
          6. 
             
          7. Christian Living & Deliverance – continued readings and teachings from Angela Greenig’s Power and Authority Over Darkness and Matt’s devotional Coming to a Place of Significance.
          8. 
             
          9. 
             
          
          

          
          

          This episode focuses heavily on discernment of spiritual warfare, especially the Spirit of Infirmity and the Spirit of Jealousy, offering teaching, warnings, and two powerful prayers of deliverance.

          
          

          
          

          
          

          2. Series Updates

          
          

          📘 Kingdom People in the Pages of History

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Based on Robert Timberg’s The Nightingale Song
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Follows five key figures from the Annapolis Academy into the Vietnam War:
          • 
            
          • John McCain, Robert McFarlane, James Webb, Oliver North, and John Poindexter
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Matt encourages listeners to revisit episodes beginning mid-November to follow the full study.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          📗 Matt’s Devotional Journey

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Searching For Significance — nearly completed
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 18 short devotionals based on Ecclesiastes
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Each study opens deeper reflection on identity, purpose, and the seasons of life
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          📕 Deliverance Series from Power and Authority Over Darkness

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Angela Greenig’s book addresses 16 demonic spirits
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Matt has covered 4 so far
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Today’s episode explores two more: Infirmity and Jealousy
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          
          

          3. Teachings & Key Points

          
          

          
          

          
          

          A. The Spirit of Infirmity

          
          

          Scripture Foundation: Luke 13:11

          
          

          
          

          Definition:

          
          

          A spirit that burdens the physical body with chronic weakness, disease, degeneration, or recurring illness.

          
          

          
          

          Common Manifestations Mentioned:

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Chronic colds / recurring illnesses
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Asthma and respiratory issues
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Viral attacks / weakened immune system
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Arthritis
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Degenerative conditions
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Paralysis / crippling pain
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Pneumonia
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Sinus problems
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Blood disorders
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Thyroid / hormone shutdown
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Emotional or spiritual depletion
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • In extreme global cases: leprosy
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          Key Insights From Angela Greenig:

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Ministry workers are especially vulnerable if they neglect self-care
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Warfare often intensifies before moments of ministry impact
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Physical battles may accompany spiritual ones
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Scripture proclamation (“prophesying over yourself”) is vital
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Neglecting physical health can create spiritual vulnerability
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • True victory requires resisting the enemy—not passively accepting attacks
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          Matt’s Commentary:

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Cultural evil has accelerated since COVID-19
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Increasing violence, public threats, and political hostility point to deep spiritual turmoil
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Christians must stay vigilant and grounded in the Word
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • The church is often unprepared for deliverance needs
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          Prayer for Deliverance from the Spirit of Infirmity

          
          

          (Provided in full in the episode)

          
          

          A powerful, detailed prayer covering repentance, forgiveness, breaking oppression, commanding the spirit to leave, and declaring healing through Jesus’ blood.

          
          

          
          

          
          

          B. The Spirit of Jealousy

          
          

          Scripture Foundation: Numbers 5:14

          
          

          
          

          Manifestations & Traits Listed:

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Jealousy and possessiveness
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Coveting
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Variance — divisiveness in churches & homes
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Anger, wrath, rage
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Hate
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Suspicion & mistrust
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Cruelty
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Competition rooted in insecurity
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Rage and uncontrolled emotional reactions
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Murder (physically or through hatred, resentment, or character assassination)
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          Biblical Examples:

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Cain & Abel (Genesis 4)
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Joseph & his brothers (Genesis 37)
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Proverbs 6 — the fury of jealousy
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Proverbs 10:12 — love covers a multitude of sins
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          Key Insights From Angela Greenig:

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Jealousy destroys marriages, friendships, ministries, and churches
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Often grows from insecurity, comparison, or unhealed wounds
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • A single “seed” of lies or envy can grow into a destructive pattern
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Demonic jealousy works with accompanying spirits (lying, rage, murder)
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Words act as “water” that grow spiritual seeds—positive or negative
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Deliverance is needed when jealousy becomes chronic or destructive
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          Matt’s Commentary:

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Coveting is widespread in modern culture
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Church communities frequently fall into jealousy over gifts, callings, influence
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • The body of Christ often lacks healthy deliverance ministry
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • True identity in Christ prevents jealousy from taking root
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          Prayer for Deliverance from the Spirit of Jealousy

          
          

          A healing prayer focusing on contentment, gratitude, identity, and emotional restoration.

          
          

          
          

          
          

          4. Matt’s Pastoral Exhortation

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Be vigilant and spiritually awake
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Recognize the enemy’s schemes
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Seek help if you’re under spiritual oppression
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Deliverance is available, biblical, and meant for believers
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Walk in love, humility, and self-awareness
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Surround yourself with believers who pray with authority
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Remember: Whom the Son sets free is free indeed
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          
          

          5. Connect for Prayer or Deliverance Ministry

          
          

          💬 Email Matt: MatthewPGeib@gmail.com

          
          

          Matt and his ministry partners offer:

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Prayer support
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Online/Zoom deliverance sessions
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Biblical counsel and discipleship
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          
          

          6. Closing Notes

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Subscribe to the podcast to stay updated
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Check out the devotional Searching for Significance at significanceacademy.com
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Thank you for being part of the Kingdom Corner community!
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          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          
          

          
          

          
          

          
          

          
          

          
          

          👿 The Spirit of Infirmity — the force behind chronic sickness, weakness, burnout, anxiety, and emotional collapse

          
          

          👿 The Spirit of Jealousy — the silent destroyer of marriages, friendships, ministries, and even churches

          
          

          We break down their symptoms, how they operate, and—most importantly—how YOU can resist them through the power of Jesus Christ.

          
          

          We finish with two anointed prayers of deliverance, declaring freedom, healing, and restoration over your life.

          
          

          If you’ve been feeling attacked in your body, overwhelmed in your mind, or unsettled in your relationships, this episode is for you. God wants you free, and He wants you whole.

          
          

          
          

          🎧 Listen now and take your spiritual authority back.

          
          

          💬 If you or a loved one needs prayer or deliverance, email me directly: MatthewPGeib@gmail.com

          
          

          You don’t have to fight alone. We’re here for you.

          
          

          #KingdomCorner #Deliverance #Healing #FreedomInChrist #SpiritualAwakening #ChristianPodcast #FaithInAction

          
          

          
          

          
          

          
          

          ]]>3590ce01-bf25-4532-9aeb-281814fada26Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:16:00 -040044:22falsefull71721727"Honor In A Broken World: The John McCain Story"Episode 3 — “Honor in a Broken World: The John McCain Story”

          Kingdom People in the Pages of History

          Released December 2, 2025

          Episode Summary

          In this gripping episode, Matt Geib continues the journey through Robert Timberg’s The Nightingale’s Song, turning the spotlight onto one of its most complex figures: John McCain. From wild young aviator to broken POW to national leader, McCain’s story becomes a powerful lens through which to explore honor, identity, suffering, and the Kingdom’s call to integrity.

          
          

          Vietnam didn’t just change McCain—it revealed him. His life raises timeless Kingdom questions:

          
          

          What forms a leader? How does suffering shape character? And how does God use imperfect men in a fractured world?

          
          

          Key Themes & Takeaways

          1️⃣ Honor vs. Ambition

          McCain entered the Naval Academy as a restless, rebellious warrior. His legacy-driven upbringing—and his tendency toward recklessness—set the stage for internal conflict between pride and humility, calling and expectation, impulse and obedience.

          
          

          Spiritual parallel:

          
          

          Earthly ambition without heavenly accountability always demands a price.

          
          

          2️⃣ Suffering That Reveals, Not Just Shapes

          Shot down over Hanoi in 1967, shattered in body and spirit, McCain endured years of torture, starvation, confinement, and humiliation.

          
          

          Yet in the fire, bravado died and endurance was born.

          
          

          Scriptures woven throughout the episode:

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Romans 5:3–4 — suffering → endurance → character → hope
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 2 Corinthians 4:7–11 — “pressed but not crushed…”
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Psalm 34:18 — God near the brokenhearted
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Psalm 51:17 — God does not despise a contrite heart
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          3️⃣ A Defining Moment: Honor at the Price of Freedom

          Despite brutal treatment, McCain refused early release because other POWs had been captured before him.

          
          

          This decision became the hinge on which his entire future identity swung.

          Kingdom principle:

          
          

          Real honor is forged in self-denial, not self-promotion. (Luke 9:23)

          
          

          4️⃣ Humanity, Shame, and Redemption

          Under unbearable torture, McCain eventually broke and signed a propaganda confession—an action that haunted him for decades.

          
          

          The episode draws a touching comparison to Peter’s denial, and the God who restores:

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • God restores the broken.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • A failure doesn’t disqualify a calling.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Shame surrenders when truth embraces humility.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          5️⃣ The Divided Man Returns Home

          Admired as a national hero but burdened with survivor’s guilt, McCain lived the rest of his life in a paradox of nobility and internal struggle.

          
          

          Big spiritual thread:

          
          

          Honor lasts longer than ambition. Character outlives applause. Seeds sown—good or bad—always grow.

          
          

          (Galatians 6:7)

          6️⃣ Kingdom Application: God Uses Imperfect Vessels

          Matt draws powerful parallels between McCain and biblical figures like Moses, Gideon, and Peter:

          
          

          ✔ God doesn’t call the perfect

          
          

          ✔ God calls the willing

          
          

          ✔ God qualifies through fire

          
          

          ✔ God writes His best stories through flawed vessels

          Notable Quotes From the Episode

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • “Suffering doesn’t create character—it reveals it.”
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • “Honor forged in suffering lasts longer than ambition polished in comfort.”
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • “It is better to be a redeemed vessel than a perfect one.”
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • “Broken men can still lead. In fact, they are often the very ones God calls.”
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          Scriptures Featured

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Psalm 139:13–14
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Proverbs 25:28
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Galatians 6:7
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Romans 5:3–4
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 2 Corinthians 1:9
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 2 Corinthians 4:7–11
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Luke 9:23
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Psalm 34:18
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Psalm 51:17
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          For Listeners to Reflect On

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Where has suffering revealed your true character?
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • What defining moments has God used to reshape your life?
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Are you building honor or applause?
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Where is God calling you to choose courage over comfort?
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          Next Episode Preview

          Episode 4 — “Ollie North: The Rise of a True Believer.”

          
          

          A deep dive into zeal, conviction, and the razor’s edge between righteous passion and destructive ambition.

          
          

          Resources Mentioned

          📘 The Nightingale’s Song — Robert Timberg

          
          

          📗 Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes — by Matt Geib

          
          

          🌐 SignificanceAcademy.com

          ]]>Episode 3 — “Honor in a Broken World: The John McCain Story”

          Kingdom People in the Pages of History

          Released December 2, 2025

          Episode Summary

          In this gripping episode, Matt Geib continues the journey through Robert Timberg’s The Nightingale’s Song, turning the spotlight onto one of its most complex figures: John McCain. From wild young aviator to broken POW to national leader, McCain’s story becomes a powerful lens through which to explore honor, identity, suffering, and the Kingdom’s call to integrity.

          
          

          Vietnam didn’t just change McCain—it revealed him. His life raises timeless Kingdom questions:

          
          

          What forms a leader? How does suffering shape character? And how does God use imperfect men in a fractured world?

          
          

          Key Themes & Takeaways

          1️⃣ Honor vs. Ambition

          McCain entered the Naval Academy as a restless, rebellious warrior. His legacy-driven upbringing—and his tendency toward recklessness—set the stage for internal conflict between pride and humility, calling and expectation, impulse and obedience.

          
          

          Spiritual parallel:

          
          

          Earthly ambition without heavenly accountability always demands a price.

          
          

          2️⃣ Suffering That Reveals, Not Just Shapes

          Shot down over Hanoi in 1967, shattered in body and spirit, McCain endured years of torture, starvation, confinement, and humiliation.

          
          

          Yet in the fire, bravado died and endurance was born.

          
          

          Scriptures woven throughout the episode:

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Romans 5:3–4 — suffering → endurance → character → hope
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 2 Corinthians 4:7–11 — “pressed but not crushed…”
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Psalm 34:18 — God near the brokenhearted
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Psalm 51:17 — God does not despise a contrite heart
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          3️⃣ A Defining Moment: Honor at the Price of Freedom

          Despite brutal treatment, McCain refused early release because other POWs had been captured before him.

          
          

          This decision became the hinge on which his entire future identity swung.

          Kingdom principle:

          
          

          Real honor is forged in self-denial, not self-promotion. (Luke 9:23)

          
          

          4️⃣ Humanity, Shame, and Redemption

          Under unbearable torture, McCain eventually broke and signed a propaganda confession—an action that haunted him for decades.

          
          

          The episode draws a touching comparison to Peter’s denial, and the God who restores:

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • God restores the broken.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • A failure doesn’t disqualify a calling.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Shame surrenders when truth embraces humility.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          5️⃣ The Divided Man Returns Home

          Admired as a national hero but burdened with survivor’s guilt, McCain lived the rest of his life in a paradox of nobility and internal struggle.

          
          

          Big spiritual thread:

          
          

          Honor lasts longer than ambition. Character outlives applause. Seeds sown—good or bad—always grow.

          
          

          (Galatians 6:7)

          6️⃣ Kingdom Application: God Uses Imperfect Vessels

          Matt draws powerful parallels between McCain and biblical figures like Moses, Gideon, and Peter:

          
          

          ✔ God doesn’t call the perfect

          
          

          ✔ God calls the willing

          
          

          ✔ God qualifies through fire

          
          

          ✔ God writes His best stories through flawed vessels

          Notable Quotes From the Episode

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • “Suffering doesn’t create character—it reveals it.”
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • “Honor forged in suffering lasts longer than ambition polished in comfort.”
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • “It is better to be a redeemed vessel than a perfect one.”
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • “Broken men can still lead. In fact, they are often the very ones God calls.”
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          Scriptures Featured

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Psalm 139:13–14
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Proverbs 25:28
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Galatians 6:7
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Romans 5:3–4
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 2 Corinthians 1:9
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 2 Corinthians 4:7–11
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Luke 9:23
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Psalm 34:18
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Psalm 51:17
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          For Listeners to Reflect On

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Where has suffering revealed your true character?
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • What defining moments has God used to reshape your life?
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Are you building honor or applause?
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Where is God calling you to choose courage over comfort?
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          Next Episode Preview

          Episode 4 — “Ollie North: The Rise of a True Believer.”

          
          

          A deep dive into zeal, conviction, and the razor’s edge between righteous passion and destructive ambition.

          
          

          Resources Mentioned

          📘 The Nightingale’s Song — Robert Timberg

          
          

          📗 Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes — by Matt Geib

          
          

          🌐 SignificanceAcademy.com

          ]]>304adf04-b83d-4f6d-a36b-6ac6cf52b7f0Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:28:00 -040036:27falsefull71711717“Mary’s Secret: How Gratitude Made Room for Christ”Kingdom Corner Podcast — Nov 30, 2025**

          Episode Summary

          
          

          In this Thanksgiving-into-Christmas reflection, Matt explores how thankfulness prepared the way for the birth of Christ. Drawing from Luke 1, he shows how Mary’s humility, gratitude, and surrendered heart became the fertile soil in which God planted the miracle of the Incarnation. This episode reveals why you cannot truly enter Christmas without a grateful heart, and why thankfulness is the first step toward Bethlehem.

          
          

          
          

          
          

          🕊️ Main Themes & Key Scriptures

          
          

          1. Thankfulness: The First Step Toward Bethlehem

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Gratitude opens the heart to the real meaning of Christmas.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • How Thanksgiving naturally flows into Advent.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • God looks for those whose hearts are tender, humble, and responsive.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          Scriptures:

          
          

          • 2 Chronicles 16:9

          
          

          • Isaiah 66:1–2

          
          

          • Isaiah 57:15

          
          

          • James 4:6

          
          

          • 1 Peter 5:5

          
          

          
          

          2. Mary as the Archetype of Thankfulness

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Not worshipped—but honored as a model of humility.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • A simple young woman whose heart postured her for God’s assignment.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Her availability preceded her assignment.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          Scripture Reading:

          
          

          • Luke 1:26–38 — The Annunciation

          
          

          Highlights:

          
          

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • “Greetings, O favored one…” (Luke 1:28)
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Her initial fear and honest questions
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Her surrendered response:
          • 
            
          • “Let it be to me according to your word.”
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          
          

          3. Gratitude: The Soil of God’s Miracles

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Mary’s song (the Magnificat) overflows with thanksgiving.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Gratitude came before the miracle—not after.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • A thankful heart becomes “fertile ground” for God’s new thing.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          Scripture Reading:

          
          

          • Luke 1:46–55 — The Magnificat

          
          

          Key Insights:

          
          

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • God “exalts the humble”
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • He “fills the hungry with good things”
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • The grateful see what the proud miss
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          
          

          4. Favor Finds the Humble & Thankful

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Humility prepares the heart.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Thankfulness welcomes God’s work.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Favor empowers the heart to carry what God gives.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          Scriptures:

          
          

          • Luke 1:28–30

          
          

          • James 4:6

          
          

          • 1 Peter 5:5

          
          

          Mary wasn’t strong, qualified, or expecting this moment—

          
          

          but she was grateful, surrendered, and willing.

          
          

          
          

          
          

          5. You Cannot Experience True Christmas Without Thankfulness

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Christmas is about receiving, not striving.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Gratitude tunes the heart to recognize the Giver.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Only the grateful enter the wonder of “Emmanuel—God with us.”
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          Scripture Reflection:

          
          

          • Romans 1 (contrast with unthankfulness)

          
          

          
          

          
          

          6. Preparing Room for Christ This Season

          
          

          Just as there was a room made for Jesus in a Bethlehem cave,

          
          

          we prepare room in our hearts through:

          
          

          1. 
             
          2. 
             
          3. Speaking gratitude aloud
          4. 
             
          5. 
             
          6. 
             
          7. Inviting God into the ordinary
          8. 
             
          9. 
             
          10. 
              
          11. Thanking Him for simple blessings
          12. 
              
          13. 
              
          14. 
              
          15. Praying Mary’s prayer: “Let it be according to Your word.”
          16. 
              
          17. 
              
          
          

          
          

          
          

          📜 Poetic Reflection (as read in the episode)

          
          

          Before shepherds heard angels,

          
          

          before wise men saw the star,

          
          

          Christmas began in the quiet thanksgiving

          
          

          of a young girl in Nazareth.

          
          

          The grateful heart becomes the manger

          
          

          where Christ is welcomed again.

          
          

          
          

          🌟 Key Takeaways

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Gratitude makes room for God.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Humility invites favor.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • A thankful heart becomes the birthplace of God’s miracles.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Mary shows us the way into Advent:
          • 
            
          • Humble enough to receive.
          • 
            
          • Grateful enough to praise.
          • 
            
          • Surrendered enough to carry His presence.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          
          

          📚 Next Episodes Preview

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • History & Scripture Series resumes — The Nightingale’s Song (Vietnam War leadership themes)
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Friday Reading — Spiritual warfare & strongholds devotional reading
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          
          

          🙏 Closing Exhortation

          
          

          Thankfulness is the first step toward Bethlehem.

          
          

          As you enter this season, ask the Lord to give you Mary’s heart—

          
          

          a humble, grateful heart that welcomes Emmanuel.

          
          

          
          

          
          

          
          

          
          

          
          

          
          

          ]]>Kingdom Corner Podcast — Nov 30, 2025**

          Episode Summary

          
          

          In this Thanksgiving-into-Christmas reflection, Matt explores how thankfulness prepared the way for the birth of Christ. Drawing from Luke 1, he shows how Mary’s humility, gratitude, and surrendered heart became the fertile soil in which God planted the miracle of the Incarnation. This episode reveals why you cannot truly enter Christmas without a grateful heart, and why thankfulness is the first step toward Bethlehem.

          
          

          
          

          
          

          🕊️ Main Themes & Key Scriptures

          
          

          1. Thankfulness: The First Step Toward Bethlehem

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Gratitude opens the heart to the real meaning of Christmas.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • How Thanksgiving naturally flows into Advent.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • God looks for those whose hearts are tender, humble, and responsive.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          Scriptures:

          
          

          • 2 Chronicles 16:9

          
          

          • Isaiah 66:1–2

          
          

          • Isaiah 57:15

          
          

          • James 4:6

          
          

          • 1 Peter 5:5

          
          

          
          

          2. Mary as the Archetype of Thankfulness

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Not worshipped—but honored as a model of humility.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • A simple young woman whose heart postured her for God’s assignment.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Her availability preceded her assignment.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          Scripture Reading:

          
          

          • Luke 1:26–38 — The Annunciation

          
          

          Highlights:

          
          

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • “Greetings, O favored one…” (Luke 1:28)
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Her initial fear and honest questions
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Her surrendered response:
          • 
            
          • “Let it be to me according to your word.”
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          
          

          3. Gratitude: The Soil of God’s Miracles

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Mary’s song (the Magnificat) overflows with thanksgiving.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Gratitude came before the miracle—not after.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • A thankful heart becomes “fertile ground” for God’s new thing.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          Scripture Reading:

          
          

          • Luke 1:46–55 — The Magnificat

          
          

          Key Insights:

          
          

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • God “exalts the humble”
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • He “fills the hungry with good things”
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • The grateful see what the proud miss
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          
          

          4. Favor Finds the Humble & Thankful

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Humility prepares the heart.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Thankfulness welcomes God’s work.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Favor empowers the heart to carry what God gives.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          Scriptures:

          
          

          • Luke 1:28–30

          
          

          • James 4:6

          
          

          • 1 Peter 5:5

          
          

          Mary wasn’t strong, qualified, or expecting this moment—

          
          

          but she was grateful, surrendered, and willing.

          
          

          
          

          
          

          5. You Cannot Experience True Christmas Without Thankfulness

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Christmas is about receiving, not striving.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Gratitude tunes the heart to recognize the Giver.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Only the grateful enter the wonder of “Emmanuel—God with us.”
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          Scripture Reflection:

          
          

          • Romans 1 (contrast with unthankfulness)

          
          

          
          

          
          

          6. Preparing Room for Christ This Season

          
          

          Just as there was a room made for Jesus in a Bethlehem cave,

          
          

          we prepare room in our hearts through:

          
          

          1. 
             
          2. 
             
          3. Speaking gratitude aloud
          4. 
             
          5. 
             
          6. 
             
          7. Inviting God into the ordinary
          8. 
             
          9. 
             
          10. 
              
          11. Thanking Him for simple blessings
          12. 
              
          13. 
              
          14. 
              
          15. Praying Mary’s prayer: “Let it be according to Your word.”
          16. 
              
          17. 
              
          
          

          
          

          
          

          📜 Poetic Reflection (as read in the episode)

          
          

          Before shepherds heard angels,

          
          

          before wise men saw the star,

          
          

          Christmas began in the quiet thanksgiving

          
          

          of a young girl in Nazareth.

          
          

          The grateful heart becomes the manger

          
          

          where Christ is welcomed again.

          
          

          
          

          🌟 Key Takeaways

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Gratitude makes room for God.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Humility invites favor.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • A thankful heart becomes the birthplace of God’s miracles.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Mary shows us the way into Advent:
          • 
            
          • Humble enough to receive.
          • 
            
          • Grateful enough to praise.
          • 
            
          • Surrendered enough to carry His presence.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          
          

          📚 Next Episodes Preview

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • History & Scripture Series resumes — The Nightingale’s Song (Vietnam War leadership themes)
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Friday Reading — Spiritual warfare & strongholds devotional reading
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          
          

          
          

          🙏 Closing Exhortation

          
          

          Thankfulness is the first step toward Bethlehem.

          
          

          As you enter this season, ask the Lord to give you Mary’s heart—

          
          

          a humble, grateful heart that welcomes Emmanuel.

          
          

          
          

          
          

          
          

          
          

          
          

          
          

          ]]>5f0bd3a4-50ff-4c50-947f-efa36189bf02Sun, 30 Nov 2025 21:38:00 -040024:08falsefull71701707"The Nightingales Song - History Meets Biblical Truth"The Nightingale’s Song: History Meets Biblical Truth

          (Kingdom People in the Pages of History – Episode 1)

          Episode Description

          In this opening episode of Kingdom People in the Pages of History, Matt Geib begins a powerful journey through Robert Timberg’s book The Nightingale’s Song and the turbulent backdrop of Vietnam. Drawing from the stories of five Naval Academy graduates and the spiritual state of America in the late 1960s–70s, Matt weaves together military history, biblical themes, and the call of God on every believer’s life. This episode explores how formation shapes leaders—but only transformation reveals the heart.

          Episode Flow & Timestamps (Approx.)

          0:00 – 3:30 | Welcome & Series Overview

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Introduction to The Kingdom Corner Podcast
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Launch of the new series: “Kingdom People in the Pages of History”
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Why Matt loves combining history with Scripture: Civil War, WWII, Vietnam, FDR, Washington, Lincoln, Greece & Sparta, etc.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Vision: set key historical moments alongside the Word of God to reveal Kingdom truths.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          3:30 – 7:30 | The Nightingale’s Song & the Vietnam Backdrop

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 50th anniversary context of Vietnam.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Introduction to Robert Timberg’s book The Nightingale’s Song.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Five Naval Academy graduates:
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • John McCain – POW survivor
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Oliver North – zealous patriot
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • John Poindexter – brilliant logician
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • James Webb – warrior turned writer
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Robert “Bud” McFarlane – haunted strategist
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • America in the late 60s/early 70s: a nation losing its bearings, trust shaken, identity in crisis.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          7:30 – 12:30 | The Nightingale Metaphor – Hearing Your Song

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Origin of the book’s title: the story of the nightingale that cannot sing until it hears another nightingale’s song.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Timberg’s insight: these men were like young nightingales, waiting for a “song” to trigger what was already in them.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Connection to Reagan’s “noble cause” framing of Vietnam and how it awakened something in these men.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Spiritual application:
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Every believer has a God-given song (calling, gifting, destiny) written into their heart.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Often that song is awakened when we “hear” it through God, His Word, and other believers.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          12:30 – 19:30 | History Repeating Itself – Israel, America & Drift

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Ecclesiastes reminder: “There is nothing new under the sun.”
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Parallel:
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Israel under Joshua entering and dividing the land.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Immediately afterward in Judges, a new generation drifts from God.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Isaiah 59 – a time when truth has stumbled in the streets and integrity is nowhere to be found.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Post-WWII America:
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • From greatest prosperity and blessing…
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • To comfort, entitlement, and drift from the godly values that built the nation.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Vietnam as an early marker of that drift, foreshadowing where we are today.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          19:30 – 34:30 | Annapolis: The Crucible of Duty, Honor, Discipline & Sacrifice

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Annapolis as the forge that formed these men before Vietnam and politics.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Key values emphasized there:
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Duty – “Fear God and keep His commandments… this is the whole duty of man” (Ecclesiastes 12).
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Discipline – “Reproofs of discipline are the way of life” (Proverbs).
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Honor & Glory – Psalm 8:4–5: crowned with glory and honor.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Obedience – “Obedience is better than sacrifice” (1 Samuel 15:22).
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Loyalty – The Lord searches for hearts fully His (2 Chronicles 16:9).
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Tension between external formation at Annapolis and internal integrity before God.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 2 Corinthians 4:7–12 – pressed but not crushed, afflicted but not destroyed.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • These men faced intense pressure—just as believers do.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          34:30 – 40:00 | Ambition vs. Calling – Formation vs. Transformation

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • God-given holy ambition versus selfish ambition (James 3).
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Every person carries a desire to matter, to make a mark.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Warning from James & Philippians 2:
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Selfish ambition leads to disorder.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • The mind of Christ models self-emptying, servant-hearted ambition.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 1 Samuel 16:7 – man looks at the outward appearance, God looks at the heart.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Formation (training, education, external shaping) is not the same as transformation (inner work of the Spirit).
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Same academy, same pressures—yet each man turns out differently, because the heart response is different.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          40:00 – 45:30 | Vietnam, Fire, and the Testing of Foundations

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Vietnam as the “race with horses” (Jeremiah 12:5) following the “race with men” at Annapolis.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • A war few understood, a government losing credibility, a nation divided.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 1 Peter 1 – faith more precious than gold, tested by fire.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • These five men carried into Vietnam:
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Annapolis discipline
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Their ambitions
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Untested convictions
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Cultural tremors of a nation in doubt
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Some rose, some faltered, all were changed—and scarred.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Big idea: formation shapes the leader; transformation reveals the heart.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          
          

          45:30 – 48:56 | Landing the Plane: Your Song & an Unshakeable Kingdom

          
          

          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Are you hearing your God-given song?
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Romans 12:1–2 – present your body as a living sacrifice; be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Ephesians 4 – “be becoming young again in the spirit of your mind”: stay pliable, not hardened by hurt or disappointment.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Hebrews 12 – everything that can be shaken will be shaken so that what cannot be shaken may remain.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Earthly nations, institutions, and leaders shake; the Kingdom of God stands forever.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Closing prayer:
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Ask God to form and transform us into the likeness of Christ.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Rediscover true duty, honor, discipline, sacrifice, loyalty in a drifting age.
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Teaser for next episode: “The Furnace of Vietnam – How Fire Reveals Who We Really Are.”
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • 
            
          • Thanksgiving tie-in: gratitude, honor, and...]]>The Nightingale’s Song: History Meets Biblical Truth

            (Kingdom People in the Pages of History – Episode 1)

            Episode Description

            In this opening episode of Kingdom People in the Pages of History, Matt Geib begins a powerful journey through Robert Timberg’s book The Nightingale’s Song and the turbulent backdrop of Vietnam. Drawing from the stories of five Naval Academy graduates and the spiritual state of America in the late 1960s–70s, Matt weaves together military history, biblical themes, and the call of God on every believer’s life. This episode explores how formation shapes leaders—but only transformation reveals the heart.

            Episode Flow & Timestamps (Approx.)

            0:00 – 3:30 | Welcome & Series Overview

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Introduction to The Kingdom Corner Podcast
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Launch of the new series: “Kingdom People in the Pages of History”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Why Matt loves combining history with Scripture: Civil War, WWII, Vietnam, FDR, Washington, Lincoln, Greece & Sparta, etc.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Vision: set key historical moments alongside the Word of God to reveal Kingdom truths.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            3:30 – 7:30 | The Nightingale’s Song & the Vietnam Backdrop

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 50th anniversary context of Vietnam.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Introduction to Robert Timberg’s book The Nightingale’s Song.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Five Naval Academy graduates:
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • John McCain – POW survivor
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Oliver North – zealous patriot
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • John Poindexter – brilliant logician
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • James Webb – warrior turned writer
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Robert “Bud” McFarlane – haunted strategist
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • America in the late 60s/early 70s: a nation losing its bearings, trust shaken, identity in crisis.
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            7:30 – 12:30 | The Nightingale Metaphor – Hearing Your Song

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Origin of the book’s title: the story of the nightingale that cannot sing until it hears another nightingale’s song.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Timberg’s insight: these men were like young nightingales, waiting for a “song” to trigger what was already in them.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Connection to Reagan’s “noble cause” framing of Vietnam and how it awakened something in these men.
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            • 
              
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            • Spiritual application:
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
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            • Every believer has a God-given song (calling, gifting, destiny) written into their heart.
            • 
              
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            • Often that song is awakened when we “hear” it through God, His Word, and other believers.
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            12:30 – 19:30 | History Repeating Itself – Israel, America & Drift

            
            

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            • Ecclesiastes reminder: “There is nothing new under the sun.”
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            • Parallel:
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            • Israel under Joshua entering and dividing the land.
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            • Immediately afterward in Judges, a new generation drifts from God.
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            • Isaiah 59 – a time when truth has stumbled in the streets and integrity is nowhere to be found.
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            • Post-WWII America:
            • 
              
            • 
              
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            • From greatest prosperity and blessing…
            • 
              
            • 
              
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            • To comfort, entitlement, and drift from the godly values that built the nation.
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            • Vietnam as an early marker of that drift, foreshadowing where we are today.
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            19:30 – 34:30 | Annapolis: The Crucible of Duty, Honor, Discipline & Sacrifice

            
            

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            • Annapolis as the forge that formed these men before Vietnam and politics.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Key values emphasized there:
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            • Duty – “Fear God and keep His commandments… this is the whole duty of man” (Ecclesiastes 12).
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            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Discipline – “Reproofs of discipline are the way of life” (Proverbs).
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            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Honor & Glory – Psalm 8:4–5: crowned with glory and honor.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Obedience – “Obedience is better than sacrifice” (1 Samuel 15:22).
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Loyalty – The Lord searches for hearts fully His (2 Chronicles 16:9).
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            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Tension between external formation at Annapolis and internal integrity before God.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 2 Corinthians 4:7–12 – pressed but not crushed, afflicted but not destroyed.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • These men faced intense pressure—just as believers do.
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            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            34:30 – 40:00 | Ambition vs. Calling – Formation vs. Transformation

            
            

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            • 
              
            • God-given holy ambition versus selfish ambition (James 3).
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Every person carries a desire to matter, to make a mark.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Warning from James & Philippians 2:
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Selfish ambition leads to disorder.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • The mind of Christ models self-emptying, servant-hearted ambition.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 1 Samuel 16:7 – man looks at the outward appearance, God looks at the heart.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Formation (training, education, external shaping) is not the same as transformation (inner work of the Spirit).
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Same academy, same pressures—yet each man turns out differently, because the heart response is different.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            40:00 – 45:30 | Vietnam, Fire, and the Testing of Foundations

            
            

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            • 
              
            • Vietnam as the “race with horses” (Jeremiah 12:5) following the “race with men” at Annapolis.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • A war few understood, a government losing credibility, a nation divided.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 1 Peter 1 – faith more precious than gold, tested by fire.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • These five men carried into Vietnam:
            • 
              
            • 
              
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            • Annapolis discipline
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Their ambitions
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Untested convictions
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Cultural tremors of a nation in doubt
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Some rose, some faltered, all were changed—and scarred.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Big idea: formation shapes the leader; transformation reveals the heart.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            45:30 – 48:56 | Landing the Plane: Your Song & an Unshakeable Kingdom

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Are you hearing your God-given song?
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Romans 12:1–2 – present your body as a living sacrifice; be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Ephesians 4 – “be becoming young again in the spirit of your mind”: stay pliable, not hardened by hurt or disappointment.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Hebrews 12 – everything that can be shaken will be shaken so that what cannot be shaken may remain.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Earthly nations, institutions, and leaders shake; the Kingdom of God stands forever.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Closing prayer:
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Ask God to form and transform us into the likeness of Christ.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Rediscover true duty, honor, discipline, sacrifice, loyalty in a drifting age.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Teaser for next episode: “The Furnace of Vietnam – How Fire Reveals Who We Really Are.”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Thanksgiving tie-in: gratitude, honor, and sacrifice in this season.
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            • 
              
            
            

            Key Scriptures Mentioned

            You can list these in your show notes or description box:

            
            

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            • 
              
            • Ecclesiastes 1 & 12 – “Nothing new under the sun,” and the whole duty of man.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Joshua (esp. conclusion) → Judges 1 – Drift after inheritance.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Isaiah 59 – Truth stumbling in the streets, integrity gone.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Psalm 8:4–5 – Crowned with glory and honor.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Proverbs 4:23; 27:17 – Guard your heart; iron sharpens iron.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 1 Samuel 15:22; 16:7 – Obedience > sacrifice; God looks at the heart.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 2 Chronicles 16:9 – God searching for loyal hearts.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Romans 1:21; 12:1–2 – Reprobate mind vs. renewed mind and living sacrifice.
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            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 2 Corinthians 4:7–12 – Pressed but not crushed; treasure in earthen vessels.
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            • 
              
            • 
              
            • James 3 – Selfish ambition and disorder.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Philippians 2:1–11 – The mind of Christ and self-emptying humility.
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            • 1 Peter 1:6–7 – Faith tested by fire.
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            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Jeremiah 12:5 – Racing with men vs. racing with horses.
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            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Hebrews 12:26–28 – Everything that can be shaken will be shaken.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Esther 4:14 – For such a time as this.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            Reflection & Discussion Questions

            You can drop these in the show notes or use them for small groups:

            
            

            1. 
               
            2. 
               
            3. What “song” has God written into your heart that you may not have fully heard or sung yet?
            4. 
               
            5. 
               
            6. 
               
            7. Where have you experienced strong “formation” (training, discipline, shaping), and how has God used that in your life?
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            9. 
               
            10. 
                
            11. Can you identify areas where your ambition might be more selfish than surrendered? What would it look like to re-align it with God’s calling?
            12. 
                
            13. 
                
            14. 
                
            15. How have seasons of pressure or “fire” revealed what is really in your heart?
            16. 
                
            17. 
                
            18. 
                
            19. Where do you see parallels between the spiritual drift after WWII/Vietnam and our current cultural moment—and how can you respond as a Kingdom person in this generation?
            20. 
                
            21. 
                
            
            

            Mentioned Resource

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Book: The Nightingale’s Song by Robert Timberg
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Matt’s Devotional Book: Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through the Book of Ecclesiastes
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            ]]>1b54d688-7d53-497a-b425-ae5fee43a6d6Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:37:00 -040048:56falsefull71691697"Cast Your Bread Upon The Waters" ~ Ecc. 11:1-6Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters — Ecclesiastes 11:1–6

            Kingdom Corner Podcast – November 21, 2025

            In today’s episode, Matt continues his devotional journey through Ecclesiastes, reading from his book Searching for Significance and reflecting on Solomon’s timeless call to generous, faith-filled living. This session explores Ecclesiastes 11:1–6, one of Scripture’s clearest invitations to trust God by giving freely, sowing boldly, and living abundantly.

            
            

            Episode Highlights

            A New Rhythm for the Kingdom Corner

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Matt shares the upcoming structure for the podcast:
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Mondays/Tuesdays: The main teachings of the new series Kingdom People in the Pages of History.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Thursdays/Fridays: Devotional readings from Searching for Significance and Power and Authority Over Darkness.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            Introducing the New Series

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • A preview of The Nightingale Song—the first historical lens for the new series.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Reflections on the lives of five Naval Academy graduates shaped by the Vietnam War.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • How history becomes a mirror to the human heart and a doorway into biblical truth.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            Devotional Reading — Ecclesiastes 11:1–6

            Matt reads from Chapter 15 of his book, “Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters,” exploring four deep truths Solomon gives about generosity:

            
            

            1. Give Freely and Generously

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • “Cast your bread upon the waters” was an ancient idiom of seemingly wasteful generosity.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Solomon encourages us to give with open hands, trusting God to bring the return in due season.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Jesus echoes this same truth in Luke 6:38.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            2. Give Widely

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • “Divide your portion to seven, even to eight” points to giving beyond comfort or calculation.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Giving is not only financial—it also meets unseen needs and shelters others from misfortune.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            3. Don’t Wait for Perfect Conditions

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • “He who watches the wind will not sow.”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Procrastination is a thief of blessing.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • James Clear’s insight: life is short, so get moving.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Give now, act now, trust God now.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            4. Trust God’s Mysterious Work

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • We “do not know” the activity of God—His ways exceed our understanding.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • As with the forming of a child in the womb, God works in hidden, miraculous patterns.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Our giving—big or small—is multiplied in ways we will never see until eternity.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            Scriptural Threads Woven Through This Episode

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Luke 6:38 – “Give, and it will be given to you.”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Matthew 10:8 – “Freely you have received; freely give.”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Romans 11:33 – The unfathomable wisdom of God.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Luke 21:1–4 – The widow’s two mites and God’s miraculous math.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 2 Corinthians 9:7 – “God loves a cheerful giver.”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Genesis 9:7 – God’s call to fruitfulness and abundance.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Ephesians 3:16–21 – God’s overflowing “more than we ask or think” grace.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            Key Takeaways

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Generosity is not about comfort—it’s about trust.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • God multiplies what we release, even when it seems small.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Blessings move through those who live open-handed and open-hearted.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • We sow today not because conditions are perfect, but because God is faithful.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            Closing Encouragement

            Matt reminds listeners that God is a God of abundance, who fills His people with His presence, love, and generosity. When we give, we reflect His nature. When we sow, we partner with His purposes. When we trust, we step into His overflow.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            ]]>Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters — Ecclesiastes 11:1–6

            Kingdom Corner Podcast – November 21, 2025

            In today’s episode, Matt continues his devotional journey through Ecclesiastes, reading from his book Searching for Significance and reflecting on Solomon’s timeless call to generous, faith-filled living. This session explores Ecclesiastes 11:1–6, one of Scripture’s clearest invitations to trust God by giving freely, sowing boldly, and living abundantly.

            
            

            Episode Highlights

            A New Rhythm for the Kingdom Corner

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Matt shares the upcoming structure for the podcast:
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Mondays/Tuesdays: The main teachings of the new series Kingdom People in the Pages of History.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Thursdays/Fridays: Devotional readings from Searching for Significance and Power and Authority Over Darkness.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            Introducing the New Series

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • A preview of The Nightingale Song—the first historical lens for the new series.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Reflections on the lives of five Naval Academy graduates shaped by the Vietnam War.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • How history becomes a mirror to the human heart and a doorway into biblical truth.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            Devotional Reading — Ecclesiastes 11:1–6

            Matt reads from Chapter 15 of his book, “Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters,” exploring four deep truths Solomon gives about generosity:

            
            

            1. Give Freely and Generously

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • “Cast your bread upon the waters” was an ancient idiom of seemingly wasteful generosity.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Solomon encourages us to give with open hands, trusting God to bring the return in due season.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Jesus echoes this same truth in Luke 6:38.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            2. Give Widely

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • “Divide your portion to seven, even to eight” points to giving beyond comfort or calculation.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Giving is not only financial—it also meets unseen needs and shelters others from misfortune.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            3. Don’t Wait for Perfect Conditions

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • “He who watches the wind will not sow.”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Procrastination is a thief of blessing.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • James Clear’s insight: life is short, so get moving.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Give now, act now, trust God now.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            4. Trust God’s Mysterious Work

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • We “do not know” the activity of God—His ways exceed our understanding.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • As with the forming of a child in the womb, God works in hidden, miraculous patterns.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Our giving—big or small—is multiplied in ways we will never see until eternity.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            Scriptural Threads Woven Through This Episode

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Luke 6:38 – “Give, and it will be given to you.”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Matthew 10:8 – “Freely you have received; freely give.”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Romans 11:33 – The unfathomable wisdom of God.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Luke 21:1–4 – The widow’s two mites and God’s miraculous math.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 2 Corinthians 9:7 – “God loves a cheerful giver.”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Genesis 9:7 – God’s call to fruitfulness and abundance.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Ephesians 3:16–21 – God’s overflowing “more than we ask or think” grace.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            Key Takeaways

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Generosity is not about comfort—it’s about trust.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • God multiplies what we release, even when it seems small.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Blessings move through those who live open-handed and open-hearted.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • We sow today not because conditions are perfect, but because God is faithful.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            Closing Encouragement

            Matt reminds listeners that God is a God of abundance, who fills His people with His presence, love, and generosity. When we give, we reflect His nature. When we sow, we partner with His purposes. When we trust, we step into His overflow.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            ]]>6a626528-12c1-4376-9a2c-420cb4f201beFri, 21 Nov 2025 15:10:00 -040026:07falsefull71681687"Kingdom People In The Pages of History"**Episode Show Notes — Kingdom People in the Pages of History

            The Kingdom Corner Podcast**

            Episode Summary

            
            

            In this introductory episode, Matt launches a brand-new series: Kingdom People in the Pages of History. After seven years and 166 episodes of Bible-rich teaching, interviews, devotionals, and discipleship insights, this new series weaves together two of Matt’s lifelong passions—Scripture and history—to reveal how God’s truth echoes through every generation.

            Matt shares the journey that led to this series, reflects on past teachings, and outlines the powerful historical themes we’ll explore in the months ahead. From ancient Sparta to World War II, from the Korean War to the cultural turbulence of Vietnam, we will uncover biblical principles that shine through the triumphs, failures, conflicts, and transformations of nations and leaders.

            
            

            The episode also previews our first featured study: Robert Timberg’s The Nightingale’s Song—the story of five men shaped by the fires of Vietnam and the spiritual truths hidden in their journey.

            
            

            What You’ll Hear in This Episode

            • A Look Back at the Journey

            Stories, studies, and themes from 166 episodes—Ephesians, Ecclesiastes, deliverance, worship, Bible meditation, interviews with pastors and prophets, and more.

            
            

            • Why This New Series?

            Matt shares his lifelong passion for Scripture and history and how God began stirring this idea months ago:

            
            

            What if history became a classroom for Kingdom truth?

            • Where We’re Going Next

            An overview of the powerful historical topics coming in future episodes:

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • The Korean War & MacArthur’s Inchon landing
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Vietnam: disillusionment, leadership, and Ecclesiastes
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • World War II: courage under fire
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • The rise and fall of Sparta
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Cyrus the Great as a type of Christ
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Israel, Gaza, cultural polarization
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Propaganda and Rwanda
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Pride, humility, leadership, sovereignty
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Lessons from Proverbs, Joshua, and the teachings of Jesus
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            • The Nightingale’s Song — Our First Deep Dive

            Matt introduces the book that ignited this series:

            
            

            Robert Timberg’s The Nightingale’s Song—five men shaped by Vietnam, and how identity, calling, courage, and disillusionment mirror spiritual truths.

            
            

            The nightingale’s metaphor—it only sings once it hears its own song—becomes a powerful picture of purpose, voice, and destiny.

            Why This Series Matters Right Now

            History reveals the human heart.

            
            

            Scripture reveals God’s heart.

            
            

            Together, they show us how to walk faithfully in confusing times—and how to recognize the Kingdom story God is writing in our own generation.

            Coming Up Next

            Episode 1 of the series: A Kingdom Look at The Nightingale’s Song

            
            

            Plus shorter mid-week episodes continuing our readings on deliverance and Ecclesiastes.

            
            

            Connect & Share

            If this episode inspires you, share it with a friend and invite them to join the journey as we uncover Kingdom truth in the pages of history.

            ]]>**Episode Show Notes — Kingdom People in the Pages of History

            The Kingdom Corner Podcast**

            Episode Summary

            
            

            In this introductory episode, Matt launches a brand-new series: Kingdom People in the Pages of History. After seven years and 166 episodes of Bible-rich teaching, interviews, devotionals, and discipleship insights, this new series weaves together two of Matt’s lifelong passions—Scripture and history—to reveal how God’s truth echoes through every generation.

            Matt shares the journey that led to this series, reflects on past teachings, and outlines the powerful historical themes we’ll explore in the months ahead. From ancient Sparta to World War II, from the Korean War to the cultural turbulence of Vietnam, we will uncover biblical principles that shine through the triumphs, failures, conflicts, and transformations of nations and leaders.

            
            

            The episode also previews our first featured study: Robert Timberg’s The Nightingale’s Song—the story of five men shaped by the fires of Vietnam and the spiritual truths hidden in their journey.

            
            

            What You’ll Hear in This Episode

            • A Look Back at the Journey

            Stories, studies, and themes from 166 episodes—Ephesians, Ecclesiastes, deliverance, worship, Bible meditation, interviews with pastors and prophets, and more.

            
            

            • Why This New Series?

            Matt shares his lifelong passion for Scripture and history and how God began stirring this idea months ago:

            
            

            What if history became a classroom for Kingdom truth?

            • Where We’re Going Next

            An overview of the powerful historical topics coming in future episodes:

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • The Korean War & MacArthur’s Inchon landing
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Vietnam: disillusionment, leadership, and Ecclesiastes
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • World War II: courage under fire
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • The rise and fall of Sparta
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Cyrus the Great as a type of Christ
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Israel, Gaza, cultural polarization
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Propaganda and Rwanda
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Pride, humility, leadership, sovereignty
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Lessons from Proverbs, Joshua, and the teachings of Jesus
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            • The Nightingale’s Song — Our First Deep Dive

            Matt introduces the book that ignited this series:

            
            

            Robert Timberg’s The Nightingale’s Song—five men shaped by Vietnam, and how identity, calling, courage, and disillusionment mirror spiritual truths.

            
            

            The nightingale’s metaphor—it only sings once it hears its own song—becomes a powerful picture of purpose, voice, and destiny.

            Why This Series Matters Right Now

            History reveals the human heart.

            
            

            Scripture reveals God’s heart.

            
            

            Together, they show us how to walk faithfully in confusing times—and how to recognize the Kingdom story God is writing in our own generation.

            Coming Up Next

            Episode 1 of the series: A Kingdom Look at The Nightingale’s Song

            
            

            Plus shorter mid-week episodes continuing our readings on deliverance and Ecclesiastes.

            
            

            Connect & Share

            If this episode inspires you, share it with a friend and invite them to join the journey as we uncover Kingdom truth in the pages of history.

            ]]>87b14181-7038-4d69-8059-17b5578714d7Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:28:00 -040029:36falsefull71671677"Charley Kirk , The Man that was Bold as a LIon"After a brief sabbatical, The Great Matt Geib returns to The Kingdom Corner Podcast with a powerful, heartfelt episode marking the start of Season 7. In this deeply personal and timely message, Matt reflects on the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, who was tragically assassinated one month ago.

            Blending biblical reflection, historical insight, and cultural challenge, Matt honors Charlie’s courage as a modern-day watchman on the wall—a man who stood boldly for truth, freedom, and faith in an age of compromise. This episode calls believers to rise, pray, and carry the torch forward.

            
            

            📜 In This Episode

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Season 7 Launch: A new format blending Biblical lessons and historical reflection — from Vietnam and Sparta to FDR and the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Devotional Focus: Continuing readings from Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Spiritual Warfare Insights: Lessons drawn from Power and Authority Over Darkness by Angela Greenig.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Main Teaching:
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Remembering Charlie Kirk’s vision for Turning Point USA.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • His bold defense of faith, freedom, and free speech.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • The biblical call to courage and watchfulness in our generation.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            💡 Key Scriptures

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Proverbs 28:1 – “The righteous are bold as a lion.”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Ezekiel 33 – The call of the watchman to sound the alarm.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 2 Timothy 4:7–8 – “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Joshua 1:9 – “Be strong and courageous... for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Matthew 5:13–16 – Salt and light in a dark world.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Ephesians 2:10 – “We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works.”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            🧭 Key Themes & Takeaways

            1. Charlie Kirk: The Modern Watchman

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • A prophetic voice who challenged cultural decay with biblical conviction.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Fearless in speech yet respectful in tone.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Mobilized a generation through truth and courage.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            2. A Call to the Church

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • It’s time for believers to wake up, stand up, and speak up.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Evil advances when the righteous remain silent.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Move from culture war to kingdom witness — speak truth in love.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            3. Four Next Steps for Kingdom Builders

            1. 
               
            2. 
               
            3. Prayer: Be a watchman on the wall (1 Timothy 2:1–2).
            4. 
               
            5. 
               
            6. 
               
            7. Education & Discipleship: Teach God’s Word to the next generation (Deuteronomy 6:6–7).
            8. 
               
            9. 
               
            10. 
                
            11. Civic Engagement: Influence your community with righteousness (Proverbs 29:2).
            12. 
                
            13. 
                
            14. 
                
            15. Courage in Conversation: Speak truth in love in everyday life (Ephesians 4:15).
            16. 
                
            17. 
                
            
            

            🔥 Quotable Moments

            
            

            “Charlie Kirk was a watchman—bold as a lion, yet gracious in speech. He sounded the alarm, and now the torch is in our hands.”

            
            

            
            

            “Courage is not the absence of fear; it’s faith-filled obedience in spite of fear.”

            
            

            
            

            “The next phase must move from culture war to kingdom witness.”

            
            

            
            

            “Like Nehemiah rebuilding the wall, we are rebuilding the moral walls of our nation.”

            
            

            🙏 Closing Prayer

            Matt leads listeners in a heartfelt prayer, thanking God for Charlie Kirk’s life and legacy, asking the Lord to raise up a new generation of bold believers—faithful, prayerful, and courageous—to be salt and light in a dark world.

            
            

            📘 Resources Mentioned

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes — by Matthew Paul Geib
            • 
              
            • 📖 Available on Amazon
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Power and Authority Over Darkness — by Angela Greenig
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Learn more at SignificanceAcademy.com
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            🔔 Connect with The Kingdom Corner

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Subscribe for weekly episodes on biblical insight, history, and leadership.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Follow Matt Geib for updates, devotionals, and upcoming studies in Joshua and Ephesians.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Join the Conversation: How has Charlie Kirk’s life inspired your walk of faith?
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            ]]>After a brief sabbatical, The Great Matt Geib returns to The Kingdom Corner Podcast with a powerful, heartfelt episode marking the start of Season 7. In this deeply personal and timely message, Matt reflects on the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, who was tragically assassinated one month ago.

            Blending biblical reflection, historical insight, and cultural challenge, Matt honors Charlie’s courage as a modern-day watchman on the wall—a man who stood boldly for truth, freedom, and faith in an age of compromise. This episode calls believers to rise, pray, and carry the torch forward.

            
            

            📜 In This Episode

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Season 7 Launch: A new format blending Biblical lessons and historical reflection — from Vietnam and Sparta to FDR and the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Devotional Focus: Continuing readings from Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Spiritual Warfare Insights: Lessons drawn from Power and Authority Over Darkness by Angela Greenig.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Main Teaching:
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Remembering Charlie Kirk’s vision for Turning Point USA.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • His bold defense of faith, freedom, and free speech.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • The biblical call to courage and watchfulness in our generation.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            💡 Key Scriptures

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Proverbs 28:1 – “The righteous are bold as a lion.”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Ezekiel 33 – The call of the watchman to sound the alarm.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 2 Timothy 4:7–8 – “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Joshua 1:9 – “Be strong and courageous... for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Matthew 5:13–16 – Salt and light in a dark world.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Ephesians 2:10 – “We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works.”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            🧭 Key Themes & Takeaways

            1. Charlie Kirk: The Modern Watchman

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • A prophetic voice who challenged cultural decay with biblical conviction.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Fearless in speech yet respectful in tone.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Mobilized a generation through truth and courage.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            2. A Call to the Church

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • It’s time for believers to wake up, stand up, and speak up.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Evil advances when the righteous remain silent.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Move from culture war to kingdom witness — speak truth in love.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            3. Four Next Steps for Kingdom Builders

            1. 
               
            2. 
               
            3. Prayer: Be a watchman on the wall (1 Timothy 2:1–2).
            4. 
               
            5. 
               
            6. 
               
            7. Education & Discipleship: Teach God’s Word to the next generation (Deuteronomy 6:6–7).
            8. 
               
            9. 
               
            10. 
                
            11. Civic Engagement: Influence your community with righteousness (Proverbs 29:2).
            12. 
                
            13. 
                
            14. 
                
            15. Courage in Conversation: Speak truth in love in everyday life (Ephesians 4:15).
            16. 
                
            17. 
                
            
            

            🔥 Quotable Moments

            
            

            “Charlie Kirk was a watchman—bold as a lion, yet gracious in speech. He sounded the alarm, and now the torch is in our hands.”

            
            

            
            

            “Courage is not the absence of fear; it’s faith-filled obedience in spite of fear.”

            
            

            
            

            “The next phase must move from culture war to kingdom witness.”

            
            

            
            

            “Like Nehemiah rebuilding the wall, we are rebuilding the moral walls of our nation.”

            
            

            🙏 Closing Prayer

            Matt leads listeners in a heartfelt prayer, thanking God for Charlie Kirk’s life and legacy, asking the Lord to raise up a new generation of bold believers—faithful, prayerful, and courageous—to be salt and light in a dark world.

            
            

            📘 Resources Mentioned

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes — by Matthew Paul Geib
            • 
              
            • 📖 Available on Amazon
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Power and Authority Over Darkness — by Angela Greenig
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Learn more at SignificanceAcademy.com
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            🔔 Connect with The Kingdom Corner

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Subscribe for weekly episodes on biblical insight, history, and leadership.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Follow Matt Geib for updates, devotionals, and upcoming studies in Joshua and Ephesians.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Join the Conversation: How has Charlie Kirk’s life inspired your walk of faith?
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            ]]>4820dd69-ee52-410f-9f31-c0a3a8228cb8Sat, 11 Oct 2025 11:07:00 -040034:52falsefull71661667“Living Wisely: Three Proverbs from Ecclesiastes 10”Kingdom Corner Podcast

            Episode Title: “Living Wisely: Three Proverbs from Ecclesiastes 10”

            
            

            
            

            Host: Matt Geib

            
            

            Theme: Discover how timeless biblical wisdom can guide us through life’s complex paths by exploring three powerful proverbs from Ecclesiastes 10.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            🗣️ Episode Summary:

            
            

            In this episode, Pastor Matt Geib returns to Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes, reading from Chapter 14 and unpacking three key proverbs from Ecclesiastes 10. With warmth, clarity, and pastoral insight, Matt dives into Solomon’s wisdom and reveals how these ancient truths still speak directly to our character, relationships, and personal preparation in the modern world.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            📖 Key Scriptures:

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Ecclesiastes 10:1 — “Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink…”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Ecclesiastes 10:8 — “He who digs a pit may fall into it…”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Ecclesiastes 10:10 — “If the ax is dull… wisdom helps one succeed.”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Romans 12:17-19
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Luke 14:28-30
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Proverbs 4:5-13
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • James 3:17-18
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            
            

            🔍 Key Insights from the Episode:

            
            

            1. Guard Your Integrity (Ecc. 10:1)

            
            

            
            

            A single act of folly can tarnish years of honor and wisdom.

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Even minor lapses in judgment can ruin character or reputation.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Like flies in perfume, foolishness corrupts what should be sweet.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Let’s teach the next generation early: guard your integrity like treasure.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            2. Don’t Dig Ditches for Others (Ecc. 10:8)

            
            

            
            

            Bitterness and revenge harm the one who harbors them.

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Trying to “get even” or force forgiveness often backfires.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • True healing comes by releasing offense and trusting God's justice.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Romans 12 reminds us: “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            3. Sharpen the Ax (Ecc. 10:10)

            
            

            
            

            Wisdom is preparation—and preparation is power.

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Don’t rush the work—equip yourself first.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Wisdom saves time, prevents stress, and brings long-term success.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • As Luke 14 teaches: Count the cost before you build.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            
            

            ✨ Takeaway Thought:

            
            

            
            

            Work smarter, not harder. Live wisely, not reactively.

            
            

            The Proverbs of Solomon are short but powerful tools to help us navigate life with skill, integrity, and peace. Let wisdom sharpen your edge in every season.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            💬 Reflective Questions for Listeners:

            
            

            1. 
               
            2. 
               
            3. Is there an area in your life where “a dead fly” (a small compromise) may be ruining a sweet fragrance?
            4. 
               
            5. 
               
            6. 
               
            7. Are you tempted to “dig a ditch” for someone who hurt you? What would it look like to release that into God’s hands?
            8. 
               
            9. 
               
            10. 
                
            11. What’s one way you can “sharpen your ax” this week—spiritually, emotionally, or practically?
            12. 
                
            13. 
                
            
            

            
            

            
            

            📚 Resource Mentioned:

            
            

            Book: Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes

            
            

            ➡️ Available on Amazon

            
            

            📘 Learn more or connect at SignificanceAcademy.com

            
            

            
            

            🙏 Final Blessing:

            
            

            Pastor Matt closes the episode with a heartfelt prayer for wisdom, peace, and a deeper reliance on the Lord’s guidance. Wisdom from above is peace-loving, considerate, full of mercy and good fruit (James 3:17).

            
            

            
            

            
            

            🔔 Subscribe & Stay Connected:

            
            

            Never miss an episode!

            
            

            ➡️ Click Subscribe on your podcast app.

            
            

            📨 Share this episode with a friend who could use some Kingdom wisdom today.

            
            

            💬 Join the conversation at SignificanceAcademy.com.

            
            

            
            

            The Kingdom Corner Podcast with Matt Geib

            
            

            Living the Kingdom Culture on Earth as it is in Heaven.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            Would you like this formatted as a PDF, blog post, or email as well?

            
            

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            ]]>Kingdom Corner Podcast

            Episode Title: “Living Wisely: Three Proverbs from Ecclesiastes 10”

            
            

            
            

            Host: Matt Geib

            
            

            Theme: Discover how timeless biblical wisdom can guide us through life’s complex paths by exploring three powerful proverbs from Ecclesiastes 10.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            🗣️ Episode Summary:

            
            

            In this episode, Pastor Matt Geib returns to Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes, reading from Chapter 14 and unpacking three key proverbs from Ecclesiastes 10. With warmth, clarity, and pastoral insight, Matt dives into Solomon’s wisdom and reveals how these ancient truths still speak directly to our character, relationships, and personal preparation in the modern world.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            📖 Key Scriptures:

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Ecclesiastes 10:1 — “Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink…”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Ecclesiastes 10:8 — “He who digs a pit may fall into it…”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Ecclesiastes 10:10 — “If the ax is dull… wisdom helps one succeed.”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Romans 12:17-19
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Luke 14:28-30
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Proverbs 4:5-13
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • James 3:17-18
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            
            

            🔍 Key Insights from the Episode:

            
            

            1. Guard Your Integrity (Ecc. 10:1)

            
            

            
            

            A single act of folly can tarnish years of honor and wisdom.

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Even minor lapses in judgment can ruin character or reputation.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Like flies in perfume, foolishness corrupts what should be sweet.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Let’s teach the next generation early: guard your integrity like treasure.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            2. Don’t Dig Ditches for Others (Ecc. 10:8)

            
            

            
            

            Bitterness and revenge harm the one who harbors them.

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Trying to “get even” or force forgiveness often backfires.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • True healing comes by releasing offense and trusting God's justice.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Romans 12 reminds us: “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            3. Sharpen the Ax (Ecc. 10:10)

            
            

            
            

            Wisdom is preparation—and preparation is power.

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Don’t rush the work—equip yourself first.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Wisdom saves time, prevents stress, and brings long-term success.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • As Luke 14 teaches: Count the cost before you build.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            
            

            ✨ Takeaway Thought:

            
            

            
            

            Work smarter, not harder. Live wisely, not reactively.

            
            

            The Proverbs of Solomon are short but powerful tools to help us navigate life with skill, integrity, and peace. Let wisdom sharpen your edge in every season.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            💬 Reflective Questions for Listeners:

            
            

            1. 
               
            2. 
               
            3. Is there an area in your life where “a dead fly” (a small compromise) may be ruining a sweet fragrance?
            4. 
               
            5. 
               
            6. 
               
            7. Are you tempted to “dig a ditch” for someone who hurt you? What would it look like to release that into God’s hands?
            8. 
               
            9. 
               
            10. 
                
            11. What’s one way you can “sharpen your ax” this week—spiritually, emotionally, or practically?
            12. 
                
            13. 
                
            
            

            
            

            
            

            📚 Resource Mentioned:

            
            

            Book: Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes

            
            

            ➡️ Available on Amazon

            
            

            📘 Learn more or connect at SignificanceAcademy.com

            
            

            
            

            🙏 Final Blessing:

            
            

            Pastor Matt closes the episode with a heartfelt prayer for wisdom, peace, and a deeper reliance on the Lord’s guidance. Wisdom from above is peace-loving, considerate, full of mercy and good fruit (James 3:17).

            
            

            
            

            
            

            🔔 Subscribe & Stay Connected:

            
            

            Never miss an episode!

            
            

            ➡️ Click Subscribe on your podcast app.

            
            

            📨 Share this episode with a friend who could use some Kingdom wisdom today.

            
            

            💬 Join the conversation at SignificanceAcademy.com.

            
            

            
            

            The Kingdom Corner Podcast with Matt Geib

            
            

            Living the Kingdom Culture on Earth as it is in Heaven.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            Would you like this formatted as a PDF, blog post, or email as well?

            
            

            Ask ChatGPT

            ]]>ec884ad4-c586-45fd-baaf-18125cc43acaWed, 06 Aug 2025 16:39:00 -040020:50falsefull61651656Ousting The Spirit of Heaviness~Isaiah 61:3The Great Matt Geib with you (0:30) once again on a sunny, bright day in the Pacific Northwest, winding down the end of July and (0:37) going toward the home stretch of the end of summer. Can you believe it? And today I wanted (0:44) to get back to you. It's been a long time.I think we're going to have to come in here (0:50) and study this more frequently, but I started to read at the very beginning of June, end (0:57) of May, How to Identify and Defeat 16 Evil Spirits That Want to Destroy You. The name (1:06) of the book is Power and Authority Over Darkness by Angela Greenig. She's a deliverance minister (1:13) that's traveled the world, been around, oh, 40 years or more, as long as I have, maybe (1:19) longer.And she's written a powerful book on the workings of the enemy. And I started (1:27) to read it. I think this is such an important topic, I began to say when we started this, (1:33) because of what's going on in our world right now.It says in the Bible that even if it (1:38) were possible, the elect could be deceived. And I think it's important to know the forces (1:44) that may come against us, especially in this last age. I believe we're in the last age.(1:50) So I had started to read this, and there are 16 spirits that she identifies. That's the (1:57) meat of the book. There's more to the book, but I thought this was the important part (2:01) because I've read this book.And I only got through the three spirits, the first three (2:06) spirits she identifies, lying spirit, spirit of bondage, and the spirit of fear. She wrote (2:13) this book in 2019, so it's still really relative. And these are very good things to be aware (2:21) of when we're talking about demonic spirits and strongholds.And I believe Christians can (2:26) be oppressed and harassed by evil spirits, and this will help you. (2:33) So let's get to the next one. This is going to take some time because she really devotes (2:38) a lot to each of these topics.The spirit of heaviness, and provide for those who grieve (2:45) in Zion to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of (2:52) mourning and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks (2:58) of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendor. Isaiah 61.3. We're (3:06) talking of 16 spirits.This is spirit four, the spirit of heaviness. Manifestations, depression, (3:15) the blues, psychological disorder marked especially by sadness, inactivity, difficulty in thinking (3:23) and concentrating, feelings of dejection, loneliness, the feeling of being without company, discouragement, (3:31) to deprive of courage or confidence, hopelessness, not having any desire accompanied by expectation (3:40) of fulfillment, grief, emotional distress caused by or as if by bereavement, gluttony, one (3:49) that eats to excess, anorexia, loss of appetite, especially when prolonged, bulimia, I'm not (4:00) sure how to say that, to overeat, then induce vomiting, obsessive, compulsive, unreasonable (4:08) fears leading to repetitive behaviors, disconnected thoughts, incoherent, unclear, lack of a sound (4:18) mind, inability to think, reason, or understand, delusions, deluding or being deluded, a persistent (4:26) false psychotic belief, illusions, mistaken identities or ideas, misconceptions, misleading (4:35) visual images, hallucinations, abandonment, given up on completely, forsaken, deserted, (4:43) rejected, disconnected, discounted, or considered as useless or unsatisfactory. These are all (4:53) manifestations of the spirit of heaviness.Rejection, discounted, considered as useless (4:58) or unsatisfactory, suicidal, desire to kill oneself purposely, to commit or attempt suicide, (5:05) low self-esteem, to set a low value on self, does not respect, admire, or revere, (5:15) melancholia, a mental disorder marked by extreme depression, often with delusions, (5:22) sadness, and gloominess, dejection, lowness of spirit, downcast, pessimism, an indication to (5:31) take the least favorable view as of any event, or to expect the worse, hypochondria, depression of (5:38) the mind, often centered on imaginary physical ailments, brokenhearted, overcome by grief or (5:45) despair, self-tormenting, to severe suffering of body or the mind, voiceless woes, having no voice, (5:55) not pronounced with voice. All of the manifestations of the spirit of heaviness (6:00) speak for themselves. Look closely at the definitions I've mentioned and keep your (6:06) mind girded with the helmet of salvation, not the thorns of torment.Job 3.26 says, (6:14) I have no peace, no quietness, I have no rest but only turmoil. In Psalm 69.20 we read, (6:22) Reproach has broken my heart, and I'm full of heaviness. I looked for someone to take pity, (6:27) but there was none, and for comforters, but I found none.This teaching is for you if you're (6:33) going through a season when the spirit of heaviness has been trying to steal all that (6:39) the Lord has given you. Yes, there are seasons in our lives when we feel lonely. As I write this, (6:44) I look at the holidays and how many people are so lonely, hurting, and want to die.I know there (6:50) are many lonely people out there. Please be mindful that everyone experiences times when we (6:56) grieve or are sad because of the loss of a loved one or a dear friend. When we see someone going (7:02) through hard times, we must attend to one another more than ever.My friend lost her (7:08) husband to cancer a few years ago. She is so strong in the Lord that many people thought she (7:14) was fine. Therefore, not a lot of phone calls or people were checking in on her and her family.(7:21) People did not realize that she was grieving so deeply inside. She was crying and scared, (7:26) lost, confused, angry. I tell you this because there are different processes we must go through (7:34) in our lives, and it's okay to grieve and to feel these emotions.(7:38) There's another sister in Christ I know who is still in her death clothes to this day. (7:43) It was six or seven years ago when her husband died, but she is still immobilized, crippled. (7:49) Most days she cannot get out of bed.She is frightened and feels alone. (7:53) The difference between these two women is not all about faith but where we are spiritually. (7:59) It is also about those areas that the Lord has healed and the areas that He's still working on.(8:05) Every situation is different. Sometimes it takes a year or more to heal. Others may take a lifetime.(8:14) In the first situation, my friend allowed the Lord to bring healing (8:18) and restoration to her heart and life in an everyday process. (8:23) Unfortunately, the second sister, because of being so dependent on her husband for everything, (8:28) felt like she lost her identity. Since her identity was invested in her husband when he died, (8:34) she felt like she died right along with him.Many people do not know how to handle depression. (8:41) They turn solely to the medical field or self-medicating, (8:45) often through destructive means. Some are getting wrapped up (8:49) in it so tightly that they often need psychiatric help, which can lead to many (8:55) medications.These medications often make people feel worse than they did at the start. (9:01) The best medicine is Jesus. Sure, it's easier said than done, but we have to start somewhere, (9:07) and there's no better addiction in this world than to be addicted to the Heavenly Father.(9:13) Depression is brutal, a hard habit to break, and yes, it is a habit. Some may not think so, (9:22) but a habit is something we do daily, even if we don't realize it. It is by far one of the hardest, (9:28) if not the hardest habit to break, because we find outlets to medicate our depression.(9:34) Alcoholics use drinking as a mechanism to cope. Smokers use that to clear their head. (9:40) Many use food to ease their depression, which then turns into a form of gluttony.(9:49) Food can turn a person from mad, sad, or melancholy into a state of mind which is euphoric. (9:55) How long does it last? Maybe 30 minutes, an hour or two at the most. We eventually fall back into (10:01) reality and to our vices.Consumption is what most do to battle depression, yet it is so very (10:09) destructive. The depression that our son went through involved years of medications, being (10:14) hospitalized for months on end, and this went on for years. It is so scary as a parent.Every place (10:21) he went for help, he was told that his problem was bipolar disorder, which affects 5.7 million (10:28) adults, or about 2.6% of the United States population 18 and older, according to the (10:34) National Institute of Mental Health, and this disorder is on the increase. When bipolar was (10:42) mentioned, we couldn't believe it. After all, he was in a wrestling competition at school, (10:48) and he had been doing amazingly well, but a door opened and I saw it.Like Alice in Wonderland, (10:54) he was in the looking glass and spiraling down the rabbit hole. As his parents, we were...]]>The Great Matt Geib with you (0:30) once again on a sunny, bright day in the Pacific Northwest, winding down the end of July and (0:37) going toward the home stretch of the end of summer. Can you believe it? And today I wanted (0:44) to get back to you. It's been a long time.I think we're going to have to come in here (0:50) and study this more frequently, but I started to read at the very beginning of June, end (0:57) of May, How to Identify and Defeat 16 Evil Spirits That Want to Destroy You. The name (1:06) of the book is Power and Authority Over Darkness by Angela Greenig. She's a deliverance minister (1:13) that's traveled the world, been around, oh, 40 years or more, as long as I have, maybe (1:19) longer.And she's written a powerful book on the workings of the enemy. And I started (1:27) to read it. I think this is such an important topic, I began to say when we started this, (1:33) because of what's going on in our world right now.It says in the Bible that even if it (1:38) were possible, the elect could be deceived. And I think it's important to know the forces (1:44) that may come against us, especially in this last age. I believe we're in the last age.(1:50) So I had started to read this, and there are 16 spirits that she identifies. That's the (1:57) meat of the book. There's more to the book, but I thought this was the important part (2:01) because I've read this book.And I only got through the three spirits, the first three (2:06) spirits she identifies, lying spirit, spirit of bondage, and the spirit of fear. She wrote (2:13) this book in 2019, so it's still really relative. And these are very good things to be aware (2:21) of when we're talking about demonic spirits and strongholds.And I believe Christians can (2:26) be oppressed and harassed by evil spirits, and this will help you. (2:33) So let's get to the next one. This is going to take some time because she really devotes (2:38) a lot to each of these topics.The spirit of heaviness, and provide for those who grieve (2:45) in Zion to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of (2:52) mourning and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks (2:58) of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendor. Isaiah 61.3. We're (3:06) talking of 16 spirits.This is spirit four, the spirit of heaviness. Manifestations, depression, (3:15) the blues, psychological disorder marked especially by sadness, inactivity, difficulty in thinking (3:23) and concentrating, feelings of dejection, loneliness, the feeling of being without company, discouragement, (3:31) to deprive of courage or confidence, hopelessness, not having any desire accompanied by expectation (3:40) of fulfillment, grief, emotional distress caused by or as if by bereavement, gluttony, one (3:49) that eats to excess, anorexia, loss of appetite, especially when prolonged, bulimia, I'm not (4:00) sure how to say that, to overeat, then induce vomiting, obsessive, compulsive, unreasonable (4:08) fears leading to repetitive behaviors, disconnected thoughts, incoherent, unclear, lack of a sound (4:18) mind, inability to think, reason, or understand, delusions, deluding or being deluded, a persistent (4:26) false psychotic belief, illusions, mistaken identities or ideas, misconceptions, misleading (4:35) visual images, hallucinations, abandonment, given up on completely, forsaken, deserted, (4:43) rejected, disconnected, discounted, or considered as useless or unsatisfactory. These are all (4:53) manifestations of the spirit of heaviness.Rejection, discounted, considered as useless (4:58) or unsatisfactory, suicidal, desire to kill oneself purposely, to commit or attempt suicide, (5:05) low self-esteem, to set a low value on self, does not respect, admire, or revere, (5:15) melancholia, a mental disorder marked by extreme depression, often with delusions, (5:22) sadness, and gloominess, dejection, lowness of spirit, downcast, pessimism, an indication to (5:31) take the least favorable view as of any event, or to expect the worse, hypochondria, depression of (5:38) the mind, often centered on imaginary physical ailments, brokenhearted, overcome by grief or (5:45) despair, self-tormenting, to severe suffering of body or the mind, voiceless woes, having no voice, (5:55) not pronounced with voice. All of the manifestations of the spirit of heaviness (6:00) speak for themselves. Look closely at the definitions I've mentioned and keep your (6:06) mind girded with the helmet of salvation, not the thorns of torment.Job 3.26 says, (6:14) I have no peace, no quietness, I have no rest but only turmoil. In Psalm 69.20 we read, (6:22) Reproach has broken my heart, and I'm full of heaviness. I looked for someone to take pity, (6:27) but there was none, and for comforters, but I found none.This teaching is for you if you're (6:33) going through a season when the spirit of heaviness has been trying to steal all that (6:39) the Lord has given you. Yes, there are seasons in our lives when we feel lonely. As I write this, (6:44) I look at the holidays and how many people are so lonely, hurting, and want to die.I know there (6:50) are many lonely people out there. Please be mindful that everyone experiences times when we (6:56) grieve or are sad because of the loss of a loved one or a dear friend. When we see someone going (7:02) through hard times, we must attend to one another more than ever.My friend lost her (7:08) husband to cancer a few years ago. She is so strong in the Lord that many people thought she (7:14) was fine. Therefore, not a lot of phone calls or people were checking in on her and her family.(7:21) People did not realize that she was grieving so deeply inside. She was crying and scared, (7:26) lost, confused, angry. I tell you this because there are different processes we must go through (7:34) in our lives, and it's okay to grieve and to feel these emotions.(7:38) There's another sister in Christ I know who is still in her death clothes to this day. (7:43) It was six or seven years ago when her husband died, but she is still immobilized, crippled. (7:49) Most days she cannot get out of bed.She is frightened and feels alone. (7:53) The difference between these two women is not all about faith but where we are spiritually. (7:59) It is also about those areas that the Lord has healed and the areas that He's still working on.(8:05) Every situation is different. Sometimes it takes a year or more to heal. Others may take a lifetime.(8:14) In the first situation, my friend allowed the Lord to bring healing (8:18) and restoration to her heart and life in an everyday process. (8:23) Unfortunately, the second sister, because of being so dependent on her husband for everything, (8:28) felt like she lost her identity. Since her identity was invested in her husband when he died, (8:34) she felt like she died right along with him.Many people do not know how to handle depression. (8:41) They turn solely to the medical field or self-medicating, (8:45) often through destructive means. Some are getting wrapped up (8:49) in it so tightly that they often need psychiatric help, which can lead to many (8:55) medications.These medications often make people feel worse than they did at the start. (9:01) The best medicine is Jesus. Sure, it's easier said than done, but we have to start somewhere, (9:07) and there's no better addiction in this world than to be addicted to the Heavenly Father.(9:13) Depression is brutal, a hard habit to break, and yes, it is a habit. Some may not think so, (9:22) but a habit is something we do daily, even if we don't realize it. It is by far one of the hardest, (9:28) if not the hardest habit to break, because we find outlets to medicate our depression.(9:34) Alcoholics use drinking as a mechanism to cope. Smokers use that to clear their head. (9:40) Many use food to ease their depression, which then turns into a form of gluttony.(9:49) Food can turn a person from mad, sad, or melancholy into a state of mind which is euphoric. (9:55) How long does it last? Maybe 30 minutes, an hour or two at the most. We eventually fall back into (10:01) reality and to our vices.Consumption is what most do to battle depression, yet it is so very (10:09) destructive. The depression that our son went through involved years of medications, being (10:14) hospitalized for months on end, and this went on for years. It is so scary as a parent.Every place (10:21) he went for help, he was told that his problem was bipolar disorder, which affects 5.7 million (10:28) adults, or about 2.6% of the United States population 18 and older, according to the (10:34) National Institute of Mental Health, and this disorder is on the increase. When bipolar was (10:42) mentioned, we couldn't believe it. After all, he was in a wrestling competition at school, (10:48) and he had been doing amazingly well, but a door opened and I saw it.Like Alice in Wonderland, (10:54) he was in the looking glass and spiraling down the rabbit hole. As his parents, we were undone. (11:02) One of the most horrible feelings in the world was to see our son's mental and physical health (11:08) failing.It took years of unfolding or peeling that onion problem away, which included several (11:15) DUI arrests and the consequences of court appearances, jails, and fines. Today, he (11:21) does remarkably well now and takes no medications at all. Does he still have bouts of depression? (11:27) Yes, but he leans on Jesus and family to get through, and that's where the road to mental (11:35) health begins.Children as young as 4 or 5 years of age are on medications for related (11:41) mental and social diseases, when often the cure is just receiving the proper love and attention. (11:48) I believe the Lord has given us doctors and medication to help us. While medication can be (11:54) the physical partnering with the spiritual, it is important to cooperate with God as He brings (12:00) healing.In the U.S., treatment with medication for this spirit of heaviness is increasing (12:06) at an alarming rate. Children as young as 8 or 9 are being prescribed medication for depression, (12:14) ADHD, bipolar, etc. My personal belief, and I stress this is my own opinion, is that much of (12:24) behavior in children is triggered by the growing divorce rate.So many parents have divorced, (12:30) and the statistics reflect that divorce rates are nearly as high in Christian marriages as (12:36) non-Christian marriages. When marriages are on the verge of disaster, parents can become so (12:42) consumed with their own issues that children are often neglected. Instead of being present (12:48) in their children's lives, children are often left to entertain themselves in front of TV sets (12:52) or video games.This can create a sense of emotional abandonment, grief, and rejection (12:59) that they do not have a voice. Children then invest themselves into alternate realities (13:05) through media, which can eventually leave them searching for something real that is prime (13:12) territory for the enemy to enter, slowly sowing seeds of deception and attempting to alter the (13:18) patterns and behaviors of children. Often, when this occurs, everything changes, (13:26) or once that occurs, everything changes.Children become unruly or unmanageable, (13:32) or they can become that way. Parents in marital distress may view their children (13:36) as liabilities rather than assets and heirs. At times, we need to get help from the medical field (13:43) with the manifestations of this spirit of heaviness.Also, we should be fasting and in (13:48) prayer. God, please release your healing balm, healing the depths of the minds and hearts of (13:53) your children of all ages. Our soul, the soul, if not healed, will cause great damage to you (14:01) and to your walk with the Lord.I've asked many people if they are happy in their walk with the (14:06) Lord. Usually, their answers are no. The cycle of a damaged soul will keep you from enjoying true (14:12) happiness and feeling self-worth.If you are fractured and fragmented by the pains of your (14:19) past, those wounds can cause a chasm so wide that you will not be able to step over it into (14:26) your future. We need to walk in wisdom whenever things become overwhelming so that we do not (14:34) succumb to allow ourselves to have a breakdown of mind and body. Psalm 23 speaks of it like this, (14:41) to go through these valleys as long as you go through them.You do not camp there and make (14:46) yourself a home there. If you feel like you can't press on, reach out for help. Call on God and (14:51) friends or family when you are going through difficult trials and tribulations.Go to your (14:55) pastor or someone who you can talk to. Never be afraid as a Christian to go to a doctor and get (15:01) help. Remember, we pass through the valley of death, and the situations that arise will subside.(15:08) For years, I have taught about needing mirror time, which is about taking time to look at (15:15) myself in the mirror, seeing who Christ has made me to be, and embracing it. (15:21) When the Lord first called me into ministry, He told me to go and bring the lost and hurting to (15:27) Him. I had only been saved a short time, but He told me to go.I said, Lord, I can't. I don't (15:33) speak well. I'm afraid of rejection and ridicule.I had such a great heaviness on my life during my (15:40) teen years that I became anorexic and bulimic. I was living in wells of death and despair. (15:47) The Lord said to me, bathroom time now.So I went and started talking to myself in the mirror. (15:53) As I started to speak to myself aloud, what I saw in me, He began to speak over me. (15:59) You are an evangelist.I honestly didn't know what evangelist meant at the time. He said it. (16:04) For the first half hour or so afterward, I laughed and cried and started speaking aloud the Word of (16:09) God.Out of your heart flows rivers of life, and I was bubbling over. Watch over your heart with (16:16) diligence, for from it flow the springs of life, Proverbs 4.23 tells us. The true mission of the (16:24) Spirit of Heaviness is to rob you of your blessings and your joy.Why do you think we (16:29) see so many unhealthy-looking people around us, whether overweight or underweight or just (16:34) generally looking unwell? It is because there is an imbalance caused by the Spirit of Heaviness. (16:41) First, it affects your mind of the person, then the body. Isaiah 61.3 declares, (16:48) Of the oil of joy and the garments of praise, it is important that our focus is on rejoicing in the (16:54) Lord.We must choose life and not death. Find scriptures that bring life to your situation (17:00) and meditate on them, and the enemy won't have a footstool to stand on. However, do not rejoice (17:08) that the Spirit submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven, Jesus told the (17:14) Luke 10.20. Depression and lethargy go hand in hand, as both are heavy spirits that can lie (17:21) upon a person for days, weeks, months, sometimes, sadly, for years.It is easy to be caught up in (17:29) the routine of either one of these because it tends to consume us as individuals, which can (17:35) be a hindrance to those around us. Nobody wakes up saying, I will be sad and depressed today. (17:40) I began looking for solutions to these problems in my research.(17:45) I discovered that the mind is bombarded 60,000 to 80,000 times a day. Experts estimate there (17:53) are between 2,100 to 2,500 thoughts that bombard your mind every hour. I was surprised, (18:00) but then it hit me.Years ago, we were exposed to the constant bombardment of negative images. (18:07) Twenty years ago, we didn't have access at our fingertips to the internet sites, cell phones, (18:11) and all the technology we have today. No wonder many of our young ones are so bound with feeling (18:19) the heaviness of not being good enough, thin enough, rich enough, etc.The competition is (18:25) out of control, and it is unhealthy at any age. Many people can't stop looking at their Facebook (18:32) or Instagram accounts to see how many likes they've received. (18:36) It's become such an oppressive behavior.I say, no, we must reverse that. It's like the saying, (18:43) you are what you eat, which for this context would be the bread of God. You take it in, (18:48) and you feel good.But if you are not hungry for the Lord, you'll be starving (18:53) and using worldly things to keep you fed. You can even reason with yourself as to why, (19:00) but He does not want us to consume things of the world. For in doing so, we often become depressed, (19:07) lonely, suicidal.Anyone imprisoned by any type of slavery should start singing in the midnight hour, (19:16) freedom, freedom, freedom, to grant those who mourn in Zion the following, to give them a (19:25) instead of dust on their heads, a sign of mourning, the oil of joy instead of mourning, (19:31) the garment of praise instead of disheartened spirit. So they will be called the trees of (19:37) righteousness, strong, magnificent, distinguished for integrity, justice, and right standing with (19:44) God, the planning of the Lord that He may be glorified, Isaiah 61.3. Let's pray. (19:52) Lord Jesus, I repent from any unforgiveness, bitterness, or offense toward, and you fill in (19:59) the blank the people you think of now, in the name of Jesus.Lord, I choose to forgive, (20:05) you fill in the blank again, and I forgive these people. I receive your forgiveness (20:11) through faith, and by my own confession, I break Satan's power hold against me now, (20:19) no more. I pray this prayer in the power of the Holy Spirit, in the name of Jesus Christ.I bind (20:25) the spirit of heaviness, yes Lord, from operating in my mind, body, or soul any longer, and by the (20:32) power in the blood of Jesus, I command it to leave me now. I release myself fully and totally from (20:39) any of its residue that would try to remain or hold me down through demonic manifestations, (20:46) and its demonic fruit of sadness, sorrow, laziness,...]]>7f9d349f-2657-4fef-8bbc-c188a7c1ff6dTue, 22 Jul 2025 18:06:00 -040026:10falsefull61641646Living Life FULLY in The Power of God (Ecc. 9:7-11)Episode Title:

            Living Life to the Fullest in the Power of God

            
            

            Scripture Focus: Ecclesiastes 9:7–11

            
            

            Air Date: July 7, 2025

            
            

            Host: The Great Matt Gibe

            
            

            
            

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            In today’s summer episode, Matt Geib returns to Chapter 13 of his devotional book, Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes, unpacking a beloved passage that invites believers to live life to the fullest in the power of God.

            
            

            
            

            Ecclesiastes 9:7–11 may be nestled in Solomon’s reflections, but it carries echoes of the New Covenant—hidden treasures for those hungry for deeper truth. Through careful study and his own MPG (Matthew Paul Geib) translation, Matt shows how the Preacher’s wisdom points beyond temporary pursuits toward the joyful, Spirit-filled life made possible through Christ.

            
            

            
            

            
            

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            • Ecclesiastes 9:7–11 – Enjoy life, live joyfully, labor with all your might.
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            • Mark 10:45 / Ephesians 1:7 – Jesus as ransom; redemption through His blood.
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            • Ephesians 5:18 / Galatians 5:16 – Be filled with the Spirit; walk by the Spirit.
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            • 1 Timothy 6:6–10 – Godliness with contentment; the love of money’s danger.
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            • Philippians 4:11–13 – Paul’s contentment in both abundance and lack.
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            • 3 John 2 – "I pray that you may prosper… as your soul prospers."
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            • Solomon exhorts us to live freely and joyfully, knowing God has already approved our works. There is no greater time to live intentionally and walk in the Spirit.
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            • Matt highlights how Solomon’s words prophetically foreshadow Christ’s redemptive work. White garments, oil, joy, and fulfillment are not just metaphors—they point to the purity, anointing, and empowerment we receive in Jesus.
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            • The Paradox of Wealth and Contentment:
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            • God isn’t opposed to abundance—but focus matters. Riches, like those given to Solomon, Abraham, and Job, are blessings when stewarded rightly. But as Matt warns, misplaced focus can lead to spiritual drift.
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            • Paul’s Example of a Life Well-Lived:
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            • Through hardship and provision, Paul modeled what it means to walk in both abasing and abounding—keeping eyes fixed on eternity, not temporal gain.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Walking in the Spirit:
            • 
              
            • The true secret to living life to the fullest is not possessions or position—it is daily communion with the Father and walking in His Spirit.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            
            

            📝 Matt's Author Translation (MPG) Highlight:

            
            

            
            

            “Go thy way, living your life freely. Eat your bread and drink your wine with a joyful and celebratory heart, as the Father has already paid your debt in full… Continue daily to walk in the fullness of My Spirit…”

            
            

            
            

            
            

            🕊️ Significance Point:

            
            

            When you are a born-again, Spirit-filled follower of Christ, you are free to enjoy life’s blessings while remaining rooted in what truly matters—your identity in Him, your calling, and your eternal reward.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            🙏 Closing Prayer Highlights:

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Thanksgiving for relationship with the Father
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Acknowledgement of grace through Christ
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Encouragement to walk in purity, power, and purpose
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            
            

            📚 Resource Mentioned:

            
            

            📖 Book: Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes

            
            

            🖥️ Visit: SignificanceAcademy.com

            
            

            
            

            
            

            ✅ Subscribe & Stay Connected:

            
            

            Be sure to subscribe to The Kingdom Corner for more rich devotional insights, biblical truths, and timeless wisdom to guide you in today’s world.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            ]]>Episode Title:

            Living Life to the Fullest in the Power of God

            
            

            Scripture Focus: Ecclesiastes 9:7–11

            
            

            Air Date: July 7, 2025

            
            

            Host: The Great Matt Gibe

            
            

            
            

            🔑 Episode Summary:

            
            

            In today’s summer episode, Matt Geib returns to Chapter 13 of his devotional book, Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes, unpacking a beloved passage that invites believers to live life to the fullest in the power of God.

            
            

            
            

            Ecclesiastes 9:7–11 may be nestled in Solomon’s reflections, but it carries echoes of the New Covenant—hidden treasures for those hungry for deeper truth. Through careful study and his own MPG (Matthew Paul Geib) translation, Matt shows how the Preacher’s wisdom points beyond temporary pursuits toward the joyful, Spirit-filled life made possible through Christ.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            📖 Key Scriptures Discussed:

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Ecclesiastes 9:7–11 – Enjoy life, live joyfully, labor with all your might.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Matthew 27:50–51 – The veil torn, ushering in the New Covenant.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Mark 10:45 / Ephesians 1:7 – Jesus as ransom; redemption through His blood.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Ephesians 5:18 / Galatians 5:16 – Be filled with the Spirit; walk by the Spirit.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 1 Timothy 6:6–10 – Godliness with contentment; the love of money’s danger.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Philippians 4:11–13 – Paul’s contentment in both abundance and lack.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 2 Corinthians 11:22–28 – Paul’s sufferings for the sake of the Gospel.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 3 John 2 – "I pray that you may prosper… as your soul prospers."
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            
            

            🔍 Main Themes:

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Live with Purpose & Passion:
            • 
              
            • Solomon exhorts us to live freely and joyfully, knowing God has already approved our works. There is no greater time to live intentionally and walk in the Spirit.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • New Testament Truths Hidden in Old Testament Writings:
            • 
              
            • Matt highlights how Solomon’s words prophetically foreshadow Christ’s redemptive work. White garments, oil, joy, and fulfillment are not just metaphors—they point to the purity, anointing, and empowerment we receive in Jesus.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • The Paradox of Wealth and Contentment:
            • 
              
            • God isn’t opposed to abundance—but focus matters. Riches, like those given to Solomon, Abraham, and Job, are blessings when stewarded rightly. But as Matt warns, misplaced focus can lead to spiritual drift.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Paul’s Example of a Life Well-Lived:
            • 
              
            • Through hardship and provision, Paul modeled what it means to walk in both abasing and abounding—keeping eyes fixed on eternity, not temporal gain.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Walking in the Spirit:
            • 
              
            • The true secret to living life to the fullest is not possessions or position—it is daily communion with the Father and walking in His Spirit.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            
            

            📝 Matt's Author Translation (MPG) Highlight:

            
            

            
            

            “Go thy way, living your life freely. Eat your bread and drink your wine with a joyful and celebratory heart, as the Father has already paid your debt in full… Continue daily to walk in the fullness of My Spirit…”

            
            

            
            

            
            

            🕊️ Significance Point:

            
            

            When you are a born-again, Spirit-filled follower of Christ, you are free to enjoy life’s blessings while remaining rooted in what truly matters—your identity in Him, your calling, and your eternal reward.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            🙏 Closing Prayer Highlights:

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Thanksgiving for relationship with the Father
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Acknowledgement of grace through Christ
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Encouragement to walk in purity, power, and purpose
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            
            

            📚 Resource Mentioned:

            
            

            📖 Book: Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes

            
            

            🖥️ Visit: SignificanceAcademy.com

            
            

            
            

            
            

            ✅ Subscribe & Stay Connected:

            
            

            Be sure to subscribe to The Kingdom Corner for more rich devotional insights, biblical truths, and timeless wisdom to guide you in today’s world.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            ]]>b3ba8153-4b71-46a3-8e9a-ea0ff5a8dc22Mon, 07 Jul 2025 17:22:00 -040032:13falsefull61631636Victorious Spiritual Warfare~A Book ReviewPodcast Show Notes

            Episode Title: Victory Over Darkness with Maureen Broderson: Spiritual Warfare So Simple, Even Grandma Can Do It!

            Host: Matt Geib

            Guest: Maureen Broderson, Author, Teacher, Minister

            Episode Summary:

            In this powerful episode of The Kingdom Corner Podcast, Matt Guibe welcomes special guest Maureen Broderson, author of the insightful and accessible book, Victorious Spiritual Warfare: So Simple, Grandma Can Do It. With over 35 years of ministry experience and a passion for equipping believers, Maureen shares foundational truths and personal testimonies on walking in freedom, overcoming spiritual darkness, and engaging in practical warfare from a place of victory.

            
            

            
            

            Key Discussion Points:

            • Spiritual Warfare Made Simple: Maureen explains how everyday believers can overcome the enemy using biblical principles—no theological degree required.
            • Fight From Victory, Not For It: Learn the mindset shift necessary to walk in Christ’s finished work, empowered by the Holy Spirit.
            • True Identity & Authority in Christ: Discover how believers are positioned in Christ and empowered to resist the enemy.
            • Freedom Testimony: A moving personal story of a woman released from lifelong guilt and shame through repentance, forgiveness, and deliverance.
            • Practical Prayer Strategies: Step-by-step prayers for repentance, renouncing lies, and replacing bondage with God's truth.
            • Can Christians Be Influenced by Demons? Maureen gives a biblical and theological breakdown clarifying oppression versus possession.
            • Power vs Authority: Using vivid analogies, Maureen explains the difference and why believers need both to stand strong.
            • Daily Spiritual Posture: Learn to ask God two key questions each night for self-reflection, growth, and intimacy with Him.
            • Final Encouragement: You were born for such a time as this. You are not powerless. You have authority through Jesus Christ to live a victorious life.
            
            

            
            

            
            

            Resources Mentioned:

            • Books:
            • Victorious Spiritual Warfare: So Simple, Grandma Can Do It (Available on Amazon)
            • Victorious Spiritual Warfare Study Guide (Available on Amazon)
            • Film Series:
            • 12-week teaching series based on the book (Available at leadershipbooks.com)
            • Equip Conferences:
            • Co-led with Pastor Sue Bolt
            • Upcoming conferences in Southern California, Oregon, and more
            • Details at SueBolt.com
            
            

            
            

            
            

            Connect with Maureen Broderson:

            • Website: MaureenBroderson.com
            • Publisher: leadershipbooks.com
            • Leave a review on Amazon to support her work!
            
            

            
            

            
            

            Closing Prayer:

            Maureen leads a stirring prayer of activation and empowerment, encouraging listeners to walk in truth, resist the enemy, and fill their hearts with the presence and promises of God. You are not on the shelf. You are anointed and appointed to stand victorious in Christ.

            
            

            
            

            Favorite Quote:

            "You're either riding the steamroller or you're part of the pavement."

            
            

            
            

            Scriptures Referenced:

            • Luke 9:1-2, Luke 10:19
            • Matthew 12
            • 1 John 1:8-9
            • John 8:36
            • Ephesians 6
            
            

            
            

            
            

            Listener Challenge:

            Ask God each night:

            1. "What did I do today that made Your heart sad?"
            2. "What did I do today that made Your heart smile?"
            
            

            Stay current with God. Walk in your authority. Be the generation that overcomes.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            Thanks for tuning in to The Kingdom Corner Podcast!

            Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a friend who needs encouragement in their spiritual journey.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            Host Website: Kingdom Corner Podcast

            Contact Matt Geib: [Insert email or link]

            Stay Kingdom-minded. Stay victorious!

            ]]>Podcast Show Notes

            Episode Title: Victory Over Darkness with Maureen Broderson: Spiritual Warfare So Simple, Even Grandma Can Do It!

            Host: Matt Geib

            Guest: Maureen Broderson, Author, Teacher, Minister

            Episode Summary:

            In this powerful episode of The Kingdom Corner Podcast, Matt Guibe welcomes special guest Maureen Broderson, author of the insightful and accessible book, Victorious Spiritual Warfare: So Simple, Grandma Can Do It. With over 35 years of ministry experience and a passion for equipping believers, Maureen shares foundational truths and personal testimonies on walking in freedom, overcoming spiritual darkness, and engaging in practical warfare from a place of victory.

            
            

            
            

            Key Discussion Points:

            • Spiritual Warfare Made Simple: Maureen explains how everyday believers can overcome the enemy using biblical principles—no theological degree required.
            • Fight From Victory, Not For It: Learn the mindset shift necessary to walk in Christ’s finished work, empowered by the Holy Spirit.
            • True Identity & Authority in Christ: Discover how believers are positioned in Christ and empowered to resist the enemy.
            • Freedom Testimony: A moving personal story of a woman released from lifelong guilt and shame through repentance, forgiveness, and deliverance.
            • Practical Prayer Strategies: Step-by-step prayers for repentance, renouncing lies, and replacing bondage with God's truth.
            • Can Christians Be Influenced by Demons? Maureen gives a biblical and theological breakdown clarifying oppression versus possession.
            • Power vs Authority: Using vivid analogies, Maureen explains the difference and why believers need both to stand strong.
            • Daily Spiritual Posture: Learn to ask God two key questions each night for self-reflection, growth, and intimacy with Him.
            • Final Encouragement: You were born for such a time as this. You are not powerless. You have authority through Jesus Christ to live a victorious life.
            
            

            
            

            
            

            Resources Mentioned:

            • Books:
            • Victorious Spiritual Warfare: So Simple, Grandma Can Do It (Available on Amazon)
            • Victorious Spiritual Warfare Study Guide (Available on Amazon)
            • Film Series:
            • 12-week teaching series based on the book (Available at leadershipbooks.com)
            • Equip Conferences:
            • Co-led with Pastor Sue Bolt
            • Upcoming conferences in Southern California, Oregon, and more
            • Details at SueBolt.com
            
            

            
            

            
            

            Connect with Maureen Broderson:

            • Website: MaureenBroderson.com
            • Publisher: leadershipbooks.com
            • Leave a review on Amazon to support her work!
            
            

            
            

            
            

            Closing Prayer:

            Maureen leads a stirring prayer of activation and empowerment, encouraging listeners to walk in truth, resist the enemy, and fill their hearts with the presence and promises of God. You are not on the shelf. You are anointed and appointed to stand victorious in Christ.

            
            

            
            

            Favorite Quote:

            "You're either riding the steamroller or you're part of the pavement."

            
            

            
            

            Scriptures Referenced:

            • Luke 9:1-2, Luke 10:19
            • Matthew 12
            • 1 John 1:8-9
            • John 8:36
            • Ephesians 6
            
            

            
            

            
            

            Listener Challenge:

            Ask God each night:

            1. "What did I do today that made Your heart sad?"
            2. "What did I do today that made Your heart smile?"
            
            

            Stay current with God. Walk in your authority. Be the generation that overcomes.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            Thanks for tuning in to The Kingdom Corner Podcast!

            Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a friend who needs encouragement in their spiritual journey.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            Host Website: Kingdom Corner Podcast

            Contact Matt Geib: [Insert email or link]

            Stay Kingdom-minded. Stay victorious!

            ]]>ea168f27-5223-41de-a495-f5bb326ae599Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:47:00 -040048:28falsefull61621626"The Man In The MIrror:Becoming What the Word Reveals"(James 1:22-27)“The Man In The Mirror: Becoming What The WORD Reveals”

            {James 1:1:22-27}...(06/21/25)

            JAMES 1:22-27 But prove yourselves doers of the word [actively and continually obeying God’s precepts], and not merely listeners [who hear the word but fail to internalize its meaning] deluding yourselves [by unsound reasoning contrary to the truth]. 23 For if anyone only listens to the word [a]without obeying it, he is like a man who looks very carefully at his natural face in a mirror; 24 for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he immediately forgets [b]what he looked like. 25 But he who looks carefully into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and faithfully abides by it, not having become a [careless] listener who forgets but [c]an active doer [who obeys], he will be blessed and favored by God in what he does [in his life of obedience].

            26 If anyone thinks himself to be religious [scrupulously observant of the rituals of his faith], and does not control his tongue but deludes his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless (futile, barren). 27 Pure and unblemished religion [as it is expressed in outward acts] in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit and look after the fatherless and the widows in their distress, and to keep oneself uncontaminated by the [secular] world.(AMP)

            VS. 22) PROVE yourselves DOERS of The WORD, not merely hearers

            DOER- Maker, Producer, AUTHOR, Performer,Poet..bottom line you FULFILL The Law

            Romans 2:13 For not the Hearers of the Law are just before God but the doers are justified

            
            

            Become a PRODUCER of the LOGOS ..this vs. connects back to vs. 21 abou receiving the IMPLANTED WORD…to have the Word planted in us will produce FRUIT in our lives

            
            

            NASB…AMP…”But PROVE Yourselves Doers…”...Hebrews 2:1 Pay close attention to what we have heard lest we forget it

            
            

            Vs. 23) Looks Very Carefully, Considers INTENTLY, Discovers…BEHOLD

            Vs. 24) Immediately Forgets…NEGLECTS ..out of sight out of mind

            
            

            Word-Picture of forgetting what kind of Person we are & meant to become…

            Matthew 7:26,27 To not heed/do God’s WORD = to Build your house on sand

            JAMES 2:14-18  What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good[a] is that? 17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

            VS. 25) But he who looks carefully into the perfect law, the law of liberty,

            LOOKS = To STOOP down & look carefully & observe, inspect curiously..The same word is used in Lk.24:12 & Jn. 20:5 of Both Peter & Mary peering in at the empty tomb of Jesus..also 1Peter 1:12 the angels wanting to LOOK into salvation

            PERFECT = Telios….complete, mature, finished 

            LAW…= A STATE APPROVED of GOD, a thing that is ESTABLISHED, received through USEAGE

            LIBERTY = FREEDOM,, Gal. 5:1…stand FAST in the LIBERTY  of Christ

            II Cor. 3:17-18  Now the Lord[a] is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord,[b] are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another.[c] For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.

            ROMANS 8:2  For the law of the Spirit of life has set you[a] free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.

            Hebrews  8:10, 10:16 I will put my laws in their Hearts & minds

            **VERSE 25 Is the primary KEY  to LIVING the edicts & lessons from the book of James**

            ·        What we behold or LOOK at or into the most we become

            ·        The KEY to understanding James and all of God’s Word is not as a ‘rule

            book’, but rather a GUIDE OF or TOWARDS TRANSFORMATION

            I Cor. 13:5 Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!

            Hebrews 4:11-12 Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. 12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

            Hebrew 10:25  not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

            PSALM 341I will bless the Lord at all times;

                his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

            2 My soul makes its boast in the Lord;

                let the humble hear and be glad.3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me,

                and let us exalt his name together!4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me

                and delivered me from all my fears 5 Those who look to him are radiant,

            I John 3:1-3   See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears[a] we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. 3 And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as 

               ‘When He (Jesus) is made manifest to us we will be fathered or made into a Son just like or resembling Jesus BECAUSE we will have EXPERIENCED or BEHELD HIM’

            ·        ‘Whoever has this favorable, joyful, expectation, makes themselves pure

            So walk in the Spirit (Gal 5:16, Romans 8:1)..Live in the Spirit(Gal.5:25)

            ·        We Become Pure by BECOMING Stewards of HIS PRESENCE..!!! + Judging ourselves by the WORD of God...BY being in that state of CONSTANTLY LOOKING INTO that Perfect Law of Liberty

            Romans 8:4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

            
            

            
            

            Vs. 26 “CONTROL/BRIDLE”= ‘To LEAD the Heart Astray”

            A Preview of another important Theme in JAMES 

            JAMES 3:2-6  For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. 3 If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. 4 Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. 5 So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things.

            How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members,...]]>“The Man In The Mirror: Becoming What The WORD Reveals”

            {James 1:1:22-27}...(06/21/25)

            JAMES 1:22-27 But prove yourselves doers of the word [actively and continually obeying God’s precepts], and not merely listeners [who hear the word but fail to internalize its meaning] deluding yourselves [by unsound reasoning contrary to the truth]. 23 For if anyone only listens to the word [a]without obeying it, he is like a man who looks very carefully at his natural face in a mirror; 24 for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he immediately forgets [b]what he looked like. 25 But he who looks carefully into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and faithfully abides by it, not having become a [careless] listener who forgets but [c]an active doer [who obeys], he will be blessed and favored by God in what he does [in his life of obedience].

            26 If anyone thinks himself to be religious [scrupulously observant of the rituals of his faith], and does not control his tongue but deludes his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless (futile, barren). 27 Pure and unblemished religion [as it is expressed in outward acts] in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit and look after the fatherless and the widows in their distress, and to keep oneself uncontaminated by the [secular] world.(AMP)

            VS. 22) PROVE yourselves DOERS of The WORD, not merely hearers

            DOER- Maker, Producer, AUTHOR, Performer,Poet..bottom line you FULFILL The Law

            Romans 2:13 For not the Hearers of the Law are just before God but the doers are justified

            
            

            Become a PRODUCER of the LOGOS ..this vs. connects back to vs. 21 abou receiving the IMPLANTED WORD…to have the Word planted in us will produce FRUIT in our lives

            
            

            NASB…AMP…”But PROVE Yourselves Doers…”...Hebrews 2:1 Pay close attention to what we have heard lest we forget it

            
            

            Vs. 23) Looks Very Carefully, Considers INTENTLY, Discovers…BEHOLD

            Vs. 24) Immediately Forgets…NEGLECTS ..out of sight out of mind

            
            

            Word-Picture of forgetting what kind of Person we are & meant to become…

            Matthew 7:26,27 To not heed/do God’s WORD = to Build your house on sand

            JAMES 2:14-18  What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good[a] is that? 17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

            VS. 25) But he who looks carefully into the perfect law, the law of liberty,

            LOOKS = To STOOP down & look carefully & observe, inspect curiously..The same word is used in Lk.24:12 & Jn. 20:5 of Both Peter & Mary peering in at the empty tomb of Jesus..also 1Peter 1:12 the angels wanting to LOOK into salvation

            PERFECT = Telios….complete, mature, finished 

            LAW…= A STATE APPROVED of GOD, a thing that is ESTABLISHED, received through USEAGE

            LIBERTY = FREEDOM,, Gal. 5:1…stand FAST in the LIBERTY  of Christ

            II Cor. 3:17-18  Now the Lord[a] is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord,[b] are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another.[c] For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.

            ROMANS 8:2  For the law of the Spirit of life has set you[a] free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.

            Hebrews  8:10, 10:16 I will put my laws in their Hearts & minds

            **VERSE 25 Is the primary KEY  to LIVING the edicts & lessons from the book of James**

            ·        What we behold or LOOK at or into the most we become

            ·        The KEY to understanding James and all of God’s Word is not as a ‘rule

            book’, but rather a GUIDE OF or TOWARDS TRANSFORMATION

            I Cor. 13:5 Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!

            Hebrews 4:11-12 Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. 12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

            Hebrew 10:25  not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

            PSALM 341I will bless the Lord at all times;

                his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

            2 My soul makes its boast in the Lord;

                let the humble hear and be glad.3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me,

                and let us exalt his name together!4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me

                and delivered me from all my fears 5 Those who look to him are radiant,

            I John 3:1-3   See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears[a] we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. 3 And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as 

               ‘When He (Jesus) is made manifest to us we will be fathered or made into a Son just like or resembling Jesus BECAUSE we will have EXPERIENCED or BEHELD HIM’

            ·        ‘Whoever has this favorable, joyful, expectation, makes themselves pure

            So walk in the Spirit (Gal 5:16, Romans 8:1)..Live in the Spirit(Gal.5:25)

            ·        We Become Pure by BECOMING Stewards of HIS PRESENCE..!!! + Judging ourselves by the WORD of God...BY being in that state of CONSTANTLY LOOKING INTO that Perfect Law of Liberty

            Romans 8:4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

            
            

            
            

            Vs. 26 “CONTROL/BRIDLE”= ‘To LEAD the Heart Astray”

            A Preview of another important Theme in JAMES 

            JAMES 3:2-6  For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. 3 If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. 4 Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. 5 So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things.

            How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life,[a] and set on fire by hell.[b]

            
            

            Vs. 27) Pure & Undefiled Religion, that is NOT a hypocrite, but true & authentic LOVE in Action (Works)

            ISAIAH 58:6-7 “Is not this the fast that I choose:

                to loose the bonds of wickedness,

                to undo the straps of the yoke,

            to let the oppressed[a] go free,

                and to break every yoke? 

            Is it not to share your bread with the hungry

                and bring the homeless poor into your house;

            when you see the naked, to cover him,

                and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?

            Matthew 25:35-40  For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers,[a] you did it to me.’

            I John 3:17-18  But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? 18 Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.

            
            

            ·        TO SUM THIS UP…….All we have discussed in James so far (& in the future) can be summed up in verse 25….IF you have FOUND that  Perfect  Law of LIBERTY(TREASURE),

            
            

            1.     Your perception & response to TRIALS will be as God desires

            2.     You WILL Develop Godly Patience

            3.     You WILL have Confidence To COME Before God with your needs & desires & not doubt

            4. You will confidently seek God’s WISDOM

            5.      The ‘ LOOKING INTO’   IS THE PROCESS of HUMILITY’

            
            

            ]]>631c3788-a9fc-447a-825f-a6ee2c7fc8fcSat, 21 Jun 2025 17:01:00 -040046:23falsefull61611616"Who Is Like A Wise Man?" (Ecc. 8:1)0:01 – 2:06] – Introduction

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Welcome to the podcast
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Overview of summer readings: Power and Authority Over Darkness and Searching for Significance
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Setting the theme: Ecclesiastes 8:1 – “Who is like a wise man?”
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            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            [2:07 – 3:03] – Ecclesiastes 8:1 Read & Introduction to Key Themes

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Wisdom transforms us: causes a stern face to beam
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Wisdom is a gift for those who walk uprightly and fear God
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            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            [3:04 – 4:16] – James 3:13–17 – Defining God’s Wisdom

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Traits of godly wisdom: pure, peaceable, gentle, reasonable, merciful, fruitful, unwavering
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Use this as a litmus test for true spiritual wisdom
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            [4:17 – 5:34] – Point 1: Wisdom Reveals Identity

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • You are a unique son or daughter of God
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Contrast with a world obsessed with imitation
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Key verse: 2 Corinthians 5:17 – new creation in Christ
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            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            [5:35 – 7:43] – Point 2: Wisdom Unlocks Divine Insight

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • “Who knows the interpretation of a matter?”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Like Solomon, God’s children receive prophetic insight
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Scriptures: 1 Kings 4:29–34; 1 Corinthians 2:15–16
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Believers have the mind of Christ
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            [7:44 – 9:11] – Point 3: Wisdom Produces Visible Joy

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • A wise heart brings peace and radiance
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Proverbs 3:13 – Happy is the man who finds wisdom
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Psalm 34:5 – They looked to Him and were radiant
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            [9:12 – 11:13] – Point 4: Wisdom Transforms Your Whole Being

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Peace leads to confidence and fearlessness
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Your face, countenance, and life reflect God's grace
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Living with trust that “God has all things under control”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            [11:14 – 13:13] – Summary of the Four Transformations Wisdom Brings

            
            

            
            

            1. 
               
            2. 
               
            3. Identity as favored child of God
            4. 
               
            5. 
               
            6. 
               
            7. Access to divine answers
            8. 
               
            9. 
               
            10. 
                
            11. Visible joy and peace
            12. 
                
            13. 
                
            14. 
                
            15. Confidence in God's sovereignty and personal transformation
            16. 
                
            17. 
                
            
            

            
            

            [13:14 – 17:04] – Romans 8 Deep Dive (Part 1)

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • You are not under condemnation (Rom. 8:1)
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • You are adopted, Spirit-filled, and alive in Christ
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Walking by the Spirit brings peace, not striving
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            [17:05 – 21:28] – Romans 8 Deep Dive (Part 2)

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Creation is groaning for the revealing of God’s sons & daughters
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Natural disasters = metaphor for earth’s longing for restoration
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • We also groan for full adoption and glorification
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            [21:29 – 27:03] – Praying in the Spirit & Working With God

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Romans 8:26–30 – the Spirit intercedes through us
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Groanings too deep for words = prayer language
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Verse 28: All things work together for good applies to surrendered, interceding believers
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            [27:04 – 34:04] – Unlocking Wisdom for Real-Life Challenges

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Examples: mechanic fixes vans through a vision, personal story of bike assembly
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Solomon’s wisdom tested with the “two mothers” case
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Ephesians 2:10 – We are God’s workmanship, created for good works
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            [34:05 – 39:39] – Final Summary: The Four Roles of Wisdom (Recap)

            
            

            
            

            1. 
               
            2. 
               
            3. Reveals identity – You are God’s child
            4. 
               
            5. 
               
            6. 
               
            7. Unlocks answers – Wisdom for every situation
            8. 
               
            9. 
               
            10. 
                
            11. Brings joy – Your face reflects inner peace
            12. 
                
            13. 
                
            14. 
                
            15. Transforms you – Into a radiant witness to the world
            16. 
                
            17. 
                
            
            

            
            

            [39:40 – 40:13] – Closing Thoughts & Next Episodes

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Encouragement to walk in wisdom
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Upcoming: continued study of spiritual warfare book and guest interviews
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Sign-off and blessing
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            
            

            📖 Key Scriptures Mentioned

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Ecclesiastes 8:1
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • James 3:13–17
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 2 Corinthians 5:17
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 1 Kings 4:29–34; 10:1–9
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 1 Corinthians 2:15–16
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Proverbs 3:13
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Psalm 34:5
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Romans 8 (entire chapter)
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Ephesians 2:1–10
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            
            

            🔑 Core Takeaway

            God’s wisdom doesn't just inform you—it transforms you. It reveals who you are, unlocks the mind of Christ, fills you with joy, and empowers you to shine in a dark world.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            ]]>0:01 – 2:06] – Introduction

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Welcome to the podcast
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Overview of summer readings: Power and Authority Over Darkness and Searching for Significance
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Setting the theme: Ecclesiastes 8:1 – “Who is like a wise man?”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            [2:07 – 3:03] – Ecclesiastes 8:1 Read & Introduction to Key Themes

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Wisdom transforms us: causes a stern face to beam
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Wisdom is a gift for those who walk uprightly and fear God
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            [3:04 – 4:16] – James 3:13–17 – Defining God’s Wisdom

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Traits of godly wisdom: pure, peaceable, gentle, reasonable, merciful, fruitful, unwavering
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Use this as a litmus test for true spiritual wisdom
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            [4:17 – 5:34] – Point 1: Wisdom Reveals Identity

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • You are a unique son or daughter of God
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Contrast with a world obsessed with imitation
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Key verse: 2 Corinthians 5:17 – new creation in Christ
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            [5:35 – 7:43] – Point 2: Wisdom Unlocks Divine Insight

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • “Who knows the interpretation of a matter?”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Like Solomon, God’s children receive prophetic insight
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Scriptures: 1 Kings 4:29–34; 1 Corinthians 2:15–16
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Believers have the mind of Christ
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            [7:44 – 9:11] – Point 3: Wisdom Produces Visible Joy

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • A wise heart brings peace and radiance
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Proverbs 3:13 – Happy is the man who finds wisdom
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Psalm 34:5 – They looked to Him and were radiant
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            [9:12 – 11:13] – Point 4: Wisdom Transforms Your Whole Being

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Peace leads to confidence and fearlessness
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Your face, countenance, and life reflect God's grace
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Living with trust that “God has all things under control”
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            [11:14 – 13:13] – Summary of the Four Transformations Wisdom Brings

            
            

            
            

            1. 
               
            2. 
               
            3. Identity as favored child of God
            4. 
               
            5. 
               
            6. 
               
            7. Access to divine answers
            8. 
               
            9. 
               
            10. 
                
            11. Visible joy and peace
            12. 
                
            13. 
                
            14. 
                
            15. Confidence in God's sovereignty and personal transformation
            16. 
                
            17. 
                
            
            

            
            

            [13:14 – 17:04] – Romans 8 Deep Dive (Part 1)

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • You are not under condemnation (Rom. 8:1)
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • You are adopted, Spirit-filled, and alive in Christ
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Walking by the Spirit brings peace, not striving
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            [17:05 – 21:28] – Romans 8 Deep Dive (Part 2)

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Creation is groaning for the revealing of God’s sons & daughters
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Natural disasters = metaphor for earth’s longing for restoration
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • We also groan for full adoption and glorification
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            [21:29 – 27:03] – Praying in the Spirit & Working With God

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Romans 8:26–30 – the Spirit intercedes through us
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Groanings too deep for words = prayer language
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Verse 28: All things work together for good applies to surrendered, interceding believers
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            [27:04 – 34:04] – Unlocking Wisdom for Real-Life Challenges

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Examples: mechanic fixes vans through a vision, personal story of bike assembly
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Solomon’s wisdom tested with the “two mothers” case
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Ephesians 2:10 – We are God’s workmanship, created for good works
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            [34:05 – 39:39] – Final Summary: The Four Roles of Wisdom (Recap)

            
            

            
            

            1. 
               
            2. 
               
            3. Reveals identity – You are God’s child
            4. 
               
            5. 
               
            6. 
               
            7. Unlocks answers – Wisdom for every situation
            8. 
               
            9. 
               
            10. 
                
            11. Brings joy – Your face reflects inner peace
            12. 
                
            13. 
                
            14. 
                
            15. Transforms you – Into a radiant witness to the world
            16. 
                
            17. 
                
            
            

            
            

            [39:40 – 40:13] – Closing Thoughts & Next Episodes

            
            

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Encouragement to walk in wisdom
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Upcoming: continued study of spiritual warfare book and guest interviews
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Sign-off and blessing
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            
            

            📖 Key Scriptures Mentioned

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Ecclesiastes 8:1
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • James 3:13–17
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 2 Corinthians 5:17
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 1 Kings 4:29–34; 10:1–9
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 1 Corinthians 2:15–16
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Proverbs 3:13
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Psalm 34:5
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Romans 8 (entire chapter)
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Ephesians 2:1–10
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            
            

            🔑 Core Takeaway

            God’s wisdom doesn't just inform you—it transforms you. It reveals who you are, unlocks the mind of Christ, fills you with joy, and empowers you to shine in a dark world.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            ]]>590058bd-8c3f-4e07-a6ef-fecafb89ed46Tue, 17 Jun 2025 11:54:00 -040040:51falsefull61601606"16 Demonic Strongholds" ...from 'Power & Authoritiy Over Darkness' (Greenig)Here we go. (5:53) There are 16 demonic strongholds. There are also 16 major and minor prophets in the Bible, (6:00) or in the Old Testament.The following, through extensive research and desperate (6:04) cries for answers, is what I discovered about each one. You must have the presence of the Holy (6:11) Spirit, His guidance, and God's holy word in order to wage spiritual war and emerge victorious. (6:19) Father, we just stop right now.We just slow our minds and hearts down. (6:25) We are just resting in your presence, even as we're on the Kingdom Corner podcast, (6:30) even as we read through this book by Angela Greenegg. Lord, that you would open our hearts (6:36) and minds to the strategies of the enemy and to your delivering weapons from these strategies, (6:43) from these enemies.You also need advisors, those who've already faced the giants, (6:51) that can give you intelligence or intel to help navigate the situation, (6:56) so you don't have to reinvent the wheel. I learned how to battle and have great success (7:02) in expelling demons by realizing that Satan always mimics Christ and tries to be a mirror reflection. (7:11) Please know that I am like everyone else, and my priorities are as they are called to be, (7:17) God first, then spouse, then family, then ministry.I believe that you will find the (7:23) answers you're looking for in the next chapters. I began by becoming familiar with the foundation (7:31) of these spirits and their fruit. Then every time I went to take the darkness out, I had the basics (7:40) and learned more and more.And little by little, my knowledge grew until now when I train and show (7:48) people of many nations how to pull down and take back what belongs to them. I want to also point (7:55) out that the only way I could have gone and done a few of the successful exploits I write about (8:01) was because of years of learning and making many mistakes. Hallelujah.Thank you for Angela's (8:07) experience, right, that we can learn from as we just read through her book. Remember, there are (8:13) many deliverance techniques and ways of doing them. The most important thing I can say to you is to be (8:19) who you are.As the previous years have progressed, so have the do's and the don'ts. (8:25) As previously mentioned, one prays this way, another rebukes that way. Sadly, (8:31) some charge unbearable amounts of money to set people free.Isn't that sad? (8:37) Here are the 16 demonic strongholds that I've come into contact with. A lying spirit, number one. (8:47) A spirit of bondage, number two.A spirit of fear, number three. A spirit of heaviness, number four. (8:56) A spirit of infirmity, number five.A spirit of jealousy, number six. A spirit of haughtiness, (9:05) number seven. A spirit of discord, number eight.A spirit of whoredom, number nine. (9:13) A seducing spirit, number ten. A perverse spirit, number eleven.Number twelve, a spirit of (9:20) divination and familiar spirit. Number thirteen, an antichrist spirit. Number fourteen, unclean (9:29) spirit.Number fifteen, dumb or mute and deaf spirit. Number sixteen, spirit of lethargy. (9:38) Let's look at each of these strongholds in detail.First of all, number one, the lying spirit. (9:46) 2 Chronicles 18 21-22 says, He said, I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all (9:54) his prophets. And the Lord said, You shall persuade him and also prevail, go out and do so.(10:01) Therefore, look, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these prophets of yours. (10:09) Wow! And the Lord has declared disaster against you. Isn't that amazing? God actually (10:16) allowed the lying spirit to go to the prophets because they were not following God.Isn't that (10:23) amazing? And for this reason, God will send them strong delusion that they should believe the lie, (10:31) 2 Thessalonians 2.11. So, some manifestations of this lying spirit. Lies, strong delusion, (10:40) statements that deviate from or pervert the truth to release a false appearance. (10:47) This spirit talks too much, suggests to put as a thought, plan, or desire into a person's mind, (10:56) perverts, diverts to a wrong purpose, implies, expresses indirectly or hints at, (11:04) assumes, takes as granted or true, though not proven, exaggerates, enlarges, (11:13) that is, embellishes as a statement beyond normal, flatters, praises too much or without sincerity, (11:22) curses, prays for harm to come upon someone, gossips habitually, reveals personal or (11:30) sensational facts, babbles, talks enthusiastically or excessively, mystifies, perplexes the mind of, (11:39) makes mysterious, misleads, leads in a wrong direction or into mistakes, mistake in action (11:47) or belief, misrepresents, represents falsely or unfairly, deceives, causes to believe in an (11:55) untruth, mistakes, makes a wrong judgment of the character or ability of, falsifies, alters so as (12:03) to deceive, religious, relating or devoted to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity.(12:13) Jeremiah 23.15-17 says, Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets, (12:21) Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of Gaul. (12:26) For from the prophets of Jerusalem profaneness has gone out into the land, (12:31) thus says the LORD of hosts. Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, (12:38) that make you worthless.They speak a vision of their own heart, and not from the mouth of the (12:43) LORD. They continually say to those who despise me, The LORD has said, You shall have peace. (12:50) And to everyone who walks according to the dictates of his own heart they say, No evil (12:55) shall come upon you.The lying spirit is what I refer to as the godfather of the dark underworld. (13:02) Without the lie there is nothing. The spirit's job is to steal, kill, and destroy, to annihilate.(13:15) To kill your calling and steal your inheritance. One of the tragedies I've seen is that often, (13:21) when new Christians come into the church, they're given strict rules and regulations (13:27) that cause greater bondage and fear in their lives than before they came to Christ. (13:33) It isn't because of Christ, because we know His yoke is easy and burden is light.(13:39) It is more often the religious, lying spirit at work in a church. Too many have sadly watered (13:47) down the holy word, using grace as a crutch. Grace is important and a gift from God, (13:54) but so many believers misunderstand what grace really is.(13:59) Wherever I do deliverance, I expect that the lying spirit will always be there trying to stop me. It (14:06) must be bound and then commanded to shut up. This spirit's true mission is to pervert the truth (14:12) and will use us to lie, accuse, and blame one another.Often the person needing deliverance (14:21) will receive mental pictures, seeing things that are not actually there, and hearing what is not (14:27) actually spoken. Be careful as a deliverance minister. Be aware of your surroundings, (14:35) your thoughts and perceptions.Keep in mind what you are there to accomplish. (14:40) To deliver those out of darkness into the light of Jesus. We need God's wisdom and understanding (14:47) as we navigate through these darker times.The enemy's job is to lie, twist, and insinuate (14:55) in order to remove what the Father has given us. He has given us truth and life, (15:00) not death and destruction. Without the lie, the enemy has nothing.And that is why it is always (15:07) important to test every spirit. Unfortunately, there have been numerous marriages, families, (15:14) ministries, and jobs destroyed by the misunderstandings that are caused by this (15:20) spirit. With every promise that the Father gives us, there will always be opposition to that (15:28) promise.The calling on many saints' lives has been lost by buying into a lie. Just like Adam (15:37) and Eve in the garden bought into a lie and lost the promise and God's glory once they knew they (15:43) were naked, it was too late. But that is why Jesus came, to restore us to Himself and the Father.(15:51) Jesus is our glory, and it is never too late to accept Him as our Lord and Savior. (15:57) Perhaps you've gone through a divorce, lost a loved one, or fell away from what you believed. (16:02) Please know that the calling on your life is yes and amen.It is irrefutable. Remembering your (16:08) calling and who He created you to be is just the ammunition you need to say to the lies, (16:14) no more. It is time to remind the enemy of his place.Declare the truth out loud and come out (16:23) of your death clothes and be whole in Jesus' name. Please pray this prayer with me. (16:31) Right now, in the name of Jesus, we bind up the lies of the enemy.I curse every word that has (16:38) had an assignment on it against me with your truth. You will not take root or cause my name (16:45) to be destroyed by your lies and deception. Father, I loose faith to arise and scatter (16:52) the enemy]]>Here we go. (5:53) There are 16 demonic strongholds. There are also 16 major and minor prophets in the Bible, (6:00) or in the Old Testament.The following, through extensive research and desperate (6:04) cries for answers, is what I discovered about each one. You must have the presence of the Holy (6:11) Spirit, His guidance, and God's holy word in order to wage spiritual war and emerge victorious. (6:19) Father, we just stop right now.We just slow our minds and hearts down. (6:25) We are just resting in your presence, even as we're on the Kingdom Corner podcast, (6:30) even as we read through this book by Angela Greenegg. Lord, that you would open our hearts (6:36) and minds to the strategies of the enemy and to your delivering weapons from these strategies, (6:43) from these enemies.You also need advisors, those who've already faced the giants, (6:51) that can give you intelligence or intel to help navigate the situation, (6:56) so you don't have to reinvent the wheel. I learned how to battle and have great success (7:02) in expelling demons by realizing that Satan always mimics Christ and tries to be a mirror reflection. (7:11) Please know that I am like everyone else, and my priorities are as they are called to be, (7:17) God first, then spouse, then family, then ministry.I believe that you will find the (7:23) answers you're looking for in the next chapters. I began by becoming familiar with the foundation (7:31) of these spirits and their fruit. Then every time I went to take the darkness out, I had the basics (7:40) and learned more and more.And little by little, my knowledge grew until now when I train and show (7:48) people of many nations how to pull down and take back what belongs to them. I want to also point (7:55) out that the only way I could have gone and done a few of the successful exploits I write about (8:01) was because of years of learning and making many mistakes. Hallelujah.Thank you for Angela's (8:07) experience, right, that we can learn from as we just read through her book. Remember, there are (8:13) many deliverance techniques and ways of doing them. The most important thing I can say to you is to be (8:19) who you are.As the previous years have progressed, so have the do's and the don'ts. (8:25) As previously mentioned, one prays this way, another rebukes that way. Sadly, (8:31) some charge unbearable amounts of money to set people free.Isn't that sad? (8:37) Here are the 16 demonic strongholds that I've come into contact with. A lying spirit, number one. (8:47) A spirit of bondage, number two.A spirit of fear, number three. A spirit of heaviness, number four. (8:56) A spirit of infirmity, number five.A spirit of jealousy, number six. A spirit of haughtiness, (9:05) number seven. A spirit of discord, number eight.A spirit of whoredom, number nine. (9:13) A seducing spirit, number ten. A perverse spirit, number eleven.Number twelve, a spirit of (9:20) divination and familiar spirit. Number thirteen, an antichrist spirit. Number fourteen, unclean (9:29) spirit.Number fifteen, dumb or mute and deaf spirit. Number sixteen, spirit of lethargy. (9:38) Let's look at each of these strongholds in detail.First of all, number one, the lying spirit. (9:46) 2 Chronicles 18 21-22 says, He said, I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all (9:54) his prophets. And the Lord said, You shall persuade him and also prevail, go out and do so.(10:01) Therefore, look, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these prophets of yours. (10:09) Wow! And the Lord has declared disaster against you. Isn't that amazing? God actually (10:16) allowed the lying spirit to go to the prophets because they were not following God.Isn't that (10:23) amazing? And for this reason, God will send them strong delusion that they should believe the lie, (10:31) 2 Thessalonians 2.11. So, some manifestations of this lying spirit. Lies, strong delusion, (10:40) statements that deviate from or pervert the truth to release a false appearance. (10:47) This spirit talks too much, suggests to put as a thought, plan, or desire into a person's mind, (10:56) perverts, diverts to a wrong purpose, implies, expresses indirectly or hints at, (11:04) assumes, takes as granted or true, though not proven, exaggerates, enlarges, (11:13) that is, embellishes as a statement beyond normal, flatters, praises too much or without sincerity, (11:22) curses, prays for harm to come upon someone, gossips habitually, reveals personal or (11:30) sensational facts, babbles, talks enthusiastically or excessively, mystifies, perplexes the mind of, (11:39) makes mysterious, misleads, leads in a wrong direction or into mistakes, mistake in action (11:47) or belief, misrepresents, represents falsely or unfairly, deceives, causes to believe in an (11:55) untruth, mistakes, makes a wrong judgment of the character or ability of, falsifies, alters so as (12:03) to deceive, religious, relating or devoted to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity.(12:13) Jeremiah 23.15-17 says, Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets, (12:21) Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of Gaul. (12:26) For from the prophets of Jerusalem profaneness has gone out into the land, (12:31) thus says the LORD of hosts. Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, (12:38) that make you worthless.They speak a vision of their own heart, and not from the mouth of the (12:43) LORD. They continually say to those who despise me, The LORD has said, You shall have peace. (12:50) And to everyone who walks according to the dictates of his own heart they say, No evil (12:55) shall come upon you.The lying spirit is what I refer to as the godfather of the dark underworld. (13:02) Without the lie there is nothing. The spirit's job is to steal, kill, and destroy, to annihilate.(13:15) To kill your calling and steal your inheritance. One of the tragedies I've seen is that often, (13:21) when new Christians come into the church, they're given strict rules and regulations (13:27) that cause greater bondage and fear in their lives than before they came to Christ. (13:33) It isn't because of Christ, because we know His yoke is easy and burden is light.(13:39) It is more often the religious, lying spirit at work in a church. Too many have sadly watered (13:47) down the holy word, using grace as a crutch. Grace is important and a gift from God, (13:54) but so many believers misunderstand what grace really is.(13:59) Wherever I do deliverance, I expect that the lying spirit will always be there trying to stop me. It (14:06) must be bound and then commanded to shut up. This spirit's true mission is to pervert the truth (14:12) and will use us to lie, accuse, and blame one another.Often the person needing deliverance (14:21) will receive mental pictures, seeing things that are not actually there, and hearing what is not (14:27) actually spoken. Be careful as a deliverance minister. Be aware of your surroundings, (14:35) your thoughts and perceptions.Keep in mind what you are there to accomplish. (14:40) To deliver those out of darkness into the light of Jesus. We need God's wisdom and understanding (14:47) as we navigate through these darker times.The enemy's job is to lie, twist, and insinuate (14:55) in order to remove what the Father has given us. He has given us truth and life, (15:00) not death and destruction. Without the lie, the enemy has nothing.And that is why it is always (15:07) important to test every spirit. Unfortunately, there have been numerous marriages, families, (15:14) ministries, and jobs destroyed by the misunderstandings that are caused by this (15:20) spirit. With every promise that the Father gives us, there will always be opposition to that (15:28) promise.The calling on many saints' lives has been lost by buying into a lie. Just like Adam (15:37) and Eve in the garden bought into a lie and lost the promise and God's glory once they knew they (15:43) were naked, it was too late. But that is why Jesus came, to restore us to Himself and the Father.(15:51) Jesus is our glory, and it is never too late to accept Him as our Lord and Savior. (15:57) Perhaps you've gone through a divorce, lost a loved one, or fell away from what you believed. (16:02) Please know that the calling on your life is yes and amen.It is irrefutable. Remembering your (16:08) calling and who He created you to be is just the ammunition you need to say to the lies, (16:14) no more. It is time to remind the enemy of his place.Declare the truth out loud and come out (16:23) of your death clothes and be whole in Jesus' name. Please pray this prayer with me. (16:31) Right now, in the name of Jesus, we bind up the lies of the enemy.I curse every word that has (16:38) had an assignment on it against me with your truth. You will not take root or cause my name (16:45) to be destroyed by your lies and deception. Father, I loose faith to arise and scatter (16:52) the enemy in Jesus' powerful name.Whatever I need to say, I am wearing my belt of truth (16:59) as I am armed and dangerous. Father, every time the lies come in and want to mislead me (17:07) from You, I ask Holy Spirit right now for Your help to endure the trial (17:12) and times until full vindication comes. I refuse to settle for less.(17:19) I thank You for what You are doing and teaching me. Amen. (17:24) My personal weapon of choice is warring in tongues in the prayer language, right? (17:29) Using my prayer language, I do pray in English or at times in a different language, (17:34) but I find personally a thrust from the natural to the spiritual realm (17:39) when I am praying in tongues, releasing the angels of heaven to move on my behalf.(17:45) Hallelujah.

            Let's take spirit number two, the spirit of bondage. (17:53) Bondage is the state of being under the control of another person.(17:58) People can become imprisoned in every area of their lives, a slave to Satan. Every addiction (18:05) is linked to the spirit of bondage. Let's read that again.Every addiction is linked to the spirit (18:14) of bondage because they are unable to break free. Romans 8.15 says, (18:21) For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the spirit of (18:27) adoption, by whom we cry out, Abba, Father. 2 Timothy 2.26 And that they may come to their (18:38) senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.(18:46) Manifestations of this spirit cause a submission to commit to the discretion or decision of another (18:54) or of others. Forms a yoke, a device that embraces two parts to hold or unite them in a position. (19:03) Constrains, compels, forces, confines.Enslaves, that is to make a slave, also sex slaves, (19:13) including children. Instills dependency, that is the quality or state of being influenced by (19:20) or subject to another. Commands subjection, a person under the authority of another.(19:29) Self-doubt, the enemy can plant self-doubt and you begin to second-guess yourself, (19:34) which is sabotaging. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do. (19:40) James 1.7-8 says, Spiritually blind, lacking the fullness of the Holy Spirit.(19:48) Some denominations believe that speaking in other tongues is of the devil. However, (19:52) we know that this is part of our born-again birthright. All of them were filled with the (19:59) Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.Acts 2.4. (20:06) This spirit is an oppressing spirit, burdens psychologically or mentally. (20:13) Here's a scripture, Acts 10.38, God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, (20:20) and he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, (20:26) because God was with him. This is our mandate as well.(20:32) Not saved, this is another manifestation, not yet redeemed, okay? For God so loved the world, (20:39) he gave his only begotten Son, whoever believes in him will not perish, but have everlasting life. (20:44) God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but the world through him might be (20:50) saved. He who believes in him is not condemned, but he who does not believe is condemned already, (20:57) but because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.(21:01) And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, (21:05) and men love darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone practicing (21:12) evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he (21:20) who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done (21:27) in God.John 3.16-21. Okay, we're talking about the spirit of bondage, (21:32) another manifestation, bitterness, a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill will. Bitterness (21:39) will rob you of your joy and your peace. It leads either to isolation or greater sin.(21:45) Cain was bitter in his heart toward Abel. Being consumed with negativity and bitterness, (21:51) he murdered his brother. Another dies in bitterness of the soul, never having enjoyed (21:57) anything good, Job 21.25 tells us.This spirit is compulsive, unable to stop something (22:07) that they're doing, bound in sin. The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them. The cords of their (22:14) sins hold them fast, Proverbs 5.22 says.Bound in chains, unable to break free, (22:21) enslaved in addictions. Remember, addiction is a big one, spirit of bondage. (22:29) For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin, Acts 8.23. Human captivity, (22:37) under the power of another, especially nowadays, so sad.Sex slaves. Oh, I could (22:44) tell you some stories that I heard from Tim Tebow about this. He's in this ministry to (22:50) try and set all these children free that are in these sex rings.It's so sad. (23:00) But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, (23:05) and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin, which is in my members, Romans 7.23. (23:11) You will see a pattern throughout this book. A lot of relationships keep victims broken (23:18) and unable to be free.This is why there is so much domestic violence of battered and abused (23:26) adults and children. It's everywhere. A plague within our society.I could write volumes on (23:33) this spirit alone. It is our churches as well as our schools, neighborhoods, and nations. It is (23:39) in our churches, schools, neighborhoods, and our nation.So many come from dysfunctional homes (23:45) and are like lost children, groping in the dark for their identity, crying out, (23:50) Who am I? They have never really tasted freedom because they have not received (23:56) the spirit of adoption in which they cry, Abba, Father. (24:01) I have seen more of God's people, whole and healed, once they received the revelation of (24:08) who their Father is. It is like an umbilical cord in the spirit that goes from God's heart to theirs.(24:15) When you see people struggling with alcohol, drug abuse, pornography, always remember that (24:23) it is rooted in spiritual darkness. They are in bondage to these sins. It isn't flesh and (24:30) blood we fight against.Many of these people have opened doors, that's a key word, opened doors, (24:36) that they do not know how to shut and they feel powerless. Many keep searching for the answer. (24:43) If this is you, do not stop.You will find what you need. Continue to walk in love and keep praying (24:50) for your loved ones because they will be set free. Love is powerful and disarms bondages.(24:58) Luke 4.18, the Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me to preach the gospel (25:04) to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, proclaim liberty to the captives (25:10) and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are opposed. (25:16) Every shackle and every yoke that has been laid on you can be removed.I would remind you to first (25:24) forgive others and yourself. Many have experienced so much shame. Once you forgive yourself, those (25:32) chains will fall off of you and like Lazarus, you will come forth.No one can disqualify you (25:39) except you yourself. I keep my heart and attitude in check as much as possible. (25:45) I have my moments, but I really don't want to be bitter and downright mean.(25:51) Regrets and guilt are the most powerful weapons the enemy uses to keep us captive to our past. (25:57) Let me read that one again. Regrets and guilt are the most powerful weapons (26:04) the enemy uses to keep us captive to our past.When I get caught in the loop of the past, (26:10) you know, that rerun that goes over and over in your head, I start decreeing out loud, (26:16) no more, no more. I always come back to the word, especially I love Deuteronomy 28, 6-7. (26:24) You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.The Lord will grant that the (26:29) enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one (26:35) direction, but flee from you in seven. Pray with me.Father, right now in the name of Jesus Christ, (26:43) we break free all who have been chained and held in bondage. Let's say that again. You say it.(26:52) Right now in the name of Jesus, I break free from anything that I've been chained and held (26:57) in bondage to. Amen. Father, I receive the fullness of what the blood of Christ purchased (27:03) for me on Calvary.I refuse to be chained to the past. I refuse to live like this is (27:09) for one more day. I know the enemy wants to be defeated or wants me to be defeated, (27:16) disgusted and busted, barely getting by, begging for crumbs because he sees my future.But Lord, (27:21) I'm victorious in You, leading others out of bondage to You. Thank You for leading me to the (27:28) right people who will help me get free and walk through and get understanding I need. (27:34) Thank You, Jesus.I'm learning...]]>405e4331-036a-4a22-811a-32d74fef709dThu, 05 Jun 2025 20:10:00 -040057:53falsefull61591596"Power & Authority Over Spiritual Darkness"🔥 Episode Summary:

            In this powerful episode of The Kingdom Corner, host Matt Geib responds to recent spiritual unrest in the Pacific Northwest by launching a new mini-series centered around the book Power and Authority Over Darkness by Angela Greenig.

            Matt opens with a passionate reflection on a recent conflict in Seattle involving a Spirit-filled church and rising opposition from radical groups. His message is clear: this is not merely a cultural or political battle—it’s spiritual warfare.

            
            

            As the episode unfolds, Matt introduces Angela Greenig’s seminal book and begins reading from Chapter 9, which exposes the hierarchy of demonic strongholds outlined in Ephesians 6 and Mark 5. He unpacks biblical truths about the authority believers carry over darkness and emphasizes the desperate need for deliverance ministry within the modern church.

            
            

            📘 Featured Book:

            Power and Authority Over Darkness

            
            

            By Angela Greenig

            
            

            🔗 AngelaGreenig.com

            
            

            A guide to identifying and defeating 16 evil spirits that seek to destroy you.

            📖 Key Scriptures:

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            • Ephesians 6:10–20 – Put on the full armor of God to stand against the enemy's schemes
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            • Mark 5:1–13 – Jesus confronts the legion of demons in the Gerasenes region
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            • 
              
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            • Luke 10 – "I saw Satan fall like lightning..." — Kingdom authority in action
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            🗝️ Main Takeaways:

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            • 
              
            • Spiritual Warfare Is Real: The battles we face are spiritual, not political or cultural.
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            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Demonic Hierarchy: Angela outlines the four layers of spiritual opposition:
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            1. 
               
            2. 
               
            3. Principalities
            4. 
               
            5. 
               
            6. 
               
            7. Powers
            8. 
               
            9. 
               
            10. 
                
            11. Rulers of Darkness
            12. 
                
            13. 
                
            14. 
                
            15. Spiritual Wickedness in High Places
            16. 
                
            17. 
                
            
            
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Oppression vs. Possession: Christians can be oppressed—even heavily—but deliverance is available.
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            • 
              
            • 
              
            • The Church’s Role: Deliverance ministry should be a consistent part of every Spirit-filled church.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Personal Authority: You have power through Christ to break demonic influence and live free.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            💡 Highlights from Angela Greenig’s Teaching:

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • The importance of spiritual mapping and recognizing demonic territorial influence.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Deliverance is not just for the broken world—it begins in the Church.
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            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Believers are called to be “fire-walking, tongue-talking, Holy Spirit-filled” ministers of freedom.
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            • Spiritual authority trumps spiritual power—demons recognize authority.
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            🧠 Matt’s Reflections:

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Deliverance is like vehicle maintenance—regular care prevents long-term damage.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Christians must rise in courage to confront darkness with the light of Christ.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • The Church must stop visiting the graveyards of their past and step into their identity.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            🔜 Coming Up Next:

            Join Matt next week as he dives into Chapter 10, where Angela names and exposes 16 specific demonic strongholds that commonly afflict people today. This eye-opening journey will equip you for greater victory and spiritual discernment.

            
            

            📚 Resources Mentioned:

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey through Ecclesiastes – by Matt Geib
            • 
              
            • 📘 Available at significanceacademy.com
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            📲 Subscribe & Connect:

            ✅ Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode.

            
            

            💬 Share this podcast with someone needing freedom and encouragement today!

            
            

            ]]>🔥 Episode Summary:

            In this powerful episode of The Kingdom Corner, host Matt Geib responds to recent spiritual unrest in the Pacific Northwest by launching a new mini-series centered around the book Power and Authority Over Darkness by Angela Greenig.

            Matt opens with a passionate reflection on a recent conflict in Seattle involving a Spirit-filled church and rising opposition from radical groups. His message is clear: this is not merely a cultural or political battle—it’s spiritual warfare.

            
            

            As the episode unfolds, Matt introduces Angela Greenig’s seminal book and begins reading from Chapter 9, which exposes the hierarchy of demonic strongholds outlined in Ephesians 6 and Mark 5. He unpacks biblical truths about the authority believers carry over darkness and emphasizes the desperate need for deliverance ministry within the modern church.

            
            

            📘 Featured Book:

            Power and Authority Over Darkness

            
            

            By Angela Greenig

            
            

            🔗 AngelaGreenig.com

            
            

            A guide to identifying and defeating 16 evil spirits that seek to destroy you.

            📖 Key Scriptures:

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Ephesians 6:10–20 – Put on the full armor of God to stand against the enemy's schemes
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Mark 5:1–13 – Jesus confronts the legion of demons in the Gerasenes region
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Luke 10 – "I saw Satan fall like lightning..." — Kingdom authority in action
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            🗝️ Main Takeaways:

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Spiritual Warfare Is Real: The battles we face are spiritual, not political or cultural.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Demonic Hierarchy: Angela outlines the four layers of spiritual opposition:
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            
            1. 
               
            2. 
               
            3. Principalities
            4. 
               
            5. 
               
            6. 
               
            7. Powers
            8. 
               
            9. 
               
            10. 
                
            11. Rulers of Darkness
            12. 
                
            13. 
                
            14. 
                
            15. Spiritual Wickedness in High Places
            16. 
                
            17. 
                
            
            
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Oppression vs. Possession: Christians can be oppressed—even heavily—but deliverance is available.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • The Church’s Role: Deliverance ministry should be a consistent part of every Spirit-filled church.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Personal Authority: You have power through Christ to break demonic influence and live free.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            💡 Highlights from Angela Greenig’s Teaching:

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • The importance of spiritual mapping and recognizing demonic territorial influence.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Deliverance is not just for the broken world—it begins in the Church.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Believers are called to be “fire-walking, tongue-talking, Holy Spirit-filled” ministers of freedom.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Spiritual authority trumps spiritual power—demons recognize authority.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            🧠 Matt’s Reflections:

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Deliverance is like vehicle maintenance—regular care prevents long-term damage.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Christians must rise in courage to confront darkness with the light of Christ.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • The Church must stop visiting the graveyards of their past and step into their identity.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            🔜 Coming Up Next:

            Join Matt next week as he dives into Chapter 10, where Angela names and exposes 16 specific demonic strongholds that commonly afflict people today. This eye-opening journey will equip you for greater victory and spiritual discernment.

            
            

            📚 Resources Mentioned:

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey through Ecclesiastes – by Matt Geib
            • 
              
            • 📘 Available at significanceacademy.com
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            📲 Subscribe & Connect:

            ✅ Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode.

            
            

            💬 Share this podcast with someone needing freedom and encouragement today!

            
            

            ]]>17b2c63f-1a07-4e9d-a62d-b7b9a57c0c8bFri, 30 May 2025 18:39:00 -040029:51falsefull61581586"Considering Adversity" ~Ecc. 7:13,14📖 Episode Summary

            In this deeply personal and spiritually rich episode, Matt Geib invites listeners to “consider adversity” through the lens of Ecclesiastes 7:13–14. Drawing from his devotional book Searching for Significance, Matt reflects on the meaning of adversity, its biblical context, and its role in shaping character and drawing us nearer to God.

            He intertwines Scripture, personal experiences, and national tragedies to offer a powerful reminder: God is present in the pain, and through humility and trust, adversity can lead to exaltation and spiritual maturity.

            
            

            🕰️ Timestamps

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 00:01 – Welcome and Worship
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 01:10 – Introduction to the Topic of Adversity
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 03:35 – Reading: Considering Adversity, Chapter 11
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 04:45 – Context: National Tragedies & Grief
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 07:13 – Clarifying God's Role in Adversity
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 10:12 – The Garden, Free Will, and the Crooked Path
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 13:06 – Hebrew Word Study: “Ra” and its Depth
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 14:02 – The Story of Job and Responding to Suffering
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 15:31 – Purposes of Adversity in the Life of Believers
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 21:32 – Jesus’ Beatitudes and Spiritual Neediness
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 22:08 – David’s Repentance and the Gift Hidden in Brokenness
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 24:51 – Self-Inflicted Adversity: Lessons from Childhood
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 27:30 – The Father’s Heart vs. Fear-Based Discipline
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 28:13 – The Prodigal Son and Returning Home
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 29:04 – The Call to Humility and Trust
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 31:39 – Scripture Reading: 2 Corinthians 4
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 35:29 – Final Thoughts and Closing Prayer
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            
            

            🔑 Key Themes & Takeaways

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Adversity is not from God, but God works through it.
            • 
              
            • Ecclesiastes reminds us to “consider” adversity—not to rush past it.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Adversity is a gift that can lead to exaltation.
            • 
              
            • Without humility and the refining fire of adversity, there is no true spiritual growth.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Free will explains the presence of suffering.
            • 
              
            • God allows humans to choose, and in a fallen world, that often leads to pain.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Biblical figures like Job and David faced adversity and were restored.
            • 
              
            • Their stories remind us that suffering and restoration often go hand in hand.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • God can redeem even self-inflicted pain.
            • 
              
            • Whether it’s a childhood mistake or a moral failure, returning to the Father brings healing.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • We carry Christ’s resurrection life even in fragile vessels.
            • 
              
            • 2 Corinthians 4 assures us that God's power shines through our brokenness.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            
            

            📖 Scriptures Referenced

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Ecclesiastes 7:13–14
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Job 1:20; Job 2:9–10; Job 23:10
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Psalm 145:9; Psalm 51:17
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 1 John 4:9–11; John 3:16
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 1 Peter 1:5–7; 1 Peter 5:6–10
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Philippians 3:10
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Hebrews 12:5–12
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Acts 14:22
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • James 1:2–4, 1:15–16
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Matthew 5:3, 5:45
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Romans 8:28
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Luke 15:11–24
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 2 Corinthians 4:7–12
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            
            

            🧠 Quotable Moments

            
            

            
            

            "Unless one is willing to accept the gift adversity brings, there can be no exaltation."

            
            

            – Matt Geib

            
            

            
            

            
            

            "God did not cause it, but He can use it."

            
            

            – Matt Geib

            
            

            
            

            
            

            "Brokenness is not the end—it's often the beginning of transformation."

            
            

            – Kingdom Corner

            
            

            
            

            
            

            🙌 Final Blessing

            
            

            Matt prays for comfort, peace, and revelation for those walking through adversity today. He reminds listeners that God's grace covers even our deepest wounds, and His power works through our weakest places.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            📣 Call to Action

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Subscribe to the Kingdom Corner Podcast
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Share this episode with someone walking through a tough season
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            ]]>📖 Episode Summary

            In this deeply personal and spiritually rich episode, Matt Geib invites listeners to “consider adversity” through the lens of Ecclesiastes 7:13–14. Drawing from his devotional book Searching for Significance, Matt reflects on the meaning of adversity, its biblical context, and its role in shaping character and drawing us nearer to God.

            He intertwines Scripture, personal experiences, and national tragedies to offer a powerful reminder: God is present in the pain, and through humility and trust, adversity can lead to exaltation and spiritual maturity.

            
            

            🕰️ Timestamps

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 00:01 – Welcome and Worship
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 01:10 – Introduction to the Topic of Adversity
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 03:35 – Reading: Considering Adversity, Chapter 11
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 04:45 – Context: National Tragedies & Grief
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 07:13 – Clarifying God's Role in Adversity
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 10:12 – The Garden, Free Will, and the Crooked Path
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 13:06 – Hebrew Word Study: “Ra” and its Depth
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 14:02 – The Story of Job and Responding to Suffering
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 15:31 – Purposes of Adversity in the Life of Believers
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 21:32 – Jesus’ Beatitudes and Spiritual Neediness
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 22:08 – David’s Repentance and the Gift Hidden in Brokenness
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 24:51 – Self-Inflicted Adversity: Lessons from Childhood
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 27:30 – The Father’s Heart vs. Fear-Based Discipline
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 28:13 – The Prodigal Son and Returning Home
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 29:04 – The Call to Humility and Trust
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 31:39 – Scripture Reading: 2 Corinthians 4
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 35:29 – Final Thoughts and Closing Prayer
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            
            

            🔑 Key Themes & Takeaways

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Adversity is not from God, but God works through it.
            • 
              
            • Ecclesiastes reminds us to “consider” adversity—not to rush past it.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Adversity is a gift that can lead to exaltation.
            • 
              
            • Without humility and the refining fire of adversity, there is no true spiritual growth.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Free will explains the presence of suffering.
            • 
              
            • God allows humans to choose, and in a fallen world, that often leads to pain.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Biblical figures like Job and David faced adversity and were restored.
            • 
              
            • Their stories remind us that suffering and restoration often go hand in hand.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • God can redeem even self-inflicted pain.
            • 
              
            • Whether it’s a childhood mistake or a moral failure, returning to the Father brings healing.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • We carry Christ’s resurrection life even in fragile vessels.
            • 
              
            • 2 Corinthians 4 assures us that God's power shines through our brokenness.
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            
            

            📖 Scriptures Referenced

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Ecclesiastes 7:13–14
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Job 1:20; Job 2:9–10; Job 23:10
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Psalm 145:9; Psalm 51:17
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 1 John 4:9–11; John 3:16
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 1 Peter 1:5–7; 1 Peter 5:6–10
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Philippians 3:10
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Hebrews 12:5–12
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Acts 14:22
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • James 1:2–4, 1:15–16
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Matthew 5:3, 5:45
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Romans 8:28
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Luke 15:11–24
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 2 Corinthians 4:7–12
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            
            

            🧠 Quotable Moments

            
            

            
            

            "Unless one is willing to accept the gift adversity brings, there can be no exaltation."

            
            

            – Matt Geib

            
            

            
            

            
            

            "God did not cause it, but He can use it."

            
            

            – Matt Geib

            
            

            
            

            
            

            "Brokenness is not the end—it's often the beginning of transformation."

            
            

            – Kingdom Corner

            
            

            
            

            
            

            🙌 Final Blessing

            
            

            Matt prays for comfort, peace, and revelation for those walking through adversity today. He reminds listeners that God's grace covers even our deepest wounds, and His power works through our weakest places.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            📣 Call to Action

            
            

            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Subscribe to the Kingdom Corner Podcast
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • Share this episode with someone walking through a tough season
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            ]]>1bccbded-91c4-4940-b868-2855e7da7f76Tue, 27 May 2025 16:01:00 -040037:34falsefull61571576The Fragrance of Faith: A Deeper Dive into Ecclesiastes(Ecc. 7:1)In this compelling episode of The Kingdom Corner, host Matt Geib unpacks Chapter 10 of his devotional book, Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey through Ecclesiastes. Centered on Ecclesiastes 7:1, the discussion contrasts the fleeting fragrance of perfume with the enduring value of a good name.

            Matt draws listeners into the poignant biblical account of Mary anointing Jesus with costly perfume, revealing profound insights into worship, sacrifice, and the legacy of character. While perfume fades, a good name—rooted in faithfulness, humility, truth, and love—leaves a lasting fragrance in the lives of others.

            
            

            As the episode draws to a close, Matt points listeners to the ultimate example: Jesus, who not only bore a good name but was given the Name above all names (Philippians 2:9–11). His name carries eternal weight, unmatched authority, and divine significance. In Jesus, we find both the pattern and power to live lives that matter.

            
            

            This episode challenges and encourages believers to pursue a life that isn’t just noticed but remembered—for the glory of the One whose name endures forever.

            For those interested in my devotional book(Searching For Significance, A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes) from which I am currently reading on the PODCAST contact me at Matthewpgeib@gmail.com

            
            

            
            

            ]]>In this compelling episode of The Kingdom Corner, host Matt Geib unpacks Chapter 10 of his devotional book, Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey through Ecclesiastes. Centered on Ecclesiastes 7:1, the discussion contrasts the fleeting fragrance of perfume with the enduring value of a good name.

            Matt draws listeners into the poignant biblical account of Mary anointing Jesus with costly perfume, revealing profound insights into worship, sacrifice, and the legacy of character. While perfume fades, a good name—rooted in faithfulness, humility, truth, and love—leaves a lasting fragrance in the lives of others.

            
            

            As the episode draws to a close, Matt points listeners to the ultimate example: Jesus, who not only bore a good name but was given the Name above all names (Philippians 2:9–11). His name carries eternal weight, unmatched authority, and divine significance. In Jesus, we find both the pattern and power to live lives that matter.

            
            

            This episode challenges and encourages believers to pursue a life that isn’t just noticed but remembered—for the glory of the One whose name endures forever.

            For those interested in my devotional book(Searching For Significance, A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes) from which I am currently reading on the PODCAST contact me at Matthewpgeib@gmail.com

            
            

            
            

            ]]>35d0eb54-fe1f-4f73-85ca-9b85dc366518Tue, 06 May 2025 13:54:00 -040030:43falsefull61561566"Karios Moments & Kingdom Movements"(Luke 9:51)~Venus Rodreguezkeywords

            Kairos, divine timing, transformation, seasons, prophetic teaching, Jesus, purpose, anointing, worship, Kingdom Movement, suffering, glory, faith, Jerusalem, destiny, kingdom movement, divine timing, community, ministry, collaboration

            summary

            In this episode of the Kingdom Corner podcast, host Matt welcomes Venus Rodriguez, a prophetic teacher, to discuss the concept of Kairos moments and the importance of divine timing in our lives. Venus emphasizes the significance of recognizing shifts in seasons, the necessity of submission before exaltation, and the transformative power of embracing God's timing. Through biblical references and personal insights, she encourages listeners to stay focused on their purpose and to be aware of the divine opportunities that arise in their lives. In this conversation, Venus and Matt explore the themes of suffering, faith, and divine purpose. They discuss how current struggles are part of a greater glory to be revealed, emphasizing the importance of steadfastness in faith and the need to set one's focus on destiny. The discussion also highlights the significance of community and collaboration in ministry, encouraging listeners to embrace their divine assignments and recognize the power of unity in the body of Christ.

            takeaways

            • Worship is a lifestyle, not just singing.
            • Kairos moments signify divine shifts in our lives.
            • Each season brings new responsibilities and challenges.
            • Jesus exemplified unwavering focus on his destiny.
            • Divine timing is crucial; we must wait for heaven's clock.
            • Transition, timing, and transformation are key themes in our journeys.
            • Don't mourn the end of a chapter too long.
            • Submission is necessary before exaltation.
            • The anointing comes at a cost; it requires a crushing process.
            • Recognize and respond to the Kairos moments in your life. Your current suffering is not the end.
            • Set your face like a flint to walk in purpose.
            • Jerusalem represents both pressure and purpose.
            • Clarity is power; your vision must be stronger than your emotion.
            • Community is essential for growth and support in ministry.
            • Divine timing is crucial; recognize your Kairos moments.
            • Endure the process to reach the promise.
            • Focus is warfare; don't let feelings dictate your direction.
            • God's power is often revealed in our hardest moments.
            • Unity in the body of Christ can lead to greater kingdom impact.
            
            

            titles

            • Embracing Kairos Moments
            • The Power of Divine Timing
            • Transitioning Through Seasons
            • Submission Before Exaltation
            • Living a Life of Purpose
            • Recognizing God's Shifts
            
            

            QUESTIONS/DECLARATION for further study/meditation

            Devotional Declaration

            “I move in kairos. I walk in purpose. I set my face. I will not miss my moment.”

            Discussion Questions (Great for groups or journaling)

            1. How do you personally discern the difference between a “chronos” moment and a

            “kairos” moment in your life?

            2. What areas of your life are requiring a ‘set face’—where you need more focus and

            determination?

            3. What has God asked you to walk toward—even though it may feel uncomfortable

            or unfamiliar?

            4. Have you ever experienced a time when you delayed obedience due to fear? What

            did you learn from that moment?

            5. Jesus walked boldly into Jerusalem knowing it would be difficult. What helps you

            say yes to God in hard places?

            6. What does your personal ‘Jerusalem’ look like right now—and how can you move

            forward with confidence?

            7. Why do you think focus and timing are so important in fulfilling your Kingdom assignment?

            PLEASE JOIN OUR COMMUNITY!! https://www.facebook.com/groups/freedomworshipministry

            almost daily teachings Monday - Friday

            FEEL FREE to contact Venus via email with questions & or concerns

            venuslovesjesus1211@gmail.com

            ]]>keywords

            Kairos, divine timing, transformation, seasons, prophetic teaching, Jesus, purpose, anointing, worship, Kingdom Movement, suffering, glory, faith, Jerusalem, destiny, kingdom movement, divine timing, community, ministry, collaboration

            summary

            In this episode of the Kingdom Corner podcast, host Matt welcomes Venus Rodriguez, a prophetic teacher, to discuss the concept of Kairos moments and the importance of divine timing in our lives. Venus emphasizes the significance of recognizing shifts in seasons, the necessity of submission before exaltation, and the transformative power of embracing God's timing. Through biblical references and personal insights, she encourages listeners to stay focused on their purpose and to be aware of the divine opportunities that arise in their lives. In this conversation, Venus and Matt explore the themes of suffering, faith, and divine purpose. They discuss how current struggles are part of a greater glory to be revealed, emphasizing the importance of steadfastness in faith and the need to set one's focus on destiny. The discussion also highlights the significance of community and collaboration in ministry, encouraging listeners to embrace their divine assignments and recognize the power of unity in the body of Christ.

            takeaways

            • Worship is a lifestyle, not just singing.
            • Kairos moments signify divine shifts in our lives.
            • Each season brings new responsibilities and challenges.
            • Jesus exemplified unwavering focus on his destiny.
            • Divine timing is crucial; we must wait for heaven's clock.
            • Transition, timing, and transformation are key themes in our journeys.
            • Don't mourn the end of a chapter too long.
            • Submission is necessary before exaltation.
            • The anointing comes at a cost; it requires a crushing process.
            • Recognize and respond to the Kairos moments in your life. Your current suffering is not the end.
            • Set your face like a flint to walk in purpose.
            • Jerusalem represents both pressure and purpose.
            • Clarity is power; your vision must be stronger than your emotion.
            • Community is essential for growth and support in ministry.
            • Divine timing is crucial; recognize your Kairos moments.
            • Endure the process to reach the promise.
            • Focus is warfare; don't let feelings dictate your direction.
            • God's power is often revealed in our hardest moments.
            • Unity in the body of Christ can lead to greater kingdom impact.
            
            

            titles

            • Embracing Kairos Moments
            • The Power of Divine Timing
            • Transitioning Through Seasons
            • Submission Before Exaltation
            • Living a Life of Purpose
            • Recognizing God's Shifts
            
            

            QUESTIONS/DECLARATION for further study/meditation

            Devotional Declaration

            “I move in kairos. I walk in purpose. I set my face. I will not miss my moment.”

            Discussion Questions (Great for groups or journaling)

            1. How do you personally discern the difference between a “chronos” moment and a

            “kairos” moment in your life?

            2. What areas of your life are requiring a ‘set face’—where you need more focus and

            determination?

            3. What has God asked you to walk toward—even though it may feel uncomfortable

            or unfamiliar?

            4. Have you ever experienced a time when you delayed obedience due to fear? What

            did you learn from that moment?

            5. Jesus walked boldly into Jerusalem knowing it would be difficult. What helps you

            say yes to God in hard places?

            6. What does your personal ‘Jerusalem’ look like right now—and how can you move

            forward with confidence?

            7. Why do you think focus and timing are so important in fulfilling your Kingdom assignment?

            PLEASE JOIN OUR COMMUNITY!! https://www.facebook.com/groups/freedomworshipministry

            almost daily teachings Monday - Friday

            FEEL FREE to contact Venus via email with questions & or concerns

            venuslovesjesus1211@gmail.com

            ]]>38d926fe-31ad-4e27-bd80-8812c77d5678Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:56:00 -040001:06:28falsefull61551556"Whats The Use In Living"? Ecc. 6:12keywords

            Ecclesiastes, significance, meaning of life, worship, God's purpose, Passion Week, redemption, timing, karyos, Kronos

            summary

            In this episode of the Kingdom Corner podcast, Matt Guibe explores the themes of meaninglessness and significance through the lens of Ecclesiastes. He discusses the fleeting nature of life, the importance of worship, and the divine timing of God's purpose. The conversation emphasizes that true meaning is found in a relationship with God, who provides purpose and power through redemption. Matt encourages listeners to turn away from distractions and embrace a life filled with meaning and purpose, especially during Passion Week.

            takeaways

            • Life under the sun is often perceived as meaningless.
            • The search for significance leads to the realization of God's purpose.
            • Worship is central to finding meaning in life.
            • Life is fleeting, and we must seek what is eternal.
            • God's timing is crucial in fulfilling His purpose.
            • Redemption through Christ offers true meaning and power.
            • We are called to live in the light, not in shadows.
            • Kronos time is our daily experience, while Karyos time is divine moments.
            • Jesus is the embodiment of meaning and purpose.
            • We must focus on God's calling to live a fulfilled life.
            
            

            titles

            • Finding Meaning in a Meaningless World
            • The Search for Significance in Life
            • Life's Fleeting Nature and Eternal Purpose
            
            

            Sound Bites

            • "Life under the sun is meaningless."
            • "What's the use in living?"
            • "We were made for more than shadows."
            • "Now is the time for this to take place."
            • "God has a purpose for us to walk out."
            • "Life is not meaningless."
            
            

            Chapters

            00:00

            Introduction to Meaninglessness

            05:28

            The Search for Significance

            10:17

            Life's Fleeting Nature

            15:26

            Worship and Meaning

            20:00

            God's Timing and Purpose

            25:20

            The Power of Redemption

            30:50

            Living with Purpose and Power

            ]]>keywords

            Ecclesiastes, significance, meaning of life, worship, God's purpose, Passion Week, redemption, timing, karyos, Kronos

            summary

            In this episode of the Kingdom Corner podcast, Matt Guibe explores the themes of meaninglessness and significance through the lens of Ecclesiastes. He discusses the fleeting nature of life, the importance of worship, and the divine timing of God's purpose. The conversation emphasizes that true meaning is found in a relationship with God, who provides purpose and power through redemption. Matt encourages listeners to turn away from distractions and embrace a life filled with meaning and purpose, especially during Passion Week.

            takeaways

            • Life under the sun is often perceived as meaningless.
            • The search for significance leads to the realization of God's purpose.
            • Worship is central to finding meaning in life.
            • Life is fleeting, and we must seek what is eternal.
            • God's timing is crucial in fulfilling His purpose.
            • Redemption through Christ offers true meaning and power.
            • We are called to live in the light, not in shadows.
            • Kronos time is our daily experience, while Karyos time is divine moments.
            • Jesus is the embodiment of meaning and purpose.
            • We must focus on God's calling to live a fulfilled life.
            
            

            titles

            • Finding Meaning in a Meaningless World
            • The Search for Significance in Life
            • Life's Fleeting Nature and Eternal Purpose
            
            

            Sound Bites

            • "Life under the sun is meaningless."
            • "What's the use in living?"
            • "We were made for more than shadows."
            • "Now is the time for this to take place."
            • "God has a purpose for us to walk out."
            • "Life is not meaningless."
            
            

            Chapters

            00:00

            Introduction to Meaninglessness

            05:28

            The Search for Significance

            10:17

            Life's Fleeting Nature

            15:26

            Worship and Meaning

            20:00

            God's Timing and Purpose

            25:20

            The Power of Redemption

            30:50

            Living with Purpose and Power

            ]]>bf614dae-a442-4c8f-8e1e-edf30e65ecc0Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:18:00 -040034:16falsefull61541546"A Fools Folly or a Dreamers Dream?" (Ecclesiastes 5:1-3)keywords

            Ecclesiastes, dreams, fools, wisdom, reverence, listening, discipline, success, faith, legacy

            summary

            In this episode of the Kingdom Corner podcast, Matt Geib explores the themes of wisdom, dreams, and the contrast between fools and dreamers as presented in Ecclesiastes 5:1-3. He emphasizes the importance of reverence when approaching God, the need for discipline in realizing dreams, and the lessons learned from the lives of Jim Thorpe and Solomon. The discussion encourages listeners to reflect on their own lives, the clarity of God's voice, and the effort required to turn dreams into reality.

            takeaways

            • The contrast between a fool and a dreamer is significant.
            • A fool speaks many words with little weight.
            • Dreams require effort and discipline to be realized.
            • Listening to God is essential for true wisdom.
            • Success requires ongoing effort and humility.
            • A dream without labor is just a fantasy.
            • Reverence for God should precede our actions.
            • Many words do not equal wisdom.
            • God often plants the dreams in our hearts.
            • Finishing well is as important as starting strong.
            
            

            titles

            • Fools vs. Dreamers: A Biblical Perspective
            • The Wisdom of Listening in Worship
            
            

            Sound Bites

            • "A Fool's Folly or a Dreamer's Dream"
            • "Dreams without discipline are delusions"
            • "A dream without labor is just a fantasy"
            • "God isn't against your dreams"
            • "A dream without effort is just fantasy"
            
            

            Chapters

            00:00

            Introduction to Ecclesiastes and the Concept of Dreams

            08:15

            The Contrast Between Fools and Dreamers

            14:54

            The Importance of Reverence and Listening

            20:51

            Lessons from Jim Thorpe and Solomon's Life

            ]]>keywords

            Ecclesiastes, dreams, fools, wisdom, reverence, listening, discipline, success, faith, legacy

            summary

            In this episode of the Kingdom Corner podcast, Matt Geib explores the themes of wisdom, dreams, and the contrast between fools and dreamers as presented in Ecclesiastes 5:1-3. He emphasizes the importance of reverence when approaching God, the need for discipline in realizing dreams, and the lessons learned from the lives of Jim Thorpe and Solomon. The discussion encourages listeners to reflect on their own lives, the clarity of God's voice, and the effort required to turn dreams into reality.

            takeaways

            • The contrast between a fool and a dreamer is significant.
            • A fool speaks many words with little weight.
            • Dreams require effort and discipline to be realized.
            • Listening to God is essential for true wisdom.
            • Success requires ongoing effort and humility.
            • A dream without labor is just a fantasy.
            • Reverence for God should precede our actions.
            • Many words do not equal wisdom.
            • God often plants the dreams in our hearts.
            • Finishing well is as important as starting strong.
            
            

            titles

            • Fools vs. Dreamers: A Biblical Perspective
            • The Wisdom of Listening in Worship
            
            

            Sound Bites

            • "A Fool's Folly or a Dreamer's Dream"
            • "Dreams without discipline are delusions"
            • "A dream without labor is just a fantasy"
            • "God isn't against your dreams"
            • "A dream without effort is just fantasy"
            
            

            Chapters

            00:00

            Introduction to Ecclesiastes and the Concept of Dreams

            08:15

            The Contrast Between Fools and Dreamers

            14:54

            The Importance of Reverence and Listening

            20:51

            Lessons from Jim Thorpe and Solomon's Life

            ]]>72fa3c65-e4a9-491d-a607-032e6f642924Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:35:00 -040027:59falsefull61531536"Two Are Better Than One..." -Ecc. 4:9-12keywords

            fellowship, community, Ecclesiastes, relationships, isolation, church, koinonia, spiritual growth, friendship, biblical teachings

            summary

            In this episode of the Kingdom Corner podcast, Matt Geib discusses the importance of community and fellowship as highlighted in Ecclesiastes. He emphasizes that relationships are vital for spiritual growth and that isolation can lead to danger. Drawing from biblical teachings, he illustrates how Jesus modeled community and how believers are called to support one another. The conversation culminates in a call to action for listeners to seek out and cultivate meaningful relationships within the body of Christ.

            takeaways

            • Two are better than one, as stated in Ecclesiastes.
            • Man was created for relationships and fellowship.
            • Isolation can lead to spiritual decline and vulnerability.
            • Jesus modeled community through his relationships with the disciples.
            • The church is a body, and each member is essential.
            • Fellowship is crucial for spiritual growth and accountability.
            • We are called to bear one another's burdens.
            • True community involves active participation and support.
            • Koinonia, or intimate fellowship, is vital for believers.
            • Building relationships takes time and effort.
            
            

            titles

            • The Power of Community in Faith
            • Two Are Better Than One: A Biblical Perspective
            • Fellowship: The Heart of Spiritual Growth
            • Isolation vs. Community: A Spiritual Dilemma
            
            

            Sound Bites

            • "Two are better than one."
            • "Man was made for relationships."
            • "You will never grow without relationships."
            • "We were created for community."
            • "The church is a body, not an individual."
            • "You can't do it all on your own."
            • "Isolation is dangerous and unwise."
            • "We need the body of Christ."
            • "Two are always better than one."
            
            

            Chapters

            00:00

            Introduction to the Kingdom Corner Podcast

            00:58

            Exploring Ecclesiastes: Two Are Better Than One

            07:12

            The Importance of Fellowship and Community

            18:15

            The Dangers of Isolation

            29:07

            Jesus and the Model of Community

            38:12

            Building the Body of Christ Together

            ]]>keywords

            fellowship, community, Ecclesiastes, relationships, isolation, church, koinonia, spiritual growth, friendship, biblical teachings

            summary

            In this episode of the Kingdom Corner podcast, Matt Geib discusses the importance of community and fellowship as highlighted in Ecclesiastes. He emphasizes that relationships are vital for spiritual growth and that isolation can lead to danger. Drawing from biblical teachings, he illustrates how Jesus modeled community and how believers are called to support one another. The conversation culminates in a call to action for listeners to seek out and cultivate meaningful relationships within the body of Christ.

            takeaways

            • Two are better than one, as stated in Ecclesiastes.
            • Man was created for relationships and fellowship.
            • Isolation can lead to spiritual decline and vulnerability.
            • Jesus modeled community through his relationships with the disciples.
            • The church is a body, and each member is essential.
            • Fellowship is crucial for spiritual growth and accountability.
            • We are called to bear one another's burdens.
            • True community involves active participation and support.
            • Koinonia, or intimate fellowship, is vital for believers.
            • Building relationships takes time and effort.
            
            

            titles

            • The Power of Community in Faith
            • Two Are Better Than One: A Biblical Perspective
            • Fellowship: The Heart of Spiritual Growth
            • Isolation vs. Community: A Spiritual Dilemma
            
            

            Sound Bites

            • "Two are better than one."
            • "Man was made for relationships."
            • "You will never grow without relationships."
            • "We were created for community."
            • "The church is a body, not an individual."
            • "You can't do it all on your own."
            • "Isolation is dangerous and unwise."
            • "We need the body of Christ."
            • "Two are always better than one."
            
            

            Chapters

            00:00

            Introduction to the Kingdom Corner Podcast

            00:58

            Exploring Ecclesiastes: Two Are Better Than One

            07:12

            The Importance of Fellowship and Community

            18:15

            The Dangers of Isolation

            29:07

            Jesus and the Model of Community

            38:12

            Building the Body of Christ Together

            ]]>0434f508-17f8-44f9-9218-5f8f545b97b9Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:08:00 -040047:07falsefull61521526And They Have No Comforter- Ecc. 4:1keywords

            Holy Spirit, Comforter, Ecclesiastes, Searching for Significance, empowerment, baptism of the Holy Spirit, Christian faith, hope, oppression, spiritual gifts

            summary

            In this episode of the Kingdom Corner podcast, Matt Geib revisits his book 'Searching for Significance' and delves into the themes of comfort and empowerment through the Holy Spirit. He reflects on the oppression described in Ecclesiastes and emphasizes the importance of being a source of comfort for others. The discussion transitions into the role of the Holy Spirit as the Comforter, exploring the concept of the baptism of the Holy Spirit and its significance in empowering believers for ministry and spiritual gifts. Geib encourages listeners to seek a deeper relationship with the Holy Spirit and to be a light in the world.

            takeaways

            • The Comforter is essential for providing hope and consolation.
            • Solomon's view in Ecclesiastes reflects a worldview without God.
            • As Christians, we are called to be a light in the world.
            • The Holy Spirit empowers us to comfort others.
            • The baptism of the Holy Spirit is a distinct experience from salvation.
            • The Holy Spirit provides guidance, conviction, and power for ministry.
            • Believers should actively seek the Holy Spirit's empowerment.
            • Spiritual gifts are available through the Holy Spirit.
            • Jesus desires all believers to experience the fullness of the Holy Spirit.
            • We can be a solution to the oppression we see around us.
            
            

            titles

            • Finding Comfort in the Holy Spirit
            • Empowerment Through the Comforter
            
            

            Sound Bites

            • "You are the light of the world."
            • "We are never without hope."
            • "They have no comforter."
            • "Ask in faith, seek, knock."
            • "You can have a comforter today."
            
            

            Chapters

            00:00

            Introduction to Searching for Significance

            01:27

            The Role of the Comforter in Ecclesiastes

            10:08

            Exploring the Holy Spirit as Comforter

            12:13

            Understanding the Baptism of the Holy Spirit

            21:48

            Empowerment through the Holy Spirit

            
            

            ]]>keywords

            Holy Spirit, Comforter, Ecclesiastes, Searching for Significance, empowerment, baptism of the Holy Spirit, Christian faith, hope, oppression, spiritual gifts

            summary

            In this episode of the Kingdom Corner podcast, Matt Geib revisits his book 'Searching for Significance' and delves into the themes of comfort and empowerment through the Holy Spirit. He reflects on the oppression described in Ecclesiastes and emphasizes the importance of being a source of comfort for others. The discussion transitions into the role of the Holy Spirit as the Comforter, exploring the concept of the baptism of the Holy Spirit and its significance in empowering believers for ministry and spiritual gifts. Geib encourages listeners to seek a deeper relationship with the Holy Spirit and to be a light in the world.

            takeaways

            • The Comforter is essential for providing hope and consolation.
            • Solomon's view in Ecclesiastes reflects a worldview without God.
            • As Christians, we are called to be a light in the world.
            • The Holy Spirit empowers us to comfort others.
            • The baptism of the Holy Spirit is a distinct experience from salvation.
            • The Holy Spirit provides guidance, conviction, and power for ministry.
            • Believers should actively seek the Holy Spirit's empowerment.
            • Spiritual gifts are available through the Holy Spirit.
            • Jesus desires all believers to experience the fullness of the Holy Spirit.
            • We can be a solution to the oppression we see around us.
            
            

            titles

            • Finding Comfort in the Holy Spirit
            • Empowerment Through the Comforter
            
            

            Sound Bites

            • "You are the light of the world."
            • "We are never without hope."
            • "They have no comforter."
            • "Ask in faith, seek, knock."
            • "You can have a comforter today."
            
            

            Chapters

            00:00

            Introduction to Searching for Significance

            01:27

            The Role of the Comforter in Ecclesiastes

            10:08

            Exploring the Holy Spirit as Comforter

            12:13

            Understanding the Baptism of the Holy Spirit

            21:48

            Empowerment through the Holy Spirit

            
            

            ]]>06165a77-ea22-4474-8397-e63db9237322Thu, 06 Mar 2025 08:27:00 -040027:08falsefull61511516Do We REALLY BELIEVE THAT?An Interview with Pastor & Author Mark Grote On His New Book "Do We REALLY BELIEVE THAT"?

            Christianity, prophecy, faith, identity, intentionality, spiritual gifts, New Testament, Old Testament, personal relationship with God, church, faith, scripture, spiritual gifts, love, forgiveness, pain, suffering, uncertainty, God's provision, personal growth

            summary

            In this engaging conversation, Matt Geib and Mark discuss the themes of faith, prophecy, and identity in the context of Christianity. They explore the transition from Old Testament to New Testament understandings of prophecy, emphasizing the importance of receiving spiritual gifts. Mark shares insights from his book, highlighting how God sees individuals as the people they are becoming rather than their current state. The discussion also touches on the significance of intentionality in one's relationship with God and the need for believers to actively engage in their faith journey. In this conversation, Mark and Matt explore the themes of faith, love, and the role of spiritual gifts in the life of a believer. They discuss the importance of understanding scripture to elevate one's faith, the necessity of love in exercising spiritual gifts, and the challenges of navigating pain and suffering. The dialogue emphasizes the significance of trusting God's provision and the transformative power of forgiveness, while also addressing the resistance many feel towards God's will. Ultimately, they highlight the journey of personal growth through faith and the importance of community in fostering spiritual development.

            takeaways

            • Faith comes by hearing, but do we really believe?
            • Prophecy has shifted from Old Testament to New Testament.
            • Gifts from God must be actively received and nurtured.
            • God sees us as who we are becoming, not just who we are.
            • Intentionality in faith is crucial for spiritual growth.
            • God is attracted to those who hunger for Him.
            • We must focus on God's identity rather than our shortcomings.
            • The kindness of God leads us to repentance and growth.
            • We can partner with God in faith to see prophecies fulfilled.
            • Our relationship with God is personal and unique to each individual. The book is aimed at believers seeking to deepen their faith.
            • Love is essential in the exercise of spiritual gifts.
            • Understanding scripture can elevate one's faith.
            • Pain and suffering are part of the human experience.
            • True freedom comes from forgiveness and letting go of resentment.
            • God desires a relationship, not robotic obedience.
            • Trusting God's provision is crucial in uncertain times.
            • Resisting God's will can hinder personal growth.
            • Faith is often tested in times of mystery and uncertainty.
            • Community and discussion can lead to spiritual growth.
            
            

            titles

            • Exploring Faith and Prophecy
            • The New Covenant Perspective
            • Understanding Spiritual Gifts
            • God's Vision for Our Identity
            • Intentional Living in Faith
            • The Power of Prophetic Words
            
            

            Sound Bites

            • "Do we really believe that?"
            • "Gifts must be received."
            • "We can partner in faith with the prophetic."
            • "God is attracted to hunger."
            • "God sees you as the person you are becoming."
            • "God is present future."
            • "The kindness of God leads men to repentance."
            • "We need to focus on who God is."
            • "We need to be led by the Holy Spirit."
            • "Sometimes we resist what God wants to do."
            • "Worry's a liar. It wants to rob you of that."
            • "God opened a door to a new career opportunity."
            • "Iron sharpens iron. It makes us better."
            
            

            Chapters

            00:00

            Introduction to the Conversation

            04:02

            Exploring the Book's Themes

            07:48

            The Shift from Old to New Testament Prophecy

            16:13

            Gifts Must Be Received

            22:04

            God's Perspective on Our Identity

            25:56

            Intentionality in Faith and Practice

            35:53

            Elevating Faith Through Understanding Scripture

            36:54

            The Pursuit of Love and Spiritual Gifts

            39:30

            The Importance of Love in Spiritual Gifts

            43:10

            Understanding Doctrines and Spiritual Gifts

            45:48

            Navigating Pain and Suffering

            49:08

            The Role of Faith in Uncertainty

            51:42

            True Freedom Through Forgiveness

            54:06

            Resisting God and Embracing His Will

            57:31

            Trusting God's Provision in Uncertainty

            01:00:58

            The Impact of Faith on Personal Growth

            PLEASE PURCHASE THE BOOK At Amazon or Google Books

            You can Contact Mark at www.Groteministries.com

            
            

            ]]>An Interview with Pastor & Author Mark Grote On His New Book "Do We REALLY BELIEVE THAT"?

            Christianity, prophecy, faith, identity, intentionality, spiritual gifts, New Testament, Old Testament, personal relationship with God, church, faith, scripture, spiritual gifts, love, forgiveness, pain, suffering, uncertainty, God's provision, personal growth

            summary

            In this engaging conversation, Matt Geib and Mark discuss the themes of faith, prophecy, and identity in the context of Christianity. They explore the transition from Old Testament to New Testament understandings of prophecy, emphasizing the importance of receiving spiritual gifts. Mark shares insights from his book, highlighting how God sees individuals as the people they are becoming rather than their current state. The discussion also touches on the significance of intentionality in one's relationship with God and the need for believers to actively engage in their faith journey. In this conversation, Mark and Matt explore the themes of faith, love, and the role of spiritual gifts in the life of a believer. They discuss the importance of understanding scripture to elevate one's faith, the necessity of love in exercising spiritual gifts, and the challenges of navigating pain and suffering. The dialogue emphasizes the significance of trusting God's provision and the transformative power of forgiveness, while also addressing the resistance many feel towards God's will. Ultimately, they highlight the journey of personal growth through faith and the importance of community in fostering spiritual development.

            takeaways

            • Faith comes by hearing, but do we really believe?
            • Prophecy has shifted from Old Testament to New Testament.
            • Gifts from God must be actively received and nurtured.
            • God sees us as who we are becoming, not just who we are.
            • Intentionality in faith is crucial for spiritual growth.
            • God is attracted to those who hunger for Him.
            • We must focus on God's identity rather than our shortcomings.
            • The kindness of God leads us to repentance and growth.
            • We can partner with God in faith to see prophecies fulfilled.
            • Our relationship with God is personal and unique to each individual. The book is aimed at believers seeking to deepen their faith.
            • Love is essential in the exercise of spiritual gifts.
            • Understanding scripture can elevate one's faith.
            • Pain and suffering are part of the human experience.
            • True freedom comes from forgiveness and letting go of resentment.
            • God desires a relationship, not robotic obedience.
            • Trusting God's provision is crucial in uncertain times.
            • Resisting God's will can hinder personal growth.
            • Faith is often tested in times of mystery and uncertainty.
            • Community and discussion can lead to spiritual growth.
            
            

            titles

            • Exploring Faith and Prophecy
            • The New Covenant Perspective
            • Understanding Spiritual Gifts
            • God's Vision for Our Identity
            • Intentional Living in Faith
            • The Power of Prophetic Words
            
            

            Sound Bites

            • "Do we really believe that?"
            • "Gifts must be received."
            • "We can partner in faith with the prophetic."
            • "God is attracted to hunger."
            • "God sees you as the person you are becoming."
            • "God is present future."
            • "The kindness of God leads men to repentance."
            • "We need to focus on who God is."
            • "We need to be led by the Holy Spirit."
            • "Sometimes we resist what God wants to do."
            • "Worry's a liar. It wants to rob you of that."
            • "God opened a door to a new career opportunity."
            • "Iron sharpens iron. It makes us better."
            
            

            Chapters

            00:00

            Introduction to the Conversation

            04:02

            Exploring the Book's Themes

            07:48

            The Shift from Old to New Testament Prophecy

            16:13

            Gifts Must Be Received

            22:04

            God's Perspective on Our Identity

            25:56

            Intentionality in Faith and Practice

            35:53

            Elevating Faith Through Understanding Scripture

            36:54

            The Pursuit of Love and Spiritual Gifts

            39:30

            The Importance of Love in Spiritual Gifts

            43:10

            Understanding Doctrines and Spiritual Gifts

            45:48

            Navigating Pain and Suffering

            49:08

            The Role of Faith in Uncertainty

            51:42

            True Freedom Through Forgiveness

            54:06

            Resisting God and Embracing His Will

            57:31

            Trusting God's Provision in Uncertainty

            01:00:58

            The Impact of Faith on Personal Growth

            PLEASE PURCHASE THE BOOK At Amazon or Google Books

            You can Contact Mark at www.Groteministries.com

            
            

            ]]>47c37e72-5593-45ae-8bb4-3c87c0479430Tue, 18 Feb 2025 15:32:00 -040001:07:46falsefull61501506PT. II-"The New is in the Old CONCEALED, The Old is In The New REVEALED"(Isa. 43:18,19)PT. IIkeywords

            new beginnings, revelation, spiritual growth, God's word, faith, vision, purpose, understanding, divine connection, old and new

            summary

            In this podcast episode, Matt Geib explores the theme of new beginnings in the context of faith and spirituality. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the connection between the old and the new, revealing how God's word can provide fresh insights for the year ahead. Through various biblical references, he discusses the significance of receiving revelation, maintaining vision, and experiencing God's nature. The conversation encourages listeners to live with purpose and meaning, seeking a deeper relationship with God and embracing the new things He wants to do in their lives.

            takeaways

            • God is doing a new thing; we must perceive it.
            • The old and new are interconnected in God's plan.
            • Receiving a Rhema word is essential for spiritual growth.
            • Vision is crucial; without it, people perish.
            • We must experience God's nature to grow in faith.
            • Trials and challenges can lead to personal growth.
            • Living with purpose gives life meaning.
            • Worry and anxiety distract us from trusting God.
            • We should expect new revelations from God daily.
            • God desires to give us breakthroughs in our lives.
            
            

            titles

            • Embracing New Beginnings in Faith
            • The Divine Connection of Old and New
            • Revelation: Understanding God's Word
            • Vision: The Key to Spiritual Growth
            
            

            Sound Bites

            • "I, God, am doing a new thing."
            • "The new is in the old concealed."
            • "Have you received your What Is It Word today?"
            • "God wants to give you a Rhema word."
            • "You can't put new wine in an old wine skin."
            • "The days are long, but the years are short."
            • "Worry and anxiety are tactics of the enemy."
            • "God wants to take you to new heights."
            • "He wants to give you a breakthrough today."
            
            

            Chapters

            00:00

            Introduction to New Beginnings

            05:09

            The Old and New: A Divine Connection

            09:52

            Revelation and Understanding

            16:10

            The Importance of Vision

            22:00

            Experiencing God's Nature

            27:50

            The Journey of Growth and Revelation

            34:03

            Living with Purpose and Meaning

            39:46

            Conclusion and Prayer

            ]]>keywords

            new beginnings, revelation, spiritual growth, God's word, faith, vision, purpose, understanding, divine connection, old and new

            summary

            In this podcast episode, Matt Geib explores the theme of new beginnings in the context of faith and spirituality. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the connection between the old and the new, revealing how God's word can provide fresh insights for the year ahead. Through various biblical references, he discusses the significance of receiving revelation, maintaining vision, and experiencing God's nature. The conversation encourages listeners to live with purpose and meaning, seeking a deeper relationship with God and embracing the new things He wants to do in their lives.

            takeaways

            • God is doing a new thing; we must perceive it.
            • The old and new are interconnected in God's plan.
            • Receiving a Rhema word is essential for spiritual growth.
            • Vision is crucial; without it, people perish.
            • We must experience God's nature to grow in faith.
            • Trials and challenges can lead to personal growth.
            • Living with purpose gives life meaning.
            • Worry and anxiety distract us from trusting God.
            • We should expect new revelations from God daily.
            • God desires to give us breakthroughs in our lives.
            
            

            titles

            • Embracing New Beginnings in Faith
            • The Divine Connection of Old and New
            • Revelation: Understanding God's Word
            • Vision: The Key to Spiritual Growth
            
            

            Sound Bites

            • "I, God, am doing a new thing."
            • "The new is in the old concealed."
            • "Have you received your What Is It Word today?"
            • "God wants to give you a Rhema word."
            • "You can't put new wine in an old wine skin."
            • "The days are long, but the years are short."
            • "Worry and anxiety are tactics of the enemy."
            • "God wants to take you to new heights."
            • "He wants to give you a breakthrough today."
            
            

            Chapters

            00:00

            Introduction to New Beginnings

            05:09

            The Old and New: A Divine Connection

            09:52

            Revelation and Understanding

            16:10

            The Importance of Vision

            22:00

            Experiencing God's Nature

            27:50

            The Journey of Growth and Revelation

            34:03

            Living with Purpose and Meaning

            39:46

            Conclusion and Prayer

            ]]>0a736a74-c8f0-4034-acc0-4bbb7b7bb231Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:29:00 -040050:06falsefull61491496"The New is in the Old CONCEALED, The Old is In The New REVEALED"(Isa. 43:18,19)n this episode of the Kingdom Corner podcast, Matt Geib discusses the significance of the new year 2025, emphasizing the importance of understanding times and seasons in our lives. He explores the concept that the new is often concealed within the old, drawing from biblical teachings to illustrate how God is continuously doing new things in our lives. Through scriptural references, he encourages listeners to perceive and receive God's fresh revelations daily, while also recognizing the value of the old as a foundation for the new. The conversation culminates in a call to embrace the new opportunities that 2025 presents, grounded in the wisdom of past experiences.

            takeaways

            • God is doing something new in 2025.
            • Understanding times and seasons is crucial for growth.
            • The new is often concealed within the old.
            • Perception is key to receiving God's new revelations.
            • Daily renewal is essential for spiritual growth.
            • Both old and new are necessary for a balanced faith.
            • God's mercies are new every morning.
            • The role of the prophet is to see and perceive the new.
            • Time is a currency given by God; how we spend it matters.
            • We must discern what old foundations to keep and what to let go.
            
            

            titles

            • Embracing the New in 2025
            • The Balance of Old and New in Faith
            • Perceiving God's New Thing
            • Daily Renewal: A Fresh Word from God
            
            

            Sound Bites

            • "I, God, am doing a new thing."
            • "The new is in the old concealed."
            • "God is doing something new."
            • "Can you perceive it?"
            • "God wants to do a new, fresh thing."
            • "Have you had your what is it bread today?"
            • "Both the old and new are needed."
            • "We need discernment for that."
            • "What are you doing with that time?"
            
            

            Chapters

            00:00

            Welcome Back and New Beginnings

            02:54

            Understanding Times and Seasons

            06:11

            The New in the Old and the Old in the New

            10:04

            God's New Thing: Perception and Revelation

            18:14

            The Role of the Prophet: Seeing the New

            24:00

            Daily Renewal: Receiving God's Fresh Word

            30:04

            Old and New: A Balance in Faith

            43:02

            Conclusion: Embracing the New for 2025

            ]]>n this episode of the Kingdom Corner podcast, Matt Geib discusses the significance of the new year 2025, emphasizing the importance of understanding times and seasons in our lives. He explores the concept that the new is often concealed within the old, drawing from biblical teachings to illustrate how God is continuously doing new things in our lives. Through scriptural references, he encourages listeners to perceive and receive God's fresh revelations daily, while also recognizing the value of the old as a foundation for the new. The conversation culminates in a call to embrace the new opportunities that 2025 presents, grounded in the wisdom of past experiences.

            takeaways

            • God is doing something new in 2025.
            • Understanding times and seasons is crucial for growth.
            • The new is often concealed within the old.
            • Perception is key to receiving God's new revelations.
            • Daily renewal is essential for spiritual growth.
            • Both old and new are necessary for a balanced faith.
            • God's mercies are new every morning.
            • The role of the prophet is to see and perceive the new.
            • Time is a currency given by God; how we spend it matters.
            • We must discern what old foundations to keep and what to let go.
            
            

            titles

            • Embracing the New in 2025
            • The Balance of Old and New in Faith
            • Perceiving God's New Thing
            • Daily Renewal: A Fresh Word from God
            
            

            Sound Bites

            • "I, God, am doing a new thing."
            • "The new is in the old concealed."
            • "God is doing something new."
            • "Can you perceive it?"
            • "God wants to do a new, fresh thing."
            • "Have you had your what is it bread today?"
            • "Both the old and new are needed."
            • "We need discernment for that."
            • "What are you doing with that time?"
            
            

            Chapters

            00:00

            Welcome Back and New Beginnings

            02:54

            Understanding Times and Seasons

            06:11

            The New in the Old and the Old in the New

            10:04

            God's New Thing: Perception and Revelation

            18:14

            The Role of the Prophet: Seeing the New

            24:00

            Daily Renewal: Receiving God's Fresh Word

            30:04

            Old and New: A Balance in Faith

            43:02

            Conclusion: Embracing the New for 2025

            ]]>a0039b48-d739-46d4-940b-5a68809a38f1Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:09:00 -040046:43falsefull61481486"REFLECTIONS From a 69 Year Old Youngster" ~ PT. B Reflections from a 69-Year-Old Youngster (Part 2)

            Host: Matt Geib

            Episode Title: Reflections from a 69-Year-Old Youngster (Part 2)

            Date: November 2024

            Episode Summary:

            In this reflective and heartfelt episode, Matt Geib dives deeper into his personal journey and insights gained after turning 69. Building on the themes from the previous episode, Matt shares profound lessons from Scripture and life, exploring key areas like the fleeting nature of time, procrastination, adaptability, and the difference between faithfulness and loyalty in our walk with God. Drawing from Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, and James, Matt challenges listeners to examine their lives, live intentionally, and embrace God's wisdom.

            Key Takeaways:

            1. The Fleeting Nature of Time:
            
            
            • Reflecting on how quickly time passes, Matt encourages listeners to embrace the present and make the most of every opportunity.
            • Inspired by Ecclesiastes 3, Matt highlights the importance of recognizing God's timing in our lives.
            
            
            1. Procrastination vs. Present Action:
            
            
            • Procrastination can lead to missed opportunities and a diminished sense of purpose.
            • Key Scriptures: Ecclesiastes 1:2 (life as a vapor) and Ecclesiastes 11:4 (acting despite uncertainty).
            
            
            1. Stubbornness vs. Openness:
            
            
            • Stubbornness, when rooted in wisdom, can be a virtue, but it must be balanced with flexibility.
            • Lessons from Proverbs 4:25–27 and Ecclesiastes 3 emphasize knowing when to stand firm and when to adapt.
            
            
            1. Faithfulness vs. Loyalty:
            
            
            • Faithfulness involves outward actions, but loyalty reflects the condition of the heart.
            • Drawing from Solomon’s life, Matt examines the dangers of losing relational loyalty to God despite outward faithfulness.
            
            

            Scriptures Highlighted:

            • 2 Corinthians 13:5 – "Examine yourselves whether you be in the faith."
            • James 1:22–25 – "Be doers of the word and not hearers only."
            • Ecclesiastes 3:1 – "To everything there is a season."
            • Ecclesiastes 12:13 – "Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man."
            • Proverbs 13:20 – "He who walks with the wise will be wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm."
            
            

            Reflections on Life and Legacy:

            • Matt shares personal insights on leaving a legacy rooted in love, faith, and wisdom.
            • He encourages listeners to embrace a childlike curiosity and openness to continually grow in their relationship with God and others.
            
            

            Resources Mentioned:

            • Matt’s devotional book: Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes (2020).
            • Order your copy and access the accompanying video series by contacting Matt directly.
            
            

            Action Steps for Listeners:

            • Reflect on your own life: Are you living faithfully or loyally to God?
            • Embrace the present moment and take steps to overcome procrastination.
            • Seek balance in being steadfast in principles while staying open to growth and new opportunities.
            
            

            Connect with Matt:

            • Podcast: The Kingdom Corner Podcast
            • Email: [Insert Contact Info]
            • Order Book/Video Series: [Insert Contact Info or Link]
            
            

            Closing Prayer:

            “May God grant you His wisdom in all you do. Be blessed, my friends!”

            ]]> Reflections from a 69-Year-Old Youngster (Part 2)

            Host: Matt Geib

            Episode Title: Reflections from a 69-Year-Old Youngster (Part 2)

            Date: November 2024

            Episode Summary:

            In this reflective and heartfelt episode, Matt Geib dives deeper into his personal journey and insights gained after turning 69. Building on the themes from the previous episode, Matt shares profound lessons from Scripture and life, exploring key areas like the fleeting nature of time, procrastination, adaptability, and the difference between faithfulness and loyalty in our walk with God. Drawing from Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, and James, Matt challenges listeners to examine their lives, live intentionally, and embrace God's wisdom.

            Key Takeaways:

            1. The Fleeting Nature of Time:
            
            
            • Reflecting on how quickly time passes, Matt encourages listeners to embrace the present and make the most of every opportunity.
            • Inspired by Ecclesiastes 3, Matt highlights the importance of recognizing God's timing in our lives.
            
            
            1. Procrastination vs. Present Action:
            
            
            • Procrastination can lead to missed opportunities and a diminished sense of purpose.
            • Key Scriptures: Ecclesiastes 1:2 (life as a vapor) and Ecclesiastes 11:4 (acting despite uncertainty).
            
            
            1. Stubbornness vs. Openness:
            
            
            • Stubbornness, when rooted in wisdom, can be a virtue, but it must be balanced with flexibility.
            • Lessons from Proverbs 4:25–27 and Ecclesiastes 3 emphasize knowing when to stand firm and when to adapt.
            
            
            1. Faithfulness vs. Loyalty:
            
            
            • Faithfulness involves outward actions, but loyalty reflects the condition of the heart.
            • Drawing from Solomon’s life, Matt examines the dangers of losing relational loyalty to God despite outward faithfulness.
            
            

            Scriptures Highlighted:

            • 2 Corinthians 13:5 – "Examine yourselves whether you be in the faith."
            • James 1:22–25 – "Be doers of the word and not hearers only."
            • Ecclesiastes 3:1 – "To everything there is a season."
            • Ecclesiastes 12:13 – "Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man."
            • Proverbs 13:20 – "He who walks with the wise will be wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm."
            
            

            Reflections on Life and Legacy:

            • Matt shares personal insights on leaving a legacy rooted in love, faith, and wisdom.
            • He encourages listeners to embrace a childlike curiosity and openness to continually grow in their relationship with God and others.
            
            

            Resources Mentioned:

            • Matt’s devotional book: Searching for Significance: A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes (2020).
            • Order your copy and access the accompanying video series by contacting Matt directly.
            
            

            Action Steps for Listeners:

            • Reflect on your own life: Are you living faithfully or loyally to God?
            • Embrace the present moment and take steps to overcome procrastination.
            • Seek balance in being steadfast in principles while staying open to growth and new opportunities.
            
            

            Connect with Matt:

            • Podcast: The Kingdom Corner Podcast
            • Email: [Insert Contact Info]
            • Order Book/Video Series: [Insert Contact Info or Link]
            
            

            Closing Prayer:

            “May God grant you His wisdom in all you do. Be blessed, my friends!”

            ]]>60cc36a7-9060-409c-ba3b-ea5a3501ad83Mon, 18 Nov 2024 15:18:00 -040035:09falsefull41471474"Reflections of a 69 Year Old Youngster" (PT. A)keywords

            reflections, life lessons, time management, loyalty, faithfulness, procrastination, wisdom, personal growth, spirituality, Ecclesiastes

            summary

            In this episode of the Kingdom Corner podcast, Matt Geib reflects on his life as he approaches his 70th birthday. He shares insights gained from his experiences, emphasizing the swift passage of time, the importance of not procrastinating, and the distinction between loyalty and faithfulness. Through scriptural references and personal anecdotes, he encourages listeners to live mindfully and embrace the present moment while seeking a deeper relationship with God.

            takeaways

            • Life is short, and time passes quickly.
            • Procrastination can lead to missed opportunities.
            • Being stubborn can be both a strength and a weakness.
            • Loyalty involves a deeper relationship than mere faithfulness.
            • We must examine ourselves regularly to grow spiritually.
            • Time management is crucial for a fulfilling life.
            • Embrace joy and simple pleasures in life.
            • Reflecting on life can lead to valuable insights.
            • God has a purpose for each season of our lives.
            • Living wisely within time's constraints is essential.
            
            

            titles

            • Reflections of a 69-Year-Old Youngster
            • The Wisdom of Time: Lessons from 69 Years
            • Navigating Life: Procrastination and Purpose
            • Understanding Loyalty vs. Faithfulness
            • Embracing the Present: A Journey of Reflection
            
            

            Sound Bites

            • "I've lived more years now than I'm going to live."
            • "Time flies by so quickly."
            • "Don't be a procrastinator."
            • "What's the difference between loyalty and faithfulness?"
            • "You will never find total fulfillment apart from God."
            
            

            Chapters

            00:00

            Reflections of a 69-Year-Old Youngster

            11:01

            The Swift Passage of Time

            20:06

            Procrastination and Its Consequences

            24:58

            Loyalty vs. Faithfulness

            31:13

            Living Wisely Within Time's Constraints

            ]]>keywords

            reflections, life lessons, time management, loyalty, faithfulness, procrastination, wisdom, personal growth, spirituality, Ecclesiastes

            summary

            In this episode of the Kingdom Corner podcast, Matt Geib reflects on his life as he approaches his 70th birthday. He shares insights gained from his experiences, emphasizing the swift passage of time, the importance of not procrastinating, and the distinction between loyalty and faithfulness. Through scriptural references and personal anecdotes, he encourages listeners to live mindfully and embrace the present moment while seeking a deeper relationship with God.

            takeaways

            • Life is short, and time passes quickly.
            • Procrastination can lead to missed opportunities.
            • Being stubborn can be both a strength and a weakness.
            • Loyalty involves a deeper relationship than mere faithfulness.
            • We must examine ourselves regularly to grow spiritually.
            • Time management is crucial for a fulfilling life.
            • Embrace joy and simple pleasures in life.
            • Reflecting on life can lead to valuable insights.
            • God has a purpose for each season of our lives.
            • Living wisely within time's constraints is essential.
            
            

            titles

            • Reflections of a 69-Year-Old Youngster
            • The Wisdom of Time: Lessons from 69 Years
            • Navigating Life: Procrastination and Purpose
            • Understanding Loyalty vs. Faithfulness
            • Embracing the Present: A Journey of Reflection
            
            

            Sound Bites

            • "I've lived more years now than I'm going to live."
            • "Time flies by so quickly."
            • "Don't be a procrastinator."
            • "What's the difference between loyalty and faithfulness?"
            • "You will never find total fulfillment apart from God."
            
            

            Chapters

            00:00

            Reflections of a 69-Year-Old Youngster

            11:01

            The Swift Passage of Time

            20:06

            Procrastination and Its Consequences

            24:58

            Loyalty vs. Faithfulness

            31:13

            Living Wisely Within Time's Constraints

            ]]>9c869f19-80c9-42b3-aa10-fcc32243876aThu, 07 Nov 2024 19:08:00 -040052:45falsefull4146146410 Life Areas To Carefully Discern In This Season~Venus RodreguezTen Life Areas To Carefully Discern In This Season                            

            1)Media Consumption……Phil.4:8

            
            

            2)Choice of Relationships…..Proverbs 13:20

            
            

            3 Responsibility with Finances…..Proverbs 22:7

            {Do you KNOW the difference between your wants & NEEDS?}

            
            

            4)Political & Social Issues…..Micah 6:8

            
            

            5)Correct Spirit LED Teaching……I John 4:1

            
            

            6)Parenting/Family…..Proverbs 22:6

            
            

            7)Career & Life CHOICES….Proverbs 16:9

            
            

            8)Health & Wellness……I Cor. 16:19,20

            
            

            9)Use of Technology…..Psalm 101:3

            
            

            10)Social Interactions & PEER Pressure…..Romans 12:2

            
            

            
            

            ]]>Ten Life Areas To Carefully Discern In This Season                            

            1)Media Consumption……Phil.4:8

            
            

            2)Choice of Relationships…..Proverbs 13:20

            
            

            3 Responsibility with Finances…..Proverbs 22:7

            {Do you KNOW the difference between your wants & NEEDS?}

            
            

            4)Political & Social Issues…..Micah 6:8

            
            

            5)Correct Spirit LED Teaching……I John 4:1

            
            

            6)Parenting/Family…..Proverbs 22:6

            
            

            7)Career & Life CHOICES….Proverbs 16:9

            
            

            8)Health & Wellness……I Cor. 16:19,20

            
            

            9)Use of Technology…..Psalm 101:3

            
            

            10)Social Interactions & PEER Pressure…..Romans 12:2

            
            

            
            

            ]]>605567bb-45a5-4afb-bea0-5ba63614617bWed, 09 Oct 2024 11:13:00 -040001:14:56falsefull41451454World GRATITUDE DAY...What are you grateful for?keywords

            gratitude, appreciation, spiritual growth, positivity, mental health, kindness, thankfulness, personal development, emotional well-being, World Gratitude Day

            summary

            In this conversation, Matt Geib reflects on the importance of gratitude, especially in light of World Gratitude Day. He shares insights from Tommy Newberry's book, 'The Four Eight Principle,' emphasizing that gratitude is a practice that can transform one's mindset and emotional well-being. Geib discusses how gratitude can counter negative emotions and the necessity of cultivating a grateful attitude in today's world. He also highlights biblical perspectives on gratitude and encourages listeners to actively recognize and express their thankfulness.

            takeaways

            • Gratitude is a conviction, a practice, and a discipline.
            • It is essential for human growth, creativity, and joy.
            • Gratitude shifts focus from what is absent to what is present.
            • It can be cultivated and experienced at deeper levels.
            • Gratitude is an antidote to negative emotions.
            • You cannot experience hostility and gratitude simultaneously.
            • Make a commitment to be grateful every day.
            • Gratitude helps in recognizing the abundance in life.
            • Even in difficult times, gratitude can be a guiding force.
            • Sharing gratitude with others enhances its impact.
            
            

            titles

            • The Power of Gratitude
            • Gratitude: A Path to Joy
            
            

            Sound Bites

            • "Gratitude is the cornerstone of an unstoppable attitude."
            • "You cannot experience hostility and gratitude at the same time."
            • "Make a commitment to be grateful today."
            
            

            Chapters

            00:00

            The Essence of Gratitude

            
            

            ]]>keywords

            gratitude, appreciation, spiritual growth, positivity, mental health, kindness, thankfulness, personal development, emotional well-being, World Gratitude Day

            summary

            In this conversation, Matt Geib reflects on the importance of gratitude, especially in light of World Gratitude Day. He shares insights from Tommy Newberry's book, 'The Four Eight Principle,' emphasizing that gratitude is a practice that can transform one's mindset and emotional well-being. Geib discusses how gratitude can counter negative emotions and the necessity of cultivating a grateful attitude in today's world. He also highlights biblical perspectives on gratitude and encourages listeners to actively recognize and express their thankfulness.

            takeaways

            • Gratitude is a conviction, a practice, and a discipline.
            • It is essential for human growth, creativity, and joy.
            • Gratitude shifts focus from what is absent to what is present.
            • It can be cultivated and experienced at deeper levels.
            • Gratitude is an antidote to negative emotions.
            • You cannot experience hostility and gratitude simultaneously.
            • Make a commitment to be grateful every day.
            • Gratitude helps in recognizing the abundance in life.
            • Even in difficult times, gratitude can be a guiding force.
            • Sharing gratitude with others enhances its impact.
            
            

            titles

            • The Power of Gratitude
            • Gratitude: A Path to Joy
            
            

            Sound Bites

            • "Gratitude is the cornerstone of an unstoppable attitude."
            • "You cannot experience hostility and gratitude at the same time."
            • "Make a commitment to be grateful today."
            
            

            Chapters

            00:00

            The Essence of Gratitude

            
            

            ]]>14f8ff2b-8060-4da4-a622-5543b46658dbSat, 21 Sep 2024 18:11:00 -040011:30falsefull41441444"When Hope Comes"summary

            In this conversation, Matt Geib interviews Donna Aust about her book 'When Hope Comes' and explores the themes of redemption, identity, and the character of God as revealed in the Book of Ruth. They discuss the significance of the relationship between Naomi and Ruth, the role of suffering in revealing our sin, and the importance of living in the light of the Gospel. They also touch on the idea that God allows the progression of a hard heart to desire things that ultimately destroy us. The conversation explores the themes of suffering, identity, and God's providence. It emphasizes the importance of understanding our true identity as children of God and living in a way that reflects His character. The discussion also touches on the significance of trials and how they can shape and strengthen our faith. The book 'When Hope Comes' by Donna Aust is highlighted as a resource for further exploration of these topics.

            keywords

            Book of Ruth, redemption, identity, character of God, suffering, idols, Gospel, suffering, identity, providence, trials, faith

            takeaways

            • The Book of Ruth is a love story that goes beyond the romantic relationship between Boaz and Ruth. It also reveals God's love for His people and His desire to bring them back into relationship with Him.
            • Suffering is not always a result of sin, but it can reveal our sin and our need for God's grace and mercy.
            • Living in the light of the Gospel helps us realize that idols are ultimately incapable of providing, sustaining, and satisfying us like Jesus can.
            • God allows the progression of a hard heart to desire things that destroy us, but His grace and mercy are always available to us.
            • Relationships, especially difficult ones like the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship, can sanctify us and teach us to love like Jesus.
            • Repentance is a continual process, and it is through repentance that we can experience the depth of God's grace and mercy. Our true identity is found in being children of God and living in a way that reflects His character.
            • Trials and suffering can be opportunities for growth and strengthening of faith.
            • God's providence weaves together all the events of our lives into a purposeful tapestry.
            • Understanding our identity and God's character can help us confidently navigate the uncertainties of life.
            • The book 'When Hope Comes' by Donna Aust is a valuable resource for exploring these themes further.
            
            

            titles

            • The Destructive Power of Idols
            • Living in the Light of the Gospel The Purpose and Growth in Trials
            • Discovering Our True Identity in God
            
            

            Sound Bites

            • "The Book of Ruth is a love story, but it is so much more than that."
            • "The absence of repentance only magnifies God's grace and mercy more."
            • "Only when we live in the light of the Gospel do we really realize these idols are ultimately incapable of providing, sustaining, and satisfying us as only Jesus can."
            • "We were created uniquely and wonderfully by him for his good pleasure, for his joy, and for his accomplishing of his will and purposes."
            • "Our lives are secure in his hands."
            • "God reveals his glory in the Old and New Testament to the most unlikely and lowly people."
            
            

            Chapters

            00:00

            Introduction to Donna Aust and her book 'When Hope Comes'

            04:01

            How the Book Came About

            07:26

            The Love Story in the Book of Ruth

            10:47

            The Significance of Ruth's Commitment to Naomi

            13:31

            The Suffering of Naomi and its Connection to Job

            16:23

            The Challenges of Family Relationships

            21:08

            The Absence of Repentance and the Magnification of God's Grace

            25:49

            Idols and the Sufficiency of Jesus

            28:40

            The Destructive Power of Idolatry

            32:00

            The Sanctifying Nature of Relationships

            35:06

            The Continual Process of Repentance

            45:15

            God's Providence and Purpose in Our Lives

            53:14

            Living Confidently in the Midst of Uncertainty

            For More Information about our Author Donna Aust ...see https://donnaaustministries.org

            To order the Book : https://www.amazon.com/s?k=when+hope+comes&i=stripbooks&crid=1O40IMDFEZJ7X&sprefix=when+hope+comes%2Cstripbooks%2C170&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

            ]]>summary

            In this conversation, Matt Geib interviews Donna Aust about her book 'When Hope Comes' and explores the themes of redemption, identity, and the character of God as revealed in the Book of Ruth. They discuss the significance of the relationship between Naomi and Ruth, the role of suffering in revealing our sin, and the importance of living in the light of the Gospel. They also touch on the idea that God allows the progression of a hard heart to desire things that ultimately destroy us. The conversation explores the themes of suffering, identity, and God's providence. It emphasizes the importance of understanding our true identity as children of God and living in a way that reflects His character. The discussion also touches on the significance of trials and how they can shape and strengthen our faith. The book 'When Hope Comes' by Donna Aust is highlighted as a resource for further exploration of these topics.

            keywords

            Book of Ruth, redemption, identity, character of God, suffering, idols, Gospel, suffering, identity, providence, trials, faith

            takeaways

            • The Book of Ruth is a love story that goes beyond the romantic relationship between Boaz and Ruth. It also reveals God's love for His people and His desire to bring them back into relationship with Him.
            • Suffering is not always a result of sin, but it can reveal our sin and our need for God's grace and mercy.
            • Living in the light of the Gospel helps us realize that idols are ultimately incapable of providing, sustaining, and satisfying us like Jesus can.
            • God allows the progression of a hard heart to desire things that destroy us, but His grace and mercy are always available to us.
            • Relationships, especially difficult ones like the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship, can sanctify us and teach us to love like Jesus.
            • Repentance is a continual process, and it is through repentance that we can experience the depth of God's grace and mercy. Our true identity is found in being children of God and living in a way that reflects His character.
            • Trials and suffering can be opportunities for growth and strengthening of faith.
            • God's providence weaves together all the events of our lives into a purposeful tapestry.
            • Understanding our identity and God's character can help us confidently navigate the uncertainties of life.
            • The book 'When Hope Comes' by Donna Aust is a valuable resource for exploring these themes further.
            
            

            titles

            • The Destructive Power of Idols
            • Living in the Light of the Gospel The Purpose and Growth in Trials
            • Discovering Our True Identity in God
            
            

            Sound Bites

            • "The Book of Ruth is a love story, but it is so much more than that."
            • "The absence of repentance only magnifies God's grace and mercy more."
            • "Only when we live in the light of the Gospel do we really realize these idols are ultimately incapable of providing, sustaining, and satisfying us as only Jesus can."
            • "We were created uniquely and wonderfully by him for his good pleasure, for his joy, and for his accomplishing of his will and purposes."
            • "Our lives are secure in his hands."
            • "God reveals his glory in the Old and New Testament to the most unlikely and lowly people."
            
            

            Chapters

            00:00

            Introduction to Donna Aust and her book 'When Hope Comes'

            04:01

            How the Book Came About

            07:26

            The Love Story in the Book of Ruth

            10:47

            The Significance of Ruth's Commitment to Naomi

            13:31

            The Suffering of Naomi and its Connection to Job

            16:23

            The Challenges of Family Relationships

            21:08

            The Absence of Repentance and the Magnification of God's Grace

            25:49

            Idols and the Sufficiency of Jesus

            28:40

            The Destructive Power of Idolatry

            32:00

            The Sanctifying Nature of Relationships

            35:06

            The Continual Process of Repentance

            45:15

            God's Providence and Purpose in Our Lives

            53:14

            Living Confidently in the Midst of Uncertainty

            For More Information about our Author Donna Aust ...see https://donnaaustministries.org

            To order the Book : https://www.amazon.com/s?k=when+hope+comes&i=stripbooks&crid=1O40IMDFEZJ7X&sprefix=when+hope+comes%2Cstripbooks%2C170&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

            ]]>b30975a5-7f89-443e-af9c-e3333eaf1286Fri, 06 Sep 2024 09:12:00 -040001:00:31falsefull41431434"What Do You DESIRE?"(Ecc. 2:10)summary

            In this episode of the Kingdom Corner podcast, Matt Geib explores the theme of desire and what it means to pursue God wholeheartedly. He references the book of Ecclesiastes and shares insights from his own devotional journey. Matt emphasizes the importance of seeking the Kingdom of God above all else and not being consumed by worldly desires. He encourages listeners to have a passion for God and to prioritize their relationship with Him. The episode concludes with a quote about the power of passion and a prayer for the listeners.

            keywords

            desire, pursuit, God, Kingdom of God, passion, worldly desires, relationship with God

            takeaways

            • The measure of a person's desire is seen in their pursuit.
            • It is important to prioritize seeking the Kingdom of God above all else.
            • Having a passion for God and pursuing a relationship with Him should be our primary desire.
            • Worldly desires can distract us from our relationship with God and lead to emptiness and meaninglessness.
            • We should strive to live a life of worship and seek God with our whole heart, soul, and mind.
            
            

            titles

            • Avoiding the Trap of Worldly Desires
            • Passion for God: The Key to Fulfillment
            
            

            Sound Bites

            • "Light yourself on fire with passion, and people will come from miles to watch you burn."
            
            

            Chapters

            00:00

            Introduction and Prayer

            06:17

            What Do You Desire? Exploring Ecclesiastes 2:10

            09:07

            The Dangers of Worldly Desires

            11:33

            Maintaining Focus on the Kingdom of God

            14:03

            Living a Life of Worship and Devotion

            19:25

            The Measure of Desire: Pursuing God Wholeheartedly

            32:49

            Passion and Zeal: What Are You Pursuing?

            36:12

            The Power of Passion: Lighting Yourself on Fire for God

            38:08

            Conclusion and Prayer

            
            

            ]]>summary

            In this episode of the Kingdom Corner podcast, Matt Geib explores the theme of desire and what it means to pursue God wholeheartedly. He references the book of Ecclesiastes and shares insights from his own devotional journey. Matt emphasizes the importance of seeking the Kingdom of God above all else and not being consumed by worldly desires. He encourages listeners to have a passion for God and to prioritize their relationship with Him. The episode concludes with a quote about the power of passion and a prayer for the listeners.

            keywords

            desire, pursuit, God, Kingdom of God, passion, worldly desires, relationship with God

            takeaways

            • The measure of a person's desire is seen in their pursuit.
            • It is important to prioritize seeking the Kingdom of God above all else.
            • Having a passion for God and pursuing a relationship with Him should be our primary desire.
            • Worldly desires can distract us from our relationship with God and lead to emptiness and meaninglessness.
            • We should strive to live a life of worship and seek God with our whole heart, soul, and mind.
            
            

            titles

            • Avoiding the Trap of Worldly Desires
            • Passion for God: The Key to Fulfillment
            
            

            Sound Bites

            • "Light yourself on fire with passion, and people will come from miles to watch you burn."
            
            

            Chapters

            00:00

            Introduction and Prayer

            06:17

            What Do You Desire? Exploring Ecclesiastes 2:10

            09:07

            The Dangers of Worldly Desires

            11:33

            Maintaining Focus on the Kingdom of God

            14:03

            Living a Life of Worship and Devotion

            19:25

            The Measure of Desire: Pursuing God Wholeheartedly

            32:49

            Passion and Zeal: What Are You Pursuing?

            36:12

            The Power of Passion: Lighting Yourself on Fire for God

            38:08

            Conclusion and Prayer

            
            

            ]]>ac328f4d-b95d-48f3-9e6c-1e7735bb33a1Thu, 08 Aug 2024 09:23:00 -040041:02falsefull41421424"The Windblown Girl"Summary

            In this episode of the Kingdom Corner Podcast, host Matt Geib interviews Patti Townley-Covert, an author and Christian activist. They discuss Patti's memoir, 'The Windblown Girl,' which explores her journey of finding peace and stability through a biblical worldview. They touch on topics such as identity, sexuality, social issues, and the importance of biblical truth. Patti shares her experiences and how she learned to live in light of eternity rather than temporal standards. The conversation highlights the need for Christians to have a ministry of reconciliation and to differentiate between cultural lies and biblical truths. Patti Townley-Covert discusses her new historical fiction series set after World War II and the importance of applying biblical concepts to our lives. She shares that the series focuses on the voices that influence our choices and the struggles of the characters in learning about God. Patti also emphasizes the value of the journey and how success is not defined by reaching a certain place but by who we are. She encourages listeners to speak truth with kindness and to listen to the one voice that matters. Patti's book, 'The Windblown Girl,' is available on Amazon.

            Keywords

            Kingdom Corner Podcast, Patti Townley-Covert, memoir, biblical worldview, identity, sexuality, social issues, biblical truth, ministry of reconciliation, cultural lies, historical fiction, World War II, biblical concepts, voices, choices, struggles, journey, success, truth, kindness, The Windblown Girl

            Takeaways

            • Our identity in Christ determines our thinking on self, sexuality, and social issues.
            • Cultural lies can lead to chaos and despair, while biblical truths bring stability and peace.
            • Having a correct identity in Christ helps us navigate through difficult circumstances and trials.
            • We all have a ministry of reconciliation and should strive to value and respect others as image-bearers of God. Patti Townley-Covert is working on a historical fiction series set after World War II, focusing on the voices that influence our choices.
            • Success is not defined by reaching a certain place, but by who we are and how we apply biblical concepts to our lives.
            • Speaking truth with kindness is important, and it requires understanding how biblical concepts apply to our lives.
            • Patti's book, 'The Windblown Girl,' explores her personal journey and the storms she faced, emphasizing the importance of standing firm in faith.
            • Patti encourages listeners to subscribe to her e-newsletter for updates on her book series and to receive additional resources.
            
            

            Titles

            • Living in Light of Eternity
            • The Ministry of Reconciliation Speaking Truth with Kindness
            • Success Defined by Who We Are
            
            

            Sound Bites

            • "Practical biblical applications have taught me how to live in light of eternity."
            • "When I came to Christ completely, I was done. I just didn't want to hurt myself anymore."
            • "It really became dangerous to be in denial. We have to deal with the truth."
            • "Throughout it's about the voices that influence the choices, our choices."
            • "Success is who we are. It's not what we do."
            • "Applying what we learn from scripture is key."
            
            

            Chapters

            
            

            00:00

            Introduction and Background

            03:03

            Living in Light of Eternity

            09:45

            Finding Stability through a Biblical Worldview

            17:03

            Dealing with the Truth

            23:34

            Valuing Others as Image-Bearers of God

            31:15

            33:11

            Exploring the Voices that Influence Our Choices

            36:29

            The Journey of Applying Biblical Concepts

            43:36

            Success Defined by Who We Are

            48:12

            Speaking Truth with Kindness

            50:01

            Standing Firm in the Storms of Life

            52:24

            Introduction to Patti's Historical Fiction Series

            Subscribe to Patti's E-Newsletter for Updates and Resources

            Website: www.ptcovert.com

            
            

            
            

            ]]>Summary

            In this episode of the Kingdom Corner Podcast, host Matt Geib interviews Patti Townley-Covert, an author and Christian activist. They discuss Patti's memoir, 'The Windblown Girl,' which explores her journey of finding peace and stability through a biblical worldview. They touch on topics such as identity, sexuality, social issues, and the importance of biblical truth. Patti shares her experiences and how she learned to live in light of eternity rather than temporal standards. The conversation highlights the need for Christians to have a ministry of reconciliation and to differentiate between cultural lies and biblical truths. Patti Townley-Covert discusses her new historical fiction series set after World War II and the importance of applying biblical concepts to our lives. She shares that the series focuses on the voices that influence our choices and the struggles of the characters in learning about God. Patti also emphasizes the value of the journey and how success is not defined by reaching a certain place but by who we are. She encourages listeners to speak truth with kindness and to listen to the one voice that matters. Patti's book, 'The Windblown Girl,' is available on Amazon.

            Keywords

            Kingdom Corner Podcast, Patti Townley-Covert, memoir, biblical worldview, identity, sexuality, social issues, biblical truth, ministry of reconciliation, cultural lies, historical fiction, World War II, biblical concepts, voices, choices, struggles, journey, success, truth, kindness, The Windblown Girl

            Takeaways

            • Our identity in Christ determines our thinking on self, sexuality, and social issues.
            • Cultural lies can lead to chaos and despair, while biblical truths bring stability and peace.
            • Having a correct identity in Christ helps us navigate through difficult circumstances and trials.
            • We all have a ministry of reconciliation and should strive to value and respect others as image-bearers of God. Patti Townley-Covert is working on a historical fiction series set after World War II, focusing on the voices that influence our choices.
            • Success is not defined by reaching a certain place, but by who we are and how we apply biblical concepts to our lives.
            • Speaking truth with kindness is important, and it requires understanding how biblical concepts apply to our lives.
            • Patti's book, 'The Windblown Girl,' explores her personal journey and the storms she faced, emphasizing the importance of standing firm in faith.
            • Patti encourages listeners to subscribe to her e-newsletter for updates on her book series and to receive additional resources.
            
            

            Titles

            • Living in Light of Eternity
            • The Ministry of Reconciliation Speaking Truth with Kindness
            • Success Defined by Who We Are
            
            

            Sound Bites

            • "Practical biblical applications have taught me how to live in light of eternity."
            • "When I came to Christ completely, I was done. I just didn't want to hurt myself anymore."
            • "It really became dangerous to be in denial. We have to deal with the truth."
            • "Throughout it's about the voices that influence the choices, our choices."
            • "Success is who we are. It's not what we do."
            • "Applying what we learn from scripture is key."
            
            

            Chapters

            
            

            00:00

            Introduction and Background

            03:03

            Living in Light of Eternity

            09:45

            Finding Stability through a Biblical Worldview

            17:03

            Dealing with the Truth

            23:34

            Valuing Others as Image-Bearers of God

            31:15

            33:11

            Exploring the Voices that Influence Our Choices

            36:29

            The Journey of Applying Biblical Concepts

            43:36

            Success Defined by Who We Are

            48:12

            Speaking Truth with Kindness

            50:01

            Standing Firm in the Storms of Life

            52:24

            Introduction to Patti's Historical Fiction Series

            Subscribe to Patti's E-Newsletter for Updates and Resources

            Website: www.ptcovert.com

            
            

            
            

            ]]>cbbf2662-0f9c-4337-a860-441fb8331fcbThu, 25 Jul 2024 12:28:00 -040054:46falsefull41411414"Revealers & Cultivators of God's Divine Purpose" ~ Ecc. 3:11SUMMARY: In this podcast episode, Matt Geib discusses the divine purpose that God has planted within the hearts of believers. He emphasizes the importance of recognizing and cultivating this purpose, and how it is revealed to us through Christ. Matt highlights the idea that knowing God and having a personal relationship with Him is the key to experiencing the fullness of this purpose. He also explores the concept of eternity and how it is placed within our hearts, urging listeners to seek out and embrace God's plan for their lives. Matt concludes by encouraging believers to become revealers and cultivators of God's purpose, sharing it with others and living out the hope of glory.

            KEYWORDS: divine purpose, cultivating purpose, eternity, Christ in you, hope of glory

            • TITLES: Living Out the Hope of Glory: Christ in You
            • Embracing Eternity: God's Plan for Your Life
            
            

            SOUNDBITES:

            • "You are His masterpiece."
            • "We are seated in heavenly places, in the heavenly realm, because we are in Christ Jesus."
            • "God has made us into a masterpiece so that we could unveil His plan to everyone around us."
            
            

            00:00

            Introduction and Overview

            08:36

            Eternity: The Undiscovered Country

            19:45

            The Planting of Divine Purpose

            29:30

            Revealers and Cultivators of God's Purpose

            37:26

            Conclusion & Final Thoughts

            
            

            
            

            
            

            ]]>SUMMARY: In this podcast episode, Matt Geib discusses the divine purpose that God has planted within the hearts of believers. He emphasizes the importance of recognizing and cultivating this purpose, and how it is revealed to us through Christ. Matt highlights the idea that knowing God and having a personal relationship with Him is the key to experiencing the fullness of this purpose. He also explores the concept of eternity and how it is placed within our hearts, urging listeners to seek out and embrace God's plan for their lives. Matt concludes by encouraging believers to become revealers and cultivators of God's purpose, sharing it with others and living out the hope of glory.

            KEYWORDS: divine purpose, cultivating purpose, eternity, Christ in you, hope of glory

            • TITLES: Living Out the Hope of Glory: Christ in You
            • Embracing Eternity: God's Plan for Your Life
            
            

            SOUNDBITES:

            • "You are His masterpiece."
            • "We are seated in heavenly places, in the heavenly realm, because we are in Christ Jesus."
            • "God has made us into a masterpiece so that we could unveil His plan to everyone around us."
            
            

            00:00

            Introduction and Overview

            08:36

            Eternity: The Undiscovered Country

            19:45

            The Planting of Divine Purpose

            29:30

            Revealers and Cultivators of God's Purpose

            37:26

            Conclusion & Final Thoughts

            
            

            
            

            
            

            ]]>3faf58a5-8ecd-4683-bfdf-8203bd754e87Mon, 15 Jul 2024 11:54:00 -040043:00falsefull41401404"The Planting of Divine Purpose Within the Heart of Man"(Ecc. 3:11)Here are the Main Points we discussed In the Episode....

            1)WE HAVE A HEAVENLY GPS In Our Hearts:

                   PROVERBS 16:9 A man’s mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps and makes them sure.

            
            

            PROVERBS 19:21 Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand. 

            
            

            Hebrews 9:24-26  just as [in His love] He chose us in Christ [actually selected us for Himself as His own] before the foundation of the world, so that we would be holy [that is, consecrated, set apart for Him, purpose-driven] and blameless in His sight. In love

            
            

            Eph. 1:4  just as [in His love] He chose us in Christ [actually selected us for Himself as His own] before the foundation of the world, so that we would be holy [that is, consecrated, set apart for Him, purpose-driven] and blameless in His sight. In love

            
            

            Hebrews 1:2  [But] in [a]the last of these days He has spoken to us in [the person of a] Son, Whom He appointed Heir and lawful Owner of all things, also by and through Whom He created the worlds and the reaches of space and the ages of time [He made, produced, built, operated, and arranged them in order].

            
            

            2)“Icing on the Cake”

            
            

            Acts 17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

            
            

            ROMANS 8:25-28  But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.

            
            

            I TIMOTHY 6: 17 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. 18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. 19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

            3)AN Idea(PLAN/MANDATE or PURPOSE)

             whose Time has come…IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME:

            GAL. 2:4-5 But when the proper time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born subject to [the regulations of] the Law,

            5 To purchase the freedom of (to ransom, to redeem, to [a]atone for) those who were subject to the Law, that we might be adopted and have sonship conferred upon us [and be recognized as God’s sons].

            EPH.1:7-10  In Him we have redemption (deliverance and salvation) through His blood, the remission (forgiveness) of our offenses (shortcomings and trespasses), in accordance with the riches and the generosity of His gracious favor,

            8 Which He lavished upon us in every kind of wisdom and understanding (practical insight and prudence),

            9 Making known to us the mystery (secret) of His will (of His plan, of His purpose). [And it is this:] In accordance with His good pleasure (His merciful intention) which He had previously purposed and set forth in [a]Him,

            10 [He planned] for the maturity of the times and the climax of the ages to unify all things and head them up and consummate them in Christ, [both] things in heaven and things on the earth.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            4)ORIGIN, FOUNDATIONS , ENERGY(GOD) & TIME:

            Isaiah 40:12-23

            Darby Translation12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out the heavens with [his] span, and grasped the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in a balance, and the hills in scales?13 Who hath directed the Spirit of Jehovah, and, [as] his counsellor, hath taught him?14 With whom took he counsel, and [who] gave him intelligence, and instructed him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed him the way of understanding?15 Behold, the nations are esteemed as a drop of the bucket, and as the fine dust on the scales; behold, he taketh up the isles as an atom.16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt-offering.17 All the nations are as nothing before him; they are esteemed by him less than a cipher, and vanity.18 To whom then will ye liken God? and what likeness will ye compare unto him?19 The workman casteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains [for it].20 He that is impoverished, so that he hath no offering, chooseth a tree that doth not rot; he seeketh unto him a skilled workman to prepare a graven image that shall not be moved.21 —Do ye not know? Have ye not heard? Hath it not been told you from the beginning? Have ye not understood the foundation of the earth?22 [It is] he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a gauze curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;23 that bringeth the princes to nothing, that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

            
            

            ISAIAH 48:13 My Hand has laid the foundation of the earth(Ps. 102:25

            
            

            
            

            MATTHEW 13:35  That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

            Matthew 25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

            
            

            JOHN 17:24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

            
            

            Isaiah 28:16/I Peter 2:6-8 A foundation stone Laid in ZION

            PROVERBS 10:25 The Righteous is an EVERLASTING FOUNDATION

             

            
            

            
            

            
            

            5)    He’s INCLUDED US IN UNVEILING THE MYSTERY (PLAN/MANDATE or PURPOSE)

            
            

            
            

            
            

            I PETER 1:18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defe:35 ct. 20 He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.

            
            

            ROMANS 8:25-28 25 But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

            26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.

            28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose.

            
            

            
            

            Romans 16:25-26 25 Now to Him Who is able to strengthen you in the faith which is in accordance with my Gospel and the preaching of (concerning) Jesus Christ (the Messiah), according to the revelation (the unveiling) of the mystery of the plan of redemption which was kept in silence and secret for long ages,

            26 But is now disclosed and through the prophetic Scriptures is made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, [to win them] to obedience to the faith,

            
            

            Proverbs 8 :20-23  I [Wisdom] walk in the way of righteousness (moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation), in the midst of the paths of justice,

            21 That I may cause those who love me to inherit [true] riches and that I may fill their...]]>Here are the Main Points we discussed In the Episode....

            1)WE HAVE A HEAVENLY GPS In Our Hearts:

                   PROVERBS 16:9 A man’s mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps and makes them sure.

            
            

            PROVERBS 19:21 Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand. 

            
            

            Hebrews 9:24-26  just as [in His love] He chose us in Christ [actually selected us for Himself as His own] before the foundation of the world, so that we would be holy [that is, consecrated, set apart for Him, purpose-driven] and blameless in His sight. In love

            
            

            Eph. 1:4  just as [in His love] He chose us in Christ [actually selected us for Himself as His own] before the foundation of the world, so that we would be holy [that is, consecrated, set apart for Him, purpose-driven] and blameless in His sight. In love

            
            

            Hebrews 1:2  [But] in [a]the last of these days He has spoken to us in [the person of a] Son, Whom He appointed Heir and lawful Owner of all things, also by and through Whom He created the worlds and the reaches of space and the ages of time [He made, produced, built, operated, and arranged them in order].

            
            

            2)“Icing on the Cake”

            
            

            Acts 17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

            
            

            ROMANS 8:25-28  But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.

            
            

            I TIMOTHY 6: 17 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. 18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. 19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

            3)AN Idea(PLAN/MANDATE or PURPOSE)

             whose Time has come…IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME:

            GAL. 2:4-5 But when the proper time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born subject to [the regulations of] the Law,

            5 To purchase the freedom of (to ransom, to redeem, to [a]atone for) those who were subject to the Law, that we might be adopted and have sonship conferred upon us [and be recognized as God’s sons].

            EPH.1:7-10  In Him we have redemption (deliverance and salvation) through His blood, the remission (forgiveness) of our offenses (shortcomings and trespasses), in accordance with the riches and the generosity of His gracious favor,

            8 Which He lavished upon us in every kind of wisdom and understanding (practical insight and prudence),

            9 Making known to us the mystery (secret) of His will (of His plan, of His purpose). [And it is this:] In accordance with His good pleasure (His merciful intention) which He had previously purposed and set forth in [a]Him,

            10 [He planned] for the maturity of the times and the climax of the ages to unify all things and head them up and consummate them in Christ, [both] things in heaven and things on the earth.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            4)ORIGIN, FOUNDATIONS , ENERGY(GOD) & TIME:

            Isaiah 40:12-23

            Darby Translation12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out the heavens with [his] span, and grasped the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in a balance, and the hills in scales?13 Who hath directed the Spirit of Jehovah, and, [as] his counsellor, hath taught him?14 With whom took he counsel, and [who] gave him intelligence, and instructed him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed him the way of understanding?15 Behold, the nations are esteemed as a drop of the bucket, and as the fine dust on the scales; behold, he taketh up the isles as an atom.16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt-offering.17 All the nations are as nothing before him; they are esteemed by him less than a cipher, and vanity.18 To whom then will ye liken God? and what likeness will ye compare unto him?19 The workman casteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains [for it].20 He that is impoverished, so that he hath no offering, chooseth a tree that doth not rot; he seeketh unto him a skilled workman to prepare a graven image that shall not be moved.21 —Do ye not know? Have ye not heard? Hath it not been told you from the beginning? Have ye not understood the foundation of the earth?22 [It is] he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a gauze curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;23 that bringeth the princes to nothing, that maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

            
            

            ISAIAH 48:13 My Hand has laid the foundation of the earth(Ps. 102:25

            
            

            
            

            MATTHEW 13:35  That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

            Matthew 25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

            
            

            JOHN 17:24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

            
            

            Isaiah 28:16/I Peter 2:6-8 A foundation stone Laid in ZION

            PROVERBS 10:25 The Righteous is an EVERLASTING FOUNDATION

             

            
            

            
            

            
            

            5)    He’s INCLUDED US IN UNVEILING THE MYSTERY (PLAN/MANDATE or PURPOSE)

            
            

            
            

            
            

            I PETER 1:18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defe:35 ct. 20 He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.

            
            

            ROMANS 8:25-28 25 But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

            26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.

            28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose.

            
            

            
            

            Romans 16:25-26 25 Now to Him Who is able to strengthen you in the faith which is in accordance with my Gospel and the preaching of (concerning) Jesus Christ (the Messiah), according to the revelation (the unveiling) of the mystery of the plan of redemption which was kept in silence and secret for long ages,

            26 But is now disclosed and through the prophetic Scriptures is made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, [to win them] to obedience to the faith,

            
            

            Proverbs 8 :20-23  I [Wisdom] walk in the way of righteousness (moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation), in the midst of the paths of justice,

            21 That I may cause those who love me to inherit [true] riches and that I may fill their treasuries.

            22 The Lord formed and brought me [Wisdom] forth at the beginning of His way, before His acts of old.

            23 I [Wisdom] was inaugurated and ordained from everlasting, from the beginning, before ever the earth existed.

            EPHESIANS 3:10 [The purpose is] that through the church the [a]complicated, many-sided wisdom of God in all its infinite variety and innumerable aspects might now be made known to the angelic rulers and authorities (principalities and powers) in the heavenly sphere.

            11 This is in accordance with the terms of the eternal and timeless purpose which He has realized and carried into effect in [the person of] Christ Jesus our Lord,

            COL. 1:19,20  For it has pleased [the Father] that all the divine fullness (the sum total of the divine perfection, powers, and attributes) should dwell in Him [a]permanently.20 And God purposed that through ([b]by the service, the intervention of) Him [the Son] all things should be completely reconciled [c]back to Himself, whether on earth or in heaven, as through Him, [the Father] made peace by means of the blood of His cross.

            Col. 1:24-26  [Even] now I rejoice in [a]the midst of my sufferings on your behalf. And in my own person I am making up whatever is still lacking and remains to be completed [[b]on our part] of Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of His body, which is the church.25 In it I became a minister in accordance with the divine [c]stewardship which was entrusted to me for you [as its object and for your benefit], to make the Word of God fully known [among you]—26 The mystery of which was hidden for ages and generations [[d]from angels and men], but is now revealed to His holy people (the saints)

            TITUS 1:2 2 [Resting] in the hope of eternal life, [life] which the ever truthful God Who cannot deceive promised before the world or the ages of time began

            
            

            ]]>40c04ee3-f433-432b-9baf-f6535db562d0Fri, 28 Jun 2024 12:10:00 -040057:56falsefull41391394" Eternity,The Undiscovered Country" ~Ecc.3:1100:00 - 02:46 Introduction,,background,,continuing the series reading from my Book “Searching For Significance, A Devotional Through Ecclesiastes”...Reading from Chapter 4- Eternity, The Undiscovered Country…Background & basis of How this book was created,,,where you can Purchase/get this book

            02:46 -  09:23     Review of Chapter THREE “Of Times & Seasons”...’yardstick’ example compared to our longevity…ANOTHER example ‘Do The Math’ For your own personal life…to see how much TIME God may grant you to live ….error…should have been 4,015 weeks NOT years….Time, Seasons, God has so much in the Word to say about times & seasons…GET ‘Bending Time’ (Dan MCCollam) for more on this topic…make the most of your Chronos Time, yet God has special ‘Karios’ time moments for us…God can actually MULTIPLY our time if we allow Him to help us …we live in CHRONOS Time But God desires to visit us in KARIOS Encounters:-)

            09:23 - 16:05 READING…ECCLESIASTES 3:1-10 Verses 9-10 refer to Solomon’s ‘Under the Sun’ (earthly) view of our live in the physical on this planet God has set us down in, birthed us into…Chronos Time; The cycle of Life…we experience GOOD & Bad things on this earth…Memorial Day…remembering my Father & Mother …Both Joy & sad memories from my parents life & my connection to them…VERSE 9 & 10 shows Solomon’s negative conclusion of the cycle of life…YET for US walking with God= ALL CAN be GOOD -Romans 8:28,,,even in trying circumstances…Here a backslidden view by SOLOMON…a negative ‘Under the Sun’ view that  I believe God inspired in the Holy Canon of THe Scriptures to wake us UP!! …Only GOD can satisfy Man…Material experiences & possessions are just icing on the cake for us When God is our Main purpose & reason for Living

            
            

            16:05  -19:21 The 1st Topic is ‘Chronos’ Time’...perhaps you should ‘number your days’...we have been set in the cycle of life..yet we have a FREE wiil…Animals have an innate within them to migrate, hibernate etc,,,they have no choice… God has placed a desire in us For Him…YET we HAVE a CHOICE (Free Will) to follow that desire  or …NOT…we are all birthed into the Cycle of Life between the start of Life:BIRTH & end of our lives:Death,,,Solomons view  of life could be summed up in Travail & Hardship..This book though negative was inspired by God to show that without Him, how miserable & unfulfilled man is…a ‘slap in the face’ to us, so we will turn to God

            
            

            
            

            19:21 - 21:15   Yet here in the midst of of Solomon’s negative view of Life on this planet an INSPIRATION of DIVINE REVELATION Comes to Him & IS expressed…this is the beautiful pattern of this Book of Ecclesiastes…Specifically VERSE 11 “He (GOD) has made all things BEAUTIFUL (Appropriate) in it’s time”,,,,,HEBREW for beautiful = Fair, pleasant, working,excellent,, in His Time…all the cycle of life we go through is BEAUTIFUL when we are serving God, they have purpose & meaning for us  …even that which is or seem painful (Romans 8:28) 

            
            

            21:15 - 22:16      KEY: In It’s (HIS( Time)...NOT,,our Time…VERSE 11 REVEALS GOD”S VIEW of the Life he desires for us….When we are on Time with God, when we Show up all is BEAUTIFUL!!...Romans 8:28 states all works for good for us when we are walking according to HIS PURPOSES….QUESTION: WILL we choose to walk with Him!?...will you & I ‘Choose to be Chosen”?! …unlike the animals we have a CHOICE to say yes or no

            
            

            22:16 - 23:20 “ WORLD”...means or is OLAM in Hebrew means eternal…longlasting..SO ETERNITY is a GOOD Translation Here…”MATTHEW 16:26 What shall it profit a man to gain the whole world yet lose his soul”...This verse in Matthew sums up the whole theme of Ecclesiastes for us!...my personal belief Solomon probably returned To God before his life ended

            
            

            23:20 - 34:20 READING the chapter…However, we will come back again for 2nd part to this chapter as there is so much here

            
            

            34:20 - 36:05    CONCLUSION: We will come back next episode because we have only begun to scratch the surface…OH How God desires each listener HERE to EXPERIENCE Eternity TODAY in their hearts…not just read about it in my book!! Or the Bible…Experiences the Heavenly REALM as seen in Ephesians …He Has made all things Beautful…appropriate, excellent, fair , working well  IN HIS TIME….he has set as a HOOK Eternity in Man’s Heart..Be Blessed!, PLease Come Again

            ]]>00:00 - 02:46 Introduction,,background,,continuing the series reading from my Book “Searching For Significance, A Devotional Through Ecclesiastes”...Reading from Chapter 4- Eternity, The Undiscovered Country…Background & basis of How this book was created,,,where you can Purchase/get this book

            02:46 -  09:23     Review of Chapter THREE “Of Times & Seasons”...’yardstick’ example compared to our longevity…ANOTHER example ‘Do The Math’ For your own personal life…to see how much TIME God may grant you to live ….error…should have been 4,015 weeks NOT years….Time, Seasons, God has so much in the Word to say about times & seasons…GET ‘Bending Time’ (Dan MCCollam) for more on this topic…make the most of your Chronos Time, yet God has special ‘Karios’ time moments for us…God can actually MULTIPLY our time if we allow Him to help us …we live in CHRONOS Time But God desires to visit us in KARIOS Encounters:-)

            09:23 - 16:05 READING…ECCLESIASTES 3:1-10 Verses 9-10 refer to Solomon’s ‘Under the Sun’ (earthly) view of our live in the physical on this planet God has set us down in, birthed us into…Chronos Time; The cycle of Life…we experience GOOD & Bad things on this earth…Memorial Day…remembering my Father & Mother …Both Joy & sad memories from my parents life & my connection to them…VERSE 9 & 10 shows Solomon’s negative conclusion of the cycle of life…YET for US walking with God= ALL CAN be GOOD -Romans 8:28,,,even in trying circumstances…Here a backslidden view by SOLOMON…a negative ‘Under the Sun’ view that  I believe God inspired in the Holy Canon of THe Scriptures to wake us UP!! …Only GOD can satisfy Man…Material experiences & possessions are just icing on the cake for us When God is our Main purpose & reason for Living

            
            

            16:05  -19:21 The 1st Topic is ‘Chronos’ Time’...perhaps you should ‘number your days’...we have been set in the cycle of life..yet we have a FREE wiil…Animals have an innate within them to migrate, hibernate etc,,,they have no choice… God has placed a desire in us For Him…YET we HAVE a CHOICE (Free Will) to follow that desire  or …NOT…we are all birthed into the Cycle of Life between the start of Life:BIRTH & end of our lives:Death,,,Solomons view  of life could be summed up in Travail & Hardship..This book though negative was inspired by God to show that without Him, how miserable & unfulfilled man is…a ‘slap in the face’ to us, so we will turn to God

            
            

            
            

            19:21 - 21:15   Yet here in the midst of of Solomon’s negative view of Life on this planet an INSPIRATION of DIVINE REVELATION Comes to Him & IS expressed…this is the beautiful pattern of this Book of Ecclesiastes…Specifically VERSE 11 “He (GOD) has made all things BEAUTIFUL (Appropriate) in it’s time”,,,,,HEBREW for beautiful = Fair, pleasant, working,excellent,, in His Time…all the cycle of life we go through is BEAUTIFUL when we are serving God, they have purpose & meaning for us  …even that which is or seem painful (Romans 8:28) 

            
            

            21:15 - 22:16      KEY: In It’s (HIS( Time)...NOT,,our Time…VERSE 11 REVEALS GOD”S VIEW of the Life he desires for us….When we are on Time with God, when we Show up all is BEAUTIFUL!!...Romans 8:28 states all works for good for us when we are walking according to HIS PURPOSES….QUESTION: WILL we choose to walk with Him!?...will you & I ‘Choose to be Chosen”?! …unlike the animals we have a CHOICE to say yes or no

            
            

            22:16 - 23:20 “ WORLD”...means or is OLAM in Hebrew means eternal…longlasting..SO ETERNITY is a GOOD Translation Here…”MATTHEW 16:26 What shall it profit a man to gain the whole world yet lose his soul”...This verse in Matthew sums up the whole theme of Ecclesiastes for us!...my personal belief Solomon probably returned To God before his life ended

            
            

            23:20 - 34:20 READING the chapter…However, we will come back again for 2nd part to this chapter as there is so much here

            
            

            34:20 - 36:05    CONCLUSION: We will come back next episode because we have only begun to scratch the surface…OH How God desires each listener HERE to EXPERIENCE Eternity TODAY in their hearts…not just read about it in my book!! Or the Bible…Experiences the Heavenly REALM as seen in Ephesians …He Has made all things Beautful…appropriate, excellent, fair , working well  IN HIS TIME….he has set as a HOOK Eternity in Man’s Heart..Be Blessed!, PLease Come Again

            ]]>103c533d-83cf-480b-97b1-69fc9c1b1858Wed, 12 Jun 2024 13:18:00 -040037:22falsefull41381384Of Times & Seasons...Ecc.3:1-8Of Times & Seasons...Ecc.3:1-8 (Searching for Significance, A Devotional Journey through Ecclesiastes) …chpt. 3 

            ECCLESIASTES  3……

            1To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

            2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

            3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

            4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

            5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

            6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

            7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

            8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

            
            

            00:00 - 13:06  INTRO & Reading of Chapter 3 from my book 

            13:06 - 15:38  These 8 verses pertain to the cycle of Life mankind has been placed in to live on this earth & all the experiences we have, both joyful & sad…This is  speaking of ‘Life Under Heaven’

            15:38 -  16:05  Eternity & Heaven are not as far apart as you may think

            16:05 -  18:27  Times & Seasons involve “Showing Up” for life & this is often about ‘Being on Time”...we are on time for our job, a wedding etc…Yet sometimes we are late & miss out….Laura Vandekam & her 168 weekly hour registry to track time

            18:27  - 27:23  Ecc. 3:11 ”He (God) has placed Eternity in their Hearts…” God has created each individual deep down inside so that they know they are to have a relationship with Him…..we will never be satisfied until we do this…again the heavenly Realm (Eph. 1:3)..In Heavenly Places in Christ..is not FAR AWAY! …Man has a MANDATE to Enter God’s Heavenly Realm…God puts the heavenly Realm on display…an example was the showing out of the northern lights recently…HE states this because it is Possible for all of us to enter this REALM!...It is not millions of miles away…BUT another dimension we come into when we give our lives to God through Christ & accepting the redemptive work He performed at Calvary…..we become NEW CREATURES, born from above!...ACTS 17:28 “In Him we live, & Move, & Have our Being.”..we are TRANSFORMED…Luke 20:38 He is a GOD of the LIVING…Job 12:10 In whose hand is the  soul of all living things, & the breath of all mankind…God just waits for us to come to the realization that we are in His HAND! Col. 1:17  He is BEFORE all things & by Him all things are put together….I Sam. 25:29 Abigail said to David..” I sense that you are BOUND IN THE BUNDLE OF THE LIVING”,,Are you connected to God Today, Bound in the bundle of the Living, where you Live & Breathe & move IN HIM…regardless of circumstance?... My Keurig Coffee Machine Challenge..just a challenge of Living LIFE!...We all have challenges in Living this life, sometimes things we’d rather NOT be bothered with:-) …This is an example of “Showing up 0n Time”...Also God is just a Prayer away by FAITH & you can enter that Heavenly Realm/Dimension…That is a MANDATE( an authoritative Command, An authority to ACT,, given to a Representative, also an order or commission,  & a Mandated Territory you are called to …also God’s wisdom is displayed in the Heavens see  Eph.3:8-10 for all to see

            27:23 - 33:32  PSALM 90:10 tells us the Lifespan of men is 70-80 years ,,,an exercise with a Yardstick …add 4” to a yardstick…NOW you have a 40” yardstick (we are looking at an 80 year lifespan ) 10” = 20 years of your life…personally MARK off the defining moments of your Life..I looked at my personal ‘yardstick’ I have about 7” remaining…GOD willing!:-) 

            33:32 - 35:15   QUESTIONS….

            1. Explain the difference between the Heavenly & Earthly realm & why they are not  far apart
            2. THINK about that YARDSTICK of Life & what you've  been doing with your Life?,,are you on TIME with your Life for what God has planned for you? Go to ‘Understanding Times & Seasons’ facebook Group & write a POST about that
            
            

            3) We MUST UNDERSTAND the TIMES & SEASONS we now LIVE IN!,  Do you Understand the Time & Season YOU are presently In?

            35:15 - 36:22  Gal.4:4 But when the fullness of Time Came God sent forth His Son..Thus due to Jesus as the Advocate we can have a RELATIONSHIP with God….Eph. 1:10 God is NOW in this Time uniting ALL THINGS IN HIM,,,,THESE verses show we are In this TIME NOW!...Are you being united today in the PLAN OF GOD for your Life? Are you on Time? Are  you showing up in your Life today?!...THESE ARE More questions you can consider..

            36:22 - 42:54   An Old Song: “Wherever You Can” that ties this episode together..dedicated to all The Kingdom Corner Community

            42:54 - 44:28     Ending Encouragement

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            :

            
            

            
            

            ]]>Of Times & Seasons...Ecc.3:1-8 (Searching for Significance, A Devotional Journey through Ecclesiastes) …chpt. 3 

            ECCLESIASTES  3……

            1To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

            2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

            3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

            4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

            5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

            6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

            7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

            8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

            
            

            00:00 - 13:06  INTRO & Reading of Chapter 3 from my book 

            13:06 - 15:38  These 8 verses pertain to the cycle of Life mankind has been placed in to live on this earth & all the experiences we have, both joyful & sad…This is  speaking of ‘Life Under Heaven’

            15:38 -  16:05  Eternity & Heaven are not as far apart as you may think

            16:05 -  18:27  Times & Seasons involve “Showing Up” for life & this is often about ‘Being on Time”...we are on time for our job, a wedding etc…Yet sometimes we are late & miss out….Laura Vandekam & her 168 weekly hour registry to track time

            18:27  - 27:23  Ecc. 3:11 ”He (God) has placed Eternity in their Hearts…” God has created each individual deep down inside so that they know they are to have a relationship with Him…..we will never be satisfied until we do this…again the heavenly Realm (Eph. 1:3)..In Heavenly Places in Christ..is not FAR AWAY! …Man has a MANDATE to Enter God’s Heavenly Realm…God puts the heavenly Realm on display…an example was the showing out of the northern lights recently…HE states this because it is Possible for all of us to enter this REALM!...It is not millions of miles away…BUT another dimension we come into when we give our lives to God through Christ & accepting the redemptive work He performed at Calvary…..we become NEW CREATURES, born from above!...ACTS 17:28 “In Him we live, & Move, & Have our Being.”..we are TRANSFORMED…Luke 20:38 He is a GOD of the LIVING…Job 12:10 In whose hand is the  soul of all living things, & the breath of all mankind…God just waits for us to come to the realization that we are in His HAND! Col. 1:17  He is BEFORE all things & by Him all things are put together….I Sam. 25:29 Abigail said to David..” I sense that you are BOUND IN THE BUNDLE OF THE LIVING”,,Are you connected to God Today, Bound in the bundle of the Living, where you Live & Breathe & move IN HIM…regardless of circumstance?... My Keurig Coffee Machine Challenge..just a challenge of Living LIFE!...We all have challenges in Living this life, sometimes things we’d rather NOT be bothered with:-) …This is an example of “Showing up 0n Time”...Also God is just a Prayer away by FAITH & you can enter that Heavenly Realm/Dimension…That is a MANDATE( an authoritative Command, An authority to ACT,, given to a Representative, also an order or commission,  & a Mandated Territory you are called to …also God’s wisdom is displayed in the Heavens see  Eph.3:8-10 for all to see

            27:23 - 33:32  PSALM 90:10 tells us the Lifespan of men is 70-80 years ,,,an exercise with a Yardstick …add 4” to a yardstick…NOW you have a 40” yardstick (we are looking at an 80 year lifespan ) 10” = 20 years of your life…personally MARK off the defining moments of your Life..I looked at my personal ‘yardstick’ I have about 7” remaining…GOD willing!:-) 

            33:32 - 35:15   QUESTIONS….

            1. Explain the difference between the Heavenly & Earthly realm & why they are not  far apart
            2. THINK about that YARDSTICK of Life & what you've  been doing with your Life?,,are you on TIME with your Life for what God has planned for you? Go to ‘Understanding Times & Seasons’ facebook Group & write a POST about that
            
            

            3) We MUST UNDERSTAND the TIMES & SEASONS we now LIVE IN!,  Do you Understand the Time & Season YOU are presently In?

            35:15 - 36:22  Gal.4:4 But when the fullness of Time Came God sent forth His Son..Thus due to Jesus as the Advocate we can have a RELATIONSHIP with God….Eph. 1:10 God is NOW in this Time uniting ALL THINGS IN HIM,,,,THESE verses show we are In this TIME NOW!...Are you being united today in the PLAN OF GOD for your Life? Are you on Time? Are  you showing up in your Life today?!...THESE ARE More questions you can consider..

            36:22 - 42:54   An Old Song: “Wherever You Can” that ties this episode together..dedicated to all The Kingdom Corner Community

            42:54 - 44:28     Ending Encouragement

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            :

            
            

            
            

            ]]>ad5678a1-676b-4f18-902b-baa7d7b35d28Fri, 17 May 2024 17:47:00 -040044:29falsefull41371374Rythms of Grace, Embracing The Imperfect Blessings & Burdens of MotherhoodAn Interview about this Book on Motherhood by the magnanimous authors...Janine Armstrong, Kori Messer, & Sakira Baez that was published 04/30/24...

            PICK up your copy for free on Kindle & physical copy for less than $15.00 today at 'AMAZON'

            The PERFECT MOTHERS DAY GIFT!!

            ]]>An Interview about this Book on Motherhood by the magnanimous authors...Janine Armstrong, Kori Messer, & Sakira Baez that was published 04/30/24...

            PICK up your copy for free on Kindle & physical copy for less than $15.00 today at 'AMAZON'

            The PERFECT MOTHERS DAY GIFT!!

            ]]>38fc456a-71d1-4717-89b4-3dd14c76fb36Mon, 06 May 2024 12:36:00 -040046:49falsefull41361364"The Meaninglessness of Life" (Ecclesiastes 1:2)The Meaninglessness of Life...Ecc.1:2 (Searching for Significance, A Devotional Journey through Ecclesiastes) …chpt. 2,

            00:00 - 03:00 Intro. With Matthew Wests’ ‘Motions” song

            03:00 - 04:53 Vanity of Vanities, Meaninglessness of Meaninglessness…related to ‘Nihilism…no meaning to anything in life, all is senseless or useless…

            
            

            04:53 - 11:14 (Chapter 2) reading from my book ….’Hebel’ = Vapor…root of vanity or meaninglessness..this word is repeated 37 times,,,all has become of no worth to Solomon ..even though in chapter 2 he states He purchased whatever possession or experience he desired…Should ECCLESIASTES have been included in the CANON of Scripture? YES! As it is an example to us of how for all men/women at times how negative we can view life. This ‘Meaninglessness of Life ' thinking can drive us to seeking answers to the purpose of Life…..SIGNIFICANCE POINT: Keep Searching for  life's  answers, turn to God, Trust Him, even in the challenges you face.

            
            

            11:14 -16:30  this chapter reminded me of Rapper Sean Diddy , how his mansions were invaded…Diddy is the epitome of Nihilism per one Christian Podcaster, real parallel to Solomons views in Ecclesiastes…such a push in our culture in entertainment & Music that NOTHING holds meaning any longer…As Solomon said “Eat, Drink, Live it up & party for tomorrow we die!”....Example of Bezalel in the Old Testament the artist/craftsmen who God inspired to design the interior of The Tabernacle.. This was a great example of meaning, purpose, typology pointing to God’s plan & His nature of Love..Now it is sad because in Music the theme of Love in Music can not be found unless you go back 50-60 years…Culture is seducing us out of hope YET God desires us to know that there is hope in HIM….So may God shake us 

            
            

            16:30 -24:24  My REFLECTIVE READINGS…”A Life worth Living, Is a Life Worth Recording” (Schroder)... I have been journaling consistently since 2009…. reading from journal of 03/28/14…

             My journalistic Thoughts from 10 years ago…Mudslide in OSO Washington ..20 to 100 fatalities with homes wiped out …40 homes swallowed up by fast moving mud …folks never even KNEW  what happened & were dead!? This made me realize how fragile life can be & how quickly it can change!...JAMES says life is like a vapor a ‘Hebel’ (breath) This has caused me to Attempt to FACEUP to areas in my life of my own dysfunctions & lack…Where have the past 30 years Gone in my life!?...my life…we go on thinking life will not change…HOWEVER if I’d write this today I’d say,,,you would have had to have been under a rock the past 4 years to  NOT SEE the rapid changes that have occurred in our society  sadly in many negative ways….BOTTOM LINE: May God wake us up & Shake us up to the precious commodity of TIME…In fact today's events are a WAKEUP CALL!! …THe bridge in Baltimore…we must realize once time is GONE it can never be replaced…PSALM 90 ‘NUMBER Your Days’,,,steward Them wisely…In my life the enemy is attempting to trap me & make me feel I must go to the grave with all my faults, hurts, challenges..no change or resolutions (from 10 years ago)....

            
            

            24:24-28:23 (Continued  journaled Perspectives from 10 years ago) 1)GETTING GOD’S PERSPECTIVE….2) View our lives from Heaven’s Kingdom….would cause us to DO ALL WE Can to become FREE!I do not want to pass on with What could have been, or should have been because I hesitated in fear…no remorse when we see Jesus..we (I ) will get there…the Pearl of Great Price is WORTH all I can pay for it! God has set me free in many ways…However, More is ahead to become free of…Many brethren placed in my life to support me &  help me become FREER! …. 

            
            

            28:23 - 28 :46 The purpose of My journal is to leave a record to my child..grandchildren to hopefully help them from all I have experienced 

            
            

            28:46 - 32:16 Some final thoughts on this ‘Good Friday’..’Consumers’`~ Harry Dry ..a riveting phrase from Harry, “The days are LONG, but the years are SHORT” …FRANK!? ..His 60th Birthday…WOW!?....my own experiences wanting to retire & then retiring..THEN WHAT!? 

            
            

            32:16 - 36:35  Luke 12:16-21 a parable of Jesus…FOOL! Tonight your soul is required of Thee!!,,,Are you RICH Towards GOD!?...a message for us all!...Remember those souls in OSO,,,how many of them were ready to Meet their Maker!?...WE DO NOT KNOW when OUR SOULS will be required of us!?...are we laying up treasure in Heaven…finding our purpose by coming to JESUS?...Hebrews 12:2 Looking to JESUS, author/finisher of our Faith…YET JOY Filled Jesus knowing he was bringing salvation & purpose to Mankind…a REASON to Live ,,,a Hope!! ….Life does not need to be without MEANING or be fearful…God has Purpose & Meaning for you…Ask Him into your heart & He will come in & TRANSFORM YOU!!..he will bring you peace & meaning!

            
            

            36:35 - 39:37 Ending Prayer…with ‘Salvation Prayer’ ….Get ahold of me at Facebook site…Understanding Times & Seasons

            
            

            
            

            ]]>The Meaninglessness of Life...Ecc.1:2 (Searching for Significance, A Devotional Journey through Ecclesiastes) …chpt. 2,

            00:00 - 03:00 Intro. With Matthew Wests’ ‘Motions” song

            03:00 - 04:53 Vanity of Vanities, Meaninglessness of Meaninglessness…related to ‘Nihilism…no meaning to anything in life, all is senseless or useless…

            
            

            04:53 - 11:14 (Chapter 2) reading from my book ….’Hebel’ = Vapor…root of vanity or meaninglessness..this word is repeated 37 times,,,all has become of no worth to Solomon ..even though in chapter 2 he states He purchased whatever possession or experience he desired…Should ECCLESIASTES have been included in the CANON of Scripture? YES! As it is an example to us of how for all men/women at times how negative we can view life. This ‘Meaninglessness of Life ' thinking can drive us to seeking answers to the purpose of Life…..SIGNIFICANCE POINT: Keep Searching for  life's  answers, turn to God, Trust Him, even in the challenges you face.

            
            

            11:14 -16:30  this chapter reminded me of Rapper Sean Diddy , how his mansions were invaded…Diddy is the epitome of Nihilism per one Christian Podcaster, real parallel to Solomons views in Ecclesiastes…such a push in our culture in entertainment & Music that NOTHING holds meaning any longer…As Solomon said “Eat, Drink, Live it up & party for tomorrow we die!”....Example of Bezalel in the Old Testament the artist/craftsmen who God inspired to design the interior of The Tabernacle.. This was a great example of meaning, purpose, typology pointing to God’s plan & His nature of Love..Now it is sad because in Music the theme of Love in Music can not be found unless you go back 50-60 years…Culture is seducing us out of hope YET God desires us to know that there is hope in HIM….So may God shake us 

            
            

            16:30 -24:24  My REFLECTIVE READINGS…”A Life worth Living, Is a Life Worth Recording” (Schroder)... I have been journaling consistently since 2009…. reading from journal of 03/28/14…

             My journalistic Thoughts from 10 years ago…Mudslide in OSO Washington ..20 to 100 fatalities with homes wiped out …40 homes swallowed up by fast moving mud …folks never even KNEW  what happened & were dead!? This made me realize how fragile life can be & how quickly it can change!...JAMES says life is like a vapor a ‘Hebel’ (breath) This has caused me to Attempt to FACEUP to areas in my life of my own dysfunctions & lack…Where have the past 30 years Gone in my life!?...my life…we go on thinking life will not change…HOWEVER if I’d write this today I’d say,,,you would have had to have been under a rock the past 4 years to  NOT SEE the rapid changes that have occurred in our society  sadly in many negative ways….BOTTOM LINE: May God wake us up & Shake us up to the precious commodity of TIME…In fact today's events are a WAKEUP CALL!! …THe bridge in Baltimore…we must realize once time is GONE it can never be replaced…PSALM 90 ‘NUMBER Your Days’,,,steward Them wisely…In my life the enemy is attempting to trap me & make me feel I must go to the grave with all my faults, hurts, challenges..no change or resolutions (from 10 years ago)....

            
            

            24:24-28:23 (Continued  journaled Perspectives from 10 years ago) 1)GETTING GOD’S PERSPECTIVE….2) View our lives from Heaven’s Kingdom….would cause us to DO ALL WE Can to become FREE!I do not want to pass on with What could have been, or should have been because I hesitated in fear…no remorse when we see Jesus..we (I ) will get there…the Pearl of Great Price is WORTH all I can pay for it! God has set me free in many ways…However, More is ahead to become free of…Many brethren placed in my life to support me &  help me become FREER! …. 

            
            

            28:23 - 28 :46 The purpose of My journal is to leave a record to my child..grandchildren to hopefully help them from all I have experienced 

            
            

            28:46 - 32:16 Some final thoughts on this ‘Good Friday’..’Consumers’`~ Harry Dry ..a riveting phrase from Harry, “The days are LONG, but the years are SHORT” …FRANK!? ..His 60th Birthday…WOW!?....my own experiences wanting to retire & then retiring..THEN WHAT!? 

            
            

            32:16 - 36:35  Luke 12:16-21 a parable of Jesus…FOOL! Tonight your soul is required of Thee!!,,,Are you RICH Towards GOD!?...a message for us all!...Remember those souls in OSO,,,how many of them were ready to Meet their Maker!?...WE DO NOT KNOW when OUR SOULS will be required of us!?...are we laying up treasure in Heaven…finding our purpose by coming to JESUS?...Hebrews 12:2 Looking to JESUS, author/finisher of our Faith…YET JOY Filled Jesus knowing he was bringing salvation & purpose to Mankind…a REASON to Live ,,,a Hope!! ….Life does not need to be without MEANING or be fearful…God has Purpose & Meaning for you…Ask Him into your heart & He will come in & TRANSFORM YOU!!..he will bring you peace & meaning!

            
            

            36:35 - 39:37 Ending Prayer…with ‘Salvation Prayer’ ….Get ahold of me at Facebook site…Understanding Times & Seasons

            
            

            
            

            ]]>952c9464-228d-414c-a17c-900d0397b43dSat, 27 Apr 2024 19:24:00 -040002:35falsefull41351354"Living A Life of Worship" - Pt. 2..With Chris Walters“Living a Life of Worship” …an interview with Worship Facilitator/Minstrel “Chris Walters” (PT. 2)

            00:00 - 01:15 INTRODUCTION

            
            

            01:15 - 2:03 Worship is cultivating an audience of ONE with ABBA

            
            

            2:03-2:41  An Authentic Worshiper finds His/Her Place in the COMMUNITY of God

            
            

            2:41 - 4:35 Worship starts with Relationship, & A Death to yourself

            
            

            4:35 - 5:28   TWO KEYS: Be Called &  Be Anointed, Insecurity begs the question of Calling & Anointing..that should be all the affirmation one need

            
            

            5:28 - 6:13 We are not the ones to decide if one is called or anointed..that is between God & Them…we worship GOD ourselves in spite of 

            
            

            6:13 - 8:25  There is a Balance BOTH US + GOD …a partnership is necessary 

            
            

            8:25 - 9:18 God desires to FLOW Through us , not totally control us..using our personalities, our knowledge, our gifts/talents,,,we are all UNIQUELY Fashioned vessels that He will flow through personally giving you things only for you to use 

            
            

            9:18 - 12:37 CW. Prayer KEEP ME Humble!,,,,Best thing Chris does with Her recognition is to Honor & encourage others!

            
            

            12:37 - 12:50  FIND your Tribe!,, God works profoundly through small GROUPS 

            
            

            12:50 - 14:25  True, LOVING, Authentic ACCOUNTABILITY , tends to work best in smaller Groups rallying around each other 

            
            

            14:25 - 15:12 God does not expect you/me to be accountable to EVERYONE..see 12  Tribes of Israel

            
            

            15:12 - 16:41      Big Churches/Small Churches, in the end each of us is personally ACCOUNTABLE before God,,caring for each other but not judging non issues

            
            

            16:41 - 18:32  QUOTES from Jeremy Riddles Book (The Reset)& How He resonates with our hearts

            
            

            18:32 -   21:27 Pg. 109 (The Reset`Jeremy Riddle) Her biggest enlightenment from the book….The church & ministry she was a part of imploded,,,she went back to Iowa to live her life at age 25. “Mothers & Fathers of Worship are being RENEWED once again in authority of Worship, from a flame that was almost extinguished years ago” An n AWAKENING is happening & God’s flame will burn brighter in your latter years than it ever did in the zeal of your Youth!”....This was for CHRIS!

            
            

            21:27 - 22:11   Chapter 4 page 39 (The Reset) Becoming surrendered requires a death, yet at times we resist that surrender…a death to self that we have been discussing..

            
            

            22:11  - 23:33  Chapter 8 ‘The Reset’ , pg. 86 … “A New Wineskin” An Atmosphere of Worship is envisioned that brings TOTAL Restoration & Renewal to people

            
            

            23:33 -  24:49   Chapter 7, Pg. 74 ‘Truth Matters”....(The Reset)  Place yourself under GOD’s Authority so Thoroughly , that that authority flows THROUGH YOU!...This comes back to CW, speaking about being in the WORD + Relationship … the BRIDE of Christ has her Fathers AUTHORITY…HOW?....spend time in the scriptures, you must KNOW the scripture that is the beginning of relationship…helps us find WHO we are in Him.  

            
            

            24:49 -25:01 As Worship Facilitators God’s Authority must flow through what we are doing

            
            

            25:01 - 28:23 Chapter 6, Pg. 52 “Born of The Spirit” (The Reset)   The use  of Worship Sets & allowing the Holy Spirit to lead…we need more than just a worship set…the songs need to become part of us so they can flow..yet the balance means we also need to be prepared technically, for flow to occur..this involves preparation & time.

            
            

            28:23 -  29:34   The importance of being “CALLED,,EQUIPPED..ANOINTED” as a Minister /Worshiper…Called & Anointed = God…The EQUIPPING is US & our preparing technically to the point that God CAN Anoint us…We must CHOOSE to get READY when He calls us, then we are available for anointing!  

            
            

            29:34 -  30:10  Too many folks rely on their past and do not prepare correctly..KNOWING we are Called to be in front of others as ‘Worship FACILITATORS’ means we must be aware that, that is a Huge responsibility

            
            

            30:10 - 30:58  Chris resides in Iowa, yet has spent the last 8-9 months in the Seattle area. She has been involved in small groups of fellowship & Prayer

            
            

            30:58 - 32:37 Chapter 10,  pg. 103 - The Reset A purifying Alliance..will bring fresh creativity…The worship Movement + Prayer Movement + Missions Movement…through ministry to the LORD & World will cause it to explode in Creativity, life & Power…Jeremy is saying “We must Get this message out beyond the 4 Walls of the Church.”

            
            

            32:37 - 33:18 The worship Movement will never thrive in ISOLATION…In her old church the Music Ministry would go to various Malls, & area events & sing to the public,,,then others would witness. That is GRASSROOTS Ministry to which the church is returning

            
            

            33:18  - 33:56    This book, “The Reset”  Jeremy Riddle is mind boggling & PROGRESSIVE as a tool to help get the church ‘UNSTUCK’  in this season. Sadly, the church today does not reach out very far beyond its doors….so music may be instrumental in breaking down those doors.

            
            

            33:56 - 34:34 “ Can the church provide a place where we can provide the Real, True, Liberating, Healing Presence of God!?”...YES!! We can.. BUT we must get beyond the Music!...we do not want people to have an experience with Music…But an experience with GOD!!

            
            

            34:34 - 37:08   It is a constant battle for worship Facilitators to ‘Get out of the way’...Be a yielded vessel through our own unique gift…Yet have GOD FLOW!..There is a balance!..My own example in music where I failed  in my presentation because of my own pride, it was totally humbling.

            
            

            37:08 -39:51  Chris Walters coming into her gift as a songwriter/singer & how her gift has blossomed…she uses scriptures she has noted in her worship time , that she has jotted down 

            
            

            39:51 - 40:48 What makes music so special is the MUSIC LASTS… we recall childhood songs..Music is a powerful medium for both teaching + Memory…compared to sermons, the words to sermons often fade ... .Memories of Music can last a lifetime!....So we must treat MUSIC as a PRECIOUS COMMODITY & inject only TRUTH in our Music that will build up others & edify

            
            

            
            

            
            

            40:48 - 42:00 Much of CW’s music is directly from the scriptures…Because God said it Best…example her song “Be Strong!”...she knows at times she can recite a passage because she can sing it…therefore we must treat MUSIC with great respect because it is a medium that can impart something ( a message, thought) to people that will stay with them long after the song has been sung.

            
            

            42:00 - 44:03 WRAP UP…..CRESCENDO! ..Pg. 72 The Reset Jeremy Riddle “The More you Feast on Him , The More it Gushes out of You”..That quote is all about relationship with HIM, time spent in His Word, Prayer, Asking HIM to speak to your Heart…the more we do all of that the more WORSHIP will GUSH OUT OF US!

            
            

            44:03 - 44:40   Ending Prayer  

            
            

            44:40 - 49:46  WOW!! WOW!! …My Ending outro COMMENTS…A Clarion Call to Worshipers,,to HIS Bride..This podcast IMHO was a ‘defining Moment’!...GOD is calling today in a special WAY!!..God’s GOODNESS NEVER ENDS!!...Lk. 17:21…God’s Kingdom is actually EXPANDING…He desires to Flow out of each of us…CW’s Golden Building Blocks for the Kingdom of God….10 AWESOME Takeaways we discussed from ‘The Reset~ Jeremy Riddle’ 

            
            

            49:46 - 51:05      HOMEWORK QUESTIONS

            1. Worship Is a  P_______________ between us & God
            2. How does Worship Help you become accountable between us & others in the Body of Christ?
            3. Why is Worship Such a Good vehicle to use along with Scripture, as we sing worship songs?
            4. EXTRA CREDIT: The Ingredients of a Worshiper are C___________ , E________________, A_____________
            
            

            
            

            PLEASE POST YOUR ANSWERS IN WRITING OR A VIDEO at the Facebook Group  “Understanding Times & Seasons”

            
            

            51:05 - 52:31         CHRIS WALTERS CONTACT INFO.

            
            

            Chris has been called by God to share her music & connect with the Body of Christ as a ‘Worship Facilitator’. This will involve travel as well as development of her songs through music production in a studio. As you feel impressed of God please consider GIVING to Her Ministry through the following :

            
            

            VENMO: @Chris-Walters - 128 venmo

            
            

            https://Gofund.me/64344a

            
            

            CONTACT CHRIS WALTERS: thechrislist@outlook.com

            
            

            52:31 - 55:43      II Peter 1:3...]]>“Living a Life of Worship” …an interview with Worship Facilitator/Minstrel “Chris Walters” (PT. 2)

            00:00 - 01:15 INTRODUCTION

            
            

            01:15 - 2:03 Worship is cultivating an audience of ONE with ABBA

            
            

            2:03-2:41  An Authentic Worshiper finds His/Her Place in the COMMUNITY of God

            
            

            2:41 - 4:35 Worship starts with Relationship, & A Death to yourself

            
            

            4:35 - 5:28   TWO KEYS: Be Called &  Be Anointed, Insecurity begs the question of Calling & Anointing..that should be all the affirmation one need

            
            

            5:28 - 6:13 We are not the ones to decide if one is called or anointed..that is between God & Them…we worship GOD ourselves in spite of 

            
            

            6:13 - 8:25  There is a Balance BOTH US + GOD …a partnership is necessary 

            
            

            8:25 - 9:18 God desires to FLOW Through us , not totally control us..using our personalities, our knowledge, our gifts/talents,,,we are all UNIQUELY Fashioned vessels that He will flow through personally giving you things only for you to use 

            
            

            9:18 - 12:37 CW. Prayer KEEP ME Humble!,,,,Best thing Chris does with Her recognition is to Honor & encourage others!

            
            

            12:37 - 12:50  FIND your Tribe!,, God works profoundly through small GROUPS 

            
            

            12:50 - 14:25  True, LOVING, Authentic ACCOUNTABILITY , tends to work best in smaller Groups rallying around each other 

            
            

            14:25 - 15:12 God does not expect you/me to be accountable to EVERYONE..see 12  Tribes of Israel

            
            

            15:12 - 16:41      Big Churches/Small Churches, in the end each of us is personally ACCOUNTABLE before God,,caring for each other but not judging non issues

            
            

            16:41 - 18:32  QUOTES from Jeremy Riddles Book (The Reset)& How He resonates with our hearts

            
            

            18:32 -   21:27 Pg. 109 (The Reset`Jeremy Riddle) Her biggest enlightenment from the book….The church & ministry she was a part of imploded,,,she went back to Iowa to live her life at age 25. “Mothers & Fathers of Worship are being RENEWED once again in authority of Worship, from a flame that was almost extinguished years ago” An n AWAKENING is happening & God’s flame will burn brighter in your latter years than it ever did in the zeal of your Youth!”....This was for CHRIS!

            
            

            21:27 - 22:11   Chapter 4 page 39 (The Reset) Becoming surrendered requires a death, yet at times we resist that surrender…a death to self that we have been discussing..

            
            

            22:11  - 23:33  Chapter 8 ‘The Reset’ , pg. 86 … “A New Wineskin” An Atmosphere of Worship is envisioned that brings TOTAL Restoration & Renewal to people

            
            

            23:33 -  24:49   Chapter 7, Pg. 74 ‘Truth Matters”....(The Reset)  Place yourself under GOD’s Authority so Thoroughly , that that authority flows THROUGH YOU!...This comes back to CW, speaking about being in the WORD + Relationship … the BRIDE of Christ has her Fathers AUTHORITY…HOW?....spend time in the scriptures, you must KNOW the scripture that is the beginning of relationship…helps us find WHO we are in Him.  

            
            

            24:49 -25:01 As Worship Facilitators God’s Authority must flow through what we are doing

            
            

            25:01 - 28:23 Chapter 6, Pg. 52 “Born of The Spirit” (The Reset)   The use  of Worship Sets & allowing the Holy Spirit to lead…we need more than just a worship set…the songs need to become part of us so they can flow..yet the balance means we also need to be prepared technically, for flow to occur..this involves preparation & time.

            
            

            28:23 -  29:34   The importance of being “CALLED,,EQUIPPED..ANOINTED” as a Minister /Worshiper…Called & Anointed = God…The EQUIPPING is US & our preparing technically to the point that God CAN Anoint us…We must CHOOSE to get READY when He calls us, then we are available for anointing!  

            
            

            29:34 -  30:10  Too many folks rely on their past and do not prepare correctly..KNOWING we are Called to be in front of others as ‘Worship FACILITATORS’ means we must be aware that, that is a Huge responsibility

            
            

            30:10 - 30:58  Chris resides in Iowa, yet has spent the last 8-9 months in the Seattle area. She has been involved in small groups of fellowship & Prayer

            
            

            30:58 - 32:37 Chapter 10,  pg. 103 - The Reset A purifying Alliance..will bring fresh creativity…The worship Movement + Prayer Movement + Missions Movement…through ministry to the LORD & World will cause it to explode in Creativity, life & Power…Jeremy is saying “We must Get this message out beyond the 4 Walls of the Church.”

            
            

            32:37 - 33:18 The worship Movement will never thrive in ISOLATION…In her old church the Music Ministry would go to various Malls, & area events & sing to the public,,,then others would witness. That is GRASSROOTS Ministry to which the church is returning

            
            

            33:18  - 33:56    This book, “The Reset”  Jeremy Riddle is mind boggling & PROGRESSIVE as a tool to help get the church ‘UNSTUCK’  in this season. Sadly, the church today does not reach out very far beyond its doors….so music may be instrumental in breaking down those doors.

            
            

            33:56 - 34:34 “ Can the church provide a place where we can provide the Real, True, Liberating, Healing Presence of God!?”...YES!! We can.. BUT we must get beyond the Music!...we do not want people to have an experience with Music…But an experience with GOD!!

            
            

            34:34 - 37:08   It is a constant battle for worship Facilitators to ‘Get out of the way’...Be a yielded vessel through our own unique gift…Yet have GOD FLOW!..There is a balance!..My own example in music where I failed  in my presentation because of my own pride, it was totally humbling.

            
            

            37:08 -39:51  Chris Walters coming into her gift as a songwriter/singer & how her gift has blossomed…she uses scriptures she has noted in her worship time , that she has jotted down 

            
            

            39:51 - 40:48 What makes music so special is the MUSIC LASTS… we recall childhood songs..Music is a powerful medium for both teaching + Memory…compared to sermons, the words to sermons often fade ... .Memories of Music can last a lifetime!....So we must treat MUSIC as a PRECIOUS COMMODITY & inject only TRUTH in our Music that will build up others & edify

            
            

            
            

            
            

            40:48 - 42:00 Much of CW’s music is directly from the scriptures…Because God said it Best…example her song “Be Strong!”...she knows at times she can recite a passage because she can sing it…therefore we must treat MUSIC with great respect because it is a medium that can impart something ( a message, thought) to people that will stay with them long after the song has been sung.

            
            

            42:00 - 44:03 WRAP UP…..CRESCENDO! ..Pg. 72 The Reset Jeremy Riddle “The More you Feast on Him , The More it Gushes out of You”..That quote is all about relationship with HIM, time spent in His Word, Prayer, Asking HIM to speak to your Heart…the more we do all of that the more WORSHIP will GUSH OUT OF US!

            
            

            44:03 - 44:40   Ending Prayer  

            
            

            44:40 - 49:46  WOW!! WOW!! …My Ending outro COMMENTS…A Clarion Call to Worshipers,,to HIS Bride..This podcast IMHO was a ‘defining Moment’!...GOD is calling today in a special WAY!!..God’s GOODNESS NEVER ENDS!!...Lk. 17:21…God’s Kingdom is actually EXPANDING…He desires to Flow out of each of us…CW’s Golden Building Blocks for the Kingdom of God….10 AWESOME Takeaways we discussed from ‘The Reset~ Jeremy Riddle’ 

            
            

            49:46 - 51:05      HOMEWORK QUESTIONS

            1. Worship Is a  P_______________ between us & God
            2. How does Worship Help you become accountable between us & others in the Body of Christ?
            3. Why is Worship Such a Good vehicle to use along with Scripture, as we sing worship songs?
            4. EXTRA CREDIT: The Ingredients of a Worshiper are C___________ , E________________, A_____________
            
            

            
            

            PLEASE POST YOUR ANSWERS IN WRITING OR A VIDEO at the Facebook Group  “Understanding Times & Seasons”

            
            

            51:05 - 52:31         CHRIS WALTERS CONTACT INFO.

            
            

            Chris has been called by God to share her music & connect with the Body of Christ as a ‘Worship Facilitator’. This will involve travel as well as development of her songs through music production in a studio. As you feel impressed of God please consider GIVING to Her Ministry through the following :

            
            

            VENMO: @Chris-Walters - 128 venmo

            
            

            https://Gofund.me/64344a

            
            

            CONTACT CHRIS WALTERS: thechrislist@outlook.com

            
            

            52:31 - 55:43      II Peter 1:3 - 11 & close

            
            

            PLEASE NOTE:  The book  ‘The Reset’ by Jeremy Riddle was used throughout this podcast Interview

            
            

            
            

            ]]>ad4c5a7e-988e-48fe-84cb-bac248ca4f31Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:15:00 -040055:43falsefull41341344"Living A Life of Worship, with Chris Walters"“Living a Life of Worship” …an interview with Worship Facilitator/Minstrel “Chris Walters” (PT. I)......... 04/08/24

            00:00 - 04:24 Introduction

            
            

            04:24 -05:30  Setting up Ministry parameters, money, recognition,BMI. Starting a publishing company

            
            

            05:30 -06:07 Ministry expectations, small group worship

            
            

            06:07 - 8:00 Monetary support/earnings to  facilitate ministry & travel 

             

            08:00- 11:23  God’s Worship facilitator going throughout the country for past two years, & God has always provided for the ministry

            
            

            11:23 - 11:58 Feeling stirred to start a ‘Home Group’ in Iowa 

            
            

            11:58 – 12:51 Worship is a key part of INTERCESSION

            
            

            12:51- 15:26 There are many types of Christian music today & suitable settings for each type

            
            

            15:26 - 16:25 As a Worshiper you need to find your place in the Body of Christ

            
            

            16:25 - 18:45 Flow & Connection in Worship cultivates Community

            
            

             18:45 - 20:15 Worship & an Audience of ONE

            
            

            20:15-21:15  Worshiping in SPITE of not Because of

            
            

            21:15 - 23:10 Having the correct FOCUS in Worship

            
            

            23:10 - 23:56  A New Season of ‘OPENNESS’ in Worship

            
            

            23:56 - 25:30 God  & music speaks to each of us in unique ways as we are all unique, do not put God in a ‘BOX’!

            
            

            25:30 - 26:56 Where is the Church headed in this Season?

            
            

            26:56 -27:32 The darker it gets the brighter the LIGHT shines!

            
            

            27:29 - 32:04 Home church groups vs. Organized Church; BOTH are necessary

            32:04 - 32:57 Chris has found her niche in small groups , as a Christian, worshiper, songwriter & musician

            
            

            32:57- 34:15 All of us NEED the Body of Christ, we can not walk alone

            
            

            34:15- 36:51 Association vs. Transformation

            
            

            36:51 - 37:14 Teaching on Worship is necessary..What? & Why?

            
            

            37:14 - 37:21 Worship IS your CONNECTION To HIM

            
            

            37:21 - 39:45 What IS WORSHIP & How do we enter into Worship?

            
            

            39:45 - 40:57 WORSHIP comes from  out of a RELATIONSHIP

            
            

            40:57 - 43:11 To CULTIVATE Worship Meditate on the Word of God

            
            

            43:11 - 44:53 Worship should be our LIFE

            
            

            44:53 - CONCLUSION: Review,,Questions…Contact & Giving to Chris Walters

            
            

            
            

            QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION & RESPONSE:

            
            

            1. What is the difference to you between a Worship Leader & a Worship Facilitator?
            
            

            
            

            1. What is the relationship between Worship & INTERCESSION? How does Worship Impact INTERCESSION ?
            
            

            
            

                 3. ) Have you found ‘Your Place’ in the Body of Christ as it pertains to Worship?

            
            

                 4.)Worship IS Cultivated through R__________________

            
            

                EXTRA CREDIT: When Chris spoke about her ‘Audience of ONE’ , what was she     referring to? How did that thought impact you & your ways of worship?

            
            

            
            

            CHRIS WALTERS CONTACT INFORMATION:

            
            

            Chris has been called by God to share her music & connect with the Body of Christ as a ‘Worship Facilitator’. This will involve travel as well as development of her songs through music production in a studio. As you feel impressed of God please consider GIVING to Her Ministry through the following :

            
            

            VENMO: @Chris-Walters - 128 venmo

            
            

            https://Gofund.me/64344a

            
            

            CONTACT CHRIS WALTERS: thechrislist@outlook.com

            
            

            
            

                   

            
            

            
            

            ]]>“Living a Life of Worship” …an interview with Worship Facilitator/Minstrel “Chris Walters” (PT. I)......... 04/08/24

            00:00 - 04:24 Introduction

            
            

            04:24 -05:30  Setting up Ministry parameters, money, recognition,BMI. Starting a publishing company

            
            

            05:30 -06:07 Ministry expectations, small group worship

            
            

            06:07 - 8:00 Monetary support/earnings to  facilitate ministry & travel 

             

            08:00- 11:23  God’s Worship facilitator going throughout the country for past two years, & God has always provided for the ministry

            
            

            11:23 - 11:58 Feeling stirred to start a ‘Home Group’ in Iowa 

            
            

            11:58 – 12:51 Worship is a key part of INTERCESSION

            
            

            12:51- 15:26 There are many types of Christian music today & suitable settings for each type

            
            

            15:26 - 16:25 As a Worshiper you need to find your place in the Body of Christ

            
            

            16:25 - 18:45 Flow & Connection in Worship cultivates Community

            
            

             18:45 - 20:15 Worship & an Audience of ONE

            
            

            20:15-21:15  Worshiping in SPITE of not Because of

            
            

            21:15 - 23:10 Having the correct FOCUS in Worship

            
            

            23:10 - 23:56  A New Season of ‘OPENNESS’ in Worship

            
            

            23:56 - 25:30 God  & music speaks to each of us in unique ways as we are all unique, do not put God in a ‘BOX’!

            
            

            25:30 - 26:56 Where is the Church headed in this Season?

            
            

            26:56 -27:32 The darker it gets the brighter the LIGHT shines!

            
            

            27:29 - 32:04 Home church groups vs. Organized Church; BOTH are necessary

            32:04 - 32:57 Chris has found her niche in small groups , as a Christian, worshiper, songwriter & musician

            
            

            32:57- 34:15 All of us NEED the Body of Christ, we can not walk alone

            
            

            34:15- 36:51 Association vs. Transformation

            
            

            36:51 - 37:14 Teaching on Worship is necessary..What? & Why?

            
            

            37:14 - 37:21 Worship IS your CONNECTION To HIM

            
            

            37:21 - 39:45 What IS WORSHIP & How do we enter into Worship?

            
            

            39:45 - 40:57 WORSHIP comes from  out of a RELATIONSHIP

            
            

            40:57 - 43:11 To CULTIVATE Worship Meditate on the Word of God

            
            

            43:11 - 44:53 Worship should be our LIFE

            
            

            44:53 - CONCLUSION: Review,,Questions…Contact & Giving to Chris Walters

            
            

            
            

            QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION & RESPONSE:

            
            

            1. What is the difference to you between a Worship Leader & a Worship Facilitator?
            
            

            
            

            1. What is the relationship between Worship & INTERCESSION? How does Worship Impact INTERCESSION ?
            
            

            
            

                 3. ) Have you found ‘Your Place’ in the Body of Christ as it pertains to Worship?

            
            

                 4.)Worship IS Cultivated through R__________________

            
            

                EXTRA CREDIT: When Chris spoke about her ‘Audience of ONE’ , what was she     referring to? How did that thought impact you & your ways of worship?

            
            

            
            

            CHRIS WALTERS CONTACT INFORMATION:

            
            

            Chris has been called by God to share her music & connect with the Body of Christ as a ‘Worship Facilitator’. This will involve travel as well as development of her songs through music production in a studio. As you feel impressed of God please consider GIVING to Her Ministry through the following :

            
            

            VENMO: @Chris-Walters - 128 venmo

            
            

            https://Gofund.me/64344a

            
            

            CONTACT CHRIS WALTERS: thechrislist@outlook.com

            
            

            
            

                   

            
            

            
            

            ]]>88ea8587-c623-4f8f-a28d-dca986661c1bMon, 08 Apr 2024 20:46:00 -040053:02falsefull41331334"A Searcher Searches..." (Ecclesiastes 1:1)03/26/24....”A Searcher Searches..” (Ecc. 1:1) -Chapter 1

            (Searching For Significance, A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes)

            00:00 - 2:07 Introduction…Last podcast (03/12/24) we started a new series where I am reading my Book, (Searching For Significance, A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes)

            With commentary & questions for response each session.

            
            

            Last time we went over the book’s preface today we begin by reading chapter 1 “A Searcher Searches” Ecclesiastes 1:1 “The Words of the Preacher . The son of King David, in Jerusalem”

            
            

            QUESTION: Have you ever lost something(or someone) of great value or meaning in your life that caused you much grief & pain? ..I’m thinking everyone has

            
            

            02:07-7:22 READING OF Chapter ONE:

            
            

            1. The Author of Ecclesiastes is Solomon
            2. Ecclesiastes & “The Words of The Preacher ''(Qoheleth, in Hebrew) are synonoymous   meaning Searcher, , one who searches for,correlates or assembles data for observations,& conclusive ideas about a topic.
            3. This Book is a paradox…He started out in God’s Favor with wisdom, yet fell away from that enlightenment
            4. This  book represents a dark time in Solomon’s life when he had  fallen away from God, the last 10-15 years of his life are in view here in Ecclesiastes
            5. SIGNIFICANCE: Be careful not to allow life’s hurts, distractions, unconfronted issues or everyday cares of life  cause you to drift from a close relationship with God. Everyday we must seek FRESH words from ABBA!
            
            

            
            

            07:22 - 10:50  Additional Commentary….Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,& knowledge of the Holy one is understanding…….

            a.) Solomon started his journey as King fearing God …yet different things in life caused him to drift away from that premise in his life.

            b.)The Life of Solomon is possibly the greatest PARADOX in God’s Word

            c.) As a God-Fearing  King He rose to a place of world Renown where many nations & people sought His direction & counsel

            d.) Yet by the time Ecclesiastes was penned….He had fallen from God & lost that LIGHT & so Ecclesiastes is a negative discourse in many respects..an “Under the sun” view of Life

            e.) For me, this paradoxical view is very eye-opening  , & can offer some real revelation for us  

            10:50–15:55     I KINGS 3:4  Solomons’ DREAM from GOD , granting Him whatever He desired 

            a.) Solomon approached God in HUMILITY…HE ASKED for WISDOM to Govern Israel

            b.) Solomon, therefore was given more wisdom than anyone whoever lived outside of Jesus Christ (Jesus was the Greater Solomon)

            c.) IF  ….HE (Solomon) continued in Obedience/Relationship to Abba

            d.) Solomon’s dream was from God & BECAME A REALITY!

            e.) A KEY to obtaining God’s WISDOM is  having child-like Humility 

            
            

            15:55-21:07  I KINGS 4:20 An Overview of SOLOMONS Wealth, Influence & Prosperity

            a.) At this time Israel was the Greatest nation on EARTH…at the Zenith of All The world

            b.) Israel was enjoying such Prosperity because of David & Solomon both serving God

            c.) Solomon’s name meant Peace….TRUE PEACE with ABBA always results in Prosperity

            d.) Wealth & Provision detailed for just a MONTH!?

            e.) I KINGS 4: 29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore….some translations say “He had More wisdom & understanding than all the sands on ALL the seashores of the world!”

            f.) Solomon & Israel were a LIGHT to all the nations just as God had intended!

            g.) He was a writer, a Psalmist, a scientist as well, He also penned The Song of Solomon …all came to seek Him out for HIS WISDOM ( a TRUE Picture of JESUS in type)

            
            

            21:07-26:46  I KINGS 10 The  QUEEN of Sheba Visits Solomon for counsel

             3And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not anything hid from the king, which he told her not.

            4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,

            5 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her.

            a.) The Queen of Sheba actually fell out & fainted in the Presence of Solomon!! Because she was so impressed with His Wisdom, Riches, & Influence..

            b.) God wants us to FALL OUT in His Presence!!

            c.) A Picture of US /Many coming to JESUS…HAPPY ARE THEY!!

            
            

            d.) The QUEEN just like Nebbycadnezzer under Daniel WORSHIPED GOD! 

            e.) Other Nations & Kings sought out Solomon & Israel because they served God & PROSPERED….

            F.) Solomon & Israel were Blessed by God & Prospered because they had committed themselves to walk in His Ways

            
            

            26:44 - 31:03   Solomon’s Fall …I Kings 11:1-11

            a.) PROBLEM: Solomon took to himself too many wives (700 wives & 300 Concubines), though God ‘winked’ at this in O.T., yet God warned Solomon about this

            b.) His wives turned His Heart away from God…His Heart was no longer totally committed to ABBA, as his Father’s  David had been

            c.) these wives became HIS IDOL…what of Us, what are our Idols?

            d.) He did EVIL….actually built altars to his wives gods for them…what things turn our hearts away?

            e.) ADVERSARIES raised up to get Solomon’s attention

            31:03-33:01  SIGNIFICANCE POINT:  

            f.) Hurts, distractions, unconfronted issues, & cares of life can get in our way of serving ABBA

            g.) We must continue to Follow ABBA daily..we need FRESH Manna from the Father daily

             33:01- 38:09 QUESTION: 

            Have you ever LOST something precious to you, such as a possession, possibly a relationship?

            a.) Your parents, other siblings, Divorced parents relationship, a Love relationship  A Class ring, a Falling out with your famil

            b.) Solomon LOST His relationship with God, He failed In “Keeping the MAIN THING (ABBA) The Main Thing”

            c.) Through all these types of trials of LOSS,,God wants to come & actually make you stronger…encourage you

            d.) REMEMBER: The Fear of The Lord is the beginning of ALL Knowledge,,,do not be as a fool & shun correction/advice 

            38:09- 40:20  CONCLUSION: QUESTIONS FOR GROWTH

            1. Is there a specific reason(s) in your life currently as to why you are searching for Purpose & Meaning
            2. As of Today How is your search for Meaning & Purpose progressing?
            3. Do you feel that Money & Experiences can bring purpose & meaning to your Life?..Why/Why Not?
            
            

            PLEASE NOTE POST YOUR ANSWERS In the facebook Group…https://www.facebook.com/groups/timesandseasonswithmatt

            40:20-42:00 Closing Prayer & Encouragement

            
            

            
            

            
            

            ]]>03/26/24....”A Searcher Searches..” (Ecc. 1:1) -Chapter 1

            (Searching For Significance, A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes)

            00:00 - 2:07 Introduction…Last podcast (03/12/24) we started a new series where I am reading my Book, (Searching For Significance, A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes)

            With commentary & questions for response each session.

            
            

            Last time we went over the book’s preface today we begin by reading chapter 1 “A Searcher Searches” Ecclesiastes 1:1 “The Words of the Preacher . The son of King David, in Jerusalem”

            
            

            QUESTION: Have you ever lost something(or someone) of great value or meaning in your life that caused you much grief & pain? ..I’m thinking everyone has

            
            

            02:07-7:22 READING OF Chapter ONE:

            
            

            1. The Author of Ecclesiastes is Solomon
            2. Ecclesiastes & “The Words of The Preacher ''(Qoheleth, in Hebrew) are synonoymous   meaning Searcher, , one who searches for,correlates or assembles data for observations,& conclusive ideas about a topic.
            3. This Book is a paradox…He started out in God’s Favor with wisdom, yet fell away from that enlightenment
            4. This  book represents a dark time in Solomon’s life when he had  fallen away from God, the last 10-15 years of his life are in view here in Ecclesiastes
            5. SIGNIFICANCE: Be careful not to allow life’s hurts, distractions, unconfronted issues or everyday cares of life  cause you to drift from a close relationship with God. Everyday we must seek FRESH words from ABBA!
            
            

            
            

            07:22 - 10:50  Additional Commentary….Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,& knowledge of the Holy one is understanding…….

            a.) Solomon started his journey as King fearing God …yet different things in life caused him to drift away from that premise in his life.

            b.)The Life of Solomon is possibly the greatest PARADOX in God’s Word

            c.) As a God-Fearing  King He rose to a place of world Renown where many nations & people sought His direction & counsel

            d.) Yet by the time Ecclesiastes was penned….He had fallen from God & lost that LIGHT & so Ecclesiastes is a negative discourse in many respects..an “Under the sun” view of Life

            e.) For me, this paradoxical view is very eye-opening  , & can offer some real revelation for us  

            10:50–15:55     I KINGS 3:4  Solomons’ DREAM from GOD , granting Him whatever He desired 

            a.) Solomon approached God in HUMILITY…HE ASKED for WISDOM to Govern Israel

            b.) Solomon, therefore was given more wisdom than anyone whoever lived outside of Jesus Christ (Jesus was the Greater Solomon)

            c.) IF  ….HE (Solomon) continued in Obedience/Relationship to Abba

            d.) Solomon’s dream was from God & BECAME A REALITY!

            e.) A KEY to obtaining God’s WISDOM is  having child-like Humility 

            
            

            15:55-21:07  I KINGS 4:20 An Overview of SOLOMONS Wealth, Influence & Prosperity

            a.) At this time Israel was the Greatest nation on EARTH…at the Zenith of All The world

            b.) Israel was enjoying such Prosperity because of David & Solomon both serving God

            c.) Solomon’s name meant Peace….TRUE PEACE with ABBA always results in Prosperity

            d.) Wealth & Provision detailed for just a MONTH!?

            e.) I KINGS 4: 29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore….some translations say “He had More wisdom & understanding than all the sands on ALL the seashores of the world!”

            f.) Solomon & Israel were a LIGHT to all the nations just as God had intended!

            g.) He was a writer, a Psalmist, a scientist as well, He also penned The Song of Solomon …all came to seek Him out for HIS WISDOM ( a TRUE Picture of JESUS in type)

            
            

            21:07-26:46  I KINGS 10 The  QUEEN of Sheba Visits Solomon for counsel

             3And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not anything hid from the king, which he told her not.

            4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,

            5 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her.

            a.) The Queen of Sheba actually fell out & fainted in the Presence of Solomon!! Because she was so impressed with His Wisdom, Riches, & Influence..

            b.) God wants us to FALL OUT in His Presence!!

            c.) A Picture of US /Many coming to JESUS…HAPPY ARE THEY!!

            
            

            d.) The QUEEN just like Nebbycadnezzer under Daniel WORSHIPED GOD! 

            e.) Other Nations & Kings sought out Solomon & Israel because they served God & PROSPERED….

            F.) Solomon & Israel were Blessed by God & Prospered because they had committed themselves to walk in His Ways

            
            

            26:44 - 31:03   Solomon’s Fall …I Kings 11:1-11

            a.) PROBLEM: Solomon took to himself too many wives (700 wives & 300 Concubines), though God ‘winked’ at this in O.T., yet God warned Solomon about this

            b.) His wives turned His Heart away from God…His Heart was no longer totally committed to ABBA, as his Father’s  David had been

            c.) these wives became HIS IDOL…what of Us, what are our Idols?

            d.) He did EVIL….actually built altars to his wives gods for them…what things turn our hearts away?

            e.) ADVERSARIES raised up to get Solomon’s attention

            31:03-33:01  SIGNIFICANCE POINT:  

            f.) Hurts, distractions, unconfronted issues, & cares of life can get in our way of serving ABBA

            g.) We must continue to Follow ABBA daily..we need FRESH Manna from the Father daily

             33:01- 38:09 QUESTION: 

            Have you ever LOST something precious to you, such as a possession, possibly a relationship?

            a.) Your parents, other siblings, Divorced parents relationship, a Love relationship  A Class ring, a Falling out with your famil

            b.) Solomon LOST His relationship with God, He failed In “Keeping the MAIN THING (ABBA) The Main Thing”

            c.) Through all these types of trials of LOSS,,God wants to come & actually make you stronger…encourage you

            d.) REMEMBER: The Fear of The Lord is the beginning of ALL Knowledge,,,do not be as a fool & shun correction/advice 

            38:09- 40:20  CONCLUSION: QUESTIONS FOR GROWTH

            1. Is there a specific reason(s) in your life currently as to why you are searching for Purpose & Meaning
            2. As of Today How is your search for Meaning & Purpose progressing?
            3. Do you feel that Money & Experiences can bring purpose & meaning to your Life?..Why/Why Not?
            
            

            PLEASE NOTE POST YOUR ANSWERS In the facebook Group…https://www.facebook.com/groups/timesandseasonswithmatt

            40:20-42:00 Closing Prayer & Encouragement

            
            

            
            

            
            

            ]]>39d12fb7-f050-45cd-bfe7-2292d8d92ce9Tue, 26 Mar 2024 10:02:00 -040043:11falsefull41321324A Devotional Journey Through EcclesiastesSearching For Significance--INTRO.
            1. Going a NEW Direction
            2. Coming this APRIL “Ephesians COACHING!”:-)
            3. A Devotional Reading of my book “ Searching For Significance, a Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes”
            
            

            PART ONE…..Ephesians & Ecclesiastes Parallels

            1. Intro. & Review
            2. ECC. 3:1-11
            3. All People have a designed PURPOSE….ECC.1:11
            4. TIME is an essential element in our lives…Ecc.1:11/Eph.1:7-11
            5. Times/seasons…Times mentioned 16 times in ECC…..Ecc. 3:17,8:5,3:17, Ecc. 9:12..Ephesians 1:9,10, 5:6
            6. CONTRASTING Ecc. with Eph. ……Ecc. 1:3 “Under The Sun” opposed to being in “Heavenly Places” Eph. 1:3,2:6, 3:7-10
            
            

            PART TWO……

            
            

            About Me…The Author: Matt Geib

            
            

            I am a Bible Teacher-Coach guiding people from religion to a meaningful connection with God

            
            

            I have over 50 years experience & 50,000 hours of Bible study  from which I have provided many Saints with wisdom & insight. I have taught in  & Pastored churches over 30 years , counseled individuals  giving insight & direction for their lives through use of practical application of scripture to their lives

            
            

            With scriptural concepts & truth I provide timely  & personal transformation in each unique situation

            
            

            I teach profound Biblical Truth in an easily understood & applicable Manner

            
            

            Currently, I am A Teacher/Elder/Coach at the KINGS COMPANY, founded by Apostle Tyler Frick in  2018

            
            

            I have a PODCAST , “The Kingdom Corner Podcast” that I started in 2019 with over 120 episodes

            
            

            
            

            PREFACE:  

            
            

            My ‘Writer's Journey” began 60+ years ago…as I was adopted in 1958 by a ‘PK’ & brought up in a very good , what I would call “Christian Greenhouse” Environment in the Midwest

            
            

            I committed my life publicly To Christ at 9 years of Age , after a Billy Graham Movie

            
            

            Being a Student of God’s Word about 25 years ago I began an Intensive study of the Book of ECCLESIASTES & began to teach a Wednesday night Bible Class on ‘Solomon, Proverbs, & Ecclesiastes’.

            
            

            This Book “Searching For Significance, a Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes” came to fruition in the summer of 2019 based on the Bible class I taught years ago along with fresh, new  insights I had been journaling about as I read through the book that summer.

            One of the Main points here is that this book was born out of a devotional, contemplative time with God each morning, NEVER did I consider that this would turn into my first BOOK!?..However, as ABBA was so gracious to give me fresh Manna & insight each day, I began to see that perhaps others could benefit from my gleanings of Solomon's prose along with the Fathers encouragement to me! 

            
            

            To me the most prevalent theme of ECCLESIASTES is that all men & women are on a search for Significance, a search for meaning & purpose to their life. Hence , the title of this book.

            
            

            Perhaps today in March 2024, you have come across this Podcast at the Kingdom Corner. I am believing it is not by accident , today & moving forward as we begin a journey through my devotional book it is my heart-felt desire & prayer God will begin to reveal to you Your Purpose, Your Significance as it were. Having said that sometimes finding out just what is important & significant is not always easily recognized or self-evident so allow yourself to begin to have a new awareness of what happens in your life day to day, even the simple things may hold new meaning for you…Just trust   ABBA and he will show you the way!

            
            

            Lastly, when I penned this simple book in the summer of 2019 we were in the insane parenthesis of COVID-19, with many of us shut up in our homes. So much craziness  has taken place in the world since then, it is as if we are on a mad dash to destruction with no way to turn back the hands of time. So as we unpack this book week to week let it serve as a ‘slap in the Face’ that the themes of ECCLESIASTES can be at times

            
            

            Please Hear the VOICE of GOD in these life  lessons as I did, that said loudly to me:

            
            

            “Here am I”

            I AM GOD!”

            “I am in Control”

            “I am HERE for You, if you just turn to Me!”

            
            

            DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

             

            1. What subjects/topics are you doing/studying in this current season, that you could possibly develop into a CREATIVE PROJECT that you could share with the world? IDEAS: A Podcast,,,Video Blog or series, Written newsletter/Blog, book…etc…______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
            
            

            
            

                 2.)JUST How are you doing in this current climate of ‘craziness, (mentally, physically

                     spiritually)...Do you have the FAITH in GOD that He is in Control of your life & 

                     & events? WHY or  WHY Not? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

            
            

            PLEASE GO TO: https://www.facebook.com/groups/200370141947198

            ....The group above Is "Understanding Times and Seasons" on Face book

            Post your answers either in writing or on video

            THANKS!!

            ]]>Searching For Significance--INTRO.
            1. Going a NEW Direction
            2. Coming this APRIL “Ephesians COACHING!”:-)
            3. A Devotional Reading of my book “ Searching For Significance, a Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes”
            
            

            PART ONE…..Ephesians & Ecclesiastes Parallels

            1. Intro. & Review
            2. ECC. 3:1-11
            3. All People have a designed PURPOSE….ECC.1:11
            4. TIME is an essential element in our lives…Ecc.1:11/Eph.1:7-11
            5. Times/seasons…Times mentioned 16 times in ECC…..Ecc. 3:17,8:5,3:17, Ecc. 9:12..Ephesians 1:9,10, 5:6
            6. CONTRASTING Ecc. with Eph. ……Ecc. 1:3 “Under The Sun” opposed to being in “Heavenly Places” Eph. 1:3,2:6, 3:7-10
            
            

            PART TWO……

            
            

            About Me…The Author: Matt Geib

            
            

            I am a Bible Teacher-Coach guiding people from religion to a meaningful connection with God

            
            

            I have over 50 years experience & 50,000 hours of Bible study  from which I have provided many Saints with wisdom & insight. I have taught in  & Pastored churches over 30 years , counseled individuals  giving insight & direction for their lives through use of practical application of scripture to their lives

            
            

            With scriptural concepts & truth I provide timely  & personal transformation in each unique situation

            
            

            I teach profound Biblical Truth in an easily understood & applicable Manner

            
            

            Currently, I am A Teacher/Elder/Coach at the KINGS COMPANY, founded by Apostle Tyler Frick in  2018

            
            

            I have a PODCAST , “The Kingdom Corner Podcast” that I started in 2019 with over 120 episodes

            
            

            
            

            PREFACE:  

            
            

            My ‘Writer's Journey” began 60+ years ago…as I was adopted in 1958 by a ‘PK’ & brought up in a very good , what I would call “Christian Greenhouse” Environment in the Midwest

            
            

            I committed my life publicly To Christ at 9 years of Age , after a Billy Graham Movie

            
            

            Being a Student of God’s Word about 25 years ago I began an Intensive study of the Book of ECCLESIASTES & began to teach a Wednesday night Bible Class on ‘Solomon, Proverbs, & Ecclesiastes’.

            
            

            This Book “Searching For Significance, a Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes” came to fruition in the summer of 2019 based on the Bible class I taught years ago along with fresh, new  insights I had been journaling about as I read through the book that summer.

            One of the Main points here is that this book was born out of a devotional, contemplative time with God each morning, NEVER did I consider that this would turn into my first BOOK!?..However, as ABBA was so gracious to give me fresh Manna & insight each day, I began to see that perhaps others could benefit from my gleanings of Solomon's prose along with the Fathers encouragement to me! 

            
            

            To me the most prevalent theme of ECCLESIASTES is that all men & women are on a search for Significance, a search for meaning & purpose to their life. Hence , the title of this book.

            
            

            Perhaps today in March 2024, you have come across this Podcast at the Kingdom Corner. I am believing it is not by accident , today & moving forward as we begin a journey through my devotional book it is my heart-felt desire & prayer God will begin to reveal to you Your Purpose, Your Significance as it were. Having said that sometimes finding out just what is important & significant is not always easily recognized or self-evident so allow yourself to begin to have a new awareness of what happens in your life day to day, even the simple things may hold new meaning for you…Just trust   ABBA and he will show you the way!

            
            

            Lastly, when I penned this simple book in the summer of 2019 we were in the insane parenthesis of COVID-19, with many of us shut up in our homes. So much craziness  has taken place in the world since then, it is as if we are on a mad dash to destruction with no way to turn back the hands of time. So as we unpack this book week to week let it serve as a ‘slap in the Face’ that the themes of ECCLESIASTES can be at times

            
            

            Please Hear the VOICE of GOD in these life  lessons as I did, that said loudly to me:

            
            

            “Here am I”

            I AM GOD!”

            “I am in Control”

            “I am HERE for You, if you just turn to Me!”

            
            

            DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

             

            1. What subjects/topics are you doing/studying in this current season, that you could possibly develop into a CREATIVE PROJECT that you could share with the world? IDEAS: A Podcast,,,Video Blog or series, Written newsletter/Blog, book…etc…______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
            
            

            
            

                 2.)JUST How are you doing in this current climate of ‘craziness, (mentally, physically

                     spiritually)...Do you have the FAITH in GOD that He is in Control of your life & 

                     & events? WHY or  WHY Not? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

            
            

            PLEASE GO TO: https://www.facebook.com/groups/200370141947198

            ....The group above Is "Understanding Times and Seasons" on Face book

            Post your answers either in writing or on video

            THANKS!!

            ]]>f3b42c0a-6001-4466-8872-02159a4e22b5Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:06:00 -040046:12falsefull41311314"The Thanksgiving Psalm"~PSALM 103 , a ConcluisionCultivating An

            Attitude of Gratitude” `PSALM 103 ………..(11/19/21)

            “The THANKSGIVING

            Psalm”

            
            

            Praise for the Lord’s Mercies

            
            

            A Psalm of David.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            103 Bless the Lord, O my soul;

            
            

            And all that is within me, bless His holy name!

            
            

            2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,

            
            

            And forget not all His benefits:

            
            

            3 Who forgives all your iniquities,

            
            

            Who heals all your diseases,

            
            

            4 Who redeems your life from destruction,

            
            

            Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,

            
            

            5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things,

            
            

            So that your

            youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

            
            

            
            

            PSALM 103:1 Bless the Lord Oh My Soul & All that is within me , Bless His Holy

            Name!

            
            

            ·        

            Ps.

            57:7  My heart is fixed, O God, my

            heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

            ·        

            I Th. 5:18 in everything

            give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

            
            

            ·        

            Dominant Theme: See vs…Ps.

            103:2,20,21,22

            
            

            ·        

            BLESS = barak = “To Bend The Knee, 

            with a showing of extravagant love/adoration from an inferior being to a

            superior being” Mark 12:30 And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' This is the first

            commandment.

            ·        

            Ps. 145:1-3  I will [a]extol You,

            my God, O King;

            
            

            And I will bless Your name forever and ever.

            
            

            2 Every day I will bless You,

            
            

            And I will praise Your name forever and ever.

            
            

            3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;

            
            

            And His greatness is [b]unsearchable.

            ·        

            CONTRAST:

            
            

            ·        

             II TIM. 3:1-2  But know

            this, that in the last days [a]perilous

            times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers

            of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful,

            unholy,

            ·        

            Lk. 17:15 15 And one

            of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice

            glorified God,

             

            
            

             

            
            

             

            
            

            PSALM 103:2 Forget Not All His

            BENEFITS…

            
            

            ·        

            FORGET…PS. 106:7 Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Your wonders;

            
            

            They did not remember the multitude of Your mercies,

            
            

            But rebelled by the sea—the Red Sea.

            ·        

            BENEFITS= GEM-UL recompense, rewards (good or evil) from another’s hand

            
            

            ·        

            Ge. 15:1 I am thy GREAT REWARD

            
            

            ·        

            Ps. 58:11 There is a reward for the righteous

            
            

            ·        

            Mtt. 6:6 Rewarded openly by the heavenly Father 

            
            

            ·        

            Ps. 68:19 He LOADETH (Burdens us ) with Benefits

            
            

            ·        

            Psalms 105:5 Remember His marvelous works which He has done,

            
            

            His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,

            Some of ABBA’s

            BENEFITS enumerated Here:

            
            

            Ps. 103:3-5

            
            

            Who forgives

            all your iniquities,

            
            

            Who heals all your

            diseases,

            
            

            4 Who redeems your life from destruction,

            
            

            Who crowns

            you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,

            
            

            5 Who satisfies

            your mouth with good things,

            
            

            So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

            INIQUITIES

            = Perversions, Punishments

            
            

            
            

            
            

            Ps. 103:9-12 He will not always

            strive with us,

            
            

            Nor will He keep His

            anger forever.

            
            

            10 He has not dealt with us according to our

            sins,

            
            

            Nor punished us according to our iniquities.

            
            

            
            

            11 For as the heavens are

            high above the earth,

            
            

            So great is

            His mercy toward those who fear Him;

            
            

            12 As far as the east is from the west,

            
            

            So far has He

            removed our transgressions from us.

            
            

            
            

            ·        

            Transgression= Rebellion..willful sin esp. agst. Authorities ,A

            Revolt

            
            

            ·        

            FORGIVETH = Eph. 1:7 In whom we have redemption

            through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his

            grace;

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            Who

            Healeth ALL Thy diseases

            
            

            ·        

            Ps. 147:3 He healeth the broken in heart & binds up their

            wounds

            
            

            ·        

            Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for

            our transgressions, he was bruised

            for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was

            upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

            ·        

            James 5:15 And the prayer of faith shall save the

            sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they

            shall be forgiven him.

            Who

            Redeemeth Thy Life From Destruction…

            
            

            ·        

            Speaks of the Kinsman Redeemer in O.T. (GOEL) to redeem nearest blood

            relative alive, had to redeem back the inheritance or Buy back from slavery

            
            

            ·        

            Jesus is our KR….he gave up His Inheritance for us!

            
            

            ·        

            Psalm 34:22 he LORD redeemeth the soul of his

            servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

            
            

            ·        

            Re. 5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art

            worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain,

            and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and

            people, and nation;

            Who Crowneth Thee with Love & Tender Mercies..

            
            

            ·        

            Crown = spks. Of position

            
            

            ·        

            Psalm 21:3 Thou settest a crown of pure Gold upon His Head

            
            

            ·        

            James 1:12 Endure Temptation = Receive a crown

            
            

            ·        

            I Peter 5:4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear,

            ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

            
            

            ·        

            Speaks prophetically of beauty lost in Adam being restored to the

            Church/Saints

            
            

                       

            Who satisfieth Thy mouth...]]>Cultivating An

            Attitude of Gratitude” `PSALM 103 ………..(11/19/21)

            “The THANKSGIVING

            Psalm”

            
            

            Praise for the Lord’s Mercies

            
            

            A Psalm of David.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            103 Bless the Lord, O my soul;

            
            

            And all that is within me, bless His holy name!

            
            

            2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,

            
            

            And forget not all His benefits:

            
            

            3 Who forgives all your iniquities,

            
            

            Who heals all your diseases,

            
            

            4 Who redeems your life from destruction,

            
            

            Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,

            
            

            5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things,

            
            

            So that your

            youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

            
            

            
            

            PSALM 103:1 Bless the Lord Oh My Soul & All that is within me , Bless His Holy

            Name!

            
            

            ·        

            Ps.

            57:7  My heart is fixed, O God, my

            heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

            ·        

            I Th. 5:18 in everything

            give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

            
            

            ·        

            Dominant Theme: See vs…Ps.

            103:2,20,21,22

            
            

            ·        

            BLESS = barak = “To Bend The Knee, 

            with a showing of extravagant love/adoration from an inferior being to a

            superior being” Mark 12:30 And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' This is the first

            commandment.

            ·        

            Ps. 145:1-3  I will [a]extol You,

            my God, O King;

            
            

            And I will bless Your name forever and ever.

            
            

            2 Every day I will bless You,

            
            

            And I will praise Your name forever and ever.

            
            

            3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;

            
            

            And His greatness is [b]unsearchable.

            ·        

            CONTRAST:

            
            

            ·        

             II TIM. 3:1-2  But know

            this, that in the last days [a]perilous

            times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers

            of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful,

            unholy,

            ·        

            Lk. 17:15 15 And one

            of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice

            glorified God,

             

            
            

             

            
            

             

            
            

            PSALM 103:2 Forget Not All His

            BENEFITS…

            
            

            ·        

            FORGET…PS. 106:7 Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Your wonders;

            
            

            They did not remember the multitude of Your mercies,

            
            

            But rebelled by the sea—the Red Sea.

            ·        

            BENEFITS= GEM-UL recompense, rewards (good or evil) from another’s hand

            
            

            ·        

            Ge. 15:1 I am thy GREAT REWARD

            
            

            ·        

            Ps. 58:11 There is a reward for the righteous

            
            

            ·        

            Mtt. 6:6 Rewarded openly by the heavenly Father 

            
            

            ·        

            Ps. 68:19 He LOADETH (Burdens us ) with Benefits

            
            

            ·        

            Psalms 105:5 Remember His marvelous works which He has done,

            
            

            His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,

            Some of ABBA’s

            BENEFITS enumerated Here:

            
            

            Ps. 103:3-5

            
            

            Who forgives

            all your iniquities,

            
            

            Who heals all your

            diseases,

            
            

            4 Who redeems your life from destruction,

            
            

            Who crowns

            you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,

            
            

            5 Who satisfies

            your mouth with good things,

            
            

            So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

            INIQUITIES

            = Perversions, Punishments

            
            

            
            

            
            

            Ps. 103:9-12 He will not always

            strive with us,

            
            

            Nor will He keep His

            anger forever.

            
            

            10 He has not dealt with us according to our

            sins,

            
            

            Nor punished us according to our iniquities.

            
            

            
            

            11 For as the heavens are

            high above the earth,

            
            

            So great is

            His mercy toward those who fear Him;

            
            

            12 As far as the east is from the west,

            
            

            So far has He

            removed our transgressions from us.

            
            

            
            

            ·        

            Transgression= Rebellion..willful sin esp. agst. Authorities ,A

            Revolt

            
            

            ·        

            FORGIVETH = Eph. 1:7 In whom we have redemption

            through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his

            grace;

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            Who

            Healeth ALL Thy diseases

            
            

            ·        

            Ps. 147:3 He healeth the broken in heart & binds up their

            wounds

            
            

            ·        

            Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for

            our transgressions, he was bruised

            for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was

            upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

            ·        

            James 5:15 And the prayer of faith shall save the

            sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they

            shall be forgiven him.

            Who

            Redeemeth Thy Life From Destruction…

            
            

            ·        

            Speaks of the Kinsman Redeemer in O.T. (GOEL) to redeem nearest blood

            relative alive, had to redeem back the inheritance or Buy back from slavery

            
            

            ·        

            Jesus is our KR….he gave up His Inheritance for us!

            
            

            ·        

            Psalm 34:22 he LORD redeemeth the soul of his

            servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

            
            

            ·        

            Re. 5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art

            worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain,

            and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and

            people, and nation;

            Who Crowneth Thee with Love & Tender Mercies..

            
            

            ·        

            Crown = spks. Of position

            
            

            ·        

            Psalm 21:3 Thou settest a crown of pure Gold upon His Head

            
            

            ·        

            James 1:12 Endure Temptation = Receive a crown

            
            

            ·        

            I Peter 5:4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear,

            ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

            
            

            ·        

            Speaks prophetically of beauty lost in Adam being restored to the

            Church/Saints

            
            

                       

            Who satisfieth Thy mouth with

            good things that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s

            
            

            ·        

            SATISFY = To Fill To the full, Be fulfilled, satiated..to have

            in excess , abundance

            
            

            ·        

            Isaiah 58:11 The Lord will guide

            you always;

            
            

                he

            will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land

            
            

                and

            will strengthen your frame.

            
            

            You will be like a well-watered garden,

            
            

                like

            a spring whose waters never fail.

            ·        

            Jn. 7:37 Rivers of Living Water will flow from you

            
            

            ·        

            Isaiah 40:31 soaring like Eagles

            
            

             

            
            

            
            

            
            

            6 The Lord executes righteousness

            
            

            And justice for all who are oppressed.

            
            

            7 He made known His ways to Moses,

            
            

            His acts to the children of Israel.

            
            

            8 The Lord is merciful and gracious,

            
            

            Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.

            
            

            
            

            Psalm

            103:6 The Lord works righteousness

            
            

                and

            justice for all the oppressed…see 

            Ps.9:9..146:7

            ·        

            Acts10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the

            Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were

            oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

            Psalm 103:7  Ways vs Acts….Mtt.7:22-23…I

            Cor. 13:1-3

            
            

            PSALM 103:8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious,

            
            

                slow

            to anger, abounding in love….see Ps.86:5,15..145:8

            ·        

            Exodus 34:6 And the LORD passed by before him, and

            proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and

            abundant in goodness and truth,

            ·        

            ROMANS 5:20,21 GRACE abounds to us…also Eph. 1:7

            
            

             

            
            

            
            

            
            

            9 He will not always strive with us,

            
            

            Nor will He keep His

            anger forever.

            
            

            10 He has not dealt with us according to our

            sins,

            
            

            Nor punished us according to our iniquities.

            
            

            
            

            PSALM 30:5 For his anger endureth

            but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a

            night, but joy cometh in the morning.

            
            

            LAM. 3:22It

            is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions

            fail not.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            11 For as the heavens are

            high above the earth,

            
            

            So great is His

            mercy toward those who fear Him;

            
            

            12 As far as the east is from the west,

            
            

            So far has He

            removed our transgressions from us.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            Psalm 89:2 For I have said, Mercy

            shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very

            heavens

            
            

            Eph. 2:4-7…Eph. 3:18,19

            
            

            Ps. 103:17 But

            the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them

            that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;

            
            

            Lk. 1:50 And

            his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

            
            

            Micah 7:18,19 

             Who is a God like You,

            
            

            Pardoning iniquity

            
            

            And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His

            heritage?

            He does not retain His anger forever,

            
            

            Because He delights in mercy.[a]

            
            

            19 He will again have compassion on us,

            
            

            And will subdue our iniquities.

            You will cast all [b]our sins

            
            

            Into the depths of the sea.

            
            

             

            
            

            
            

            
            

            13 As

            a father pities his children,

            
            

            So the Lord pities those who fear Him.

            
            

            14 For He [a]knows our frame;

            
            

            He remembers that we are

            dust.

            
            

            
            

            LK. 15:21-22

            
            

            Psalm 78:39 For he remembered that

            they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

            
            

            Job 7:5-6

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            15 As for man, his days are

            like grass;

            
            

            As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.

            
            

            16 For the wind passes over it, and it is [b]gone,

            
            

            And its place remembers it no more.

            
            

            17 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting

            to everlasting

            
            

            On those who fear Him,

            
            

            And His righteousness to children’s children,

            
            

            18 To such as keep His covenant,

            
            

            And to those who remember His commandments to do them.

            
            

            
            

            Psalm 40:8 The grass withereth,

            the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

            
            

            I Peter 1:24

            
            

            Ps. 100:5 For

            the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth

            to all generations.

            
            

            Ps. 118:1 O

            give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth

            for ever.

            
            

            **PSALM 136 **

            
            

            COVENANT

            
            

            Ps.25:10 All

            the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his

            covenant and his testimonies.

            
            

            Ex. 19:5

            covenant keepers are his peculiar treasure

            
            

            Hebrews 8:10-12 10 For this is the covenant that I will make

            with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their

            hearts; and I will be their

            God, and they shall be My people. 11 None of them shall teach his neighbor, and none his brother,

            saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for

            all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them. 12 For I will be

            merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins [a]and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”

            
            

            
            

            19 The Lord has established His throne in heaven,

            
            

            And His kingdom rules over all.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            Isa.66:1

            
            

            
            

            
            

            Hebrews8:1

            
            

            
            

            
            

            20 Bless the Lord, you His angels,

            
            

            Who excel in strength, who do His word,

            
            

            Heeding the voice of His word.

            
            

            21 Bless the Lord, all you His hosts,

            
            

            You [c]ministers of His,

            who do His pleasure.

            
            

            22 Bless the Lord, all His

            works,

            
            

            In all places of His dominion.

            
            

            
            

            II Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal

            priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the

            praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

            
            

            Hebrews 13:15 Therefore by Him let us

            continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God,

            that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.

            
            

            
            

            
            

             

            ]]>cc657571-8eb8-4cfa-b61c-6adb74506577Tue, 06 Feb 2024 12:29:00 -040001:00:18falsefull41301304"Hindrances To Thankfilness(Gratefulness)"HINDRANCES To THANKFULNESS

            I)INTRO….

            Hebrews 13:15 15 Through Him, therefore, let us constantly and at all times offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His name.(AMPC)

            
            

            I THESS. 5:18 in every situation [no matter what the circumstances] be thankful and continually give thanks to God; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.(AMP)

            
            

            
            

            II.)Hindrances To….

            
            

            A.)Lack of the FEAR of God

             a.) I Tim. 3:1-5    But understand this, that in the last days dangerous times [of great stress and trouble] will come [difficult days that will be hard to bear]. 2 For people will be lovers of self [narcissistic, self-focused], lovers of money [impelled by greed], boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy and profane, 3 [and they will be] unloving [devoid of natural human affection, calloused and inhumane], irreconcilable, malicious gossips, devoid of self-control [intemperate, immoral], brutal, haters of good, 4 traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of [sensual] pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 holding to a form of [outward] godliness (religion), although they have denied its power [for their conduct nullifies their claim of faith]. Avoid such people and keep far away from them. 

            AMPC

            1 But understand this, that in the last days will come (set in) perilous times of great stress and trouble [hard to deal with and hard to bear].

            2 For people will be lovers of self and [utterly] self-centered, lovers of money and aroused by an inordinate [greedy] desire for wealth, proud and arrogant and contemptuous boasters. They will be abusive (blasphemous, scoffing), disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy and profane.

            3 [They will be] without natural [human] affection (callous and inhuman), relentless (admitting of no truce or appeasement); [they will be] slanderers (false accusers, troublemakers), intemperate and loose in morals and conduct, uncontrolled and fierce, haters of good.

            4 [They will be] treacherous [betrayers], rash, [and] inflated with self-conceit. [They will be] lovers of sensual pleasures and vain amusements more than and rather than lovers of God.

            5 For [although] they hold a form of piety (true religion), they deny and reject and are strangers to the power of it [their conduct belies the genuineness of their profession]. Avoid [all] such people [turn away from them].

               

            
            

            
            

            
            

            A.)Lack of the FEAR of God

            
            

            ROMANS 1:20-22  For ever since the creation of the world His invisible nature and attributes, that is, His eternal power and divinity, have been made intelligible and clearly discernible in and through the things that have been made (His handiworks). So [men] are without excuse [altogether without any defense or justification],

            21 Because when they knew and recognized Him as God, they did not honor and glorify Him as God or give Him thanks.(see Ecc 3:11) But instead they became futile and [a]godless in their thinking [with vain imaginings, foolish reasoning, and stupid speculations] and their senseless minds were darkened.

            22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools [professing to be smart, they made simpletons of themselves].

            
            

            B.)Not Comprehending The DEPTHS of Our SALVATION

            
            

            LUKE 7:36-48 One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at table. 37 And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, 38 and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment.39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.” 40 And Jesus answering said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he answered, “Say it, Teacher.”

            41 “A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 42 When they could not pay, he cancelled the debt of both. Now which of them will love him more?” 43 Simon answered, “The one, I suppose, for whom he cancelled the larger debt.” And he said to him, “You have judged rightly.” 44 Then turning toward the woman he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45 You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to kiss my feet. 46 You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. 47 Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.” 48 And he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” 

            LUKE 17:11-19 On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers,[a] who stood at a distance 13 and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” 14 When he saw them he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went they were cleansed. 15 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; 16 and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. 17 Then Jesus answered, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? 18 Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?” 19 And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.”[b]

            
            

            
            

            B.)Not Comprehending The DEPTHS of Our SALVATION

            I Cor. 6:19,20 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20 for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

            
            

            C.) Works Based Righteousness: 

            EPH. 2:8-10 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.(ESV)

            The cart before the horse??

            8 For it is by grace [God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God; 9 not as a result of [your] works [nor your attempts to keep the Law], so that no one will [be able to] boast or take credit in any way [for his salvation]. 10 For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us](.AMP)

            LUKE 10:38-42  Now as they went on their way, Jesus[a] entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.” 41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, 42 but one thing is necessary.[b] Mary has chosen...]]>HINDRANCES To THANKFULNESS

            I)INTRO….

            Hebrews 13:15 15 Through Him, therefore, let us constantly and at all times offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His name.(AMPC)

            
            

            I THESS. 5:18 in every situation [no matter what the circumstances] be thankful and continually give thanks to God; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.(AMP)

            
            

            
            

            II.)Hindrances To….

            
            

            A.)Lack of the FEAR of God

             a.) I Tim. 3:1-5    But understand this, that in the last days dangerous times [of great stress and trouble] will come [difficult days that will be hard to bear]. 2 For people will be lovers of self [narcissistic, self-focused], lovers of money [impelled by greed], boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy and profane, 3 [and they will be] unloving [devoid of natural human affection, calloused and inhumane], irreconcilable, malicious gossips, devoid of self-control [intemperate, immoral], brutal, haters of good, 4 traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of [sensual] pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 holding to a form of [outward] godliness (religion), although they have denied its power [for their conduct nullifies their claim of faith]. Avoid such people and keep far away from them. 

            AMPC

            1 But understand this, that in the last days will come (set in) perilous times of great stress and trouble [hard to deal with and hard to bear].

            2 For people will be lovers of self and [utterly] self-centered, lovers of money and aroused by an inordinate [greedy] desire for wealth, proud and arrogant and contemptuous boasters. They will be abusive (blasphemous, scoffing), disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy and profane.

            3 [They will be] without natural [human] affection (callous and inhuman), relentless (admitting of no truce or appeasement); [they will be] slanderers (false accusers, troublemakers), intemperate and loose in morals and conduct, uncontrolled and fierce, haters of good.

            4 [They will be] treacherous [betrayers], rash, [and] inflated with self-conceit. [They will be] lovers of sensual pleasures and vain amusements more than and rather than lovers of God.

            5 For [although] they hold a form of piety (true religion), they deny and reject and are strangers to the power of it [their conduct belies the genuineness of their profession]. Avoid [all] such people [turn away from them].

               

            
            

            
            

            
            

            A.)Lack of the FEAR of God

            
            

            ROMANS 1:20-22  For ever since the creation of the world His invisible nature and attributes, that is, His eternal power and divinity, have been made intelligible and clearly discernible in and through the things that have been made (His handiworks). So [men] are without excuse [altogether without any defense or justification],

            21 Because when they knew and recognized Him as God, they did not honor and glorify Him as God or give Him thanks.(see Ecc 3:11) But instead they became futile and [a]godless in their thinking [with vain imaginings, foolish reasoning, and stupid speculations] and their senseless minds were darkened.

            22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools [professing to be smart, they made simpletons of themselves].

            
            

            B.)Not Comprehending The DEPTHS of Our SALVATION

            
            

            LUKE 7:36-48 One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at table. 37 And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, 38 and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment.39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.” 40 And Jesus answering said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he answered, “Say it, Teacher.”

            41 “A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 42 When they could not pay, he cancelled the debt of both. Now which of them will love him more?” 43 Simon answered, “The one, I suppose, for whom he cancelled the larger debt.” And he said to him, “You have judged rightly.” 44 Then turning toward the woman he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45 You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to kiss my feet. 46 You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. 47 Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.” 48 And he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” 

            LUKE 17:11-19 On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers,[a] who stood at a distance 13 and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” 14 When he saw them he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went they were cleansed. 15 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; 16 and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. 17 Then Jesus answered, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? 18 Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?” 19 And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.”[b]

            
            

            
            

            B.)Not Comprehending The DEPTHS of Our SALVATION

            I Cor. 6:19,20 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20 for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

            
            

            C.) Works Based Righteousness: 

            EPH. 2:8-10 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.(ESV)

            The cart before the horse??

            8 For it is by grace [God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God; 9 not as a result of [your] works [nor your attempts to keep the Law], so that no one will [be able to] boast or take credit in any way [for his salvation]. 10 For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us](.AMP)

            LUKE 10:38-42  Now as they went on their way, Jesus[a] entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.” 41 But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, 42 but one thing is necessary.[b] Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”

            D.) WORRY:

            Mtt. 6:26-34 Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow [seed] nor reap [the harvest] nor gather [the crops] into barns, and yet your heavenly Father keeps feeding them. Are you not worth much more than they? 27 And who of you by worrying can add one [a]hour to [the length of] his life? 28 And why are you worried about clothes? See how the lilies and wildflowers of the field grow; they do not labor nor do they spin [wool to make clothing], 29 yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory and splendor dressed himself like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive and green today and tomorrow is [cut and] thrown [as fuel] into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! 31 Therefore do not worry or be anxious (perpetually uneasy, distracted), saying, ‘What are we going to eat?’ or ‘What are we going to drink?’ or ‘What are we going to wear?’ 32 For the [pagan] Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; [but do not worry,] for your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But first and most importantly seek (aim at, strive after) His kingdom and His righteousness [His way of doing and being right—the attitude and character of God], and all these things will be given to you also…So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

            
            

            D.) WORRY:

            PHIL. 4:6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

            
            

            E.) Misplaced DESIRES, Envying & Coveting 

            PSALM 37 :1-4 Fret not yourself because of evildoers;

                be not envious of wrongdoers!

            For they will soon fade like the grass

              and wither like the green herb

            Trust in the Lord, and do good;

                dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.Delight yourself in the Lord,

                and he will give you the desires of your heart.

            Fret not yourself because of evildoers;

                be not envious of wrongdoers!

            
            

            JAMES 4:3-5 You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. 4 You adulterous people![a] Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 5 Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”?

            I KINGS 21 see ‘Naboth’s Vineyard”, a sobering story not unlike today!?

            Romans 12:15/I Cor.12:25-26 Rejoice w/ those who Rejoice , Mourn w/those who mourn

            
            

            
            

            F.)BITTERNESS

            James 3:6-12 …vs.11) (KJV).. Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?

            HEBREWS 12:12-15 Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, 13 and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed. 14 Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. 15 See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;

            G.)CIRCUMSTANCES…

            1. The Example of JOB~ Job 1:20,21…curse God & Die!!
            2. The Example of DANIEL~Daniel 6:10…praying 3x daily gave him admission to the Lions den
            3. The Example of Jonah~Jonah 2:9
            4. ACTS 16:25 ~ Paul & SILAS in Jail Rejoicing
            5. ACTS 27 ~Paul being shipwrecked, all ended up safe
            6. THE EXAMPLE OF Nebuchadnezzar being humbled~ DANIEL 4:28-37
            7. Hab. 3:17-18 
            
            

            Though the fig tree should not blossom,

                nor fruit be on the vines,

            the produce of the olive fail

                and the fields yield no food,

            the flock be cut off from the fold

                and there be no herd in the stalls,

            yet I will rejoice in the Lord;

                I will take joy in the God of my salvation.

            God, the Lord, is my strength;

                he makes my feet like the deer's;

                he makes me tread on my high places.

            
            

            III.) THE ANTIDOTE TO A LACK OF THANKFULNESS= A CULTIVATION of THANKFULNESS (see previous 3 podcasts:-))

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            ]]>8b20ab17-9fb8-4c33-827f-f1a17640a28cMon, 22 Jan 2024 13:49:00 -040053:31falsefull41291294"Gratitude, The Cornerstone of An UNSTOPPABLE FAITH!"PART III “Gratitude ’The CORNERSTONE of An Unstoppable FAITH’”(12/08/23)

            There  is a ‘family/tribe’ including… Blessing, Thankfulness(Thanksgiving), Rejoicing, Praise, Honor(Reverence),Joy…..also all aspects for Worship/Adoration really

            My INTENT in this study  is to FILL You So FULL of GRATITUDE thats all that consumes your Heart & Mind!!:-)

            The devils language VS. The Language of Heaven

            HONOR…GLORY ( Honor is not a KJV Term , but is used 130 x in ESV , NKJV..124x NASB)

            The word most often translated in English as HONOR means GLORY in the Hebrew  which Old Testament was penned in predominantly

            Mal. 2:2 if you do not give HONOR (Glory) to My Name…PRO. 15:33 The fear of the LORD is instruction in wisdom, & Humility comes before HONOR(Kabod).. Pro. 18:12 Before destruction a mans heart is haughty, but humility comes before HONOR(Kabod)

            SPELLED HONOUR in KJV(146x)(British spelling)

            I Chron. 16:27 * Honor and majesty are before Him;(* beauty, majesty= Hadar)

            Strength and gladness are in His place.

            PSALM 104:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with *honour and majesty.( beauty, majesty, also brilliancy=Hod)

            Hebrew = *Tif –arah or Tif- ereth

            Psalm 71:8 Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy* honour all the day.

            beauty, splendour, glory

            1. beauty, finery (of garments, jewels)
            2. glory
            3. of rank, renown
            4. as attribute of God
            5. honour (or nation Israel)
            6. glorying, boasting (of individual
            
            

            PSALM 66:2 Sing forth the honour(KA-VADE, Ka-vad(Kabod)  of his name: make his praise glorious….31x this word used in O.T.

            glory, honour, glorious, abundance ..abundance, riches,,splendor,dignity,reputation, reverence, honourable…WEIGHTINESS(heavy) (SEE Kingdom corner podcast episodes…1,2,3 Sept/oct 2019)

            
            

            
            

            NT use of HONOUR/HONOR

            
            

            Rev. 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour (DOXA=see above..6x) to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

            
            

            Hebrews 2:7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour,(Time= a value that is set, an estimation of value…preciousness is implied..49x)  and didst set him over the works of thy hands:

            
            

            Rev. 5:12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour,(Time) and glory, and blessing.

            
            

            Mtt. 15: 4 HONOR (TAMAO==same as Time with weightiness added for emphasis) your Father & Mother

            
            

            John 5:23 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, (TAMAO) and glory, and blessing.

            
            

            JOY

            
            

            O.T………(100x)

            
            

               simchâh, sim-khaw';......... joy, mirth, gladness

            
            

            1. mirth, gladness, joy, gaiety, pleasure
            2. joy (of God)
            3. glad result, happy issue
            
            

            PSALM 16:11 You make known to me the path of life;

                in your presence there is fullness of joy;

                at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

            
            

            ISAIAH 51:12 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return

                and come to Zion with singing;

            everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;

                they shall obtain gladness and joy,

                and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

            Isaiah 35:10 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

            Hab. 3:18 I will JOY{GIL–GUL} , that is LEAP in the God of my salvation

            Zeph.3:17 The Lord will JOY {LEAP} over thee with singing

            Neh. 8:9-10 And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep.” For all the people wept as they heard the words of the Law. 10 Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength. {The GLADNESS of God is our protection ,our fortress}

            
            

            N.T….Chara, Chario, Charis…(70x)= Joy, delight, Gladness…our capacity for joy increases as our sense of Gratitude grows

            Gal. 5:22 The Fruit of the Spirit is love JOY

            John 15:9-11  As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. 11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.

            
            

            Acts 8:8 And there was GREAT JOY in that city ……………………..WHY??

            
            

            I Peter 1:6-8 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,

            
            

            GRATITUDE IS……………….Statements to Build FAITH, from ‘The 4:8 Principle’~Tommy Newberry

            
            

            GRATITUDE is a conviction, a practice, & a discipline…

            Ps. 103: 1 Bless the Lord Oh my soul, & ALL that is w/in me Bless His name

            
            

            Phil.4:4 Rejoice in the Lord ALWAYS, & AGAIN I say REJOICE

            
            

            Daniel 6:10-28 Daniel prayed 3x a day

            
            

            1.)GRATITUDE is an essential nutrient, a kind of spiritual amino-acid for human growth,creativity, & joy

            PSALM 92:12-13The righteous flourish like the palm tree

                and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

            They are planted in the house of the Lord;

                they flourish in the courts of our God.

            
            

            II Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            PSALM 68:3 But the righteous shall be glad;

            they shall exult before God;

            they shall be jubilant with joy!

            
            

            Exodus 36:1 “Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whom the LORD has put skill and intelligence to know how to do any work in the construction of the sanctuary shall work in accordance with all that the LORD has commanded.”

            
            

            2.)GRATITUDE involves channeling your energy & attention toward what is present & working rather than what is absent & ineffective

            
            

            PSALM 105:1-5

            Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name;

                make known his deeds among the peoples!

            Sing to him, sing praises to him;

                tell of all his wondrous works!

            Glory in his holy name;

                let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

             Seek the Lord and his strength;

                seek his presence continually!

             Remember the wondrous works that he has done,

                his miracles, and the judgments he uttered,

            
            

            ROMANS 5:2

            Through him we have also obtained access by faith] into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

            
            

            3.)GRATITUDE is like a Mental gearshift that takes you from turbulence to peacefulness , from stagnation to creativity

            
            

            PSALM 42  David..’Why art thou cast down oh my soul?” My Help Is in the Lord 

            
            

            ACTS 16:22-27

            22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods. 23 After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard...]]>PART III “Gratitude ’The CORNERSTONE of An Unstoppable FAITH’”(12/08/23)

            There  is a ‘family/tribe’ including… Blessing, Thankfulness(Thanksgiving), Rejoicing, Praise, Honor(Reverence),Joy…..also all aspects for Worship/Adoration really

            My INTENT in this study  is to FILL You So FULL of GRATITUDE thats all that consumes your Heart & Mind!!:-)

            The devils language VS. The Language of Heaven

            HONOR…GLORY ( Honor is not a KJV Term , but is used 130 x in ESV , NKJV..124x NASB)

            The word most often translated in English as HONOR means GLORY in the Hebrew  which Old Testament was penned in predominantly

            Mal. 2:2 if you do not give HONOR (Glory) to My Name…PRO. 15:33 The fear of the LORD is instruction in wisdom, & Humility comes before HONOR(Kabod).. Pro. 18:12 Before destruction a mans heart is haughty, but humility comes before HONOR(Kabod)

            SPELLED HONOUR in KJV(146x)(British spelling)

            I Chron. 16:27 * Honor and majesty are before Him;(* beauty, majesty= Hadar)

            Strength and gladness are in His place.

            PSALM 104:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with *honour and majesty.( beauty, majesty, also brilliancy=Hod)

            Hebrew = *Tif –arah or Tif- ereth

            Psalm 71:8 Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy* honour all the day.

            beauty, splendour, glory

            1. beauty, finery (of garments, jewels)
            2. glory
            3. of rank, renown
            4. as attribute of God
            5. honour (or nation Israel)
            6. glorying, boasting (of individual
            
            

            PSALM 66:2 Sing forth the honour(KA-VADE, Ka-vad(Kabod)  of his name: make his praise glorious….31x this word used in O.T.

            glory, honour, glorious, abundance ..abundance, riches,,splendor,dignity,reputation, reverence, honourable…WEIGHTINESS(heavy) (SEE Kingdom corner podcast episodes…1,2,3 Sept/oct 2019)

            
            

            
            

            NT use of HONOUR/HONOR

            
            

            Rev. 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour (DOXA=see above..6x) to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

            
            

            Hebrews 2:7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour,(Time= a value that is set, an estimation of value…preciousness is implied..49x)  and didst set him over the works of thy hands:

            
            

            Rev. 5:12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour,(Time) and glory, and blessing.

            
            

            Mtt. 15: 4 HONOR (TAMAO==same as Time with weightiness added for emphasis) your Father & Mother

            
            

            John 5:23 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, (TAMAO) and glory, and blessing.

            
            

            JOY

            
            

            O.T………(100x)

            
            

               simchâh, sim-khaw';......... joy, mirth, gladness

            
            

            1. mirth, gladness, joy, gaiety, pleasure
            2. joy (of God)
            3. glad result, happy issue
            
            

            PSALM 16:11 You make known to me the path of life;

                in your presence there is fullness of joy;

                at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

            
            

            ISAIAH 51:12 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return

                and come to Zion with singing;

            everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;

                they shall obtain gladness and joy,

                and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

            Isaiah 35:10 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

            Hab. 3:18 I will JOY{GIL–GUL} , that is LEAP in the God of my salvation

            Zeph.3:17 The Lord will JOY {LEAP} over thee with singing

            Neh. 8:9-10 And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep.” For all the people wept as they heard the words of the Law. 10 Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength. {The GLADNESS of God is our protection ,our fortress}

            
            

            N.T….Chara, Chario, Charis…(70x)= Joy, delight, Gladness…our capacity for joy increases as our sense of Gratitude grows

            Gal. 5:22 The Fruit of the Spirit is love JOY

            John 15:9-11  As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. 11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.

            
            

            Acts 8:8 And there was GREAT JOY in that city ……………………..WHY??

            
            

            I Peter 1:6-8 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,

            
            

            GRATITUDE IS……………….Statements to Build FAITH, from ‘The 4:8 Principle’~Tommy Newberry

            
            

            GRATITUDE is a conviction, a practice, & a discipline…

            Ps. 103: 1 Bless the Lord Oh my soul, & ALL that is w/in me Bless His name

            
            

            Phil.4:4 Rejoice in the Lord ALWAYS, & AGAIN I say REJOICE

            
            

            Daniel 6:10-28 Daniel prayed 3x a day

            
            

            1.)GRATITUDE is an essential nutrient, a kind of spiritual amino-acid for human growth,creativity, & joy

            PSALM 92:12-13The righteous flourish like the palm tree

                and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

            They are planted in the house of the Lord;

                they flourish in the courts of our God.

            
            

            II Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

            
            

            
            

            
            

            PSALM 68:3 But the righteous shall be glad;

            they shall exult before God;

            they shall be jubilant with joy!

            
            

            Exodus 36:1 “Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whom the LORD has put skill and intelligence to know how to do any work in the construction of the sanctuary shall work in accordance with all that the LORD has commanded.”

            
            

            2.)GRATITUDE involves channeling your energy & attention toward what is present & working rather than what is absent & ineffective

            
            

            PSALM 105:1-5

            Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name;

                make known his deeds among the peoples!

            Sing to him, sing praises to him;

                tell of all his wondrous works!

            Glory in his holy name;

                let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

             Seek the Lord and his strength;

                seek his presence continually!

             Remember the wondrous works that he has done,

                his miracles, and the judgments he uttered,

            
            

            ROMANS 5:2

            Through him we have also obtained access by faith] into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

            
            

            3.)GRATITUDE is like a Mental gearshift that takes you from turbulence to peacefulness , from stagnation to creativity

            
            

            PSALM 42  David..’Why art thou cast down oh my soul?” My Help Is in the Lord 

            
            

            ACTS 16:22-27

            22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods. 23 After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. 24 When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.-22

            25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose. 27

            4.)GRATITUDE brings you back to the present moment to all that is working well in your life currently

            ‘JEREMIAH 29:11 For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,' says the LORD, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

            Romans 8:28  And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,[a] for those who are called according to his purpose.

            5.)GRATITUDE is the CORNERSTONE of an Unstoppable attitude & gratitude can be cultivated & then experiences at ever deepening levels

            Ephesains 2:19-22 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens,[a] but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by[b] the Spirit.

            PSALMS 36:5-9 Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens,

                your faithfulness to the clouds.

            Your righteousness is like the mountains of God;

                your judgments are like the great deep;

                man and beast you save, O Lord.How precious is your steadfast love, O God!

                The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

            They feast on the abundance of your house,

                and you give them drink from the river of your delights.

            For with you is the fountain of life;

                in your light do we see light.

            
            

            6.) GRATITUDE is an effective antidote to the most negative emotions , you can not experience hostility & gratitude at the same time …you must choose!

            JOB 2:7-10  So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. 8 And he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in the ashes.

            9 Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die.” 10 But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?”[a] In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

            7.) GRATITUDE is a skill & a feeling ..the more you appreciate today , the more things you will notice tomorrow to be thankful for

            PSALM 34:1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

            Ephesians 5:18-21 18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, 20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

            WE EXPERIENCE GRATITUDE BY HARBORING THOUGHTS OF APPRECIATION FOR THE ABUNDANCE WE SEE IN OUR LIVES

            Ephesians 3:17-21 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

            20 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

            
            

            PSALMS  92:1-2 It is good to give thanks to the Lord,

                to sing praises to your name, O Most High;

            to declare your steadfast love in the morning,

                and your faithfulness by night,

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            ]]>71e32203-9681-4abe-9225-8ee3bee2db9eMon, 18 Dec 2023 11:20:00 -040001:02:47falsefull41281284Cultivating An Attitude of Gratitude~Pt. IICULTIVATING AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE (12/11/23)

            CULTIVATE to prepare land for crops or gardening ,,,that is to plough , dig turn, hoe , or fertilize the soil/ground…in other venues= to develop, foster, or pursue

            
            

            HOSEA 10: 12 Sow (scatter seed) to yourselves in righteousness (justice) reap (harvest) in mercy(loving kindness & steadfastness) …Break up (to till, furrow, or  newly, freshly plough) your fallow ground (untilled, tillable soil/ground) 

            
            

            ATTITUDE….this ‘word’ is not specifically found in the Bible …The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines this as follows…a)posture b) a mental position(disposition) c) an emotion toward an act or state d) a readiness to respond e) ‘today’ we may say he/ she has ‘attitude’ meaning they are negative or defiant about something/someone

            
            

            **NASB20 & AMP….DO USE ATTITUDE in this Verse… 

            Col. 4:2 Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving;...also PHIL. 2:5 Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,( most other translations say have this mind)

            When speaking of what this word means the Bible speaks of

            good will…whole- heartedly..or mind set

            
            

            
            

            GRATITUDE

            
            

            Hebrews 12:28 28 Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us ]show gratitude{NASB20}, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe;....

            {’Let us Be Grateful’~ESV…}

            {“Let us have GRATITUDE” (Rotherham)}

             

             

            GRATITUDE…………..

            
            

            
            

            GREEK>>GRACE {CHARIS}...(The Word KJV uses in He.12:28)

            that which affords joy, pleasure, delight, sweetness, charm, loveliness: grace of speech

            1. good will, loving-kindness, favour
            2. of the merciful kindness by which God, exerting his holy influence upon souls, turns them to Christ, keeps, strengthens, increases them in Christian faith, knowledge, affection, and kindles them to the exercise of the Christian virtues
            3. FROM ROOT –CHAIRO…abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude):—acceptable, benefit, favour, gift, grace(- ious), joy, liberality, pleasure, thank(-s, -worthy). 
            
            

            The Family or Tribe of ‘GRATITUDE”:-)

            There  is a ‘family/tribe’ including… Blessing, Thankfulness(Thanksgiving), Rejoicing, Praise, Honor(Reverence),Joy…..also all aspects for Worship/Adoration really

            My INTENT in this study  is to FILL You So FULL of GRATITUDE thats all that consumes your Heart & Mind!!:-)

            The devils language VS. The Language of Heaven

            
            

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            My INTENT in this study  is to FILL You So FULL of GRATITUDE thats all that consumes your Heart & Mind!!:-)

            The devils language VS. The Language of Heaven

            
            

            
            

            PART II 12/11/23………”The “Family” of Gratitude” ( Words & Passages that define Gratitude)

            BLESSING…( 120x in scripture, 59 God Blesses us, 35 We BLESS HIM , 26 Man Blesses Man)...BARAK = to bend the knee showing extravagant love & adoration to a superior being

            Psalm 103:1,2 … Bless the Lord, O my soul;

            And all that is within me, bless His holy name!

            2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,

            And forget not all His benefits:

            PSALM 103:20-22 

            Bless the Lord, you His angels,

            Who excel in strength, who do His word,

            Heeding the voice of His word.

            21 Bless the Lord, all you His hosts,

            You [c]ministers of His, who do His pleasure.

            22 Bless the Lord, all His works,

            In all places of His dominion.

            Bless the Lord, O my soul!

            
            

            RE. 5:13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, *Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.{*EULOGIA…laudation, praise, adoration}

            RE.7:11,12 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God..Saying, Amen: BLESSING & glory, & wisdom, & THANKSGIVING & HONOUR & Power & Might be unto our God forever & ever  AMEN!

            THANKFUL, THANKFULNESS, Thanksgiving(O.T. =)TODA(27)

            Psalm 100:4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,(confession, praise)

            And into His courts with praise.

            Be* thankful to Him, and bless His name.(Give thanks, Confess thanks)

            Col. 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.(Grateful, mindful of favors)

            Psalm 95:2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

            PHIL 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.{yoo-khar-is-tee'-ah= Thankfulness, giving of thanks} 

            
            

            Rejoice(192 in 183,,55 in Psalms ), Rejoicing

            Psalm 97:12 *Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

            Psalm 105:3 Glory ye in his holy name: *let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.

            • * The Hebrew word used predominantly in the O.T. = SA-MAK or Say–MAYak..from the root meaning ‘To make oneself GLAD’...Gladden the HEART, brighten up…also to make merry , be glad, be joyful or cheerful …hence rejoice
            
            

            
            

            Phil 3:1 Finally, my brothers,** rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you.

            Phil. 4:4 ** Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.

            I Peter 4:13 But **rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.

            ** The GREEK word predominantly used in the N.T.  = Chario  to be glad, to be well, to THRIVE, to give a joyful & encouraging greeting,can be either a calm well being of disposition, Or an EXCEEDING display of JOY…hence Rejoice

            
            

            PRAISE, PRAISING (in reference to God used 257 x in 216 verses)

            There are 7 Main HEBREW words that show different facets of what ‘Praise’ means…these words are mainly in ‘Psalms’, 185xin 209vs.)

            Yadah (48x) means“the extended hand, to throw out the hand, therefore to worship with extended hand, to lift the hands.” ( Strong’s #H3034)...Psalm 107:15 – Oh that men would praise (yadah) the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men.

            Towdah(5x) literally means, “an extension of the hand in adoration, avowal (an open statement of affirmation; frank acknowledgment or admission.), or acceptance.” (Strong’s #H8426)...“Enter into His gates with thanksgiving (Towdah), And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name (Psalm 100:4). Towdah is a praise-filled confession that God’s word is infallible and working in your circumstances.”~Inglis

            Shâbach, shaw-bakh’;(10x) a primitive root; properly, to address in a loud tone, i.e. (specifically) loud; figuratively, to pacify (as if by words):—commend, glory, keep in, praise, still, triumph…SHOUT PRAISE! …CULTIVATING AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE (12/11/23)

            CULTIVATE to prepare land for crops or gardening ,,,that is to plough , dig turn, hoe , or fertilize the soil/ground…in other venues= to develop, foster, or pursue

            
            

            HOSEA 10: 12 Sow (scatter seed) to yourselves in righteousness (justice) reap (harvest) in mercy(loving kindness & steadfastness) …Break up (to till, furrow, or  newly, freshly plough) your fallow ground (untilled, tillable soil/ground) 

            
            

            ATTITUDE….this ‘word’ is not specifically found in the Bible …The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines this as follows…a)posture b) a mental position(disposition) c) an emotion toward an act or state d) a readiness to respond e) ‘today’ we may say he/ she has ‘attitude’ meaning they are negative or defiant about something/someone

            
            

            **NASB20 & AMP….DO USE ATTITUDE in this Verse… 

            Col. 4:2 Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving;...also PHIL. 2:5 Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,( most other translations say have this mind)

            When speaking of what this word means the Bible speaks of

            good will…whole- heartedly..or mind set

            
            

            
            

            GRATITUDE

            
            

            Hebrews 12:28 28 Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us ]show gratitude{NASB20}, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe;....

            {’Let us Be Grateful’~ESV…}

            {“Let us have GRATITUDE” (Rotherham)}

             

             

            GRATITUDE…………..

            
            

            
            

            GREEK>>GRACE {CHARIS}...(The Word KJV uses in He.12:28)

            that which affords joy, pleasure, delight, sweetness, charm, loveliness: grace of speech

            1. good will, loving-kindness, favour
            2. of the merciful kindness by which God, exerting his holy influence upon souls, turns them to Christ, keeps, strengthens, increases them in Christian faith, knowledge, affection, and kindles them to the exercise of the Christian virtues
            3. FROM ROOT –CHAIRO…abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude):—acceptable, benefit, favour, gift, grace(- ious), joy, liberality, pleasure, thank(-s, -worthy). 
            
            

            The Family or Tribe of ‘GRATITUDE”:-)

            There  is a ‘family/tribe’ including… Blessing, Thankfulness(Thanksgiving), Rejoicing, Praise, Honor(Reverence),Joy…..also all aspects for Worship/Adoration really

            My INTENT in this study  is to FILL You So FULL of GRATITUDE thats all that consumes your Heart & Mind!!:-)

            The devils language VS. The Language of Heaven

            
            

            ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

            My INTENT in this study  is to FILL You So FULL of GRATITUDE thats all that consumes your Heart & Mind!!:-)

            The devils language VS. The Language of Heaven

            
            

            
            

            PART II 12/11/23………”The “Family” of Gratitude” ( Words & Passages that define Gratitude)

            BLESSING…( 120x in scripture, 59 God Blesses us, 35 We BLESS HIM , 26 Man Blesses Man)...BARAK = to bend the knee showing extravagant love & adoration to a superior being

            Psalm 103:1,2 … Bless the Lord, O my soul;

            And all that is within me, bless His holy name!

            2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,

            And forget not all His benefits:

            PSALM 103:20-22 

            Bless the Lord, you His angels,

            Who excel in strength, who do His word,

            Heeding the voice of His word.

            21 Bless the Lord, all you His hosts,

            You [c]ministers of His, who do His pleasure.

            22 Bless the Lord, all His works,

            In all places of His dominion.

            Bless the Lord, O my soul!

            
            

            RE. 5:13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, *Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.{*EULOGIA…laudation, praise, adoration}

            RE.7:11,12 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God..Saying, Amen: BLESSING & glory, & wisdom, & THANKSGIVING & HONOUR & Power & Might be unto our God forever & ever  AMEN!

            THANKFUL, THANKFULNESS, Thanksgiving(O.T. =)TODA(27)

            Psalm 100:4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,(confession, praise)

            And into His courts with praise.

            Be* thankful to Him, and bless His name.(Give thanks, Confess thanks)

            Col. 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.(Grateful, mindful of favors)

            Psalm 95:2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

            PHIL 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.{yoo-khar-is-tee'-ah= Thankfulness, giving of thanks} 

            
            

            Rejoice(192 in 183,,55 in Psalms ), Rejoicing

            Psalm 97:12 *Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

            Psalm 105:3 Glory ye in his holy name: *let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.

            • * The Hebrew word used predominantly in the O.T. = SA-MAK or Say–MAYak..from the root meaning ‘To make oneself GLAD’...Gladden the HEART, brighten up…also to make merry , be glad, be joyful or cheerful …hence rejoice
            
            

            
            

            Phil 3:1 Finally, my brothers,** rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you.

            Phil. 4:4 ** Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.

            I Peter 4:13 But **rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.

            ** The GREEK word predominantly used in the N.T.  = Chario  to be glad, to be well, to THRIVE, to give a joyful & encouraging greeting,can be either a calm well being of disposition, Or an EXCEEDING display of JOY…hence Rejoice

            
            

            PRAISE, PRAISING (in reference to God used 257 x in 216 verses)

            There are 7 Main HEBREW words that show different facets of what ‘Praise’ means…these words are mainly in ‘Psalms’, 185xin 209vs.)

            Yadah (48x) means“the extended hand, to throw out the hand, therefore to worship with extended hand, to lift the hands.” ( Strong’s #H3034)...Psalm 107:15 – Oh that men would praise (yadah) the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men.

            Towdah(5x) literally means, “an extension of the hand in adoration, avowal (an open statement of affirmation; frank acknowledgment or admission.), or acceptance.” (Strong’s #H8426)...“Enter into His gates with thanksgiving (Towdah), And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name (Psalm 100:4). Towdah is a praise-filled confession that God’s word is infallible and working in your circumstances.”~Inglis

            Shâbach, shaw-bakh’;(10x) a primitive root; properly, to address in a loud tone, i.e. (specifically) loud; figuratively, to pacify (as if by words):—commend, glory, keep in, praise, still, triumph…SHOUT PRAISE! …Psalm 145:4 – One generation shall praise (shabach) Thy works to another and declare Thy mighty acts.(Strongs H7263)

            bârak, baw-rak’;(3x) a primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason):..Psalm 34:1 – I will bless (barak) the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.(Strongs H1288)

            zâmar, zaw-mar(27x)’; a primitive root (perhaps identical with H2168 through the idea of striking with the fingers); properly, to touch the strings or parts of a musical instrument, i.e. play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and music:—give praise, sing forth praises, psalms…Psalm 21:13 – Be exalted O Lord, in Thine own strength, so will we sing and praise (zamar) Thy power.

            tᵉhillâh, teh-hil-law’;(57x) from H1984; laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymn:—praise.(Strongs H8416)...Isaiah 61:3 – To grant to those who mourn in Zion, Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning, The mantle of praise (tehillah) instead of the spirit of fainting, So they shall be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.

             hâlal, haw-lal’; a primitive root;(102x) to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify:—(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine…..Psalm 113:1-3– Praise (hallal) ye the Lord, praise (hallal) o ye servants of the Lord, praise (hallal) the name of the Lord (Strongs H1984)

            PRAISE, PRAISING (in reference to God used 257 x in 216 verses)

            There are 7 Main HEBREW words that show different facets of what ‘Praise’ means…these words are mainly in ‘Psalms’, 185xin 209vs.)

            CONTINUES>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

            hâlal, haw-lal’; a primitive root; to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify:—(make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.

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            NEW TESTAMENT USE:

            Luke 18:43 And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise(ainos…praise,adoration, a story narrated) to God.

            Hebrews 13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise( I–ni–sis..to speak praise, shout praise ALWAYS in reference to God , to recommend, to Vow…from ainos)) to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

            John 12:43 For they loved the *praise of men more than the *praise of God.( I Peter 4:11 speak as oracles of GOD..That HE might be glorified & DOXAED

            • Doxa = opinion, estimate, whether good or bad concerning someone
            • 
              
            • in the NT always a good opinion concerning one, resulting in praise, honour, and glory
            • 
              
            • splendour, brightness
            • 
              
            • of the moon, sun, stars
            • 
              
            • magnificence, excellence, preeminence, dignity, grace
            • 
              
            • Majesty..An exalted state..commanding respect..a thing belonging to God
            
            

            Epainos (Ep-pie -nos)= a commendation..Eph. 1:12 that we should be to the EPAINOS of HIs (God’s) Glory(Eph. 1:6 & 1:14)

            Abba wants to Point to you in pride  & say “Look at my son or daughter”:-)

            
            

            ROMANS 2:29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise (ePainos) is not of men, but of God.

            I Cr. 14:5 At the judgment all men shall have Epainos of God

            Phil. 1:11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

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            ]]>8fc01364-f050-4b9c-8c3b-b6081c24aeefMon, 11 Dec 2023 11:42:00 -040051:35falsefull41271274"Cultivating An Attitude of Gratitude"CULTIVATING AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE (12/01/23)

            CULTIVATE to prepare land for crops or gardening ,,,that is to plough , dig turn, hoe , or fertilize the soil/ground…in other venues= to develop, foster, or pursue

            
            

            HOSEA 10: 12 Sow (scatter seed) to yourselves in righteousness (justice) reap (harvest) in mercy(loving kindness & steadfastness) …Break up (to till, furrow, or  newly, freshly plough) your fallow ground (untilled, tillable soil/ground) 

            
            

            ATTITUDE….this ‘word’ is not specifically found in the Bible …The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines this as follows…a)posture b) a mental position(disposition) c) an emotion toward an act or state d) a readiness to respond e) ‘today’ we may say he/ she has ‘attitude’ meaning they are negative or defiant about something/someone

            
            

            **NASB20 & AMP….DO USE ATTITUDE in this Verse… 

            Col. 4:2 Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving;...also PHIL. 2:5 Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,( most other translations say have this mind)

            When speaking of what this word means the Bible speaks of

            good will…whole- heartedly..or mind set

            
            

            
            

            GRATITUDE

            
            

            Hebrews 12:28 28 Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us ]show gratitude{NASB20}, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe;....

            {’Let us Be Grateful’~ESV…}

            {“Let us have GRATITUDE” (Rotherham)}

             

             

            GRATITUDE…………..

            
            

            
            

            GREEK>>GRACE {CHARIS}...(The Word KJV uses in He.12:28)

            that which affords joy, pleasure, delight, sweetness, charm, loveliness: grace of speech

            1. good will, loving-kindness, favour
            2. of the merciful kindness by which God, exerting his holy influence upon souls, turns them to Christ, keeps, strengthens, increases them in Christian faith, knowledge, affection, and kindles them to the exercise of the Christian virtues
            3. FROM ROOT –CHAIRO…abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude):—acceptable, benefit, favour, gift, grace(- ious), joy, liberality, pleasure, thank(-s, -worthy). 
            
            

            The Family or Tribe of ‘GRATITUDE”:-)

            There  is a ‘family/tribe’ including… Blessing, Thankfulness(Thanksgiving), Rejoicing, Praise, Honor(Reverence),Joy…..also all aspects for Worship/Adoration really

            My INTENT in this study  is to FILL You So FULL of GRATITUDE thats all that consumes your Heart & Mind!!:-)

            The devils language VS. The Language of Heaven

            Ephesians 1:6-14 6 oto the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in pthe Beloved. 7 qIn him we have rredemption sthrough his blood, tthe forgiveness of our trespasses, uaccording to the riches of his grace, 8 which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight 9 vmaking known3 to us the mystery of his will, naccording to his purpose, which he wset forth in Christ 10 as a plan for xthe fullness of time, yto unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.

            11 In him we have obtained zan inheritance, ahaving been predestined baccording to the purpose of him who works all things according to cthe counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be dto the praise of his glory. 13 In him you also, when you heard ethe word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, fwere sealed with the gpromised Holy Spirit, 14 who is hthe guarantee4 of our iinheritance until jwe acquire kpossession of it,5 lto the praise of his glory.

            
            

            In Ephesians 1:6-14, the phrase "To the Praise of His Glory" is a significant and profound expression that conveys the ultimate purpose of God's actions and blessings towards believers. This phrase is part of a longer passage in which the apostle Paul is praising and extolling the spiritual blessings that God has bestowed upon those who believe in Jesus Christ.

            Let's break down the meaning of this phrase:

            1. "To the Praise": This part of the phrase emphasizes that everything God does, including choosing, predestining, adopting, redeeming, and sealing believers with the Holy Spirit, is done for the purpose of eliciting praise and worship from His creation. It signifies that God's actions are not solely for our benefit but also to bring glory to Himself.
            2. "Of His Glory": This portion underscores the idea that the glory belongs to God alone. It signifies His majesty, splendor, and greatness. All the blessings and salvation bestowed upon believers are ultimately a display of God's glory. His glory is the central focus of His actions and the ultimate end goal.
            
            

            So, when we read "To the Praise of His Glory" in Ephesians 1:6-14, it means that God's plan of choosing, adopting, redeeming, and sealing believers is not just about our individual salvation but is primarily aimed at bringing glory to Himself. Believers, through their transformed lives and testimony, bring praise and honor to God, acknowledging His]]>CULTIVATING AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE (12/01/23)

            CULTIVATE to prepare land for crops or gardening ,,,that is to plough , dig turn, hoe , or fertilize the soil/ground…in other venues= to develop, foster, or pursue

            
            

            HOSEA 10: 12 Sow (scatter seed) to yourselves in righteousness (justice) reap (harvest) in mercy(loving kindness & steadfastness) …Break up (to till, furrow, or  newly, freshly plough) your fallow ground (untilled, tillable soil/ground) 

            
            

            ATTITUDE….this ‘word’ is not specifically found in the Bible …The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines this as follows…a)posture b) a mental position(disposition) c) an emotion toward an act or state d) a readiness to respond e) ‘today’ we may say he/ she has ‘attitude’ meaning they are negative or defiant about something/someone

            
            

            **NASB20 & AMP….DO USE ATTITUDE in this Verse… 

            Col. 4:2 Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving;...also PHIL. 2:5 Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,( most other translations say have this mind)

            When speaking of what this word means the Bible speaks of

            good will…whole- heartedly..or mind set

            
            

            
            

            GRATITUDE

            
            

            Hebrews 12:28 28 Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us ]show gratitude{NASB20}, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe;....

            {’Let us Be Grateful’~ESV…}

            {“Let us have GRATITUDE” (Rotherham)}

             

             

            GRATITUDE…………..

            
            

            
            

            GREEK>>GRACE {CHARIS}...(The Word KJV uses in He.12:28)

            that which affords joy, pleasure, delight, sweetness, charm, loveliness: grace of speech

            1. good will, loving-kindness, favour
            2. of the merciful kindness by which God, exerting his holy influence upon souls, turns them to Christ, keeps, strengthens, increases them in Christian faith, knowledge, affection, and kindles them to the exercise of the Christian virtues
            3. FROM ROOT –CHAIRO…abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude):—acceptable, benefit, favour, gift, grace(- ious), joy, liberality, pleasure, thank(-s, -worthy). 
            
            

            The Family or Tribe of ‘GRATITUDE”:-)

            There  is a ‘family/tribe’ including… Blessing, Thankfulness(Thanksgiving), Rejoicing, Praise, Honor(Reverence),Joy…..also all aspects for Worship/Adoration really

            My INTENT in this study  is to FILL You So FULL of GRATITUDE thats all that consumes your Heart & Mind!!:-)

            The devils language VS. The Language of Heaven

            Ephesians 1:6-14 6 oto the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in pthe Beloved. 7 qIn him we have rredemption sthrough his blood, tthe forgiveness of our trespasses, uaccording to the riches of his grace, 8 which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight 9 vmaking known3 to us the mystery of his will, naccording to his purpose, which he wset forth in Christ 10 as a plan for xthe fullness of time, yto unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.

            11 In him we have obtained zan inheritance, ahaving been predestined baccording to the purpose of him who works all things according to cthe counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be dto the praise of his glory. 13 In him you also, when you heard ethe word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, fwere sealed with the gpromised Holy Spirit, 14 who is hthe guarantee4 of our iinheritance until jwe acquire kpossession of it,5 lto the praise of his glory.

            
            

            In Ephesians 1:6-14, the phrase "To the Praise of His Glory" is a significant and profound expression that conveys the ultimate purpose of God's actions and blessings towards believers. This phrase is part of a longer passage in which the apostle Paul is praising and extolling the spiritual blessings that God has bestowed upon those who believe in Jesus Christ.

            Let's break down the meaning of this phrase:

            1. "To the Praise": This part of the phrase emphasizes that everything God does, including choosing, predestining, adopting, redeeming, and sealing believers with the Holy Spirit, is done for the purpose of eliciting praise and worship from His creation. It signifies that God's actions are not solely for our benefit but also to bring glory to Himself.
            2. "Of His Glory": This portion underscores the idea that the glory belongs to God alone. It signifies His majesty, splendor, and greatness. All the blessings and salvation bestowed upon believers are ultimately a display of God's glory. His glory is the central focus of His actions and the ultimate end goal.
            
            

            So, when we read "To the Praise of His Glory" in Ephesians 1:6-14, it means that God's plan of choosing, adopting, redeeming, and sealing believers is not just about our individual salvation but is primarily aimed at bringing glory to Himself. Believers, through their transformed lives and testimony, bring praise and honor to God, acknowledging His greatness and splendor in the process.

            This concept aligns with your values of faith and love, as it emphasizes the importance of recognizing God's glory and giving Him praise for His gracious work in our lives. It also serves as a reminder of the profound spiritual truths found in the Epistle of Ephesians, which can be a source of inspiration and guidance for your leadership and 

            
            

            My INTENT in this study  is to FILL You So FULL of GRATITUDE thats all that consumes your Heart & Mind!!:-)

            
            

            NEXT session we will dive deeper into the TRIBE/FAMILY of GRATITUDE!

            
            

            
            

            ]]>3d5d66a9-1044-4ed2-9722-560c7a0b6c5cFri, 01 Dec 2023 13:58:00 -040031:33falsefull41261264Discerning What Is Acceptable - Ephesians 5:8-10EPH. 5:8-10 for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9 (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), 10 and try to *discern what is **acceptable to the Lord.
            • * to prove, discern, examine, see it is worthy, approve
            • **EUARESTOS (U–rr–es—tos) accepted, well pleasing, fully agreeable
            
            

            1.)KNOW Whose You ARE & Where you LIVE

            Blessed, be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing, in the heavenlies, in Christ, 4 According as he made choice of us, in him, before the founding of a world, that we might be holy and blameless in his presence; in love, 5 marking us out beforehand unto sonship, through Jesus Christ, for himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6 Unto the praise of the glory of his **favour **wherewith he favoured us in the Beloved One,–– 7 In whom we have the redemption through his blood, the remission of our offences, according to the riches of his favour, 8 which he made to superabound towards us; in all wisdom and prudence, 9 making known to us the sacred secret of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him,

            2.) KNOW The Correct Time

            II Cor. 6:1-2 Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. 2 For he says,

            “In a favorable time( a time accepted) I listened to you,(Isaiah 49:6-10)

                and in a day of salvation I have helped you.”

            Behold, now is the *favorable time(accepted time); behold, now is the day of salvation.

            • * same meaning— in an even STRONGER sense…”A VERY Acceptable Time”
            
            

            EPH. 5:16,17 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil…Be not unwise but understand what the will of the Lord Is I Chron. 12:32…The tribe of Issachar had  understanding of what Isr. should do

               ISAIAH 61:1-3  The Spirit of the Lord Is Upon Me because the Lord has anointed me

            to bring good news to the poor;[a]

                he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,

            to proclaim liberty to the captives,

                and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;[b]

            
            

            2 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor,(RATZONE)

                and the day of vengeance of our God;

                to comfort all who mourn;

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            3.)RECEIVE CORRECTION

            Genesis 4:7 7 If you do well, will you not be *accepted?[a] And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to[b] you, but you must rule over it.”

            • * SEAYTH To be exalted, dignified, lifted up (James 4:10…1Peter 5:6)
            
            

            
            

            
            

            4.) Set Your Mind & Heart On what Is Good

            
            

            
            

            PSALM 19:14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be *acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. 

            • * RATZONE - delightful, pleasurable, acceptable, desirous 
            • PHIL. 4:6-9 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
            • 8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. 9 What you have learned[a] and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
            •  II COR. 3:18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord,[fn] are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another.[fn] For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
            
            

            
            

            5.) Give your Life as a Living Sacrifice

            Romans 12:1-2 I appeal to you therefore, brothers,[a] by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and *acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.[b] 2 Do not be conformed to this world,[c] but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and *acceptable and perfect.[d]

            • * EUARESTOS…’Urr…es…tos’...accepted, well pleasing, fully agreeable
            • 
              
            • I Peter 2:5 5 you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable( very well received) to God through Jesus Christ……….verse20 For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing(Charis) in the sight of God.
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            6.) LIVE In the Realm of The Holy Spirit

            ROMANS 14:17-18  For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 Whoever thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men.

            I

            
            

            ]]>EPH. 5:8-10 for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9 (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), 10 and try to *discern what is **acceptable to the Lord.
            • * to prove, discern, examine, see it is worthy, approve
            • **EUARESTOS (U–rr–es—tos) accepted, well pleasing, fully agreeable
            
            

            1.)KNOW Whose You ARE & Where you LIVE

            Blessed, be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing, in the heavenlies, in Christ, 4 According as he made choice of us, in him, before the founding of a world, that we might be holy and blameless in his presence; in love, 5 marking us out beforehand unto sonship, through Jesus Christ, for himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6 Unto the praise of the glory of his **favour **wherewith he favoured us in the Beloved One,–– 7 In whom we have the redemption through his blood, the remission of our offences, according to the riches of his favour, 8 which he made to superabound towards us; in all wisdom and prudence, 9 making known to us the sacred secret of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him,

            2.) KNOW The Correct Time

            II Cor. 6:1-2 Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. 2 For he says,

            “In a favorable time( a time accepted) I listened to you,(Isaiah 49:6-10)

                and in a day of salvation I have helped you.”

            Behold, now is the *favorable time(accepted time); behold, now is the day of salvation.

            • * same meaning— in an even STRONGER sense…”A VERY Acceptable Time”
            
            

            EPH. 5:16,17 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil…Be not unwise but understand what the will of the Lord Is I Chron. 12:32…The tribe of Issachar had  understanding of what Isr. should do

               ISAIAH 61:1-3  The Spirit of the Lord Is Upon Me because the Lord has anointed me

            to bring good news to the poor;[a]

                he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,

            to proclaim liberty to the captives,

                and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;[b]

            
            

            2 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor,(RATZONE)

                and the day of vengeance of our God;

                to comfort all who mourn;

            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            3.)RECEIVE CORRECTION

            Genesis 4:7 7 If you do well, will you not be *accepted?[a] And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to[b] you, but you must rule over it.”

            • * SEAYTH To be exalted, dignified, lifted up (James 4:10…1Peter 5:6)
            
            

            
            

            
            

            4.) Set Your Mind & Heart On what Is Good

            
            

            
            

            PSALM 19:14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be *acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. 

            • * RATZONE - delightful, pleasurable, acceptable, desirous 
            • PHIL. 4:6-9 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
            • 8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. 9 What you have learned[a] and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
            •  II COR. 3:18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord,[fn] are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another.[fn] For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
            
            

            
            

            5.) Give your Life as a Living Sacrifice

            Romans 12:1-2 I appeal to you therefore, brothers,[a] by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and *acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.[b] 2 Do not be conformed to this world,[c] but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and *acceptable and perfect.[d]

            • * EUARESTOS…’Urr…es…tos’...accepted, well pleasing, fully agreeable
            • 
              
            • I Peter 2:5 5 you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable( very well received) to God through Jesus Christ……….verse20 For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing(Charis) in the sight of God.
            • 
              
            
            

            
            

            6.) LIVE In the Realm of The Holy Spirit

            ROMANS 14:17-18  For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 Whoever thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men.

            I

            
            

            ]]>f352212b-8c1b-44ac-8362-d381d2543359Wed, 08 Nov 2023 07:05:00 -040033:28falsefull21251252FREE To CHOOSE!( A treatise on ROMANS 7)Romans 7 To Sin or NOT to sin that is the choice!

            verses 1 for those that KNOW the LAW ...take the 'Spiritual Bar Exam' ...

            II Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves.

            verses2-6..The Metaphor of Marriage showing us the Old & New Covenant

            verses 7-13..The LAW exposes sin & is used to discourage us

            verses 14-24..Paul's own experience of frustration attempting to LIVE under the Law & how that made him feel

            verse 25 However there is ANOTHER way...see Romans 8

            ]]>Romans 7 To Sin or NOT to sin that is the choice!

            verses 1 for those that KNOW the LAW ...take the 'Spiritual Bar Exam' ...

            II Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves.

            verses2-6..The Metaphor of Marriage showing us the Old & New Covenant

            verses 7-13..The LAW exposes sin & is used to discourage us

            verses 14-24..Paul's own experience of frustration attempting to LIVE under the Law & how that made him feel

            verse 25 However there is ANOTHER way...see Romans 8

            ]]>0098f615-b670-465d-b803-c293c9662730Fri, 25 Aug 2023 10:43:00 -040029:27falsefull21241242Thoughts From 'Mere Christianity'~ C.S. LewisTITLE: Highlighting Passages from C.S. Lewis’ “Mere Christianity”

            
            

            DESCRIPTION:

            C.S. Lewis is one of the most renowned authors and theologians of the 20th Century. From his beloved “The Chronicles of Narnia” series to “The Screwtape Letters,” Lewis’ profound writings have inspired generations of readers and Christians alike.

            
            

            Today, I’m going to focus on one of my favorite C.S. Lewis books: “Mere Christianity.” This book greatly impacted me the first time I read it at the age of 19. During the past month or so, I decided to pick it up again and discover more of Lewis’ contemplative apologetics. I’m going to share some passages and accompanying Scriptures that stood out to me.

            
            

            
            

            VERSES

            • Matthew 7:12
            • Leviticus 19:18
            • Galatians 5:14
            • James 2:8
            • Galatians 5:13
            • Joshua 24:15
            • John 7:17
            • Romans 7:15-22
            • James 4:17
            • Romans 3:23
            • Genesis 3:22
            • Psalm 27:13
            • Psalm 33:5
            • Psalm 52:1
            • Exodus 33:18-19
            • Psalm 16:11
            • Acts 2:28
            • Ephesians 3:14-19
            • Acts 17:28
            • 1 John 4:9
            • Romans 14:17
            • Ephesians 2:8-10
            • 1 John 1:9
            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            TERMS/NOTES

            • “Mere Christianity” by C.S. Lewis
            • The Heavenly Call of Ephesians | Facebook Group
            
            

            
            

            ]]>TITLE: Highlighting Passages from C.S. Lewis’ “Mere Christianity”

            
            

            DESCRIPTION:

            C.S. Lewis is one of the most renowned authors and theologians of the 20th Century. From his beloved “The Chronicles of Narnia” series to “The Screwtape Letters,” Lewis’ profound writings have inspired generations of readers and Christians alike.

            
            

            Today, I’m going to focus on one of my favorite C.S. Lewis books: “Mere Christianity.” This book greatly impacted me the first time I read it at the age of 19. During the past month or so, I decided to pick it up again and discover more of Lewis’ contemplative apologetics. I’m going to share some passages and accompanying Scriptures that stood out to me.

            
            

            
            

            VERSES

            • Matthew 7:12
            • Leviticus 19:18
            • Galatians 5:14
            • James 2:8
            • Galatians 5:13
            • Joshua 24:15
            • John 7:17
            • Romans 7:15-22
            • James 4:17
            • Romans 3:23
            • Genesis 3:22
            • Psalm 27:13
            • Psalm 33:5
            • Psalm 52:1
            • Exodus 33:18-19
            • Psalm 16:11
            • Acts 2:28
            • Ephesians 3:14-19
            • Acts 17:28
            • 1 John 4:9
            • Romans 14:17
            • Ephesians 2:8-10
            • 1 John 1:9
            
            

            
            

            
            

            
            

            TERMS/NOTES

            • “Mere Christianity” by C.S. Lewis
            • The Heavenly Call of Ephesians | Facebook Group
            
            

            
            

            ]]>ab01c880-a4da-4c93-a884-311c008be4cbWed, 02 Aug 2023 05:02:00 -040038:02falsefull31231233Is The Word Rapture In The Bible?Is The Word Rapture In The Bible?

            Titus 2:12-13

            training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live

            self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the

            appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

            Scriptural

            Definition of the ‘Rapture’ from Jamie Hanson….

            “The

            instantaneous resurrection of the overcoming O.T. & N.T. Saints who have

            died & the instant ‘snatching up’ also of the living, overcoming believers

            on the earth who altogether as a group meet Jesus in the air & are taken to

            the Throne of God who will remain with Him FOREVER(not withstanding, coming

            back with Him at 2nd Coming to Rule & Reign with Him in the

            Millenium)! During this event all the dead & living are ‘caught up’ receiving

            new ‘glorified bodies’ that are the same as the ‘spirit-glorified’ body of

            Christ. This will all occur prior to what the Bible calls “The Great Tribulation”.

            This event will also be instantaneous & visible to all who are not ‘caught

            up’

            VOCABULARY WORDS For RAPTURE:

            Note: The Word

            ‘Rapture’ is not in the Bible, yet the concept is evident….( see also

            baptize/immerse…Angel/Messenger) The term “rapture” comes

            from the Latin verb rapiemur which means “ to seize, snatch, carry away.” There are

            4 GREEK terms that refer to this event (not action)…As the Definite Article

            is Used…that is ‘THE” referring to a specific event

            1)     

            Apokalypsis – means an unveiling or appearing

            
            

            2)     

            Epiphaneia –means  an appearing, a

            shining

            
            

            3)     

            Parousia- means ‘presence’ most translations use ‘coming’

            which is a bad translation

            
            

            4)      Harpazō  - means caught up or snatched up

            
            

            Apokalypsis- means

            an unveiling or appearing

            
            

            II Thess. 1:7… when

            the lord Jesus shall be Apokalypsis

            (2nd Coming)

            
            

            I Cr. 1:7 that

            you come behind in no gift waiting for the

            Apokalypsis of

            our Lord Jesus Christ

            I Peter 1:7 That

            the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth,

            though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory

            at the Apokalypsis of our

            Lord Jesus Christ.

             I

            Peter 1:13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope

            to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the Apokalypsis of Jesus Christ

            
            

             I

            Peter 4:13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that

            you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is Apokalypsis

            
            

            Epiphaneia- means  an appearing, a shining

            
            

            I Tim 6:14 to

            keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the Epiphaneia of our Lord Jesus Christ

            
            

            II Tim. 4:1 I

            charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the

            living and the dead, and by his Epiphaneia

            & His Kingdom.

            II Tim . 4:8 Henceforth

            there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the

            righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but

            also to all who have loved his Epiphaneia

            Titus 2:13 waiting

            for our blessed hope, the Epiphaneia

            of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

            
            

            I Jn. 3:2-3

            Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared;

            but we know that when he appears

            we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus

            hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.

             

            
            

             

            
            

             

            
            

             

            
            

             

            
            

             

            
            

            Parousia-means ‘presence’ most translations use

            ‘coming’ which is a bad translation

            
            

            Matt. 24:37

            For as were the days of Noah, so will be the Parousia of the

            Son of Man.

            
            

            Matt. 24:39 and

            they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the Parousia

            of the Son of Man.

            
            

            I Cor. 15:23

            But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his Parousia

            those who belong to Christ.

            
            

            I Thess. 2:19 For

            what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his Parousia

            ? Is it not you?

            
            

            I Thess. 3:13  so that he may establish your hearts

            blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the Parousia of our

            Lord Jesus with all his saints.

            
            

            I Thess. 4:15 For this we

            declare to you by a word from the Lord,[fn] that we who are alive, who are left

            until the Parousia of the Lord, will not precede those who have

            fallen asleep.

            I Thess. 5:23  Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you

            completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at

            the Parousia

            of our Lord Jesus Christ.  

            James 5:8 You also, be

            patient. Establish your hearts, for the Parousia of the Lord is at

            hand.

            
            

            II Peter 3:4 They will

            say, “Where is the promise of his Parousia? For ever since the

            fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning

            of creation.”

            I Jn. 2:28 And now, little

            children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not

            shrink from him in shame at his Parousia.

            
            

            Harpazō- means caught up or

            snatched up

            
            

            I Thess. 4:17 Then

            we who are alive, who are left, will be Harpazo together with them in

            the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.

            
            

            Re. 12:5 She gave birth to

            a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her

            child was Harpazo to God and to his throne,

            
            

             

            
            

             

            
            

             

            
            

             VOCABULARY WORDS For RAPTURE:

            
            

            Note: The Word

            ‘Rapture’ is not in the Bible, yet the concept is evident….( see also

            baptize/immerse…Angel/Messenger) The term “rapture” comes

            from the Latin verb rapiemur which means “ to seize, snatch, carry away.” There are

            4 GREEK terms that refer to this event (not action)…As the Definite Article

            is Used…that is ‘THE” referring to a specific event

            1)     

            Apokalypsis – means an unveiling or appearing

            
            

            2)     

            Epiphaneia –means  an appearing,...]]>Is The Word Rapture In The Bible?

            Titus 2:12-13

            training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live

            self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the

            appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

            Scriptural

            Definition of the ‘Rapture’ from Jamie Hanson….

            “The

            instantaneous resurrection of the overcoming O.T. & N.T. Saints who have

            died & the instant ‘snatching up’ also of the living, overcoming believers

            on the earth who altogether as a group meet Jesus in the air & are taken to

            the Throne of God who will remain with Him FOREVER(not withstanding, coming

            back with Him at 2nd Coming to Rule & Reign with Him in the

            Millenium)! During this event all the dead & living are ‘caught up’ receiving

            new ‘glorified bodies’ that are the same as the ‘spirit-glorified’ body of

            Christ. This will all occur prior to what the Bible calls “The Great Tribulation”.

            This event will also be instantaneous & visible to all who are not ‘caught

            up’

            VOCABULARY WORDS For RAPTURE:

            Note: The Word

            ‘Rapture’ is not in the Bible, yet the concept is evident….( see also

            baptize/immerse…Angel/Messenger) The term “rapture” comes

            from the Latin verb rapiemur which means “ to seize, snatch, carry away.” There are

            4 GREEK terms that refer to this event (not action)…As the Definite Article

            is Used…that is ‘THE” referring to a specific event

            1)     

            Apokalypsis – means an unveiling or appearing

            
            

            2)     

            Epiphaneia –means  an appearing, a

            shining

            
            

            3)     

            Parousia- means ‘presence’ most translations use ‘coming’

            which is a bad translation

            
            

            4)      Harpazō  - means caught up or snatched up

            
            

            Apokalypsis- means

            an unveiling or appearing

            
            

            II Thess. 1:7… when

            the lord Jesus shall be Apokalypsis

            (2nd Coming)

            
            

            I Cr. 1:7 that

            you come behind in no gift waiting for the

            Apokalypsis of

            our Lord Jesus Christ

            I Peter 1:7 That

            the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth,

            though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory

            at the Apokalypsis of our

            Lord Jesus Christ.

             I

            Peter 1:13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope

            to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the Apokalypsis of Jesus Christ

            
            

             I

            Peter 4:13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that

            you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is Apokalypsis

            
            

            Epiphaneia- means  an appearing, a shining

            
            

            I Tim 6:14 to

            keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the Epiphaneia of our Lord Jesus Christ

            
            

            II Tim. 4:1 I

            charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the

            living and the dead, and by his Epiphaneia

            & His Kingdom.

            II Tim . 4:8 Henceforth

            there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the

            righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but

            also to all who have loved his Epiphaneia

            Titus 2:13 waiting

            for our blessed hope, the Epiphaneia

            of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

            
            

            I Jn. 3:2-3

            Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared;

            but we know that when he appears

            we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus

            hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.

             

            
            

             

            
            

             

            
            

             

            
            

             

            
            

             

            
            

            Parousia-means ‘presence’ most translations use

            ‘coming’ which is a bad translation

            
            

            Matt. 24:37

            For as were the days of Noah, so will be the Parousia of the

            Son of Man.

            
            

            Matt. 24:39 and

            they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the Parousia

            of the Son of Man.

            
            

            I Cor. 15:23

            But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his Parousia

            those who belong to Christ.

            
            

            I Thess. 2:19 For

            what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his Parousia

            ? Is it not you?

            
            

            I Thess. 3:13  so that he may establish your hearts

            blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the Parousia of our

            Lord Jesus with all his saints.

            
            

            I Thess. 4:15 For this we

            declare to you by a word from the Lord,[fn] that we who are alive, who are left

            until the Parousia of the Lord, will not precede those who have

            fallen asleep.

            I Thess. 5:23  Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you

            completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at

            the Parousia

            of our Lord Jesus Christ.  

            James 5:8 You also, be

            patient. Establish your hearts, for the Parousia of the Lord is at

            hand.

            
            

            II Peter 3:4 They will

            say, “Where is the promise of his Parousia? For ever since the

            fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning

            of creation.”

            I Jn. 2:28 And now, little

            children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not

            shrink from him in shame at his Parousia.

            
            

            Harpazō- means caught up or

            snatched up

            
            

            I Thess. 4:17 Then

            we who are alive, who are left, will be Harpazo together with them in

            the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.

            
            

            Re. 12:5 She gave birth to

            a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her

            child was Harpazo to God and to his throne,

            
            

             

            
            

             

            
            

             

            
            

             VOCABULARY WORDS For RAPTURE:

            
            

            Note: The Word

            ‘Rapture’ is not in the Bible, yet the concept is evident….( see also

            baptize/immerse…Angel/Messenger) The term “rapture” comes

            from the Latin verb rapiemur which means “ to seize, snatch, carry away.” There are

            4 GREEK terms that refer to this event (not action)…As the Definite Article

            is Used…that is ‘THE” referring to a specific event

            1)     

            Apokalypsis – means an unveiling or appearing

            
            

            2)     

            Epiphaneia –means  an appearing, a

            shining

            
            

            3)     

            Parousia- means ‘presence’ most translations use ‘coming’

            which is a bad translation

            
            

            4)      Harpazō  - means caught up or snatched up

            
            

            Apokalypsis- means

            an unveiling or appearing

            
            

            II Thess. 1:7… when

            the lord Jesus shall be Apokalypsis

            (2nd Coming)

            
            

            I Cr. 1:7 that

            you come behind in no gift waiting for the

            Apokalypsis of

            our Lord Jesus Christ

            I Peter 1:7 That

            the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth,

            though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory

            at the Apokalypsis of our

            Lord Jesus Christ.

             I

            Peter 1:13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope

            to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the Apokalypsis of Jesus Christ

            
            

             I

            Peter 4:13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that

            you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is Apokalypsis

            
            

            Epiphaneia- means  an appearing, a shining

            
            

            I Tim 6:14 to

            keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the Epiphaneia of our Lord Jesus Christ

            
            

            II Tim. 4:1 I

            charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the

            living and the dead, and by his Epiphaneia

            & His Kingdom.

            II Tim . 4:8 Henceforth

            there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the

            righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but

            also to all who have loved his Epiphaneia

            Titus 2:13 waiting

            for our blessed hope, the Epiphaneia

            of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

            
            

            I Jn. 3:2-3

            Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared;

            but we know that when he appears

            we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus

            hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.

             

            
            

             

            
            

             

            
            

             

            
            

             

            
            

             

            
            

            Parousia-means ‘presence’ most translations use

            ‘coming’ which is a bad translation

            
            

            Matt. 24:37

            For as were the days of Noah, so will be the Parousia of the

            Son of Man.

            
            

            Matt. 24:39 and

            they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the Parousia

            of the Son of Man.

            
            

            I Cor. 15:23

            But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his Parousia

            those who belong to Christ.

            
            

            I Thess. 2:19 For

            what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his Parousia

            ? Is it not you?

            
            

            I Thess. 3:13  so that he may establish your hearts

            blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the Parousia of our

            Lord Jesus with all his saints.

            
            

            I Thess. 4:15 For this we

            declare to you by a word from the Lord,[fn] that we who are alive, who are left

            until the Parousia of the Lord, will not precede those who have

            fallen asleep.

            I Thess. 5:23  Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you

            completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at

            the Parousia

            of our Lord Jesus Christ.  

            James 5:8 You also, be

            patient. Establish your hearts, for the Parousia of the Lord is at

            hand.

            
            

            II Peter 3:4 They will

            say, “Where is the promise of his Parousia? For ever since the

            fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning

            of creation.”

            I Jn. 2:28 And now, little

            children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not

            shrink from him in shame at his Parousia.

            
            

            Harpazō- means caught up or

            snatched up

            
            

            I Thess. 4:17 Then

            we who are alive, who are left, will be Harpazo together with them in

            the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.

            
            

            Re. 12:5 She gave birth to

            a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her

            child was Harpazo to God and to his throne,

            
            

             

            
            

             

            
            

             

            
            

             VOCABULARY WORDS For RAPTURE:

            
            

            Note: The Word

            ‘Rapture’ is not in the Bible, yet the concept is evident….( see also

            baptize/immerse…Angel/Messenger) The term “rapture” comes

            from the Latin verb rapiemur which means “ to seize, snatch, carry away.” There are

            4 GREEK terms that refer to this event (not action)…As the Definite Article

            is Used…that is ‘THE” referring to a specific event

            1)     

            Apokalypsis – means an unveiling or appearing

            
            

            2)     

            Epiphaneia –means  an appearing, a

            shining

            
            

            3)     

            Parousia- means ‘presence’ most translations use ‘coming’

            which is a bad translation

            
            

            4)      Harpazō  - means caught up or snatched up

            
            

            Apokalypsis- means

            an unveiling or appearing

            
            

            II Thess. 1:7… when

            the lord Jesus shall be Apokalypsis

            (2nd Coming)

            
            

            I Cr. 1:7 that

            you come behind in no gift waiting for the

            Apokalypsis of

            our Lord Jesus Christ

            I Peter 1:7 That

            the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth,

            though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory

            at the Apokalypsis of our

            Lord Jesus Christ.

             I

            Peter 1:13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope

            to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the Apokalypsis of Jesus Christ

            
            

             I

            Peter 4:13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that

            you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is Apokalypsis

            
            

            Epiphaneia- means  an appearing, a shining

            
            

            I Tim 6:14 to

            keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the Epiphaneia of our Lord Jesus Christ

            
            

            II Tim. 4:1 I

            charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the

            living and the dead, and by his Epiphaneia

            & His Kingdom.

            II Tim . 4:8 Henceforth

            there is...]]>9a300186-631d-4980-844f-4c746bf17dd5Thu, 20 Jul 2023 06:42:00 -040024:21falsefull31221223"Looking For The Blessed Hope"“The RAPTURE of The Church” (07/05/23)

            Introduction:

            
            

            Our Blessed Hope….

            
            

            I Corinthians

            15:51-52  Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not

            all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 in

            a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised

            imperishable, and we shall be changed.

            Revelation 1:1-3  The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to

            his servants[a] the things

            that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant

            John, 2 who bore witness to the word of

            God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the

            words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is

            written in it, for the time is near.

            Revelation

            22:7 “And behold, I am coming

            soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this

            book.”

            Titus 2:12-13

            training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live

            self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the

            appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

            But

            There Is A Problem….

            
            

            II Peter 2:1-3But

            false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false

            teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even

            denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

            2 And many will follow their sensuality, and

            because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. 3 And

            in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from

            long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

            Matt. 24:11 And many false prophets will arise and lead many

            astray.

            
            

            Matt 24:24 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.

            
            

            ACTS 20:29-30 I

            know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing

            the flock; 30 and from among your own

            selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after

            them.

            COL. 2:88 See

            to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according

            to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits[a] of the

            world, and not according to Christ.

            II Thess.

            2:3-12,I Tim. 4:1-3,II Tim. 3:1-9,II Tim.4:3,I John 4:1

            
            

            Scriptural

            Definition of the ‘Rapture’ from Jamie Hanson….

            
            

            “The

            instantaneous resurrection of the overcoming O.T. & N.T. Saints who have

            died & the instant ‘snatching up’ also of the living, overcoming believers

            on the earth who altogether as a group meet Jesus in the air & are taken to

            the Throne of God who will remain with Him FOREVER(not withstanding, coming

            back with Him at 2nd Coming to Rule & Reign with Him in the

            Millenium)! During this event all the dead & living are ‘caught up’ receiving

            new ‘glorified bodies’ that are the same as the ‘spirit-glorified’ body of

            Christ. This will all occur prior to what the Bible calls “The Great Tribulation”.

            This event will also be instantaneous & visible to all who are not ‘caught

            up’

            Is There Biblical Presidence For

            Such an outrageous Event!?

            
            

            Genesis 5:21-24 21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he fathered Methuselah.

            22 Enoch walked with God[a] after he

            fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 23 Thus all the days of Enoch were 365 years.

            24 Enoch walked with God, and he was not,[b]

            for God took him.

            II Kings 2:9-11 9 When

            they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you, before I

            am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “Please let there be a double portion of

            your spirit on me.” 10 And he said,

            “You have asked a hard thing; yet, if you see me as I am being taken from you,

            it shall be so for you, but if you do not see me, it shall not be so.” 11 And as they still went on and talked, behold,

            chariots of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And

            Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

            Acts 1:9-11 9 And when he had said these things, as they were

            looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. 10 And while they were gazing into heaven as he

            went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, 11 and

            said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This

            Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you

            saw him go into heaven.”

            I Corinthians 15:51-53  Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we

            shall all be changed, 52 in a

            moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will

            sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.

            53 For this perishable body must

            put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.

            The ‘Blessed Hope of The Church’….The

            RAPTURE is meant to fill us with OUTRAGEOUS HOPE!!..It is Positive, !It is

            GLORIOUS!...It is not meant to Be scary or gloomy!! It is not meant to worry

            the saint with thoughts of “Am I worthy enough to make it!’

            ]]>“The RAPTURE of The Church” (07/05/23)

            Introduction:

            
            

            Our Blessed Hope….

            
            

            I Corinthians

            15:51-52  Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not

            all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 in

            a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised

            imperishable, and we shall be changed.

            Revelation 1:1-3  The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to

            his servants[a] the things

            that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant

            John, 2 who bore witness to the word of

            God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the

            words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is

            written in it, for the time is near.

            Revelation

            22:7 “And behold, I am coming

            soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this

            book.”

            Titus 2:12-13

            training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live

            self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the

            appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

            But

            There Is A Problem….

            
            

            II Peter 2:1-3But

            false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false

            teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even

            denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

            2 And many will follow their sensuality, and

            because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. 3 And

            in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from

            long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

            Matt. 24:11 And many false prophets will arise and lead many

            astray.

            
            

            Matt 24:24 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.

            
            

            ACTS 20:29-30 I

            know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing

            the flock; 30 and from among your own

            selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after

            them.

            COL. 2:88 See

            to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according

            to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits[a] of the

            world, and not according to Christ.

            II Thess.

            2:3-12,I Tim. 4:1-3,II Tim. 3:1-9,II Tim.4:3,I John 4:1

            
            

            Scriptural

            Definition of the ‘Rapture’ from Jamie Hanson….

            
            

            “The

            instantaneous resurrection of the overcoming O.T. & N.T. Saints who have

            died & the instant ‘snatching up’ also of the living, overcoming believers

            on the earth who altogether as a group meet Jesus in the air & are taken to

            the Throne of God who will remain with Him FOREVER(not withstanding, coming

            back with Him at 2nd Coming to Rule & Reign with Him in the

            Millenium)! During this event all the dead & living are ‘caught up’ receiving

            new ‘glorified bodies’ that are the same as the ‘spirit-glorified’ body of

            Christ. This will all occur prior to what the Bible calls “The Great Tribulation”.

            This event will also be instantaneous & visible to all who are not ‘caught

            up’

            Is There Biblical Presidence For

            Such an outrageous Event!?

            
            

            Genesis 5:21-24 21 When Enoch had lived 65 years, he fathered Methuselah.

            22 Enoch walked with God[a] after he

            fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 23 Thus all the days of Enoch were 365 years.

            24 Enoch walked with God, and he was not,[b]

            for God took him.

            II Kings 2:9-11 9 When

            they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you, before I

            am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “Please let there be a double portion of

            your spirit on me.” 10 And he said,

            “You have asked a hard thing; yet, if you see me as I am being taken from you,

            it shall be so for you, but if you do not see me, it shall not be so.” 11 And as they still went on and talked, behold,

            chariots of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And

            Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

            Acts 1:9-11 9 And when he had said these things, as they were

            looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. 10 And while they were gazing into heaven as he

            went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, 11 and

            said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This

            Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you

            saw him go into heaven.”

            I Corinthians 15:51-53  Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we

            shall all be changed, 52 in a

            moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will

            sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.

            53 For this perishable body must

            put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.

            The ‘Blessed Hope of The Church’….The

            RAPTURE is meant to fill us with OUTRAGEOUS HOPE!!..It is Positive, !It is

            GLORIOUS!...It is not meant to Be scary or gloomy!! It is not meant to worry

            the saint with thoughts of “Am I worthy enough to make it!’

            ]]>d477f987-fddb-4be0-ba2d-46a0ceec7adeWed, 05 Jul 2023 14:40:00 -040031:28falsefull31211213”Weary,Burdened, & Burned Out”~ An Interview with Pastor Chris BassettFeeling exhausted, cynical, or overburdened in your ministry? There is hope…

            We suffer burnout because we overwork ourselves. We suffer burnout when we experience disappointment, betrayal, and rejection. We suffer burnout as we fall short of our own expectations.

             No one who dares venture great things escapes burnout symptoms.

            But we don’t have to succumb to burnout or let it destroy our ministry calling. When I feel the pressure of where I must be next, I am learning to capture myself in this day and try to give God my tomorrow. When I sense that someone needs ministry from me, I do not assume that I was preordained to be their answer, just the servant who points them to the One who is the answer. I am learning to reset my expectations upon miracles, signs, and wonders according to God’s good pleasure. I am learning that most healing is a process, not a destination. Most of all, I have been learning that God is a good Father – not a slave master. He is the patient, loving Abba who sees me as His beloved child. Whether you recognize that you are approaching burnout, have reached it, or simply want to learn how to establish healthy life habits to avoid letting it impact your ministry, this book is for you. A retired Pastor of 25 years, a retired Chaplain with 33 years of military service including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, Dr. Chris Bassett also spent ten years as a Police Chaplain and 15 years as a Sheriff’s Deputy, Detective, and Master Police Officer. He knows a little something about ministry burnout. He published a study on First Responder Chaplains and Burnout (the passion point for this book) and is a master trainer in suicide intervention. Dr. Bassett is the founder and president of 4 th Dimension Ministries, a ministry dedicated to helping people see themselves and others as God sees them. 4thDimensionMinistries.org

            ]]>Feeling exhausted, cynical, or overburdened in your ministry? There is hope…

            We suffer burnout because we overwork ourselves. We suffer burnout when we experience disappointment, betrayal, and rejection. We suffer burnout as we fall short of our own expectations.

             No one who dares venture great things escapes burnout symptoms.

            But we don’t have to succumb to burnout or let it destroy our ministry calling. When I feel the pressure of where I must be next, I am learning to capture myself in this day and try to give God my tomorrow. When I sense that someone needs ministry from me, I do not assume that I was preordained to be their answer, just the servant who points them to the One who is the answer. I am learning to reset my expectations upon miracles, signs, and wonders according to God’s good pleasure. I am learning that most healing is a process, not a destination. Most of all, I have been learning that God is a good Father – not a slave master. He is the patient, loving Abba who sees me as His beloved child. Whether you recognize that you are approaching burnout, have reached it, or simply want to learn how to establish healthy life habits to avoid letting it impact your ministry, this book is for you. A retired Pastor of 25 years, a retired Chaplain with 33 years of military service including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, Dr. Chris Bassett also spent ten years as a Police Chaplain and 15 years as a Sheriff’s Deputy, Detective, and Master Police Officer. He knows a little something about ministry burnout. He published a study on First Responder Chaplains and Burnout (the passion point for this book) and is a master trainer in suicide intervention. Dr. Bassett is the founder and president of 4 th Dimension Ministries, a ministry dedicated to helping people see themselves and others as God sees them. 4thDimensionMinistries.org

            ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/0453f87b-4f11-393f-bae4-7dab02ecce3fMon, 17 Oct 2022 00:30:40 -040055:55falsefull120120<p>Feeling exhausted, cynical, or overburdened in your ministry? There is hope…</p> <p> We suffer burnout because we overwork ourselves. We suffer burnout when we experience disappointment, betrayal, and rejection. We suffer burnout as we fall short of our own expectations.</p> <p>  No one who dares venture great things escapes burnout symptoms.</p> <p>But we don’t have to succumb to burnout or let it destroy our ministry calling. When I feel the pressure of where I must be next, I am learning to capture myself in this day and try to give God my tomorrow. When I sense that someone needs ministry from me, I do not assume that I was preordained to be their answer, just the servant who points them to the One who is the answer. I am learning to reset my expectations upon miracles, signs, and wonders according to God’s good pleasure. I am learning that most healing is a process, not a destination. Most of all, I have been learning that God is a good Father – not a slave master. He is the patient, loving Abba who sees me as His beloved child. Whether you recognize that you are approaching burnout, have reached it, or simply want to learn how to establish healthy life habits to avoid letting it impact your ministry, this book is for you. A retired Pastor of 25 years, a retired Chaplain with 33 years of military service including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, Dr. Chris Bassett also spent ten years as a Police Chaplain and 15 years as a Sheriff’s Deputy, Detective, and Master Police Officer. He knows a little something about ministry burnout. He published a study on First Responder Chaplains and Burnout (the passion point for this book) and is a master trainer in suicide intervention. Dr. Bassett is the founder and president of 4 th Dimension Ministries, a ministry dedicated to helping people see themselves and others as God sees them. 4thDimensionMinistries.org</p> Psalm 2Psalm 2
            The Messiah’s Triumph and Kingdom

            2 Why do the [a]nations [b]rage, And the people plot(imagine) a [c]vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the Lord and against His Anointed,[d]saying, 3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their cords from us.”

            4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall hold them in derision. 5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure: 6 “Yet I have [e]set My King [f]On My holy hill of Zion.”

            7 “I will declare the [g]decree: The Lord has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You. 8 Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession. 9 You shall [h]break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’ ”

            10 Now therefore, be wise, O kings; Be instructed, you judges of the earth. 11 Serve the Lord with fear, And rejoice with trembling. 12 [i]Kiss the Son, lest [j]He be angry, And you perish in the way, When His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.

            Psalm 2 can be described as “Four Distinct Voices of Personification Speaking”

            • The Resistance of the Nations to YHWH & His Anointed (Vs. 1-3)
            • YHWH Laughing Mockingly at the Nations Futile Resistance To Him & Responding that He Has His Own King To Exalt(Vs. 4-6)
            • Jesus , God’s Anointed King Declares Himself To The Nations(Vs. 7-9)
            • The Psalmist exhorts Leaders of The Nations They must Worship & Reverence The Lord & His Son lest they incur His Righteous Anger (Vs. 10-12)
            
            

             

            PSALM 2:2-3

            2 Why do the [a]nations [b]rage, And the people plot(imagine) a [c]vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the Lord and against His Anointed,[d]saying, 3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their cords from us.”

                       The Resistance of the Nations to YHWH & His Anointed (Vs. 1-3)

            Vs. 1) “Why do the Nations rage”(To tumultuously assemble)…..

                          Ps. 46:6, Lk. 18:32, Acts 4:25,Acts 17:5,Lk.21:25

            “Plot/Imagine” a vain thing…

                        Ge. 6:5-7   5 Then [a]the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and             that every intent[b] of the thoughts of his heart was only evil [c]continually. 6 And the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. 7 So the Lord said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.”

            Vs. 2) Rulers set themselves against the Lord…..(They Resist)…..

              Lk. 3:8-11 (Jesus Mocked)…Acts 12:1,2 (Peter & James…Herod killed James)

            Vs. )3break their bands/cords asunder…..

             Jeremiah 5:5, Proverbs 29:18

            PSALMS 2:4-6

            4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall hold them in derision. 5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure: 6 “Yet I have [e]set My King [f]On My holy hill of Zion.”

            YHWH Laughing Mockingly at the Nations Futile Resistance To Him & Responding that He Has His Own King To Exalt(Vs. 4-6)

            Vs.4) “shall Laugh”……..Ps. 37:12,13…Ps. 59:8…Proverbs 1:26

            Vs. 5) ‘He shall speak To them In His Wrath…’Psalm 50:16-22,Ps. 110:56, Zech. 1:15

            Vs. 6) I have [e]set My King [f]On My holy hill of Zion.”………….Isaiah 9:6,7..Daniel 7:14

            Jesus , God’s Anointed King Declares Himself To The Nations(Vs. 7-9)

            PSALM 2:7-9

            7 “I will declare the [g]decree: The Lord has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You. 8 Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession. 9 You shall [h]break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’ ”

            The Rule of JESUS:

            Matthew 28:18, Ephesians 1:20-22, I Peter 3:22 Revelation 1:5; 2:26,27

            The  Psalmist exhorts Leaders of The Nations They must Worship & Reverence The Lord & His Son lest they incur His Righteous Anger (Vs. 10-12)

             

            PSALM 2:10-12

            10 Now therefore, be wise, O kings; Be instructed, you judges of the earth. 11 Serve the Lord with fear, And rejoice with trembling. 12 [i]Kiss the Son, lest [j]He be angry, And you perish in the way, When His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.

            “KISS The SON” Kiss does mean just that…in Oriental custom shows great honor & respect for another, & blessing of another…Ge. 27:26-29Jacob kisses Isaac, Gen. 31:55;Hosea 13:2 kiss the calves..Luke 22:47-48 Jesus betrayed with a Kiss

            Also…To dispose or adjust  oneself to, To Honor one, To Put in order, To Fasten Oneself to (like fastening of a war tool…bayonet to rifle),To handle be equipped …To Touch gently (Eze. 3:13 Cherubim’s wings ‘brushed together’)

            A Kiss can also be used in Figurative, poetic language…as used here & Psalm 85:10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

            Holy Kiss among brethren…Romans 16:16,I Cr.16:20,II Cr. 13:12, I Th. 5:26, I Peter 5:14

            KISS (continued)

            1. Showed a vow of loyalty, of being totally dependent on the one kissed
            2. To Honor your conqueror
            
            

            3.To Identify with the SON…Jn. 1:12,Eph.1:5, I Cr.6:17,I Pe. 2:9…

            Gal. 3:27-28 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

              4.An Expression of Love & Worship…Mtt. 26:7 The woman & the alabaster box     .     

            5.A Reconciliation that brings fellowship…Genesis 33:4, Esau kisses Jacob

             

            CONCLUSION:

            Lordship

            Isaiah 45:22-25/Romans 14:11,12

            22 “Look to Me, and be saved, All you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other. 23 I have sworn by Myself; The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness, And shall not return, That to Me every knee shall bow, Every tongue shall take an oath. 24 He shall say, [a]‘Surely in the Lord I have righteousness and strength. To Him men shall come, And all shall be ashamed Who are incensed against Him. 25 In the Lord all the descendants of Israel Shall be justified, and shall glory.’ ”

            INTIMACY:

            Sng. 1:2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.

             

             

            ]]>Psalm 2
            The Messiah’s Triumph and Kingdom

            2 Why do the [a]nations [b]rage, And the people plot(imagine) a [c]vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the Lord and against His Anointed,[d]saying, 3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their cords from us.”

            4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall hold them in derision. 5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure: 6 “Yet I have [e]set My King [f]On My holy hill of Zion.”

            7 “I will declare the [g]decree: The Lord has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You. 8 Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession. 9 You shall [h]break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’ ”

            10 Now therefore, be wise, O kings; Be instructed, you judges of the earth. 11 Serve the Lord with fear, And rejoice with trembling. 12 [i]Kiss the Son, lest [j]He be angry, And you perish in the way, When His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.

            Psalm 2 can be described as “Four Distinct Voices of Personification Speaking”

            • The Resistance of the Nations to YHWH & His Anointed (Vs. 1-3)
            • YHWH Laughing Mockingly at the Nations Futile Resistance To Him & Responding that He Has His Own King To Exalt(Vs. 4-6)
            • Jesus , God’s Anointed King Declares Himself To The Nations(Vs. 7-9)
            • The Psalmist exhorts Leaders of The Nations They must Worship & Reverence The Lord & His Son lest they incur His Righteous Anger (Vs. 10-12)
            
            

             

            PSALM 2:2-3

            2 Why do the [a]nations [b]rage, And the people plot(imagine) a [c]vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the Lord and against His Anointed,[d]saying, 3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their cords from us.”

                       The Resistance of the Nations to YHWH & His Anointed (Vs. 1-3)

            Vs. 1) “Why do the Nations rage”(To tumultuously assemble)…..

                          Ps. 46:6, Lk. 18:32, Acts 4:25,Acts 17:5,Lk.21:25

            “Plot/Imagine” a vain thing…

                        Ge. 6:5-7   5 Then [a]the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and             that every intent[b] of the thoughts of his heart was only evil [c]continually. 6 And the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. 7 So the Lord said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.”

            Vs. 2) Rulers set themselves against the Lord…..(They Resist)…..

              Lk. 3:8-11 (Jesus Mocked)…Acts 12:1,2 (Peter & James…Herod killed James)

            Vs. )3break their bands/cords asunder…..

             Jeremiah 5:5, Proverbs 29:18

            PSALMS 2:4-6

            4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall hold them in derision. 5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure: 6 “Yet I have [e]set My King [f]On My holy hill of Zion.”

            YHWH Laughing Mockingly at the Nations Futile Resistance To Him & Responding that He Has His Own King To Exalt(Vs. 4-6)

            Vs.4) “shall Laugh”……..Ps. 37:12,13…Ps. 59:8…Proverbs 1:26

            Vs. 5) ‘He shall speak To them In His Wrath…’Psalm 50:16-22,Ps. 110:56, Zech. 1:15

            Vs. 6) I have [e]set My King [f]On My holy hill of Zion.”………….Isaiah 9:6,7..Daniel 7:14

            Jesus , God’s Anointed King Declares Himself To The Nations(Vs. 7-9)

            PSALM 2:7-9

            7 “I will declare the [g]decree: The Lord has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You. 8 Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession. 9 You shall [h]break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’ ”

            The Rule of JESUS:

            Matthew 28:18, Ephesians 1:20-22, I Peter 3:22 Revelation 1:5; 2:26,27

            The  Psalmist exhorts Leaders of The Nations They must Worship & Reverence The Lord & His Son lest they incur His Righteous Anger (Vs. 10-12)

             

            PSALM 2:10-12

            10 Now therefore, be wise, O kings; Be instructed, you judges of the earth. 11 Serve the Lord with fear, And rejoice with trembling. 12 [i]Kiss the Son, lest [j]He be angry, And you perish in the way, When His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.

            “KISS The SON” Kiss does mean just that…in Oriental custom shows great honor & respect for another, & blessing of another…Ge. 27:26-29Jacob kisses Isaac, Gen. 31:55;Hosea 13:2 kiss the calves..Luke 22:47-48 Jesus betrayed with a Kiss

            Also…To dispose or adjust  oneself to, To Honor one, To Put in order, To Fasten Oneself to (like fastening of a war tool…bayonet to rifle),To handle be equipped …To Touch gently (Eze. 3:13 Cherubim’s wings ‘brushed together’)

            A Kiss can also be used in Figurative, poetic language…as used here & Psalm 85:10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

            Holy Kiss among brethren…Romans 16:16,I Cr.16:20,II Cr. 13:12, I Th. 5:26, I Peter 5:14

            KISS (continued)

            1. Showed a vow of loyalty, of being totally dependent on the one kissed
            2. To Honor your conqueror
            
            

            3.To Identify with the SON…Jn. 1:12,Eph.1:5, I Cr.6:17,I Pe. 2:9…

            Gal. 3:27-28 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

              4.An Expression of Love & Worship…Mtt. 26:7 The woman & the alabaster box     .     

            5.A Reconciliation that brings fellowship…Genesis 33:4, Esau kisses Jacob

             

            CONCLUSION:

            Lordship

            Isaiah 45:22-25/Romans 14:11,12

            22 “Look to Me, and be saved, All you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other. 23 I have sworn by Myself; The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness, And shall not return, That to Me every knee shall bow, Every tongue shall take an oath. 24 He shall say, [a]‘Surely in the Lord I have righteousness and strength. To Him men shall come, And all shall be ashamed Who are incensed against Him. 25 In the Lord all the descendants of Israel Shall be justified, and shall glory.’ ”

            INTIMACY:

            Sng. 1:2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.

             

             

            ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/76208e18-1a19-3882-9b8c-1f7528324567Mon, 03 Oct 2022 22:48:18 -040031:42falsefull119119Pastors, Abbas Loving Shepherds- With Pastors Steve & Tina McCorklePastors, Abba’s Loving Shepherds with Steve & Tina McCorkle

            SHOW NOTES: 09/23/22

            Brief testimonies shared by Pastors Steve & Tina….How both came to know Jesus & over the years through a Home fellowship how the ‘First Fruits Revolution Church’ was officially established in 2012

            How The Name of The church,”First Fruits Revolution” was chosen  & the significance of that name

            The focus, vision, & primary ministry of First Fruits Church that makes them unique in God’s Kingdom

            Discussion of what the Office & role of a True Pastor in the Church should be today

            TWO PILLARS of a God-centered Church : Community/fellowship & Corporate worship, & why one cannot  grow properly in Christ as a ‘Spiritual Lone Ranger’

            Closing Prayer

            Contact Information For Pastors Steve & Tina McCorkle:

             

            https://firstfruitsrevolutionministries.com

            First Fruits Revolution Ministries

            Address: 732 Ryan Ave. Sumner, WA. 98390…Phone: 253-258 7373

            Tuesday Prayer Meeting 9:30 AM-11:30 AM Tuesday Food Outreach 12:15 PM at The Well Fellowship-  702 Kincaid Ave. Tuesday Evening 6:15 PM – 8:15 PM FFRM The School Of Transformation Saturday Worship Service 6:30 PM Come Visit Us

            We are back in the building at our regularly scheduled times above!

            Welcome

            First Fruits Revolution welcomes you to experience God’s presence in a fresh new way. We are a people, hungry for the Lord and desiring the body of Christ to be released to function in the gifts of the Holy Spirit ( 1Cor. 12-14)  as well as functioning  as a 5 fold ministry team (Eph. 4:11-13).  We train people to hear Gods voice.  God is speaking to us all the time. He is speaking through times and seasons. God continues to speak through His word and by His spirit daily. We have access to the Father through Jesus his son.  If you are free on Saturday nights, come and join us in worship for times of refreshing, prophetic ministry and instruction from the word.

            Our Mission

            Bringing Heaven to Earth though passionate worship- to bring forth teachings that bring insight and understanding- to give blessings for each individual through the prophetic word and releasing them into their destiny- to bring healing to the body and emotions-all these coming  by the Holy Spirit and the word of God (Bible).

            We are raising up revivalist here in the Northwest.  First Fruits Revolution has an excellent leadership team.

             

            ]]>Pastors, Abba’s Loving Shepherds with Steve & Tina McCorkle

            SHOW NOTES: 09/23/22

            Brief testimonies shared by Pastors Steve & Tina….How both came to know Jesus & over the years through a Home fellowship how the ‘First Fruits Revolution Church’ was officially established in 2012

            How The Name of The church,”First Fruits Revolution” was chosen  & the significance of that name

            The focus, vision, & primary ministry of First Fruits Church that makes them unique in God’s Kingdom

            Discussion of what the Office & role of a True Pastor in the Church should be today

            TWO PILLARS of a God-centered Church : Community/fellowship & Corporate worship, & why one cannot  grow properly in Christ as a ‘Spiritual Lone Ranger’

            Closing Prayer

            Contact Information For Pastors Steve & Tina McCorkle:

             

            https://firstfruitsrevolutionministries.com

            First Fruits Revolution Ministries

            Address: 732 Ryan Ave. Sumner, WA. 98390…Phone: 253-258 7373

            Tuesday Prayer Meeting 9:30 AM-11:30 AM Tuesday Food Outreach 12:15 PM at The Well Fellowship-  702 Kincaid Ave. Tuesday Evening 6:15 PM – 8:15 PM FFRM The School Of Transformation Saturday Worship Service 6:30 PM Come Visit Us

            We are back in the building at our regularly scheduled times above!

            Welcome

            First Fruits Revolution welcomes you to experience God’s presence in a fresh new way. We are a people, hungry for the Lord and desiring the body of Christ to be released to function in the gifts of the Holy Spirit ( 1Cor. 12-14)  as well as functioning  as a 5 fold ministry team (Eph. 4:11-13).  We train people to hear Gods voice.  God is speaking to us all the time. He is speaking through times and seasons. God continues to speak through His word and by His spirit daily. We have access to the Father through Jesus his son.  If you are free on Saturday nights, come and join us in worship for times of refreshing, prophetic ministry and instruction from the word.

            Our Mission

            Bringing Heaven to Earth though passionate worship- to bring forth teachings that bring insight and understanding- to give blessings for each individual through the prophetic word and releasing them into their destiny- to bring healing to the body and emotions-all these coming  by the Holy Spirit and the word of God (Bible).

            We are raising up revivalist here in the Northwest.  First Fruits Revolution has an excellent leadership team.

             

            ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/cfbe2442-d80f-37eb-ab41-212478a97084Fri, 23 Sep 2022 23:09:05 -040001:02:03falsefull118118<p>Pastors, Abba’s Loving Shepherds with Steve & Tina McCorkle</p> <p>SHOW NOTES: 09/23/22</p> <p>Brief testimonies shared by Pastors Steve & Tina….How both came to know Jesus & over the years through a Home fellowship how the ‘First Fruits Revolution Church’ was officially established in 2012</p> <p>How The Name of The church,”First Fruits Revolution” was chosen  & the significance of that name</p> <p>The focus, vision, & primary ministry of First Fruits Church that makes them unique in God’s Kingdom</p> <p>Discussion of what the Office & role of a True Pastor in the Church should be today</p> <p>TWO PILLARS of a God-centered Church : Community/fellowship & Corporate worship, & why one cannot  grow properly in Christ as a ‘Spiritual Lone Ranger’</p> <p>Closing Prayer</p> <p>Contact Information For Pastors Steve & Tina McCorkle:</p> <p> </p> <p><a href='https://firstfruitsrevolutionministries.com'>https://firstfruitsrevolutionministries.com</a></p> <p>First Fruits Revolution Ministries</p> <p>Address: 732 Ryan Ave. Sumner, WA. 98390…Phone: 253-258 7373</p> Tuesday Prayer Meeting 9:30 AM-11:30 AM Tuesday Food Outreach 12:15 PM at The Well Fellowship-  702 Kincaid Ave. Tuesday Evening 6:15 PM – 8:15 PM FFRM The School Of Transformation Saturday Worship Service 6:30 PM Come Visit Us <p>We are back in the building at our regularly scheduled times above!</p> Welcome <p>First Fruits Revolution welcomes you to experience God’s presence in a fresh new way. We are a people, hungry for the Lord and desiring the body of Christ to be released to function in the gifts of the Holy Spirit ( 1Cor. 12-14)  as well as functioning  as a 5 fold ministry team (Eph. 4:11-13).  We train people to hear Gods voice.  God is speaking to us all the time. He is speaking through times and seasons. God continues to speak through His word and by His spirit daily. We have access to the Father through Jesus his son.  If you are free on Saturday nights, come and join us in worship for times of refreshing, prophetic ministry and instruction from the word.</p> Our Mission <p>Bringing Heaven to Earth though passionate worship- to bring forth teachings that bring insight and understanding- to give blessings for each individual through the prophetic word and releasing them into their destiny- to bring healing to the body and emotions-all these coming  by the Holy Spirit and the word of God (Bible).</p> <p>We are raising up revivalist here in the Northwest.  First Fruits Revolution has an excellent leadership team.</p> <p> </p> Psalm 1..pt a. Ps. 1:3-6PSALMS CLASS…………………………………09/19/2022

            Psalms 1 & 2

            PSALMS 1 (Continued)…….

            Vs. 3 He shall be like a tree Planted by the [c]rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.

            “Like A Tree”

            This Metaphor speaks of stability, Strength, Longevity ( See California Redwoods, some trees 4000 years old)..also being immoveable…a tree is never easily moved/uprooted…Also as  WELL as FRUITFULNESS

            This is a picture of stable, immoveable, persistent , FRUITFUL …Lasting eternal SAINTS….Because they are so strong In God They also offer protection/security for others

            Song..”I shall not be, I shall not be Moved….just like a tree planted by the waters, I shall not be moved”

            Ps. 15:5 He who does not put out his money at usury, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent He who does these things shall never be moved.

            Ps. 46:5 God is in the midst of her, she shall not be [b]moved; God shall help her, just [c]at the break of dawn.(city/ house of God)

            Matt15:13 But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.

            “PLANTED” This is a tree, that God PLANTED, This shows God’s nurturing care & cultivation of this specific Tree. God did this intentionally, this is not just any wild tree or bush

            “By” literally ‘on’ or ‘over’..planted right OVER water like an oasis, a tree of righteousness

            We are to Be  right in The Water (SPIRIT) of God ..Ro. 8:9, Gal. 5:16, 25;Eph. 2:22

            “RIVERS” Plural in the Hebrew…could be canal or channels, has the idea of a ‘DIVIDE’…shows cultivation…irrigation ( we work with Abba to irrigate)…Trees like willow trees ‘hunt’ for water with their root…A Garden of EDEN experience

            “RIVERS”…shows a Free-flowing Life in God..Jn.7:37-39 out of ones belly RIVERS of Living water shall flow…A CONTINUAL source of life Giving Water provided(joel 2:23)

            Rev. 7:7 For the Lamb at the center of the throne     will be their shepherd; ‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’[a]     ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’[b

            Jn. 4:14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

            II Peter 2:17 wells without water

            God will keep the woman/man who delights & meditates In Him flowing in His Spirit

            “That brings forth its fruit in its season,” …Times & ‘SEASONS” ( ECC. 3) of Fruitfulness…Wonderful & healthy fruit is brought forth, in correct season & order

            We get ‘rooted’  to provide good fruit as we ABIDE in Abba…Gal. 5:22,23 …

            Jn. 15:4-5 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

            5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

            Jn. 15:16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.

            Gal. 6:9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

            A natural process to produce FRUIT in Abba’s season for the BLESSED Man/Woman!..FRUIT is the proof of our quality, character , nature….we as God’s children may produce different fruit.

            “Whose leaf also shall not wither”….this speaks of what we do, Godly activity in Kingdom work….we will not dry up, we are receiving Plenty of SON shine…because of our delight & meditation in ABBA we are ALWAYS Receiving & growing…producing fruit to nourish ourselves + others(chlorophyll, process)  ..Like a healthy fruit tree we are alive, fresh & full of ‘green’ life

             

            “And whatever he does shall prosper…” This is The PROOF of BLESSING For one committed to ABBA…To be a success, , Be profitable…from a root to Push forward or break out

            Psalm 92:12,13 The righteous will flourish like the date palm [long-lived, upright and useful]; They will grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic and stable].  Planted in the house of the Lord, They will flourish in the courts of our God.

            Genesis 39:3  And his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made all he did [a]to prosper in his hand….23 The keeper of the prison did not look into anything that was under [a]Joseph’s authority, because the Lord was with him; and whatever he did, the Lord made it prosper.

            Genesis 49:22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:

            Jeremiah 17:5-8 Thus says the Lord:

            “Cursed is the man who trusts in man And makes flesh his [a]strength, Whose heart departs from the Lord. 6 For he shall be like a shrub in the desert, And shall not see when good comes, But shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, In a salt land which is not inhabited.

            7 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord. 8 For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not [b]fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit.

            II Chron 31:20,21

            Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and right and true before the Lord his God. 21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart. So he prospered.

             

             

            THE CONTRAST………Ps. 1:4,5,6

            Vs. 4, 5 & 6

            4)The ungodly are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away. 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

            6)For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish.

            Vs 4)” The ungodly are not so,…” literally, ‘NOT  SO The Unrighteous!’..emphatic Hebrew expression….NONE of the Righteous mans Blessings will ever apply to the ungodly man/woman

            Last 3 verses of chpt. Refer in contrast to the righteous …now the ungodly

            Refers back to phrase in verse 1 ‘Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly…’(both ½ lines)

            “CHAFF”     

            This word is used to show the unrighteous/ungodly as being opposite in character/life style of the Godly……Strong TREES have ROOTS, Life…..CHAFF is blown about, no substance, sustenance or LIFE=WORTHLESS…chaff is Dry & barren….processed in a ‘threshing barn’ to separate it out from GOOD grain…slats built in to BLOW away worthless chaff….chaff is unstable & of no use.

            Matthew 3:11,12   11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

            Daniel 2:35  Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were all broken to pieces and became like chaff on a threshing floor in the summer. The wind swept them away without leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain and filled the whole earth.

            Isaiah 5:24 Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw     and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay     and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty     and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel.

            Jude 12,13 12 These people are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm—shepherds who feed only themselves. They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted—twice dead,

            1. 5) Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in Judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous
            
            

            Not in the sense of Resurrection…speaks of being honored or debased….a state of shame is in view NO Justification in sin sacrifice or Christ’s blood  , rather a condemning Judgment…as wicked will be cut off

            “Stand In judgment”

            Literally, ‘’they shall arise in vindication”  

             “Congregation” = community, assembly, gathering…a root= to TESTIFY

            Ps. 5:5 The boastful shall not stand in Your sight;

            Ps. 26:12 My foot stands in an even place; In the congregations I will bless the Lord.

            Ps. 73:18 Surely You...]]>PSALMS CLASS…………………………………09/19/2022

            Psalms 1 & 2

            PSALMS 1 (Continued)…….

            Vs. 3 He shall be like a tree Planted by the [c]rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.

            “Like A Tree”

            This Metaphor speaks of stability, Strength, Longevity ( See California Redwoods, some trees 4000 years old)..also being immoveable…a tree is never easily moved/uprooted…Also as  WELL as FRUITFULNESS

            This is a picture of stable, immoveable, persistent , FRUITFUL …Lasting eternal SAINTS….Because they are so strong In God They also offer protection/security for others

            Song..”I shall not be, I shall not be Moved….just like a tree planted by the waters, I shall not be moved”

            Ps. 15:5 He who does not put out his money at usury, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent He who does these things shall never be moved.

            Ps. 46:5 God is in the midst of her, she shall not be [b]moved; God shall help her, just [c]at the break of dawn.(city/ house of God)

            Matt15:13 But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.

            “PLANTED” This is a tree, that God PLANTED, This shows God’s nurturing care & cultivation of this specific Tree. God did this intentionally, this is not just any wild tree or bush

            “By” literally ‘on’ or ‘over’..planted right OVER water like an oasis, a tree of righteousness

            We are to Be  right in The Water (SPIRIT) of God ..Ro. 8:9, Gal. 5:16, 25;Eph. 2:22

            “RIVERS” Plural in the Hebrew…could be canal or channels, has the idea of a ‘DIVIDE’…shows cultivation…irrigation ( we work with Abba to irrigate)…Trees like willow trees ‘hunt’ for water with their root…A Garden of EDEN experience

            “RIVERS”…shows a Free-flowing Life in God..Jn.7:37-39 out of ones belly RIVERS of Living water shall flow…A CONTINUAL source of life Giving Water provided(joel 2:23)

            Rev. 7:7 For the Lamb at the center of the throne     will be their shepherd; ‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’[a]     ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’[b

            Jn. 4:14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

            II Peter 2:17 wells without water

            God will keep the woman/man who delights & meditates In Him flowing in His Spirit

            “That brings forth its fruit in its season,” …Times & ‘SEASONS” ( ECC. 3) of Fruitfulness…Wonderful & healthy fruit is brought forth, in correct season & order

            We get ‘rooted’  to provide good fruit as we ABIDE in Abba…Gal. 5:22,23 …

            Jn. 15:4-5 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

            5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

            Jn. 15:16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.

            Gal. 6:9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

            A natural process to produce FRUIT in Abba’s season for the BLESSED Man/Woman!..FRUIT is the proof of our quality, character , nature….we as God’s children may produce different fruit.

            “Whose leaf also shall not wither”….this speaks of what we do, Godly activity in Kingdom work….we will not dry up, we are receiving Plenty of SON shine…because of our delight & meditation in ABBA we are ALWAYS Receiving & growing…producing fruit to nourish ourselves + others(chlorophyll, process)  ..Like a healthy fruit tree we are alive, fresh & full of ‘green’ life

             

            “And whatever he does shall prosper…” This is The PROOF of BLESSING For one committed to ABBA…To be a success, , Be profitable…from a root to Push forward or break out

            Psalm 92:12,13 The righteous will flourish like the date palm [long-lived, upright and useful]; They will grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic and stable].  Planted in the house of the Lord, They will flourish in the courts of our God.

            Genesis 39:3  And his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made all he did [a]to prosper in his hand….23 The keeper of the prison did not look into anything that was under [a]Joseph’s authority, because the Lord was with him; and whatever he did, the Lord made it prosper.

            Genesis 49:22 Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:

            Jeremiah 17:5-8 Thus says the Lord:

            “Cursed is the man who trusts in man And makes flesh his [a]strength, Whose heart departs from the Lord. 6 For he shall be like a shrub in the desert, And shall not see when good comes, But shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, In a salt land which is not inhabited.

            7 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord. 8 For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not [b]fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit.

            II Chron 31:20,21

            Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and right and true before the Lord his God. 21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart. So he prospered.

             

             

            THE CONTRAST………Ps. 1:4,5,6

            Vs. 4, 5 & 6

            4)The ungodly are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away. 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

            6)For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish.

            Vs 4)” The ungodly are not so,…” literally, ‘NOT  SO The Unrighteous!’..emphatic Hebrew expression….NONE of the Righteous mans Blessings will ever apply to the ungodly man/woman

            Last 3 verses of chpt. Refer in contrast to the righteous …now the ungodly

            Refers back to phrase in verse 1 ‘Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly…’(both ½ lines)

            “CHAFF”     

            This word is used to show the unrighteous/ungodly as being opposite in character/life style of the Godly……Strong TREES have ROOTS, Life…..CHAFF is blown about, no substance, sustenance or LIFE=WORTHLESS…chaff is Dry & barren….processed in a ‘threshing barn’ to separate it out from GOOD grain…slats built in to BLOW away worthless chaff….chaff is unstable & of no use.

            Matthew 3:11,12   11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

            Daniel 2:35  Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were all broken to pieces and became like chaff on a threshing floor in the summer. The wind swept them away without leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain and filled the whole earth.

            Isaiah 5:24 Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw     and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay     and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty     and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel.

            Jude 12,13 12 These people are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm—shepherds who feed only themselves. They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted—twice dead,

            1. 5) Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in Judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous
            
            

            Not in the sense of Resurrection…speaks of being honored or debased….a state of shame is in view NO Justification in sin sacrifice or Christ’s blood  , rather a condemning Judgment…as wicked will be cut off

            “Stand In judgment”

            Literally, ‘’they shall arise in vindication”  

             “Congregation” = community, assembly, gathering…a root= to TESTIFY

            Ps. 5:5 The boastful shall not stand in Your sight;

            Ps. 26:12 My foot stands in an even place; In the congregations I will bless the Lord.

            Ps. 73:18 Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction.

            Goats/sheep….wheat/tares…fruit/chaff

            God is moving now to expose sin In His Church..I Peter 4:17 For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?

            Re. 6:17 “For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”

            Parallelism ….

            1. 6)For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
            
            
            • The ultimate factor in a life Is God KNOWING Us ….implies
            • He has accepted Me, & Is INVOLVED INTIATELY with Me(YADA)
            
            

            II Tim. 2:19 Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of [a]Christ depart from iniquity.”

             

            1. 6…………(KNOWS) continued
            
            

            I Cor. 8:1-3 Now concerning things offered to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge [a]puffs up, but love [b]edifies. 2 And if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know.   if anyone loves God this one is KNOWN by Him

            Matthew 7:21-23 21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

            Job 23:10 But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.

            Jn. 14:6 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

            Heb. 10:20 20 by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh,

            PSALM 139

            Matthew 10:30 But the very hairs of your head are numbered

            He Knows more about Us than even we know of ourselves

            “PERISH”

            Literally , “To Wander”

            A Person left to their own way & uncared for ,wanders aimlessly like a lost child & ends up perishing

            PSALM 16:8 I have Ever set the Lord Before Me

            James 4:8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.

            PSALM 112:1,2 Praise[a] the Lord!

            Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, Who delights greatly in His commandments.

            2 His descendants will be mighty on earth; The generation of the upright will be blessed

            ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/d8d4c787-5171-393f-ac36-708da9092497Mon, 19 Sep 2022 16:06:57 -040041:06falsefull117117Psalm 1 & 2....Part IPSALMS CLASS                                                                                     09/12/22

            Why Psalm 1 & 2 Are An Introduction to ALL The Psalms:

            1. There are no opening Inscriptions to either them ( 2 of 3 w/o)
            2. The MSS ran all Psalms together, no chapter breaks, so considered as ONE chpt.
            3. Psalm 2 like Ps. 1 is credited to David & both seem to flow together
            
            

                        Acts 4:25 who [a]by the mouth of Your servant David have said: Why did the nations          rage & the people plot vain things

            Acts 13:33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

            ( see Ps. 2:7--the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.)

            4. BOTH Psalms 1 & 2 contain the general content & tenor of ALL PSALMS
            
            

            Comparisons/Contrasts of PSALM 1 & 2:

            1. 1 focused on Individual/Ps. 2 focused on nations
            2. BOTH Ps. Contrast wicked vs. Righteous…Ps. 1 Right. Man /wicked man & Ps. 2 Right ntns./wicked ntns.
            3. Also in same way Blessing is contrasted to cursing, as individuals/ntns.
            4. The right. Man/ntns. do such & become such & such…The wicked man/ntns. Do such & such & become such & such
            5. BOTH Psalms show the FAITHFULNESS of God Individually/nationally..Blessing & Judgment are shown to be the clear, direct & OVERIDING Themes
            6. BOTH Psalms show the INDISSOLUBLE connection between righteousness & Blessings vs. Wickedness & Cursings
            7. BOTH Psalms also show the BLESSING/Non Blessing of a Fulfilled/Unfullfilled Covenant by Yahweh Indiv./ntly.
            8. KEYNOTE: The Blessing of Following God & God’s Faithfulness Towards UsJ
            9. NOTE:The Psalms are an open hearted expression of people attempting to follow God, It takes a Spiritual Revelation to Walk with God!
            10. THE successful NATION follows GOD
            
            

            PSALMS 1

            Psalm 1 contrasts the END of one who LOVES God’s LAW to the END of one who is Ungodly

            Deut. 11:26-28 26 “Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse: 27 the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you today; 28 and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside from the way which I command you today, to go after other gods which you have not known.

            Joshua 1:8 8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you[a] shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

            God never did away With the LAW when the New Covenant of GRACE was ushered in through Jesus sacrifice….THE LAW is GOOD &  to be followed The PSALMS testify to that…It’s just that under the covenant of Grace we appropriate/apply the Law in a NEW WAY!:-)

            The Psalms are a Yeah  & AMEN to The Pentateuch

            PSALMS 1

            1Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the [a]ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he [b]meditates day and night.

            Vs. 1) BLESSED Is The Man…..

            STOP RIGHT HERE!!??......And take a ‘SELAH” Moment!!...This is one of those words in the Bible that can never be FULLY  Unpacked/understood….& It at times it slaps us upside the Head!!??

            BLESSED (eser..Esh…air.. #H835)….blessed, happiness, HOW Happy!!! Or Blessedness of Blessedness, or Oh the Happiness of Happinesses or How completely Happy! …PLURAL in Hebrew is for Emphasis, like our !!

            ‘ Blessed’ is also the 1st word used in the Sermon on the Mount & this word is always related to service to God.. we were created to function best serving God

            The use of the PLURAL in the Hebrew shows powerfully the MANIFOLD or many, many ways God intends to Bless the Man/woman serving HIM! ( ‘There shall be SHOWERS of Blessing!’)…POINT: God never just intends for us to Have ONE Blessing…BUT a Plethora of THEM!!!!

            This person will have all the BEST of everything…gifts, possessions, desires…They will Experience COMPLETE Happiness, in every regard…Complete & Total satisfaction in ALL WAYS, having all you could ever want or desire…This is the best possible state a person could ever be in!!,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,CULMINATION of course = HEAVEN…no wants, no sadness, no pain, no lacks  ..NO dissatisfaction whatsoever!!...a Many faceted Word!

            HARD for us to get our Minds & Hearts around! (why God made it a Plural word)

            OH BUT THERE IS MORE!!!>>>>>>>>>>>>

            Vs. 1) BLESSED Is The Man…..

            CONTINUED…. BLESSED (eser..Esh…air.. #H835)…FROM a ROOT #H833

            asar…ah-share……to go or be  straight, walk straight, be well ordered, be consistent..READ from the Hebrew as to be/show one of an exceptional state…”The highest blessings attainable are given to those who walk straight & live a well ordered life”

            II Peter 1:3,4 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the [a]corruption that is in the world through lust.

            I Tim. 6:6 But Godliness with CONTENTMENT(sufficiency, satisfaction –(a perfect condition in life) is great gain

            There is a definite connection between Happiness & Godliness!

            ALL in this person is working perfectly…no Chaos or disorder all is   HARMONY

            THAT MAN In Hebrew language for emphasis…not just any MAN but The NEW MAN

            Eph. 4:24  And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.(Col. 3:10)

            Eph. 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

            God wants to Bless us beyond our wildest dreams or Imaginations!!

            Eph. 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

            BLESSEDNESS  ENCOMPASSES All That God GIVES To US as we walk with Him in a straight & ordered Life…ALL That we can ever give  to Him is responded to By ALL He Gives to Us in Blessing

            QUESTION!? J LOL…Who GIVES the MOST!?

            Our commitment to ABBA is so minimal compared to HIS Commitment to us!!

            The Blessings He showers upon us are so much greater than anything we could ever get to give to Him!?!?

            The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) is FOUNDATIONAL to a relationship with God & has roots in PSALM 1

            It Is a Wonderful Revelation PSALMS starts out with ‘BLESSED’ as the FIRST word as every person wants to be BLESSED…we were made that wayJ… The PSALMS show us the path to Blessing!!

            Who walks not in the counsel of the [a]ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;

            Verses 1-3 shows us a GROWTH PROCESS

            • 1 What a man/woman of God AVOIDS
            • 2 What a Man/Woman of God DELIGHTS In
            • 3 What a Man/Woman of God BECOMES = A Fruitful Tree
            
            

            A Progression out of Darkness(sin)…………to that of an OVERCOMER

            Walks…….Stands……Sits

            Counsel….Way/Path…..Seat

            Ungodly….Sinners…Scornful

            WALKS /Walketh NOT:Blessed is the Man/woman who has not been walking & still is NOT walking…

            Is In the Perfect tense in Hebrew…David is implying BLESSING Comes only after you have begun to walk in a ‘NEW WAY’ for a TIME….It grows & flourishes…is proven out through consistency

            Scripture talks about ‘not walking in’ or also‘putting off’ sin

            Lev. 20:23 And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.

            Jn. 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

            Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

            Romans 13:13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

            Romans 8:4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

            II Cr. 5:7 For we walk by FAITH & NOT By sight

            Eph. 4:22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;….Col. 3:8,9

            Col. 2:11 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:

            Council Of The Ungodly  is  The]]>PSALMS CLASS                                                                                     09/12/22

            Why Psalm 1 & 2 Are An Introduction to ALL The Psalms:

            1. There are no opening Inscriptions to either them ( 2 of 3 w/o)
            2. The MSS ran all Psalms together, no chapter breaks, so considered as ONE chpt.
            3. Psalm 2 like Ps. 1 is credited to David & both seem to flow together
            
            

                        Acts 4:25 who [a]by the mouth of Your servant David have said: Why did the nations          rage & the people plot vain things

            Acts 13:33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

            ( see Ps. 2:7--the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.)

            4. BOTH Psalms 1 & 2 contain the general content & tenor of ALL PSALMS
            
            

            Comparisons/Contrasts of PSALM 1 & 2:

            1. 1 focused on Individual/Ps. 2 focused on nations
            2. BOTH Ps. Contrast wicked vs. Righteous…Ps. 1 Right. Man /wicked man & Ps. 2 Right ntns./wicked ntns.
            3. Also in same way Blessing is contrasted to cursing, as individuals/ntns.
            4. The right. Man/ntns. do such & become such & such…The wicked man/ntns. Do such & such & become such & such
            5. BOTH Psalms show the FAITHFULNESS of God Individually/nationally..Blessing & Judgment are shown to be the clear, direct & OVERIDING Themes
            6. BOTH Psalms show the INDISSOLUBLE connection between righteousness & Blessings vs. Wickedness & Cursings
            7. BOTH Psalms also show the BLESSING/Non Blessing of a Fulfilled/Unfullfilled Covenant by Yahweh Indiv./ntly.
            8. KEYNOTE: The Blessing of Following God & God’s Faithfulness Towards UsJ
            9. NOTE:The Psalms are an open hearted expression of people attempting to follow God, It takes a Spiritual Revelation to Walk with God!
            10. THE successful NATION follows GOD
            
            

            PSALMS 1

            Psalm 1 contrasts the END of one who LOVES God’s LAW to the END of one who is Ungodly

            Deut. 11:26-28 26 “Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse: 27 the blessing, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you today; 28 and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside from the way which I command you today, to go after other gods which you have not known.

            Joshua 1:8 8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you[a] shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

            God never did away With the LAW when the New Covenant of GRACE was ushered in through Jesus sacrifice….THE LAW is GOOD &  to be followed The PSALMS testify to that…It’s just that under the covenant of Grace we appropriate/apply the Law in a NEW WAY!:-)

            The Psalms are a Yeah  & AMEN to The Pentateuch

            PSALMS 1

            1Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the [a]ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he [b]meditates day and night.

            Vs. 1) BLESSED Is The Man…..

            STOP RIGHT HERE!!??......And take a ‘SELAH” Moment!!...This is one of those words in the Bible that can never be FULLY  Unpacked/understood….& It at times it slaps us upside the Head!!??

            BLESSED (eser..Esh…air.. #H835)….blessed, happiness, HOW Happy!!! Or Blessedness of Blessedness, or Oh the Happiness of Happinesses or How completely Happy! …PLURAL in Hebrew is for Emphasis, like our !!

            ‘ Blessed’ is also the 1st word used in the Sermon on the Mount & this word is always related to service to God.. we were created to function best serving God

            The use of the PLURAL in the Hebrew shows powerfully the MANIFOLD or many, many ways God intends to Bless the Man/woman serving HIM! ( ‘There shall be SHOWERS of Blessing!’)…POINT: God never just intends for us to Have ONE Blessing…BUT a Plethora of THEM!!!!

            This person will have all the BEST of everything…gifts, possessions, desires…They will Experience COMPLETE Happiness, in every regard…Complete & Total satisfaction in ALL WAYS, having all you could ever want or desire…This is the best possible state a person could ever be in!!,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,CULMINATION of course = HEAVEN…no wants, no sadness, no pain, no lacks  ..NO dissatisfaction whatsoever!!...a Many faceted Word!

            HARD for us to get our Minds & Hearts around! (why God made it a Plural word)

            OH BUT THERE IS MORE!!!>>>>>>>>>>>>

            Vs. 1) BLESSED Is The Man…..

            CONTINUED…. BLESSED (eser..Esh…air.. #H835)…FROM a ROOT #H833

            asar…ah-share……to go or be  straight, walk straight, be well ordered, be consistent..READ from the Hebrew as to be/show one of an exceptional state…”The highest blessings attainable are given to those who walk straight & live a well ordered life”

            II Peter 1:3,4 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the [a]corruption that is in the world through lust.

            I Tim. 6:6 But Godliness with CONTENTMENT(sufficiency, satisfaction –(a perfect condition in life) is great gain

            There is a definite connection between Happiness & Godliness!

            ALL in this person is working perfectly…no Chaos or disorder all is   HARMONY

            THAT MAN In Hebrew language for emphasis…not just any MAN but The NEW MAN

            Eph. 4:24  And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.(Col. 3:10)

            Eph. 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

            God wants to Bless us beyond our wildest dreams or Imaginations!!

            Eph. 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

            BLESSEDNESS  ENCOMPASSES All That God GIVES To US as we walk with Him in a straight & ordered Life…ALL That we can ever give  to Him is responded to By ALL He Gives to Us in Blessing

            QUESTION!? J LOL…Who GIVES the MOST!?

            Our commitment to ABBA is so minimal compared to HIS Commitment to us!!

            The Blessings He showers upon us are so much greater than anything we could ever get to give to Him!?!?

            The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) is FOUNDATIONAL to a relationship with God & has roots in PSALM 1

            It Is a Wonderful Revelation PSALMS starts out with ‘BLESSED’ as the FIRST word as every person wants to be BLESSED…we were made that wayJ… The PSALMS show us the path to Blessing!!

            Who walks not in the counsel of the [a]ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;

            Verses 1-3 shows us a GROWTH PROCESS

            • 1 What a man/woman of God AVOIDS
            • 2 What a Man/Woman of God DELIGHTS In
            • 3 What a Man/Woman of God BECOMES = A Fruitful Tree
            
            

            A Progression out of Darkness(sin)…………to that of an OVERCOMER

            Walks…….Stands……Sits

            Counsel….Way/Path…..Seat

            Ungodly….Sinners…Scornful

            WALKS /Walketh NOT:Blessed is the Man/woman who has not been walking & still is NOT walking…

            Is In the Perfect tense in Hebrew…David is implying BLESSING Comes only after you have begun to walk in a ‘NEW WAY’ for a TIME….It grows & flourishes…is proven out through consistency

            Scripture talks about ‘not walking in’ or also‘putting off’ sin

            Lev. 20:23 And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.

            Jn. 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

            Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

            Romans 13:13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

            Romans 8:4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

            II Cr. 5:7 For we walk by FAITH & NOT By sight

            Eph. 4:22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;….Col. 3:8,9

            Col. 2:11 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:

            Council Of The Ungodly  is  The advice of those unrighteous criminal, hostile, those not acknowledging God …ungodly = the loose & the lax, taking the easy or lazy way (like a harlot women)..Not strong, no stability

            Pharisees & Saducees  counciled against Jesus..Mtt.12:14,26:59,14:55,Mk.15:1

            Acts 6,7 The council of ungodly leadership led to Stephen’s death

            ROMANS1:18-26 18 For [God does not overlook sin and] the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who in their wickedness suppress and stifle the truth, 19 because that which is known about God is evident within them [in their inner consciousness], for God made it evident to them. 20 For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship [all His creation, the wonderful things that He has made], so that they [who fail to believe and trust in Him] are without excuse and without defense. 21 For even though [a]they knew God [as the Creator], they did not [b]honor Him as God or give thanks [for His wondrous creation]. On the contrary, they became worthless in their thinking [godless, with pointless reasonings, and silly speculations], and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory and majesty and excellence of the immortal God for [c]an image [worthless idols] in the shape of mortal man and birds and four-footed animals and reptiles24 Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their own hearts to [sexual] impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them [abandoning them to the degrading power of sin], 25 because [by choice] they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen26 For this reason God gave them over to degrading and vile passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural [a function contrary to nature],

            Hang up on The Devil!

            Standing/Stands in The WAY/PATH of Sinners …..A further slide from just listening to sinful advice to beginning to partake of it…then we begin to MISS THE MARK cause Offense, beginning to associate with & practice sin (the worlds ways & habits)

            First listened…’Hath God said”…then did ‘ate of the fruit’

            Nor Sits/Sitteth In The Seat of the Scornful(Mocker) …Now living In & Controlled by a life of sin, a Total submission To a Life of Sin…it’s become a part of who they are , they now speak evil of the righteous…last & worst state of sin…Total deterioration of a life

            Open scorn of God , implies a person fighting against God…only place in PSALMS

            Proverbs 21:24  Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath

            I Cr. 15:33 Be not deceived evil COMMUNICATIONS corrupt good Morals.

            Proverbs 4:23,24 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. 24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

            NEW Testament Parallel…

            James 1:13-15 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. 14 But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. 15 Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.

            **The UNGODLY are  not just rapists, murders, adulterers(the WORST kinds of sinners) …BUT Those Who GIVE NO Thought to GOD or have no Time for Him In their Lives**

            A Progression from  GOD-CENTERED Living To Self-Centered….(Phil. 2)

            WALKS---Decisions, we make decisions all day long (Is GOD always in the Picture?)

            STANDS----He does not make waves, complain, murmur, riot ** SINNERS…here means to make a loud noise, tulmult**(I Cr. 10:10 the murmurs were destroyed by the destroyer)

            SCORNFUL----- one sense of scorn = ‘to throw off’..He does not play the blame game, He takes responsibility for His life

            NOW THE CONTRAST OF BLESSING IS BROUGHT IN!

            IN :  little word both  in vs. 1 & 2 YOU cannot be on the fence ,you are  either IN God or Out of God & IN Sin

            Hebrew language stops &  says of the Ungodly progression…  NAY Absolutely NOT!! … As Paul said throughout His Epistles God FORBID…But NOW THIS!!....

            1. 2)But His DELIGHT Is In The Law of The Lord & In HIS LAW Does He MEDITATE Day & Night….
            
            

            DELIGHT…(Hepes) VERB..A Longing, a taking pleasure in a Bending Towards…EXPRESSING that His/Her Whole being is Bent towards something….(GOD)..to firmly adhere to, be wrapped around…ROOT WORD…To attack or catch by pursuit…a tracking down (violent chase…God Chasers)…A COMPLETE obsession with ,desire for, ALL you LIVE For & Every principal you apply in life is to bring you to  the possession of your desire

            LAW … ‘That which points out or instructs, teaches, gives direction’ Torah, Pentateuch..Instruction, doctrine

            When the Heart is drawn to God….so also will the mind be drawn to God

            Example of men & womenJ

            Proverbs 23:7 As A Man THINKS In His Heart So Is He

            What You Love (delight in ) is what you will think about!..whatever your mind runs toward is what will FEED or Delight your Heart…If the Heart loves a certain type of food the mind will produce it

            Examine your brain, to see what you are like…but let God council you so you are w/o condemnation

            MEDITATE… (Haga) to moan, growl, utter, muse, mutter, meditate, devise, plot, speak…Roar….Muttering & speaking to oneself over & over again, in a low voice..One Scholar speaks of the picture of a cow ‘Bringing up its cud, to chew on again & again

            Also murmur …not in anger , but in pleasure, in a low voice (SEE GeniusJ))… ..growling in pleasure over prey …thinking, pondering, considering , MARINATING…rumination ‘to toss up in the air’

            Just as Lions devour & enjoy their prey we must devour, feed upon & relish God’s Word

            PSALMS are just made for Meditation

            PSALM 2:1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine (HAGA)a vain thing?

            Godly Meditation is your Lifeline…

            James 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed

            Psalm 77:6,11,12

            Psalm 143:5..119:15,78,97,99,148…different word for Hebrew(meditate) same meaning

            Romans 12:1,2 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

            Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

            Day & Night…….. Continually, in Blessing or Trial…your mind always goes here, even in doing other things during the day always in the back of your mind

            Luke 2:36,37 Anna Prophetess , served God With Fasting & prayers Night & Day

            TO  STIMULATE Your Mind with GOD’s WORD Brings Life & Refreshing

            RECAP….

            Vs. 1 Blessing is declared for those who determine to walk uprightly

            Vs.2 We begin to see where the Blessed Persons Thoughts gravitate towards

            Vs. 3 We are now seeing what The Man/ Woman of God BECOMES Because  as you DELIGHT In & MEDITATE on GOD …(actually anything) you become like what you Behold

            II Cor. 3:18

            18 And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate[a] the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

            ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/9b7ff8a7-d476-3d33-83c6-44031d5ca442Mon, 12 Sep 2022 16:34:52 -040053:23falsefull116116Introduction To The Book of Psalms-PT. IIBackground Material On The Psalms

            Having examined some of unique characteristics of Hebrew poetry in general, let's now focus on the book of Psalms itself...

            1. The Origin Of The Word "Psalm"
            
            

            a.)‘Mizmor’  is the  Hebrew word for PSALMS & means melody (music), or songs (words –poetry with/without Music)…Ps. 67 & 68…used 57 times…used in Praise & Worship..From a root  word meaning to ‘prune or cut off’ ..thus speaks of a composition that cuts off all else, is simple & to the point The Greek word is "psalmos", from the Hebrew word "zmr" meaning "to pluck"; i.e., taking hold of the strings of an instrument with the fingers. It implies that the psalms were originally composed to be accompanied by a stringed instrument. "Psalms are songs for the lyre, and therefore lyric poems in the strictest sense."(Delitzsch, Psalms, Vol. I, p. 7) David and others therefore originally wrote the Psalms to be sung to the accompaniment of the harp. In New Testament worship, we are told to sing the psalms to the accompaniment of the heart:

            "...in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord" (Ep 5:19)

            The phrase, "making melody," comes from the Greek word "psallontes" (literally, plucking the strings of). Therefore, we are to "pluck the strings of our heart" as we sing the psalms (i.e., to sing with emotion).

            b)Tehillium  There is NOT a Hebrew Title for the Book of Psalms that encompasses all of the Psalms…Many Psalms (2 out of 3) had individual Titles. Probably the most common Title was ‘Tehillium’ ( used of Ps. 96 + 30 other Psalms) …The root  of Tehillium is ‘Hallal’(Hallelujah) or ‘Praise’…literally means to show, be brilliant, be clear(SHINE)……Point: As we Praise God we begin to see things more clearly than any other timeJ!

             

            2. There is NOT a Normal TITLE For the Book of Psalms in its entirety, about a 116 of the 150 Psalms were given each an individual ‘TITLE’ or inscription showing it was intended for a specific Instrument or Chief Musician
            
            
            • ‘UPON’ means theme ,occasion, object of attention, could also mean the type of instrument used
            • ‘OF’ = Author
            • ‘FOR’ = Whom the Psalm was directed to for use or attention(Ps.72,84)
            • BREAKDOWN of Titles: 52 had simple title of ‘A Psalm of David’, 14 had Historical Titles( ex. When David fled from His enemies) 4 Tiles listed a specific purpose like for Sabbath day,15 Had a Degree , 31 had special & unique inscriptions
            • No paragraphs in Hebrew so had to decide beginning of next Psalm
            • Some TITLES…
            • MICHTAM(Mik-tam)  Meaning “To Teach”,also suggests engraving on tablets, alluding to the 12 tribes engraved on precious stones on the breast plate of the High Priest, signifying Israel was His special Treasure engraved upon  God’s Heart… Psalm 16,56,57,58,59,60
            • SHIGGAION,SHIGIONOTH Means Obscure, wild , rhythmic song & dance, ‘Moffatt’ says of this title, means a song of irregular form; wild & vehement in character,’ they were beside themselves as they danced’, A reaction to a heavy anointing of the Spirit of the Lord, dancing , praising , shouting, singing with unrestraint… see David in II Sam. 6:16..Psalm 7, Hab. 3:1
            • Shoshannim Means ‘Lilies or Choice Ones’ 45,69,80
            • MASCHIL (Mas-kil) Means Instruction & also alludes to skillful singing & playing  Psalm32,42,44,45,52,53,54,55,74,78,88,89,142
            • JEDUTHUN Means ‘A Choir of Praise’ Jeduthun was formerly Ethan..A Levite  one of the three masters of music appointed by David. (1 Chr. 16:41, 42; 25:1-6) His office was generally to preside over the music of the temple service. They set up a perpetual order of praise & worship in the Temple…Through their singing & playing of instruments God was glorified & spoke prophetically to His people(II Chron 25:1)…PSALM 39,66,77
            • LEANNOTH Ellicot says of this title..a very perplexing meaning …it encompasses sickness, distress, sadness, afflictions…played or sung in a melancholy dirge , had to do with repentance & humbling of oneself..Psalm 12,13,88,53,14..Hos.5:3-15,6:1-3, Isa. 1:4-9 Deut.32:26-36
            • SHUSHAN-EDUTH _Means ‘Lily of Testimony’ or ‘Lily of Speech’…a beautiful song of worship or Praise Psalm 60
            • HIGGAION means thought, reflection, meditation, solemn sound(identical to Selah) Psalm 9,19,92
            • SELAH IS Not a Title, yet this word is found 71 times throughout the PSALMS….means a Pause also means ROCK
            • SHIR means to stroll or skip along in song found in 30 Titles
            • ALL These Speak of JESUS
            
            

            3.)      The History Of The Psalms

            The oldest of the Psalms originate from the time of Moses (1400 B.C.). We have three psalms penned by Moses:

            • Exo 15:1-15 - a song of triumph following the crossing of the Red Sea
            • Deut 32, 33 - a song of exhortation to keep the Law after entering Canaan
            • Ps 90 - a song of meditation, reflection, and prayer
            
            

            After Moses, the writing of Psalms had its "peaks" and "valleys"...

            In David (1000 B.C.), the sacred lyric attained to its full maturity.

            With Solomon, the creation of psalms began to decline; this was "the age of the proverb."

            Only twice after this did the creation of psalms rise to any height, and then only for a short period: under Jehoshaphat (875 B.C.) and again under Hezekiah (725 B.C.).

            3. The Authors Of The Psalms
               • David - Commonly thought to be the author of the book of Psalms, but he actually wrote only about seventy-three (73), less than half. David’s experiences can be found in the Psalms, yet NOT HIS alone.
               • Asaph - The music director during the reigns of David and Solomon (1 Chr 16:1-7). He wrote twelve (12) psalms.
               • The Sons of Korah - These were Levites who served in the Temple (1 Chr 26:1-19). They wrote twelve (12) psalms.
               • Solomon - At least two (2) psalms are attributed to him (Ps 72, 127). That he wrote many more is stated in 1Ki 4:29-32.
               • Moses - As indicated above, he wrote the earliest psalms; one is included in Psalms (Ps 90).
               • Heman - Contemporary with David and Asaph, and is known as "the singer" (1Ch 6:33). He wrote one psalm (Ps 88) that has been preserved.
               • Ethan - A companion with Asaph and Heman in the Temple worship (1 Chr 15:19). He wrote one psalm (Ps 89).
               • Anonymous - The authorship of forty-eight (48) of the psalms is unknown.
               
               
            
            

                            4.)  The Arrangement Of The Psalms

            The Psalms were originally collected into five "books", apparently according to the material found within them...some say each ‘book’ coincides with the 5 books of the  TORAH

            • Book I (Ps 1-41) emphasizes how God is besideus.(Ps.1,Ps. 23,,dox.=Ps.41:13)
            • Book II (Ps 42-72)emphasizes how God goes beforeus (Ps. 51)(dox. 72:19)
            • Book III (Ps 73-89) reminds us that God is all aroundus.(Ps. 78 Asaph, God was w/Isr. Thruout their History )(dox. Ps.89:52)
            • Book IV (Ps 90-106) focuses on how God is aboveus.(Moses Man is finite, God is Eternal) (dox. 106:48)
            • Book V (Ps 107-150) the spotlight is on how the God is among (Ps. 128 How a man who fears God is Blessed by God) (dox. 150:1-6)
            
            

            The Psalms can also be arranged into chief "groups"...

            • Alphabetic or Acrostic - These psalms have lines which in Hebrew start with words whose first letters follow a certain pattern. For example, in Ps 119 the first eight lines start with words beginning with the Hebrew letter ALEPH, the second eight lines with words beginning with BETH, etc. This may have been done to aid in the memorization of the psalm.
            • Ethical - These psalms teach moral principles. A good example is Psa 15.
            • Hallelujah - These are psalms of praise, beginning and/or ending with "hallelujah" or "praise Jehovah". Ps 103 is one such example.
            • Historical - Psalms which review the history of God's dealings with His people. A good sample would be Ps 106.
            • Imprecatory - These psalms invoke God to bring punishment or judgment upon one's enemies. Consider Ps 69 as an example.
            • Messianic - Psalms pertaining to the coming Messiah. For example, look at Ps 2 or Ps 110.
            • Penitential - These are psalms expressing sorrow for sins that have been committed. A classic example is David's psalm in Ps 51.
            • Songs Of Ascent (or Songs Of Degrees) - These psalms were possibly sung by pilgrims on the way to Jerusalem to observe the feasts. They are grouped together as Ps 120-134.
            • Suffering - These psalms are cries of those suffering affliction. Psa 102 is a typical example.
            • Thanksgiving - Psalms of grateful praise to Jehovah for blessings received. For example, take a look at Ps 100.
            
            

            The various "styles" of the psalms can be described as...

            • Didactic - Psalms of teaching and instruction (e.g., Ps 1).
            • Liturgical - Responsive readings, for use in special services (e.g., Ps 136).
            • Meditation - The ancient Hebrews were given to meditation, which spirit finds expression in many of the psalms (e.g., Ps 119).
            • Praise and Devotion - Psalms of joyful praise (e.g., Ps 148).
            • Prayer and Petition - Psalms...]]>Background Material On The Psalms

              Having examined some of unique characteristics of Hebrew poetry in general, let's now focus on the book of Psalms itself...

              1. The Origin Of The Word "Psalm"
              
              

              a.)‘Mizmor’  is the  Hebrew word for PSALMS & means melody (music), or songs (words –poetry with/without Music)…Ps. 67 & 68…used 57 times…used in Praise & Worship..From a root  word meaning to ‘prune or cut off’ ..thus speaks of a composition that cuts off all else, is simple & to the point The Greek word is "psalmos", from the Hebrew word "zmr" meaning "to pluck"; i.e., taking hold of the strings of an instrument with the fingers. It implies that the psalms were originally composed to be accompanied by a stringed instrument. "Psalms are songs for the lyre, and therefore lyric poems in the strictest sense."(Delitzsch, Psalms, Vol. I, p. 7) David and others therefore originally wrote the Psalms to be sung to the accompaniment of the harp. In New Testament worship, we are told to sing the psalms to the accompaniment of the heart:

              "...in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord" (Ep 5:19)

              The phrase, "making melody," comes from the Greek word "psallontes" (literally, plucking the strings of). Therefore, we are to "pluck the strings of our heart" as we sing the psalms (i.e., to sing with emotion).

              b)Tehillium  There is NOT a Hebrew Title for the Book of Psalms that encompasses all of the Psalms…Many Psalms (2 out of 3) had individual Titles. Probably the most common Title was ‘Tehillium’ ( used of Ps. 96 + 30 other Psalms) …The root  of Tehillium is ‘Hallal’(Hallelujah) or ‘Praise’…literally means to show, be brilliant, be clear(SHINE)……Point: As we Praise God we begin to see things more clearly than any other timeJ!

               

              2. There is NOT a Normal TITLE For the Book of Psalms in its entirety, about a 116 of the 150 Psalms were given each an individual ‘TITLE’ or inscription showing it was intended for a specific Instrument or Chief Musician
              
              
              • ‘UPON’ means theme ,occasion, object of attention, could also mean the type of instrument used
              • ‘OF’ = Author
              • ‘FOR’ = Whom the Psalm was directed to for use or attention(Ps.72,84)
              • BREAKDOWN of Titles: 52 had simple title of ‘A Psalm of David’, 14 had Historical Titles( ex. When David fled from His enemies) 4 Tiles listed a specific purpose like for Sabbath day,15 Had a Degree , 31 had special & unique inscriptions
              • No paragraphs in Hebrew so had to decide beginning of next Psalm
              • Some TITLES…
              • MICHTAM(Mik-tam)  Meaning “To Teach”,also suggests engraving on tablets, alluding to the 12 tribes engraved on precious stones on the breast plate of the High Priest, signifying Israel was His special Treasure engraved upon  God’s Heart… Psalm 16,56,57,58,59,60
              • SHIGGAION,SHIGIONOTH Means Obscure, wild , rhythmic song & dance, ‘Moffatt’ says of this title, means a song of irregular form; wild & vehement in character,’ they were beside themselves as they danced’, A reaction to a heavy anointing of the Spirit of the Lord, dancing , praising , shouting, singing with unrestraint… see David in II Sam. 6:16..Psalm 7, Hab. 3:1
              • Shoshannim Means ‘Lilies or Choice Ones’ 45,69,80
              • MASCHIL (Mas-kil) Means Instruction & also alludes to skillful singing & playing  Psalm32,42,44,45,52,53,54,55,74,78,88,89,142
              • JEDUTHUN Means ‘A Choir of Praise’ Jeduthun was formerly Ethan..A Levite  one of the three masters of music appointed by David. (1 Chr. 16:41, 42; 25:1-6) His office was generally to preside over the music of the temple service. They set up a perpetual order of praise & worship in the Temple…Through their singing & playing of instruments God was glorified & spoke prophetically to His people(II Chron 25:1)…PSALM 39,66,77
              • LEANNOTH Ellicot says of this title..a very perplexing meaning …it encompasses sickness, distress, sadness, afflictions…played or sung in a melancholy dirge , had to do with repentance & humbling of oneself..Psalm 12,13,88,53,14..Hos.5:3-15,6:1-3, Isa. 1:4-9 Deut.32:26-36
              • SHUSHAN-EDUTH _Means ‘Lily of Testimony’ or ‘Lily of Speech’…a beautiful song of worship or Praise Psalm 60
              • HIGGAION means thought, reflection, meditation, solemn sound(identical to Selah) Psalm 9,19,92
              • SELAH IS Not a Title, yet this word is found 71 times throughout the PSALMS….means a Pause also means ROCK
              • SHIR means to stroll or skip along in song found in 30 Titles
              • ALL These Speak of JESUS
              
              

              3.)      The History Of The Psalms

              The oldest of the Psalms originate from the time of Moses (1400 B.C.). We have three psalms penned by Moses:

              • Exo 15:1-15 - a song of triumph following the crossing of the Red Sea
              • Deut 32, 33 - a song of exhortation to keep the Law after entering Canaan
              • Ps 90 - a song of meditation, reflection, and prayer
              
              

              After Moses, the writing of Psalms had its "peaks" and "valleys"...

              In David (1000 B.C.), the sacred lyric attained to its full maturity.

              With Solomon, the creation of psalms began to decline; this was "the age of the proverb."

              Only twice after this did the creation of psalms rise to any height, and then only for a short period: under Jehoshaphat (875 B.C.) and again under Hezekiah (725 B.C.).

              3. The Authors Of The Psalms
                 • David - Commonly thought to be the author of the book of Psalms, but he actually wrote only about seventy-three (73), less than half. David’s experiences can be found in the Psalms, yet NOT HIS alone.
                 • Asaph - The music director during the reigns of David and Solomon (1 Chr 16:1-7). He wrote twelve (12) psalms.
                 • The Sons of Korah - These were Levites who served in the Temple (1 Chr 26:1-19). They wrote twelve (12) psalms.
                 • Solomon - At least two (2) psalms are attributed to him (Ps 72, 127). That he wrote many more is stated in 1Ki 4:29-32.
                 • Moses - As indicated above, he wrote the earliest psalms; one is included in Psalms (Ps 90).
                 • Heman - Contemporary with David and Asaph, and is known as "the singer" (1Ch 6:33). He wrote one psalm (Ps 88) that has been preserved.
                 • Ethan - A companion with Asaph and Heman in the Temple worship (1 Chr 15:19). He wrote one psalm (Ps 89).
                 • Anonymous - The authorship of forty-eight (48) of the psalms is unknown.
                 
                 
              
              

                              4.)  The Arrangement Of The Psalms

              The Psalms were originally collected into five "books", apparently according to the material found within them...some say each ‘book’ coincides with the 5 books of the  TORAH

              • Book I (Ps 1-41) emphasizes how God is besideus.(Ps.1,Ps. 23,,dox.=Ps.41:13)
              • Book II (Ps 42-72)emphasizes how God goes beforeus (Ps. 51)(dox. 72:19)
              • Book III (Ps 73-89) reminds us that God is all aroundus.(Ps. 78 Asaph, God was w/Isr. Thruout their History )(dox. Ps.89:52)
              • Book IV (Ps 90-106) focuses on how God is aboveus.(Moses Man is finite, God is Eternal) (dox. 106:48)
              • Book V (Ps 107-150) the spotlight is on how the God is among (Ps. 128 How a man who fears God is Blessed by God) (dox. 150:1-6)
              
              

              The Psalms can also be arranged into chief "groups"...

              • Alphabetic or Acrostic - These psalms have lines which in Hebrew start with words whose first letters follow a certain pattern. For example, in Ps 119 the first eight lines start with words beginning with the Hebrew letter ALEPH, the second eight lines with words beginning with BETH, etc. This may have been done to aid in the memorization of the psalm.
              • Ethical - These psalms teach moral principles. A good example is Psa 15.
              • Hallelujah - These are psalms of praise, beginning and/or ending with "hallelujah" or "praise Jehovah". Ps 103 is one such example.
              • Historical - Psalms which review the history of God's dealings with His people. A good sample would be Ps 106.
              • Imprecatory - These psalms invoke God to bring punishment or judgment upon one's enemies. Consider Ps 69 as an example.
              • Messianic - Psalms pertaining to the coming Messiah. For example, look at Ps 2 or Ps 110.
              • Penitential - These are psalms expressing sorrow for sins that have been committed. A classic example is David's psalm in Ps 51.
              • Songs Of Ascent (or Songs Of Degrees) - These psalms were possibly sung by pilgrims on the way to Jerusalem to observe the feasts. They are grouped together as Ps 120-134.
              • Suffering - These psalms are cries of those suffering affliction. Psa 102 is a typical example.
              • Thanksgiving - Psalms of grateful praise to Jehovah for blessings received. For example, take a look at Ps 100.
              
              

              The various "styles" of the psalms can be described as...

              • Didactic - Psalms of teaching and instruction (e.g., Ps 1).
              • Liturgical - Responsive readings, for use in special services (e.g., Ps 136).
              • Meditation - The ancient Hebrews were given to meditation, which spirit finds expression in many of the psalms (e.g., Ps 119).
              • Praise and Devotion - Psalms of joyful praise (e.g., Ps 148).
              • Prayer and Petition - Psalms which were sung in an attitude of prayer (e.g., Ps 51).
              
              

              The Music of The Psalms….

              King David chose Chief Musicians & Their sons to give forth music in the Temple

              CHIEF MUSCIANS.. Asaph,  Hemen,  Jeduthun(also called Ethan)

              I Chronicles 25:1-7

                David, together with the commanders of the army, set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun for the ministry of prophesying, accompanied by harps, lyres and cymbals. Here is the list of the men who performed this service:

              2 From the sons of Asaph:

              Zakkur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were under the supervision of Asaph, who prophesied under the king’s supervision.

              3 As for Jeduthun, from his sons:

              Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei,[a] Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six in all, under the supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied, using the harp in thanking and praising the Lord.

              4 As for Heman, from his sons:

              Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael and Jerimoth; Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-Ezer; Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth. 5 (All these were sons of Heman the king’s seer. They were given him through the promises of God to exalt him. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.)

              6 All these men were under the supervision of their father for the music of the temple of the Lord, with cymbals, lyres and harps, for the ministry at the house of God.

              Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman were under the supervision of the king. 7 Along with their relatives—all of them trained and skilled in music for the Lord—they numbered 288.

              I CHRONICLES 9:33,34  Many Levites were also Musicians who played & sang before God in the Temple 24/7

              Specific Musical Instruments were used (I Chron. 16:4-6, 42)  Psalterys,  harps,cymbals,trumpets (for priests only), flute like & wind like instruments

              Words have stayed, Music has changed

              Music was meant to set the mood for Temple Worship

              God created us to Enjoy & create Music….music helps us become more vulnerable before each other & God…Zeph. 3:17

              Song of Songs a book that is a SONG

              Songs help instruct you & aid our memories…..Isaiah 5:1, 35:10, Deut. 31:19,32:1

              Songs are an ultimate medium of expression to God… RE. 5:9,14:2,3,15:3

              TYPES of PSALMS

              Petitions, Prayers, Protection….Ps. 86,Ps.102

              Praise…Psalm 145-150, Ps.47

              Confessions of Faith…Ps. 33 & 94

              Repentance…. Ps.51,130

              Intercession….Psalms 6,21,67,122

              Cursing (Imprecatory), Judgment of the wicked…Psalm 35,59,109

              Instruction…Ps. 37,73,122

              Questioning God…Psalm 9,10,14,49

              Memorial ,historical, narrative, teaching, & parable

              Allegory, enlightenment, revelation, & prophetic

              TYPES of PSALMS

              Praise, hope, trust,  faith, exaltation of God, Love for God & His Word, thanksgiving, joy + longing

              Exultation, rejoicing, gladness, happiness, & deliverance

              Dedication, confession, repentance, prayer, & petition

              Humility, intercession, refuge, inquiry, need, & fear

              Lamentation, woe, sorrow, oppression, bondage, & trouble

              Acknowledgement of God’s love & blessings, mercy, grace, truth, power, position, & love for His willing people; & their reciprocal love for their lover, bridegroom, espoused husband, king, redeemer, & Lord.

              Conclusion:

              The Psalms provides to us,  BOTH,  a beautiful, meditational  book of Song & worship as well as containing bits & pieces of ALL Major Doctrine  to be studied along with All of the aspects of  Life physically & spiritually mankind experiences on earth.

              It has been said of the Psalms one finds “expressed an eager yearning & longing for God’s PRESENCE” Psalms certainly contains ‘prayers & songs of joyous praise’

              Psalms are a collection of honest, needy, expressions of vulnerable hearts to God.

               All emotions known to man are expressed in beautiful  & inspired prose within this book. Whatever state you find yourself in you can begin to find comfort & answers in the PSALMS….just start to read through them…If you are depressed, feeling anger & hate, in grief,, in fear, in joy, feeling sadness, feeling wronged & misunderstood by others, needing Justice, seeking to run & hide, seeking someone to be vulnerable with, seeking prayer, in need of repentance, Feeling Joy & Delight, Feeling doubt or Faith…The PSALMS cover the whole Gamut of Human Emotions & Thought…You CAN ADOPT THEM AS YOUR OWN PRAYERS, as well as pen your own ‘personal Psalms’ before Abba!!!

              James 1:23-25 J.B. Phillips New Testament

              21-25 Have done, then, with impurity and every other evil which touches the lives of others, and humbly accept the message that God has sown in your hearts, and which can save your souls. Don’t I beg you, only hear the message, but put it into practice; otherwise you are merely deluding yourselves. The man who simply hears and does nothing about it is like a man catching the reflection of his own face in a mirror. He sees himself, it is true, but he goes on with whatever he was doing without the slightest recollection of what sort of person he saw in the mirror. But the man who looks into the perfect mirror of God’s law, the law of liberty (or freedom), and makes a habit of so doing, is not the man who sees and forgets. He puts that law into practice and he wins true happiness.

              ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/0867b3be-5555-3fde-a6ac-44e55f9225f8Tue, 06 Sep 2022 14:47:24 -040044:12falsefull115115”An Introduction To The Book of Psalms”-Pt.IPSALMS

              Introduction To The Psalms

              PSALMS Bible Quiz….(08/29/22)

              What BOOK of the Bible Is at the VERY CENTER of The Bible?________________________________

              The Longest Chapter in the Bible Is________________________________

              The Shortest Chapter of The Bible Is____________

              List 3 authors of the Psalms______________________________

              ***EXTRA CREDIT***  Two Verses In  a NT Gospel Mention ‘PSALMS’ as Prophetic of Christ what are the verses?_____________________________________________________________________________

              What Passage In the NT mentioning Psalms is prophetic of Judas betrayal of Christ? _____________________________________________________________________________________

              What Three passages In The Epistles mention the Psalms in operation in the church for edification?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

              The Book at the Center of your Bible is PSALMS

              The Chapter In The Very Center of Your Bible Is PSALM 118

              The fact can be argued depending on what Bible version you are using, but by most reckoning, the very center of the Bible when measured by chapter count is Psalms 118.

              . Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.2 Let Israel now say, “His mercy endures forever.” 3 Let the house of Aaron now say, “His mercy endures forever.” 4 Let those who fear the Lord now say, “His mercy endures forever.”

              Some Scholars say PSALM 117 is the center chapter of the Bible

              Notwithstanding, PSALM 117 IS the Shortest Chapter in God’s Word

              1) Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! [a]Laud Him, all you peoples! 2 )For His merciful kindness is great toward us, And the truth of the Lord endures forever.

              Praise the Lord

              Here are some other fun facts surrounding Psalms 117 & 118:

              • The longest chapter of the Bible falls just after this center chapter-- Psalm 119.
              • The shortest chapter of the Bible falls just after this center chapter-- Psalm 117.
              • There are exactly 594 chapters before Psalm 118, and exactly 594 chapters after it. When you add the number of chapters before Psalms 118 and those after, the sum is 1,118. And the verse at the very center of the Bible is Psalms 118:8.
              
              The Very Center Verse of God’s WORD Is….

              Psalm 118:8 - "It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man." (NIV)

              In  following History this verse is 3500 years after creation & 3500 years until the close of the Millennium ( In the CENTER of All Time!!)

              This center verse of the Bible reminds believers to ask the question, "Are you centered in your trust in God?" It is a particular verse that reminds Christians to trust in God over trusting in themselves or other people. As Christians understand, God consistently provides for us and His grace is given to us freely. Even in the most difficult times, we should center ourselves by trusting in God. He is there making us strong, giving us joy, and carrying us when life weighs heavily on us.

              Miscellaneous Thoughts…

              “The PSALMS”  Refers to the 150 songs under that title in the English O.T., sometimes called “The Psalter”, from the Greek psalterion, or psalmi;1st used in the Greek translation & version of the O.T. known as the Septuagint, (so called for the 70 translations from the Hebrew to the Greek) designated often LXX , & dating from 300-200 BC.

              The O.T. had 3 Main sections of Books …The Law, the Prophets, & the Psalms

              Each Psalm is an individual song

              The Psalms subject matter is without Limit

              The Psalms are also greatly varying forms of Poetry

              The Book of Psalms stands  BETWEEN the Old & New Covenants

              Some Psalms spanned 1000 year period as between Moses & Hezekiah

              The Psalms show us the CENTRAL THEME of God’s Word…His SON

              PSALMS is a ‘Spiritual Song Book’ ,standing between the Cherubim

              PSALMS is LOADED With the Experiences of Jesus & His Church

              PSALMS shows  to us God’s Mercy, Love,  & Judgment

              PSALMS is for All Men, in All Times &  All Seasons

              In a ‘Nutshell’ The Psalms is a devotional, through which Jesus wants to speak to us

              In The end each one of us is writing our own ‘Personal Psalm’

              Psalms are are useful as:

              • The Christian's "hymnal" to assist us in our praise to God
              
              
              • The Christian's "prayer book" in which we learn how to approach God in prayer
              • The Christian's "book of evidences" to strengthen our faith in Jesus Christ
              • The Christian's "training guide" for living holy and righteous lives before God
              
              

              Reasons To Study The Psalms

              As Christians, we are commanded to utilize the Psalms:

              Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, (Ep 5:19)

              Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. (Col 3:16)

              Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. (Jm 5:13)

              Thus the Psalms are useful for singing praises to God. They are also useful for teaching and confirming that Jesus is the Christ or Messiah. Note the use Jesus made of them (Lk 24:44-47),

              44 Then He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.” 45 And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.

              46 Then He said to them, “Thus it is written, [a]and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, 47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. (Psa 2:1-12; Psa 16:9-11; Psa 22:1-31; Psa 40:6-8; Psa 69:1-36; Psa 72:1-20; Psa 88:1-18; Psa 109:4-20; Psa 110:1-7; Psa 118:22;)

              and also Peter's use of them in his first gospel sermon (Ac 2:25-28,34-35).

              25 For David says concerning Him:

              ‘I foresaw the Lord always before my face, For He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken. 26 Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad; Moreover my flesh also will rest in hope. 27 For You will not leave my soul in Hades, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. 28 You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of joy in Your presence.’

              34 “For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself:

              ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, 35 Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’(Psalm 16:8-11, 73:23)

              The Aim Of This Study

              It is my prayer that as we study this book we will accomplish the following goals:

              • Become more familiar with Old Testament poetry - This is essential to getting more out the Psalms, and important if we are to avoid misinterpreting them
              • Develop an appreciation and working knowledge of the Psalms - So one may utilize them for his or her own comfort and encouragement, and in counseling and comforting others
              • Glean a clearer picture of God's character - To better understand His love, mercy and deliverance towards the righteous, but also His wrath and judgment against the wicked
              • Learn more of the Christ in prophecy - To note descriptions of His suffering and glorious reign found in the Psalms, some of which are not found elsewhere in Scripture
              • Consider examples of fulfilled prophecies - To see in fulfilled prophecy irrefutable arguments for the inspiration of the Scriptures, and for the claim that Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah
              • We will do (STUDY)this in TWO WAYS…..a.) Individual Psalms  b) Taking a ‘Theme’ (like Praise, fear etc…) & studying it throughout the Entire Book of Psalms
              
              

              MORE Reasons To Study The Psalms…………….

               Shows Characteristics Of Hebrew Poetry(Psalms  is part of the poetic ‘BOOKS’—Job, Proverbs, Ecc. & SofS also)

              Before we get into the background of the Psalms themselves, it may prove beneficial to consider some things about Hebrew poetry. Not only will this help to better understand the nature of the Psalms, but it can also assist in proper interpretation of this portion of Scripture. NOTE: wherein the English language of poetry has a clear rhyme & meter there is not a clear consensus  on the REAL flavor of Hebraic poetry…Hebrew is a fluid language, & Poetry has 5 Hebrew meanings , with some words showing opposite meanings.

              One of the things that makes Hebrew poetry different is...

              ...]]>PSALMS

              Introduction To The Psalms

              PSALMS Bible Quiz….(08/29/22)

              What BOOK of the Bible Is at the VERY CENTER of The Bible?________________________________

              The Longest Chapter in the Bible Is________________________________

              The Shortest Chapter of The Bible Is____________

              List 3 authors of the Psalms______________________________

              ***EXTRA CREDIT***  Two Verses In  a NT Gospel Mention ‘PSALMS’ as Prophetic of Christ what are the verses?_____________________________________________________________________________

              What Passage In the NT mentioning Psalms is prophetic of Judas betrayal of Christ? _____________________________________________________________________________________

              What Three passages In The Epistles mention the Psalms in operation in the church for edification?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

              The Book at the Center of your Bible is PSALMS

              The Chapter In The Very Center of Your Bible Is PSALM 118

              The fact can be argued depending on what Bible version you are using, but by most reckoning, the very center of the Bible when measured by chapter count is Psalms 118.

              . Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.2 Let Israel now say, “His mercy endures forever.” 3 Let the house of Aaron now say, “His mercy endures forever.” 4 Let those who fear the Lord now say, “His mercy endures forever.”

              Some Scholars say PSALM 117 is the center chapter of the Bible

              Notwithstanding, PSALM 117 IS the Shortest Chapter in God’s Word

              1) Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! [a]Laud Him, all you peoples! 2 )For His merciful kindness is great toward us, And the truth of the Lord endures forever.

              Praise the Lord

              Here are some other fun facts surrounding Psalms 117 & 118:

              • The longest chapter of the Bible falls just after this center chapter-- Psalm 119.
              • The shortest chapter of the Bible falls just after this center chapter-- Psalm 117.
              • There are exactly 594 chapters before Psalm 118, and exactly 594 chapters after it. When you add the number of chapters before Psalms 118 and those after, the sum is 1,118. And the verse at the very center of the Bible is Psalms 118:8.
              
              The Very Center Verse of God’s WORD Is….

              Psalm 118:8 - "It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man." (NIV)

              In  following History this verse is 3500 years after creation & 3500 years until the close of the Millennium ( In the CENTER of All Time!!)

              This center verse of the Bible reminds believers to ask the question, "Are you centered in your trust in God?" It is a particular verse that reminds Christians to trust in God over trusting in themselves or other people. As Christians understand, God consistently provides for us and His grace is given to us freely. Even in the most difficult times, we should center ourselves by trusting in God. He is there making us strong, giving us joy, and carrying us when life weighs heavily on us.

              Miscellaneous Thoughts…

              “The PSALMS”  Refers to the 150 songs under that title in the English O.T., sometimes called “The Psalter”, from the Greek psalterion, or psalmi;1st used in the Greek translation & version of the O.T. known as the Septuagint, (so called for the 70 translations from the Hebrew to the Greek) designated often LXX , & dating from 300-200 BC.

              The O.T. had 3 Main sections of Books …The Law, the Prophets, & the Psalms

              Each Psalm is an individual song

              The Psalms subject matter is without Limit

              The Psalms are also greatly varying forms of Poetry

              The Book of Psalms stands  BETWEEN the Old & New Covenants

              Some Psalms spanned 1000 year period as between Moses & Hezekiah

              The Psalms show us the CENTRAL THEME of God’s Word…His SON

              PSALMS is a ‘Spiritual Song Book’ ,standing between the Cherubim

              PSALMS is LOADED With the Experiences of Jesus & His Church

              PSALMS shows  to us God’s Mercy, Love,  & Judgment

              PSALMS is for All Men, in All Times &  All Seasons

              In a ‘Nutshell’ The Psalms is a devotional, through which Jesus wants to speak to us

              In The end each one of us is writing our own ‘Personal Psalm’

              Psalms are are useful as:

              • The Christian's "hymnal" to assist us in our praise to God
              
              
              • The Christian's "prayer book" in which we learn how to approach God in prayer
              • The Christian's "book of evidences" to strengthen our faith in Jesus Christ
              • The Christian's "training guide" for living holy and righteous lives before God
              
              

              Reasons To Study The Psalms

              As Christians, we are commanded to utilize the Psalms:

              Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, (Ep 5:19)

              Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. (Col 3:16)

              Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. (Jm 5:13)

              Thus the Psalms are useful for singing praises to God. They are also useful for teaching and confirming that Jesus is the Christ or Messiah. Note the use Jesus made of them (Lk 24:44-47),

              44 Then He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.” 45 And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.

              46 Then He said to them, “Thus it is written, [a]and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, 47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. (Psa 2:1-12; Psa 16:9-11; Psa 22:1-31; Psa 40:6-8; Psa 69:1-36; Psa 72:1-20; Psa 88:1-18; Psa 109:4-20; Psa 110:1-7; Psa 118:22;)

              and also Peter's use of them in his first gospel sermon (Ac 2:25-28,34-35).

              25 For David says concerning Him:

              ‘I foresaw the Lord always before my face, For He is at my right hand, that I may not be shaken. 26 Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad; Moreover my flesh also will rest in hope. 27 For You will not leave my soul in Hades, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. 28 You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of joy in Your presence.’

              34 “For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself:

              ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, 35 Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’(Psalm 16:8-11, 73:23)

              The Aim Of This Study

              It is my prayer that as we study this book we will accomplish the following goals:

              • Become more familiar with Old Testament poetry - This is essential to getting more out the Psalms, and important if we are to avoid misinterpreting them
              • Develop an appreciation and working knowledge of the Psalms - So one may utilize them for his or her own comfort and encouragement, and in counseling and comforting others
              • Glean a clearer picture of God's character - To better understand His love, mercy and deliverance towards the righteous, but also His wrath and judgment against the wicked
              • Learn more of the Christ in prophecy - To note descriptions of His suffering and glorious reign found in the Psalms, some of which are not found elsewhere in Scripture
              • Consider examples of fulfilled prophecies - To see in fulfilled prophecy irrefutable arguments for the inspiration of the Scriptures, and for the claim that Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah
              • We will do (STUDY)this in TWO WAYS…..a.) Individual Psalms  b) Taking a ‘Theme’ (like Praise, fear etc…) & studying it throughout the Entire Book of Psalms
              
              

              MORE Reasons To Study The Psalms…………….

               Shows Characteristics Of Hebrew Poetry(Psalms  is part of the poetic ‘BOOKS’—Job, Proverbs, Ecc. & SofS also)

              Before we get into the background of the Psalms themselves, it may prove beneficial to consider some things about Hebrew poetry. Not only will this help to better understand the nature of the Psalms, but it can also assist in proper interpretation of this portion of Scripture. NOTE: wherein the English language of poetry has a clear rhyme & meter there is not a clear consensus  on the REAL flavor of Hebraic poetry…Hebrew is a fluid language, & Poetry has 5 Hebrew meanings , with some words showing opposite meanings.

              One of the things that makes Hebrew poetry different is...

              1. The Use Of "Thought Rhyme"
              
              

              Also known as "parallelism", thought rhyme involves arranging thoughts in relation to each other. This is done without a concern as to whether certain words rhyme with each other (as found in most modern poetry). In the Psalms, we find several different kinds of thought rhyme:

              • Synonymous parallelism - The thought of first line is repeated in the second line, expressed in different words for the sake of emphasis. A good example is found in Ps 24:2...
                • For He has founded it upon the seas,
                • And established it upon the waters. (same idea, reworded)
                
                
              • Antithetical parallelism - The truth presented in one line is strengthened by a contrasting statement in the next line. Consider this example from Ps 1:6...
                • For the LORD knows the way of the righteous,
                • But the way of the ungodly shall perish. (note the contrast)
                
                
              • Synthetic parallelism - The first and second lines bear some definite relation to each other (such as cause and effect, or proposition and conclusion). A good example is Ps 119:11...
                • Your word I have hidden in my heart, (cause)
                • That I might not sin against You! (effect)
                
                
              • Progressive parallelism - There are several varieties of this form, the most common being:
                • Stair-like - Composed of several lines, each providing a complete element of the aggregate or composite thought. Notice Ps 1:1...
                  • Blessed is the man...
                  • Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
                  • Nor stands in the path of sinners,
                  • Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; (note the progression)
                  
                  
                • Climatic - Here the principal idea in the first line is repeated and expanded to complete the thought. An example is found in Ps 29:1...
                  • Give unto the LORD, O you mighty ones (give what?)
                  • Give unto the LORD glory and strength. (the answer)
                  
                  
                
                
              • Introverted parallelism - The first line is closely related in thought to the fourth, and the second to the third. For example, consider Psa 91:14...
                • Because he has set his love upon Me, (note line 4)
                • therefore I will deliver him; (note line 3)
                • I will set him on high, (note line 2)
                • because he has known My name. (note line 1)
                
                
              • Contrasted parallelism –The 1st line is in contrast to the 2nd line (Ps. 1:6)
              
              

                                               Blessed is the man…..But His delight

              It is often fascinating to note how creative the Hebrew poets were as they composed their poetry using "thought rhyme" rather than "word rhyme". In some cases it even helps in interpreting difficult expressions or phrases. Another characteristic of Hebrew poetry is...

              1. The Lack Of Poetic Rhythm
              
              

              Much modern poetry has standard measures of identifiable rhythm, as in the poem "Mary Had A Little Lamb." With the Hebrews, however, the art of poetic rhythm was of secondary consideration. Some suggest that it is not likely that the Hebrew poets had standard measures, worked out and carefully defined. Again, their focus was on "thought rhyme," not "word rhyme."

              Finally, an important characteristic of Hebrew poetry is...

              1. The Use Of Figurative Expression
              
              

              The Psalms are filled with figurative expressions, and as such it is important to keep certain principles of interpretation in mind...

              1. The figure must be accepted and dealt with as a figure of speech, not as a literal statement For example, in Ps 18:31, the Lord is called "a rock." He is like a rock, but not one literally. In Ps 51:4, David says "Against You, You only, have I sinned." Yet he is confessing his sin of adultery with Bathsheba, in which he sinned not only against the Lord, but against his wife, against Uriah, and many others. David was speaking figuratively for the sake of expressing his deep grief in sinning against God, and we must allow for figurative expressions including hyperbole in poetic writings. One needs to be careful and not develop doctrinal beliefs upon what may be figurative expressions not intended to be taken literally.
              2. The figure must be interpreted in light of its meaning in the setting in which it was used For example, in Ps 23:4, we find the well-known phrase: "the valley of the shadow of death." It is not uncommon to hear the phrase applied at funerals to the act of dying. In the setting of the psalm, however, it refers to a treacherous place (such as a steep valley, where deep shadows can easily cause a misstep resulting in death), where the guiding hand of a shepherd would be very helpful to sheep to avoid death. It is therefore applicable to any time one is in perilous straits and in need of God's guiding hand.
              3. The Language of Similar sounds…(Psalm 132 …broad, guttural sounds, like a dirge)…words that sound like what they mean…cuckoo, splash, ping pong…kol-be-seder=Copacetic ….leviatin=Leviathan)………The Hebrew language is a language of SOUND that impacts our feelings & emotions………Emotion was part of the Hebrew communication, it should be likewise for us…Our communication IS 78% non-verbal.
              4. Lyrical Poetry- Poetry based on lyrics…the language is a perfect fit for the actions , it gives great pictures, broad concepts, & distinct sounds….(Psalm 110)
              
              

              Appreciating these characteristics of Hebrew poetry can help the Psalms become more meaningful, and understanding these characteristics can also help avoid misinterpreting the Psalms to teach doctrines the psalmist had no intention of teaching!

              ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/fa0887b6-7dee-37c1-9e3f-3b60016192eaMon, 29 Aug 2022 15:03:48 -040038:19falsefull114114”Testimonies” ~Rev. 12:11testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. Martyria   a testifying A WITNESS the office committed to the prophets of testifying concerning future events (Rev. 19:10 Jesus =Spirit of Prophecy…) what one testifies, testimony, i.e. before a judge evidence given (judicially or genitive case):—record, report, testimony, witness. Some Meanings…..a)A formal written or spoken statement (that is evidence) given especially in a court of law…b) PROOF provided by the existence or appearance of something (Testament, proof, evidence)..c) a public recounting of a religious conversion or experience…The story a WITNESS tells,,,An open , public declaration of FAITH WORDS/SYNONYMS………….Judgment, TRUTH, Confession, DEMONSTRATION, declaration, Evidence, WITNESS,  Confirmation, RECOLLECTION, Testimonial, REVELATION, attest to something, validation, SUBSTANTIATE, proof, Precepts of God(like 10 commandments) The person(s) giving TESTIMONY has special qualifications or credentials to give credence to what they say or show Always GIVEN in the Public Arena ACTS 1:8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be [a*]witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” *Martys…derivative of Martyria…also from where we get the word Martyr a witness in a legal sense an historical sense one who is a spectator of anything, e.g. of a contest in an ethical sense those who after his example have proved the strength and genuineness of their faith in Christ by undergoing a violent death Most literally One who bears witness by death

               

               

               

               

               

              II Timothy 1:6-8 6 Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God, MIND TRAFFIC #101!! 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 14 For the love of Christ ###compels us###, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; 15 and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again. Galatians 5:5-6 5 For we [not relying on the Law but] through the [strength and power of the Holy] Spirit, by faith, are waiting [confidently] for the hope of righteousness [the completion of our salvation]. 6 For [if we are] in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but only faith activated and expressed and working through love. ### If you Have FAITH you will Take ACTION Eph. 2:10 For we are His Masterpiece created unto unto useful, excellent, distinguished 7& honorable deeds, products,& arts of wonder,,, ACTS 2:22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved (declared,demonstrate, prove by argument)of God among you by miracles and **wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know(Mk. 16:15-18) Wonder (Noun and Verb): A PRODIGY "something strange," causing the beholder to marvel, is always used in the plural, always rendered "wonders," and generally follows semeia, "signs;" the opposite order occurs in Act 2:22, 43; 6:8, RV; Act 7:36; in Act 2:19 "wonders" occurs alone. A sign is intended to appeal to the understanding, a "wonder" appeals to the imagination, a power (dunamis) indicates its source as supernatural. "Wonders" are manifested as Divine operations in thirteen occurrences (9 times in Acts); three times they are ascribed to the work of Satan through human agents, Mat 24:24; Mar 13:22; 2Th 2:9. Revelation 12:11 b    and they DID NOT Love their lives to the DEATH ACTS 22:20 ‘Mar—toos’ (from Martyria) & also means ‘witness’(Rev.17:5,6..Blood of the Martyrs) Does LIVING out the real TRUTH(Testimony) in our Lives demand/compel ones death if Necessary?…example ‘This is the hill I will die on’]]>testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. Martyria   a testifying A WITNESS the office committed to the prophets of testifying concerning future events (Rev. 19:10 Jesus =Spirit of Prophecy…) what one testifies, testimony, i.e. before a judge evidence given (judicially or genitive case):—record, report, testimony, witness. Some Meanings…..a)A formal written or spoken statement (that is evidence) given especially in a court of law…b) PROOF provided by the existence or appearance of something (Testament, proof, evidence)..c) a public recounting of a religious conversion or experience…The story a WITNESS tells,,,An open , public declaration of FAITH WORDS/SYNONYMS………….Judgment, TRUTH, Confession, DEMONSTRATION, declaration, Evidence, WITNESS,  Confirmation, RECOLLECTION, Testimonial, REVELATION, attest to something, validation, SUBSTANTIATE, proof, Precepts of God(like 10 commandments) The person(s) giving TESTIMONY has special qualifications or credentials to give credence to what they say or show Always GIVEN in the Public Arena ACTS 1:8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be [a*]witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” *Martys…derivative of Martyria…also from where we get the word Martyr a witness in a legal sense an historical sense one who is a spectator of anything, e.g. of a contest in an ethical sense those who after his example have proved the strength and genuineness of their faith in Christ by undergoing a violent death Most literally One who bears witness by death

               

               

               

               

               

              II Timothy 1:6-8 6 Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God, MIND TRAFFIC #101!! 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 14 For the love of Christ ###compels us###, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; 15 and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again. Galatians 5:5-6 5 For we [not relying on the Law but] through the [strength and power of the Holy] Spirit, by faith, are waiting [confidently] for the hope of righteousness [the completion of our salvation]. 6 For [if we are] in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but only faith activated and expressed and working through love. ### If you Have FAITH you will Take ACTION Eph. 2:10 For we are His Masterpiece created unto unto useful, excellent, distinguished 7& honorable deeds, products,& arts of wonder,,, ACTS 2:22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved (declared,demonstrate, prove by argument)of God among you by miracles and **wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know(Mk. 16:15-18) Wonder (Noun and Verb): A PRODIGY "something strange," causing the beholder to marvel, is always used in the plural, always rendered "wonders," and generally follows semeia, "signs;" the opposite order occurs in Act 2:22, 43; 6:8, RV; Act 7:36; in Act 2:19 "wonders" occurs alone. A sign is intended to appeal to the understanding, a "wonder" appeals to the imagination, a power (dunamis) indicates its source as supernatural. "Wonders" are manifested as Divine operations in thirteen occurrences (9 times in Acts); three times they are ascribed to the work of Satan through human agents, Mat 24:24; Mar 13:22; 2Th 2:9. Revelation 12:11 b    and they DID NOT Love their lives to the DEATH ACTS 22:20 ‘Mar—toos’ (from Martyria) & also means ‘witness’(Rev.17:5,6..Blood of the Martyrs) Does LIVING out the real TRUTH(Testimony) in our Lives demand/compel ones death if Necessary?…example ‘This is the hill I will die on’]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/4c22b7c8-c6ec-3ce5-8fab-b12b59274036Tue, 23 Aug 2022 02:07:15 -040037:46falsefull113113Philippians, A Conclusion, Finally my Brethren, REJOICE In The Lord!!(Phil.3:1)Philippians : Conclusion …(10/01/21)

              Introduction:

              Philippians carries a simple yet profound Message, emphasizing the concepts of Joy & Rejoicing in a community of Saints knit together in unity through a lifestyle of humility. These are traits of God’s Character that cannot be manufactured in our own strength

              Philippians teaches us what it is to Live a Powerful, Joy-filled & grateful life every day no matter the circumstances we find ourselves in.

              This Epistle challenges us to aspire to a greater level of Joy & Rejoicing, which comes through having a greater awareness of God’s Goodness.

              Five THEMES:

              • Joy & Rejoicing In every circumstance : Joy is mentioned 5 times(1:4,25, 2:2,29, 4:1) Rejoicing is mentioned 11 times…(1:18,2:17, 2:18,2:28,4:4, 3:1,4:10)
              • Jesus Christ & His Availability for coping with the problems of life (Chpt 4)
              • Christ pictured as the goal & center of our lives (Chpt. 3)
              • Unity comes through the bond of Humility & Joy (Chpt. 2)
              • A Primer for Living a Joy-Filled Life
              
              

              Chapter 1: THEME: ‘Christ our LIFE’ (vs. 21)

               Authentic Joy & Rejoicing Is Birthed in an AWARENESS of God’s Goodness, in your life which leads to gratitude

              Phil. 1:3-6 3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

              Phil. 1:12-14 Paul was in chains for Christ, which actually ADVANCED the Gospel

              Phil. 1:21 21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

               

              Chapter 2: THEME: ‘Christ Our Mind’ (vs. 5)

              Phil. 2:1-4 So by whatever [appeal to you there is in our mutual dwelling in Christ, by whatever] strengthening and consoling and encouraging [our relationship] in Him [affords], by whatever persuasive [a]incentive there is in love, by whatever participation in the [Holy] Spirit [we share], and by whatever depth of affection and compassionate sympathy2 Fill up and complete my joy by living in harmony and being of the same mind and one in purpose, having the same love, being in full accord and of one harmonious mind and intention.3 Do nothing from factional motives [through contentiousness, strife, selfishness, or for unworthy ends] or prompted by conceit and empty arrogance. Instead, in the true spirit of humility (lowliness of mind) let each regard the others as better than and superior to himself [thinking more highly of one another than you do of yourselves].

              4 Let each of you esteem and look upon and be concerned for not [merely] his own interests, but also each for the interests of others.

              Chapter 2: : THEME: ‘Christ Our Mind’ (vs. 5)

              Having a ‘Kenosis Encounter’

              Phil. 2:5-11 5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it [b]robbery to be equal with God, 7 but [c]made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. 9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

              God at Work

              work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; 13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.

               

              Chapter 3: Christ Our Goal

              PHIL. 3:7-14 But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. 8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; 10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, 11 if, by any means, I may attain[b] to the resurrection from the dead.

              Pressing Toward the Goal

              12 Not that I have already attained,[c] or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. 13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have [d]apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

               

               

              Chapter 4: Christ Our Strength

              Rejoice:.

              Phil. 4:4  4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

              Mandates for Meditation:

              Phil. 4:6-9

              6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

              Meditate on These Things

              8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. 9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.

              Phil. 4:13 13 I can do all things through [f]Christ who strengthens me.

              Four-Eight ThinkingJ (The 4:8 Principle~Tommy Newberry)

              6 Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses every thought, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

              8 Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral excellence and if there is any praise—dwell on these things.

              A 4:8 Thought life is one that is full of Gratitude & JOY!( SEE: Mind Traffic )

              Joy IS an outward sign of inward Faith in the Promises of GOD…a symptom of Faith

              Your thought Life multiplies or shrinks your talents

              If you dwell on your strengths, your blessings, your goals , & all the people who love you , then you will attract even more blessings, even more love, & even more accomplishments

              God has designed you to be able to bring your thinking into the domain of your conscious , creative control, through which you will begin to discover an enormous advantage to begin to sculpt the conditions of your life.

              Proverbs 3:5-6.. Trust in the Lord with all your heart     and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him,     and he will make your paths straight.[a]

               

              Psalm 37:1-6 Do not fret because of those who are evil     or be envious of those who do wrong; 2 for like the grass they will soon wither,     like green plants they will soon die away.

              3 Trust in the Lord and do good;     dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. 4 Take delight in the Lord,     and he will give you the desires of your heart.

              5 Commit your way to the Lord;     trust in him and he will do this: 6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,     your vindication like the noonday sun.

              Romans 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened

               

              Joy & Rejoicing are Cousins of GRATITUDEJ!!(You can NEVER have one without the other)…see ‘The 10 Lepers’

              GRATITUDE is a conviction, a practice, & a discipline.

              GRATITUDE is an essential nutrient , a kind of amino-acid for Growth in God, His creativity & His Joy

              GRATITUDE involves channeling your energy & attention toward what is present & working rather than what is absent & ineffective

              GRATITUDE is like a mental gearshift that takes you from turbulence to peacefulness, from stagnation to creativity

              GRATITUDE is the CORNERSTONE OF AN UNTOPPABLE FAITH

              GRATITUDE can be cultivated& experienced at ever deepening levels

              GRATITUDE is...]]>Philippians : Conclusion …(10/01/21)

              Introduction:

              Philippians carries a simple yet profound Message, emphasizing the concepts of Joy & Rejoicing in a community of Saints knit together in unity through a lifestyle of humility. These are traits of God’s Character that cannot be manufactured in our own strength

              Philippians teaches us what it is to Live a Powerful, Joy-filled & grateful life every day no matter the circumstances we find ourselves in.

              This Epistle challenges us to aspire to a greater level of Joy & Rejoicing, which comes through having a greater awareness of God’s Goodness.

              Five THEMES:

              • Joy & Rejoicing In every circumstance : Joy is mentioned 5 times(1:4,25, 2:2,29, 4:1) Rejoicing is mentioned 11 times…(1:18,2:17, 2:18,2:28,4:4, 3:1,4:10)
              • Jesus Christ & His Availability for coping with the problems of life (Chpt 4)
              • Christ pictured as the goal & center of our lives (Chpt. 3)
              • Unity comes through the bond of Humility & Joy (Chpt. 2)
              • A Primer for Living a Joy-Filled Life
              
              

              Chapter 1: THEME: ‘Christ our LIFE’ (vs. 21)

               Authentic Joy & Rejoicing Is Birthed in an AWARENESS of God’s Goodness, in your life which leads to gratitude

              Phil. 1:3-6 3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

              Phil. 1:12-14 Paul was in chains for Christ, which actually ADVANCED the Gospel

              Phil. 1:21 21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

               

              Chapter 2: THEME: ‘Christ Our Mind’ (vs. 5)

              Phil. 2:1-4 So by whatever [appeal to you there is in our mutual dwelling in Christ, by whatever] strengthening and consoling and encouraging [our relationship] in Him [affords], by whatever persuasive [a]incentive there is in love, by whatever participation in the [Holy] Spirit [we share], and by whatever depth of affection and compassionate sympathy2 Fill up and complete my joy by living in harmony and being of the same mind and one in purpose, having the same love, being in full accord and of one harmonious mind and intention.3 Do nothing from factional motives [through contentiousness, strife, selfishness, or for unworthy ends] or prompted by conceit and empty arrogance. Instead, in the true spirit of humility (lowliness of mind) let each regard the others as better than and superior to himself [thinking more highly of one another than you do of yourselves].

              4 Let each of you esteem and look upon and be concerned for not [merely] his own interests, but also each for the interests of others.

              Chapter 2: : THEME: ‘Christ Our Mind’ (vs. 5)

              Having a ‘Kenosis Encounter’

              Phil. 2:5-11 5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it [b]robbery to be equal with God, 7 but [c]made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. 9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

              God at Work

              work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; 13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.

               

              Chapter 3: Christ Our Goal

              PHIL. 3:7-14 But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. 8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; 10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, 11 if, by any means, I may attain[b] to the resurrection from the dead.

              Pressing Toward the Goal

              12 Not that I have already attained,[c] or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. 13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have [d]apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

               

               

              Chapter 4: Christ Our Strength

              Rejoice:.

              Phil. 4:4  4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

              Mandates for Meditation:

              Phil. 4:6-9

              6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

              Meditate on These Things

              8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. 9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.

              Phil. 4:13 13 I can do all things through [f]Christ who strengthens me.

              Four-Eight ThinkingJ (The 4:8 Principle~Tommy Newberry)

              6 Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses every thought, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

              8 Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral excellence and if there is any praise—dwell on these things.

              A 4:8 Thought life is one that is full of Gratitude & JOY!( SEE: Mind Traffic )

              Joy IS an outward sign of inward Faith in the Promises of GOD…a symptom of Faith

              Your thought Life multiplies or shrinks your talents

              If you dwell on your strengths, your blessings, your goals , & all the people who love you , then you will attract even more blessings, even more love, & even more accomplishments

              God has designed you to be able to bring your thinking into the domain of your conscious , creative control, through which you will begin to discover an enormous advantage to begin to sculpt the conditions of your life.

              Proverbs 3:5-6.. Trust in the Lord with all your heart     and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him,     and he will make your paths straight.[a]

               

              Psalm 37:1-6 Do not fret because of those who are evil     or be envious of those who do wrong; 2 for like the grass they will soon wither,     like green plants they will soon die away.

              3 Trust in the Lord and do good;     dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. 4 Take delight in the Lord,     and he will give you the desires of your heart.

              5 Commit your way to the Lord;     trust in him and he will do this: 6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,     your vindication like the noonday sun.

              Romans 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened

               

              Joy & Rejoicing are Cousins of GRATITUDEJ!!(You can NEVER have one without the other)…see ‘The 10 Lepers’

              GRATITUDE is a conviction, a practice, & a discipline.

              GRATITUDE is an essential nutrient , a kind of amino-acid for Growth in God, His creativity & His Joy

              GRATITUDE involves channeling your energy & attention toward what is present & working rather than what is absent & ineffective

              GRATITUDE is like a mental gearshift that takes you from turbulence to peacefulness, from stagnation to creativity

              GRATITUDE is the CORNERSTONE OF AN UNTOPPABLE FAITH

              GRATITUDE can be cultivated& experienced at ever deepening levels

              GRATITUDE is an effective antidote to most negative emotions…you cannot experience Hostility & Gratitude at the same time…you must choose!

              GRATITUDE is BOTH a skill & a feeling …the more you appreciate today, the more things you will notice tomorrow to be Grateful for!

               

               An Awesome companion Book to get when you study this Epistle is "The 4:8 Principle"~Tommy Newberry...also his workbook will aid you in working out & applying Philippians Concepts to your life..."40 Days To a Joy-Filled Life"

              ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/440433fa-70c3-3c8f-8e92-548fc4a159e0Mon, 15 Aug 2022 16:54:36 -040023:28falsefull112112”Contentment~Philippians 4:10-23”CONTENTMENT ~ Philippians 4:10-23….09/24/21

              THEME: Christ our Strength

              10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at last your[c] care for me has flourished again; though you surely did care, but you lacked opportunity. 11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: 12 I know how to [d]be abased, and I know how to [e]abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I can do all things through [f]Christ who strengthens me.

              14 Nevertheless you have done well that you shared in my distress. 15 Now you Philippians know also that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church shared with me concerning giving and receiving but you only. 16 For even in Thessalonica you sent aid once and again for my necessities. 17 Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account. 18 Indeed I [g]have all and abound. I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things sent from you, a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God. 19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. 20 Now to our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen.

              21 Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren who are with me greet you. 22 All the saints greet you, but especially those who are of Caesar’s household.

              23 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with [h]you all. Amen.

              VS.10) But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at last your[c] care for me has flourished again; though you surely did care, but you lacked opportunity

              Has Flourished… This  Greek phrase was taken from this OT. Verse…(EZE. 17:24 All the trees of the forest will know that I the Lord bring down the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish….I the LORD hath spoken & I will do it)

              Meaning to sprout or blossom again…”Ye have caused your thinking on Me to Bloom anew, ye revived your thought for me”~ Vincent…”Ye budded forth again in caring for my interest”~Alford…In other words the Philippian allowed their care & concern for Paul come to fruition ONCE AGAIN. POINT HERE: This is in regard to the Gift the Philippians had sent to Paul via Epaphroditus (Phil. 1:3-5,4:11,15-19)

              This was a delicate situation, that though Paul was touched by it & cared very much about responding to them in thankfulness he had to be careful as a general rule he did not receive ‘monetary support’ so as to look like false teachers who constantly fleeced the people.

              Lacked opportunity most likely due to Epaphroditus becoming sick enroute to see Paul

              LUKE 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

               

              11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content:

              I have learned The Greek language conveys the idea of entering into a NEW CONDITION…meaning for Paul coming from a place of being raised by Rich Jewish parents had learned or was in process of learning what it meant to be content

              CONTENT this word was used by Greek Stoics to show that men should all be’ sufficient unto themselves’ in all circumstances ( good or bad) it speaks of self –sufficiency & competency…HOWEVER Paul’s sufficiency was NOT This…But ‘CHRIST-SUFFICIENCY’ Paul lived independent of circumstances because He depended on CHRIST

              II Cor. 3:5 Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.

              I Cor. 6:6-8 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 8 But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.

              Hebrews 13:5  Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,

              “Never will I leave you;     never will I forsake you.”[a]

              12 I know how to [d]be abased, and I know how to [e]abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I can do all things through [f]Christ who strengthens me.

              Abased To be humbled, brought low, depress, make level reduce in Rank…a state of humiliation….here Paul uses the word to show HOW he was able to live FRUGALY as a Minister (Phil. 2:8,3:21)

              II Cr. 4:7-10 7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 10 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

              II Cr. 6:9-10 9 known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed; 10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

              II Cr. 11:23-31 Paul’s ‘abasement resume’

               

               

              12 I know how to [d]be abased, and I know how to [e]abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I can do all things through [f]Christ who strengthens me.

              Abound abundance, overflow, superfluity ,exceeding….

              Eph. 3:16-21 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

              20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

              I have learned/I’ve Been Instructed like an initiation into ‘a mystery’ (Eph. 3:8,9)

              13 I can do all things through [f]Christ who strengthens me.

              “I am strong for all things in the ONE who constantly infuses strength in Me”~Wuest

              I find that the strength of Christ’s explosive power infuses me to conquer every difficulty~ TPT

               I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who [a]infuses inner strength into me; I am [b]self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency].~ AMPC

              Eph. 3:16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being,

              Eph. 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.

              II Tim. 2:1 You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

              14 Nevertheless you have done well that you shared in my distress. 15 Now you Philippians know also that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church shared with me concerning giving and receiving but you only. 16 For even in Thessalonica you sent aid once and again for my necessities. 17 Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account. 18 Indeed I [g]have all and abound. I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things sent from you, a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God.

              Vs. 14. You have Done Well”=“You have done a beautiful thing” ( Greek)… you shared in my distress =”You made yourselves fellow partakers with my Tribulation”

              ]]>CONTENTMENT ~ Philippians 4:10-23….09/24/21

              THEME: Christ our Strength

              10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at last your[c] care for me has flourished again; though you surely did care, but you lacked opportunity. 11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: 12 I know how to [d]be abased, and I know how to [e]abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I can do all things through [f]Christ who strengthens me.

              14 Nevertheless you have done well that you shared in my distress. 15 Now you Philippians know also that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church shared with me concerning giving and receiving but you only. 16 For even in Thessalonica you sent aid once and again for my necessities. 17 Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account. 18 Indeed I [g]have all and abound. I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things sent from you, a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God. 19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. 20 Now to our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen.

              21 Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren who are with me greet you. 22 All the saints greet you, but especially those who are of Caesar’s household.

              23 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with [h]you all. Amen.

              VS.10) But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at last your[c] care for me has flourished again; though you surely did care, but you lacked opportunity

              Has Flourished… This  Greek phrase was taken from this OT. Verse…(EZE. 17:24 All the trees of the forest will know that I the Lord bring down the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish….I the LORD hath spoken & I will do it)

              Meaning to sprout or blossom again…”Ye have caused your thinking on Me to Bloom anew, ye revived your thought for me”~ Vincent…”Ye budded forth again in caring for my interest”~Alford…In other words the Philippian allowed their care & concern for Paul come to fruition ONCE AGAIN. POINT HERE: This is in regard to the Gift the Philippians had sent to Paul via Epaphroditus (Phil. 1:3-5,4:11,15-19)

              This was a delicate situation, that though Paul was touched by it & cared very much about responding to them in thankfulness he had to be careful as a general rule he did not receive ‘monetary support’ so as to look like false teachers who constantly fleeced the people.

              Lacked opportunity most likely due to Epaphroditus becoming sick enroute to see Paul

              LUKE 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

               

              11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content:

              I have learned The Greek language conveys the idea of entering into a NEW CONDITION…meaning for Paul coming from a place of being raised by Rich Jewish parents had learned or was in process of learning what it meant to be content

              CONTENT this word was used by Greek Stoics to show that men should all be’ sufficient unto themselves’ in all circumstances ( good or bad) it speaks of self –sufficiency & competency…HOWEVER Paul’s sufficiency was NOT This…But ‘CHRIST-SUFFICIENCY’ Paul lived independent of circumstances because He depended on CHRIST

              II Cor. 3:5 Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.

              I Cor. 6:6-8 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 8 But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.

              Hebrews 13:5  Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,

              “Never will I leave you;     never will I forsake you.”[a]

              12 I know how to [d]be abased, and I know how to [e]abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I can do all things through [f]Christ who strengthens me.

              Abased To be humbled, brought low, depress, make level reduce in Rank…a state of humiliation….here Paul uses the word to show HOW he was able to live FRUGALY as a Minister (Phil. 2:8,3:21)

              II Cr. 4:7-10 7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 10 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

              II Cr. 6:9-10 9 known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed; 10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

              II Cr. 11:23-31 Paul’s ‘abasement resume’

               

               

              12 I know how to [d]be abased, and I know how to [e]abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I can do all things through [f]Christ who strengthens me.

              Abound abundance, overflow, superfluity ,exceeding….

              Eph. 3:16-21 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

              20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

              I have learned/I’ve Been Instructed like an initiation into ‘a mystery’ (Eph. 3:8,9)

              13 I can do all things through [f]Christ who strengthens me.

              “I am strong for all things in the ONE who constantly infuses strength in Me”~Wuest

              I find that the strength of Christ’s explosive power infuses me to conquer every difficulty~ TPT

               I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who [a]infuses inner strength into me; I am [b]self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency].~ AMPC

              Eph. 3:16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being,

              Eph. 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.

              II Tim. 2:1 You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

              14 Nevertheless you have done well that you shared in my distress. 15 Now you Philippians know also that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church shared with me concerning giving and receiving but you only. 16 For even in Thessalonica you sent aid once and again for my necessities. 17 Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account. 18 Indeed I [g]have all and abound. I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things sent from you, a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God.

              Vs. 14. You have Done Well”=“You have done a beautiful thing” ( Greek)… you shared in my distress =”You made yourselves fellow partakers with my Tribulation”

               

              14 Nevertheless you have done well that you shared in my distress. 15 Now you Philippians know also that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church shared with me concerning giving and receiving but you only. 16 For even in Thessalonica you sent aid once and again for my necessities. 17 Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account. 18 Indeed I [g]have all and abound. I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things sent from you, a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God.

               

              So powerful…in that the Philippians took on Paul’s Burden for ministry both in $$ & intercession  & a companionship of LOVE…more so than other churches…(vs. 15… no church shared with me concerning giving and receiving but you only.) The Philippian church became fellow-partakers & co-workers spreading the Gospel.

              Vs. 15) Giving & receiving …the Philippians  & Paul Had a ‘Give & Take’ relationship like credit/debit…He brought them salvation, Giftings…they would forever be indebted to Him in LOVE…so they co-labored with Him in the Gospel

              Vs.16) you sent aid once and again (Lk. 6:38,James 2:16)

              Ecc. 11:1,2 Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, [be diligently active, make thoughtful decisions], for you will [a]find it after many days. 2 Give a portion to seven, or even [divide it] to eight, for you do not know what misfortune may occur on the earth.

              He Giveth More Grace

               

               

              His love has no limit, His grace has no measure, His power no boundary known unto men, For out of His infinite riches in Jesus, He giveth and giveth and giveth again.

               

              When we have exhausted our store of endurance, When our strength has failed ere the day is half-done, When we reach the end of our hoarded resources, Our Father’s full giving is only begun.

               

              Vs. 17) I seek the fruit that abounds to your account.

              JN. 15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

              VS.18) a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God

              EPH. 5:2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

              19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

              Supply  literally ‘I Am Full’, meaning filled to the full….In other words God will give in the same measure to the Philippians that they gave to Paul

              II Cor. 9:8  And God is able to make all grace [every favor and earthly blessing] come in abundance to you, so that you may always [under all circumstances, regardless of the need] have complete sufficiency in everything [being completely self-sufficient in Him], and have an abundance for every good work and act of charity.

              Eph. 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us—

              GLORY = the element in which God supplies our needs

              Glory/goodness….Ps. 23:6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

              Ps. 27:13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

              Ps. 31:19 Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!

              VERSES 21-23 CONCLUSION

              “Caesars Household” The Roman Soldiers converted thru Paul’s Ministry

              ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/c8bf97a1-d59c-381f-8e63-3502c8f36954Mon, 08 Aug 2022 17:08:32 -040030:24falsefull111111”4:8 Mandates”~ Philippians 4:1-9“4:8 MANDATES…” ~ Philippians 4:1-9 

              THEME Chapter 4:

              Shows that CHRIST IS Our Strength…Our Motivator & Energizer. Not only is he moving upon us to want the right things, but he makes it possible for us to then do them as well. He provides the dynamic that fulfills the desire.

              Chapter 4 provides  closing exhortations to Philippians

              Philippians 4:1-9

              1 Therefore, my beloved and longed-for brethren, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved.

              2 I implore Euodia and I implore Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. 3 [a]And I urge you also, true companion, help these women who labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

              4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

              5 Let your [b]gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.

              6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

              8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. 9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.

              Verses 1-3 Exhortation To UNITY

              VS.1 Therefore, my beloved and longed-for brethren, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved.

              Therefore,  connects back to 3:20:21 ( no chpt. Breaks in the MSS.)…saying because , of our citizenship being from heaven & our anticipation of Christ’s return here are final exhortations  that I have on my heart concerning you

               

              Verses 1-3 Exhortation To UNITY

              VS.1 Therefore, my beloved and longed-for brethren, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved.

              Beloved ,  and longed-for brethren (literally ‘divinely loved ones & longed for ones’)  beloved mentioned twice+ the connection with longed for brethren  in this verse shows Paul’s passionate love for this church,,, he had both Agape & Phileo for them

              Crown…A victors wreath /garland  placed upon the head of the victor in athletic contests…it was also used for military valor and used in festive celebrations of gladness. Here Paul metaphorically calls the Saints of Phillipi His Crown as he had won them over to the Gospel

              Standfast..stand firm, persevere, persist

              Phil. 1:27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving togeth

               I Cr. 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. er for the faith of the gospel;

              Eph. 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

              Hebrews 3:14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

              Vs. 2 I implore Euodia and I implore Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord.Vs.33 [a]And I urge you also, true companion, help these women who labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

              Euodia (yoo-od-ee-ah) fragrance or prosperous journey …. Syntyche(soon-too-kay)  pleasant acquaintance ….(Odius & Soontouchy). These were well known women in this fellowship who had even helped found this church

              Urge this is a strong expression used by Paul ….meaning ‘I exhort, I beg , I plead…PLEASE’ be reconciled to each other…notice Paul’s plea is in LOVE not the demand of an Authoritarian, he could have invoked his ‘Apostolic Authority’…Instead he approaches them with the meekness & humility shown in Love for them Same mind …be in Harmony this issue addressed before 1:27-30 stand fast in one spirit…2:1-4 Place others needs above their own & be likeminded…personal examples Jesus 2:5-8,,,2:1930 Timothy & Epaphroditus

              Gal. 6:1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

              Verses 1-3 Exhortation To UNITY

              Vs. 2 I implore Euodia and I implore Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord.Vs.33 [a]And I urge you also, true companion, help these women who labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

              true companion(True yokefellow) a term used of oxen placed in a yoke  used in marriage, comradeship…’pull-together’, literally..one who pulls together in a double harness…this word Paul uses shows Him expressing more of His Authority as an Apostle…like giving an order to be carried out by a faithful soldier…in this case not exactly sure who it was, yet possibly Epaphroditus…this person was to be an example for these women who did not know hoa to ‘pull together’.

              these women who labored with me these two women had worked together w/Paul before in the work of the Gospel yet now had issues with each other

              Phil. 2:2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

              I Cr. 1:10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

              Psalm 133:1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

               

              Verse 4: Exhortation To REJOICING:

              Vs.4) 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

              Here the theme of REJOICING is repeated again (3:1) , this time in view of even going through discouragements & trials….chairo..to be exceedingly joyful & glad, to be happy to thrive…used as a salutation….literally ‘Be Rejoicing ALWAYS’(shows a double emphasis in Grk)

              A repeated theme of this epistle…1:18,2:16-18,28,3:1,3

              REJOICE in & Thru all circumstances (not FOR them)

              ISAIAH 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

               

               

              Verse 4: Exhortation To REJOICING:

              Vs.4) 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

              Hab. 3:17-18 Though the fig tree does not bud     and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails     and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen     and no cattle in the stalls, 18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord,     I will be joyful in God my Savior.

              JAMES 1:2-3 Rejoice in trials

              I Pe. 4:13 13 But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.

              PSALMS Rejoicing Mentioned 54x….9:2,20:5,31:7,32:11,33:21,68:3,70:4,96:11,12,97:12,98:4

              Proverbs 29:6 By transgression an evil man is ensnared, But the righteous sings and rejoices.

               

              VERSE 5: EXHORTATION TO GENTLENESS/MODERATION

              5 Let your [b]gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.

              Moderation(Kjv)/gentleness …reasonable, forebearance,  mild, fair, equitable “your sweet reasonableness”..of a kind & gentle disposition ..showing consideration of others, not insisting on one’s own way

              Phil. 2:15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

              Titus 3:2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

              Phil. 2:3-4 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

               

               

               

               

              VERSE :6-7 EXHORTATION TO Thanksgiving & Peace

              6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will...]]>“4:8 MANDATES…” ~ Philippians 4:1-9 

              THEME Chapter 4:

              Shows that CHRIST IS Our Strength…Our Motivator & Energizer. Not only is he moving upon us to want the right things, but he makes it possible for us to then do them as well. He provides the dynamic that fulfills the desire.

              Chapter 4 provides  closing exhortations to Philippians

              Philippians 4:1-9

              1 Therefore, my beloved and longed-for brethren, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved.

              2 I implore Euodia and I implore Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. 3 [a]And I urge you also, true companion, help these women who labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

              4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

              5 Let your [b]gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.

              6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

              8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. 9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.

              Verses 1-3 Exhortation To UNITY

              VS.1 Therefore, my beloved and longed-for brethren, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved.

              Therefore,  connects back to 3:20:21 ( no chpt. Breaks in the MSS.)…saying because , of our citizenship being from heaven & our anticipation of Christ’s return here are final exhortations  that I have on my heart concerning you

               

              Verses 1-3 Exhortation To UNITY

              VS.1 Therefore, my beloved and longed-for brethren, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved.

              Beloved ,  and longed-for brethren (literally ‘divinely loved ones & longed for ones’)  beloved mentioned twice+ the connection with longed for brethren  in this verse shows Paul’s passionate love for this church,,, he had both Agape & Phileo for them

              Crown…A victors wreath /garland  placed upon the head of the victor in athletic contests…it was also used for military valor and used in festive celebrations of gladness. Here Paul metaphorically calls the Saints of Phillipi His Crown as he had won them over to the Gospel

              Standfast..stand firm, persevere, persist

              Phil. 1:27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving togeth

               I Cr. 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. er for the faith of the gospel;

              Eph. 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

              Hebrews 3:14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

              Vs. 2 I implore Euodia and I implore Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord.Vs.33 [a]And I urge you also, true companion, help these women who labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

              Euodia (yoo-od-ee-ah) fragrance or prosperous journey …. Syntyche(soon-too-kay)  pleasant acquaintance ….(Odius & Soontouchy). These were well known women in this fellowship who had even helped found this church

              Urge this is a strong expression used by Paul ….meaning ‘I exhort, I beg , I plead…PLEASE’ be reconciled to each other…notice Paul’s plea is in LOVE not the demand of an Authoritarian, he could have invoked his ‘Apostolic Authority’…Instead he approaches them with the meekness & humility shown in Love for them Same mind …be in Harmony this issue addressed before 1:27-30 stand fast in one spirit…2:1-4 Place others needs above their own & be likeminded…personal examples Jesus 2:5-8,,,2:1930 Timothy & Epaphroditus

              Gal. 6:1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

              Verses 1-3 Exhortation To UNITY

              Vs. 2 I implore Euodia and I implore Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord.Vs.33 [a]And I urge you also, true companion, help these women who labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

              true companion(True yokefellow) a term used of oxen placed in a yoke  used in marriage, comradeship…’pull-together’, literally..one who pulls together in a double harness…this word Paul uses shows Him expressing more of His Authority as an Apostle…like giving an order to be carried out by a faithful soldier…in this case not exactly sure who it was, yet possibly Epaphroditus…this person was to be an example for these women who did not know hoa to ‘pull together’.

              these women who labored with me these two women had worked together w/Paul before in the work of the Gospel yet now had issues with each other

              Phil. 2:2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

              I Cr. 1:10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

              Psalm 133:1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

               

              Verse 4: Exhortation To REJOICING:

              Vs.4) 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

              Here the theme of REJOICING is repeated again (3:1) , this time in view of even going through discouragements & trials….chairo..to be exceedingly joyful & glad, to be happy to thrive…used as a salutation….literally ‘Be Rejoicing ALWAYS’(shows a double emphasis in Grk)

              A repeated theme of this epistle…1:18,2:16-18,28,3:1,3

              REJOICE in & Thru all circumstances (not FOR them)

              ISAIAH 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

               

               

              Verse 4: Exhortation To REJOICING:

              Vs.4) 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

              Hab. 3:17-18 Though the fig tree does not bud     and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails     and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen     and no cattle in the stalls, 18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord,     I will be joyful in God my Savior.

              JAMES 1:2-3 Rejoice in trials

              I Pe. 4:13 13 But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.

              PSALMS Rejoicing Mentioned 54x….9:2,20:5,31:7,32:11,33:21,68:3,70:4,96:11,12,97:12,98:4

              Proverbs 29:6 By transgression an evil man is ensnared, But the righteous sings and rejoices.

               

              VERSE 5: EXHORTATION TO GENTLENESS/MODERATION

              5 Let your [b]gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.

              Moderation(Kjv)/gentleness …reasonable, forebearance,  mild, fair, equitable “your sweet reasonableness”..of a kind & gentle disposition ..showing consideration of others, not insisting on one’s own way

              Phil. 2:15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

              Titus 3:2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

              Phil. 2:3-4 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

               

               

               

               

              VERSE :6-7 EXHORTATION TO Thanksgiving & Peace

              6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

              This is a very good translation of this verse from the Greek language….

              “Stop perpetually worrying about even one thing, but in  everything, by prayer whose essence is that of worship & devotion, & by supplication which is a cry for your personal needs, let your requests with thanksgiving for the things asked for be made in the personal & intimate presence of ABBA who  always sees all & is by our side in all things then then His security, harmony, safety, prosperity—peace-tranquilty will surpass all power of comprehension,  & He shall  mount guard over your hearts & minds  like a sentinel in Christ Jesus.”~Wuest

              Mtt. 6:25,34 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[a]?28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

              Matthew 11:28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

              I Peter 5:7 Casting (Throw it upon) all your care (Things that cause anxiety) upon him; for he careth for you.

              I Thess. 5:18 In all things give thanks

              James 5:13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

              ACTS 16:25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

              VERSE :6-7 EXHORTATION TO Thanksgiving & PEACE

              6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

              “Stop perpetually worrying about even one thing, but in  everything, by prayer whose essence is that of worship & devotion, & by supplication which is a cry for your personal needs, let your requests with thanksgiving for the things asked for be made in the personal & intimate presence of ABBA who  always sees all & is by our side in all things then His security, harmony, safety, prosperity—peace-tranquilty will surpass all power of comprehension,  & He shall  mount guard over your hearts & minds  like a sentinel in Christ Jesus.”~Wuest

              II Chron. 20:21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever.

              Genesis 32:9-12 Jacob beseeches God to intervene on his behalf with Esau

              II Kings 19:14-19 Hezekiah beseeches God for deliverance from Assyria

              TWO GUYS in a FIXJ

              Psalm 37: 3-7  Trust in the Lord and do good;     dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. 4 Take delight in the Lord,     and he will give you the desires of your heart.5 Commit your way to the Lord;     trust in him and he will do this: 6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,     your vindication like the noonday sun.7 Be still before the Lord     and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways,     when they carry out their wicked schemes.Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart     and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him,     and he will make your paths straight.[a]

              Jn. 14:27  Peace Give I to You… Jn. 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

              Romans 5:1 Because we are justified we have Peace w/God

              Col. 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful

              “Come Rest”

              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5cPqg6VzUY

               

              VERSE : 8-9 EXHORTATION TO PEACE &VIRTUE

              8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. 9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.

              Meditate/Think(Kjv) on these things (GREEK- LOGIZOMAI…Lo-geed-ze-mi…see ‘Logos’…LOGICAL) To account ,consider, to reckon—esp. by calculation, imputation, deliberate thought & reasoning. To weigh (weigh out) meditate upon. To impute, to deem  or judge. To purpose, to decide or determine, to suppose

              Ecc. 7:13 Consider the work of God….Ps. 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

              MEDITATE On These 6 Qualities….

              1.)WHATEVER IS TRUE ….meaning that which is TRUE in a WIDE sense..NOT limited to TRUTH (Only of God’s Word)…anything that shows sincerity, genuine good

              PSALM 34:8 O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

              PSALM 34:10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.

              2.)WHATEVER IS NOBLE/HONEST…..Actually that which of Grave or serious consequence or nature…be a person of gravitas ….

              ITHESS. 5:2-6 2 for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3 While people are saying, “Peace and safety,” destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

              4 But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief. 5 You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. 6 So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober.

              3.) WHATEVER THINGS ARE JUST  That which is ‘right’, without fault, that which is approved…IICor. 5:21He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

               

              4.) WHATEVER THINGS ARE PURE …not mixed unadulterated by anything

              Hebrews 7:26 For it was fitting for us to have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners and exalted above the heavens;

              PSALM 19:7-11The law of the Lord is perfect,     refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy,     making wise the simple. 8 The precepts of the Lord are right,     giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant,     giving light to the eyes. 9 The fear of the Lord is pure,     enduring forever. The decrees of the Lord are firm,     and all of them are righteous.

              10 They are more precious than gold,     than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey,     than honey from the honeycomb. 11 By them your servant is warned;     in keeping them there is great reward.

              5.)WHATEVER THINGS ARE LOVELY  that which is both acceptable, & beautiful & pleasant to behold…

              II Peter 2:5   you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

              Psalm 17:2 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

              PSALM 27:4One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.

              6.) GOOD REPORT basically speaking GOOD words,,,so THINKING on those Good words

              Pro. 18:21  death &  Life are in the Power of the tongue

              Pro. 15:30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.

               VIRTURE …moral goodness/excellence….

              II Peter 2:1-5

              2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the [c]corruption that is in the world through lust.

               

              PRAISE...]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/557dae12-4d0c-34dd-8b4c-02d16ba150c6Mon, 01 Aug 2022 15:09:14 -040040:38falsefull110110”Pressing Towards the Prize”~ Philippians 3:“Pressing Towards The Prize~ Philippians 3:12-21.Theme Chpt. 3 “Christ Our Goal”

              Philippians 3:12-21

              12 Not that I have already attained,[c] or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. 13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have [d]apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.15 Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you. 16 Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already [e]attained, let us walk by the same [f]rule, let us be of the same mind.17 Brethren, join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as you have us for a pattern. 18 For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: 19 whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame—who set their mind on earthly things. 20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.

              The Christian Life shown in A Metaphor of An Olympic Marathon Race

              1. Pursuing the Prize 3:12-13
              2. A Good runner Never Looks Back 3:13
              3. This Race requires Spiritual Stamina & Consistency 3:15-17
              4. Some have dropped out of the Race 3:18-19
              5. Knowing Our citizenship will Cause us to win the Prize 3:20-21
              
              

              1.)Pursuing The PRIZE…3:12-13 “The measure of a persons desire is the Pursuit”

              Vs. 12)Not that I have already attained,[c] or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me

              • “Grasping ever more firmly that purpose for which Christ grasps me”- JB .Phillips
                • “PRESS ON”- the Greek connotation means ‘an urgent chasing after towards a FIXED Goal or Point’
                • This is in the continuous present tense I am DOING this NOW, I am chasing after this NOW…I am PRESSING Towards  this NOW
                • “That I May Lay Hold of” The idea here is Paul is not just satisfied with the pursuit…HE will NOT be satisfied until  he has laid hold of, apprehended, GRASPED ( taken a hold of) that PURPOSE Christ has intended for Him
                • 3:3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
                • 2:8-10
                
                
              
              

              1.)Pursuing The PRIZE…3:12-14 “The measure of a persons desire  is in  the Pursuit”

              Vs. 12)Not that I have already attained,[c] or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me

              “, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has LAID HOLD of Me”….speaking of His Damascus Road ENCOUNTER of Christ…yet MUCH More!!.....  (TWO Things)

              I Cor. 9:24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

              TWO Things…………

              a)Phil. 3:10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,

              b)Eph. 3:1-13

              For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—2 Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you, 3 that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. 4 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5 which was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets. 6 This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.7 I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power. 8 Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ, 9 and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. 10 His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, 11 according to his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. 12 In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. 13 I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.

              • MYSTERY (Mysterion- Moo-stay-dion..Grk.)derived from a word meaning to ‘shut the mouth’…a secret counsel, purpose, or understanding…of God…something hidden from men…only coming from divine revelation or illumination from God’s Spirit…requires an initiation
              • understand my insight …(synesis—soon-es-is) literally a running or flowing together of Knowledge & understanding…a quickness of apprehension which precedes ACTION!
              • “To Have an APOSTOLIC CALLING, Is To Have An APOSTOLIC
              
              

              ENCOUNTER”

              1.)Pursuing The PRIZE…3:12-14 “The measure of a persons desire is in the Pursuit”

              Vs.13)Brethren, I do not count myself to have [d]apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,

              Count ( logizomai )is to reckon, account, suppose , consider after deliberate  & careful Thought …refers  back to vs. 12…Paul realizes he has NOT attained perfection yet (some were haughty at Philippi & thought they did!)…sinless perfection!? …vs. 2 was the past fact that had happened with Paul…Here is referring to PRESENT Process of his pursuit

              Phil. 3:8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

              LUKE 14:25-33 Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them, 26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. 27 And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. 28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it— 29 lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, 30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish’? 31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace. 33 So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.

              Apprehended ….But I keep going on, grasping ever more firmly that purpose for which Christ grasped me.(JB. Phillips)…like verse 12

              Job 17:9 Yet the righteous will hold to his way, And he who has clean hands will be stronger and stronger.

              Proverbs 4:18 But the path of the just is like the shining [a]sun, That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.

              Psalm 63:1 O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.

              Psalm 84:2 My soul longs, yes, even faints For the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

              I Tim. 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith Lay hold of eternal life

              II Peter 1:5 giving all diligence

              2.) A Good Runner Never Looks Back..Vs. 13,14

              Vs.13)Brethren, I do not count myself to have [d]apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,

              but one thing I do

              What is your ONE Thing!?...sums up His Christian conduct & purpose in the NOW…the greek implies LIMITING & ISOLATING oneself to a fanatical Focus…NOW he has gone from contemplation(‘Count’ vs 13)]]>“Pressing Towards The Prize~ Philippians 3:12-21.Theme Chpt. 3 “Christ Our Goal”

              Philippians 3:12-21

              12 Not that I have already attained,[c] or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. 13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have [d]apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.15 Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you. 16 Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already [e]attained, let us walk by the same [f]rule, let us be of the same mind.17 Brethren, join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as you have us for a pattern. 18 For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: 19 whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame—who set their mind on earthly things. 20 For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.

              The Christian Life shown in A Metaphor of An Olympic Marathon Race

              1. Pursuing the Prize 3:12-13
              2. A Good runner Never Looks Back 3:13
              3. This Race requires Spiritual Stamina & Consistency 3:15-17
              4. Some have dropped out of the Race 3:18-19
              5. Knowing Our citizenship will Cause us to win the Prize 3:20-21
              
              

              1.)Pursuing The PRIZE…3:12-13 “The measure of a persons desire is the Pursuit”

              Vs. 12)Not that I have already attained,[c] or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me

              • “Grasping ever more firmly that purpose for which Christ grasps me”- JB .Phillips
                • “PRESS ON”- the Greek connotation means ‘an urgent chasing after towards a FIXED Goal or Point’
                • This is in the continuous present tense I am DOING this NOW, I am chasing after this NOW…I am PRESSING Towards  this NOW
                • “That I May Lay Hold of” The idea here is Paul is not just satisfied with the pursuit…HE will NOT be satisfied until  he has laid hold of, apprehended, GRASPED ( taken a hold of) that PURPOSE Christ has intended for Him
                • 3:3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
                • 2:8-10
                
                
              
              

              1.)Pursuing The PRIZE…3:12-14 “The measure of a persons desire  is in  the Pursuit”

              Vs. 12)Not that I have already attained,[c] or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me

              “, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has LAID HOLD of Me”….speaking of His Damascus Road ENCOUNTER of Christ…yet MUCH More!!.....  (TWO Things)

              I Cor. 9:24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

              TWO Things…………

              a)Phil. 3:10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,

              b)Eph. 3:1-13

              For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—2 Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you, 3 that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. 4 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5 which was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets. 6 This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.7 I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power. 8 Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ, 9 and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. 10 His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, 11 according to his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. 12 In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. 13 I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.

              • MYSTERY (Mysterion- Moo-stay-dion..Grk.)derived from a word meaning to ‘shut the mouth’…a secret counsel, purpose, or understanding…of God…something hidden from men…only coming from divine revelation or illumination from God’s Spirit…requires an initiation
              • understand my insight …(synesis—soon-es-is) literally a running or flowing together of Knowledge & understanding…a quickness of apprehension which precedes ACTION!
              • “To Have an APOSTOLIC CALLING, Is To Have An APOSTOLIC
              
              

              ENCOUNTER”

              1.)Pursuing The PRIZE…3:12-14 “The measure of a persons desire is in the Pursuit”

              Vs.13)Brethren, I do not count myself to have [d]apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,

              Count ( logizomai )is to reckon, account, suppose , consider after deliberate  & careful Thought …refers  back to vs. 12…Paul realizes he has NOT attained perfection yet (some were haughty at Philippi & thought they did!)…sinless perfection!? …vs. 2 was the past fact that had happened with Paul…Here is referring to PRESENT Process of his pursuit

              Phil. 3:8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

              LUKE 14:25-33 Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them, 26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. 27 And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. 28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it— 29 lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, 30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish’? 31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace. 33 So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.

              Apprehended ….But I keep going on, grasping ever more firmly that purpose for which Christ grasped me.(JB. Phillips)…like verse 12

              Job 17:9 Yet the righteous will hold to his way, And he who has clean hands will be stronger and stronger.

              Proverbs 4:18 But the path of the just is like the shining [a]sun, That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.

              Psalm 63:1 O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.

              Psalm 84:2 My soul longs, yes, even faints For the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

              I Tim. 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith Lay hold of eternal life

              II Peter 1:5 giving all diligence

              2.) A Good Runner Never Looks Back..Vs. 13,14

              Vs.13)Brethren, I do not count myself to have [d]apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,

              but one thing I do

              What is your ONE Thing!?...sums up His Christian conduct & purpose in the NOW…the greek implies LIMITING & ISOLATING oneself to a fanatical Focus…NOW he has gone from contemplation(‘Count’ vs 13) to ALL OUT ACTION Mode!

              forgetting those things which are behind

              Forgetting  grk….completely forgetting, to neglect, EMPHATICALLY forget & neglect (obliterate the memory!!)…Here Paul in His metaphor about a runner in a race is referring to that Runner NOT even looking back AT ALL or paying a bit of attention to runners behind him as he races toward the goal….VERY good picture of our Christian RACE…just like a racer impedes his progress with this distraction so likewise we will be hindered in our progress for the prize IF we are looking at our past sin ,shame & failures….

              Luke 9:62  But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”….Genesis 19:26

              Hebrews 12:1-3 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the [a]author and [b]finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls.

              reaching forward… (EPEKTEINO) A stretching forward…a reaching forward in an INTENSE athletic motion (hence comparison to a marathon race)

              1. 14 ) I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
              
              

              I press toward the goal (kjv=Mark) only used here in NT LITERALLY  “ I Pursue down upon the target”……concepts of a watchman (Phil. 2:4)& shooting target shown here

              For the Prize…A prize (brabeion-grk. Derived from the word for an umpire who gives the prize) bestowed or deposited  in connection with the games…it could be monetary… here used as a metaphor for spiritual  incorruption & eternal life

              of the upward call  literally “of The upward calling” is A CALL from Heaven TO HEAVEN ( (NOT our earthly life’s calling here)…our eternal reward

              2.) A Good Runner Never Looks Back..Vs. 13,14

              1. 14 ) I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
              
              

              Hebrews 3:1,2 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,2 who was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was faithful in all His house.

              “The prize is bound up with the calling ; promised when the call is issued, & given when the call is fulfilled”~M.R. Vincent

              I Cor. 9:24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.

              “This goal continually moves forward as we press on ,but never out of sight”~A.T. Robertson

              Luke 16:16 “The law and the prophets were until John. Since that time the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is pressing into it.

              II Tim. 4:7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

              Hebrews 6:1..I Cor. 4:16-18…II Peter 1:3

              3.)This Race Requires Spiritual Stamina & Consistency… 3:15-17

              1. 15-17Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you. 16 Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already [e]attained, let us walk by the same [f]rule, let us be of the same mind.17 Brethren, join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as you have us for a pattern
              
              

              This IS a Marathon Race  …Cross Country MemoriesJ

              “Mature/Perfect”  Grk. =Telios complete, perfect, mature, of full age finished, ‘wanting nothing’…Col.1:28, Col. 4:12,II Tim. 3:16-17,Hebrews 5:13

              Contradiction, Sarcasm !?(vs. 12 Not that I have already attained,[c] or am already perfected)

              Vs. 12 Paul was speaking of a TOTAL FINISHED PERFECTION ( received in Heaven)…here in vs. 15 he speaks relatively…where though some may have reached maturity (Himself included)there is STILL Growth & Development to be obtained…this speaks of well rounded Christian Character NOT Christian Infancy

              “Have This Mind” in other words KEEP thinking like the above phrase

              I Cor. 2:6 6 However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.

               

              3.)This Race Requires Spiritual Stamina & Consistency… 3:15-17

              1. 15-17Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you. 16 Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already [e]attained, let us walk by the same [f]rule, let us be of the same mind.17 Brethren, join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as you have us for a pattern
              
              

              IF and if in anything you think otherwise…Epaphroditus had made Paul aware of some in the church who were teaching sinless perfection was needed…he said God would take care of the issue

              Psalm 139:23-24 Search Me & Try me…

              Jn. 7:17 17 If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority.

              “otherwise” a negative use of the word…as some in Philippi thought they had ‘arrived’ spiritually, with no further growth needed!?

              Vs. 16) Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already [e]attained, let us walk by the same [f]rule, let us be of the same mind….meaning ‘Keep on Keepin’ on…keep doing the same things consistently that MATURE saints do

              LITERAL….to walk in a straight row….walk  prosperously,,,to turn out well, to direct ones life..TO LIVE

              Vs. 17) 17 Brethren, join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as you have us for a pattern

              Together or jointly as the church Be Imitators of (me) Paul as he follows Christ (Not Christ here)…of how I walk the Christian Life…I Cr.4:16, 11:1…Hebrews13:7

              “Note” = Mark = fix your attention on intently..

              Ps. 37:7 Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright; For the future of that man is peace.

              JAMES 1:4-5 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be [a]perfect and complete, lacking nothing. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

              4.) Some have dropped out of the Race Vs. 3:18,19

              1. 18-19 )For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: 19 whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame—who set their mind on earthly things.
              
              

              Professed Christian Greeks, possibly had walked with the Philippian church in times past but fell into Epicurean tendencies…Epicureanism taught satisfying physical desires was the highest aim of man (sex, food drink)…GAL. 5:13 13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

              Romans 16:18 18 For those who are such do not serve our Lord [a]Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.

              They thought Lightly of God’s Grace

              Romans 6:15 18 For those who are such do not serve our Lord [a]Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.

              Jude 1:4 4 For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord [a]God and our Lord Jesus Christ.(see vs. 12,13)

              I Jn. 2:16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of...]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/d46beba3-171e-35e9-bdc7-5405f6e41a79Mon, 25 Jul 2022 13:51:44 -040054:24falsefull109109”Passionate Living”~Philippians 3:8-12“Passionate Living” Philippians 3:8-12 –08/27/21

              Philippians 3: CHRIST OUR GOAL

              8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; 10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, 11 if, by any means, I may attain[a] to the resurrection from the dead.

              12 Not that I have already attained,[b] or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me

              1. 8)Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ
              
              

               “Yet indeed” or “Yea Doubtless” (Kjv) In the construction of the Greek language Paul is making a passionate statement, a plea as it were to the Philippian Church about the force & passion with which he was pursuing Christ as an example for them to follow…it reads “yea, therefore, at least, EVEN” Paul wanted to Leave no doubt at as to His Pursuit in life.

              “Count” The same verb (counted) as used in vs. 7 …here it is in the present tense showing continuous action in present time. Paul had come to the steadfast CONVICTION that any supposed gain in the world he might attain was but total loss if He failed to GAIN CHRIST

              “loss”-- Paul continually held a tenacious& habitual focus & Mind-set against anything that might come between Him & the goal of Christ, so he counts EVERYTHING  personally to himself  as a Loss, except knowing Christ

              • Acts 20:24 But I count my life of no value to myself, so that I may finish my course[a] and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.
              • Romans 8:18 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is going to be revealed to us.
              
              

              “excellence,excellency”   of  a Higher, supreme , surpassing degree

               

               

               

              1. 8)Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ
              
              

              the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, …speaks of the relationship that Paul developed with Jesus thru intimate communion & companionship with Him, He came to Know Jesus Heart & will; through  time spent in His (Jesus) presence

              • I Cr. 2:2 2 For I didn’t think it was a good idea to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
              • 1:17 I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,[a] would give you a spirit[b] of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him.
              • II Peter 1:3 His[a] divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by[b] His own glory and goodness.
              • I Jn. 5:20 20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know the true One.[a] We are in the true One—that is, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
              • 16:26 What shall it profit a man
              • 13:44 Parable of treasure hidden in a field
              
              

               

              for whom I have suffered the loss of all things  this speaks of ALL Paul gave up  at his Damascus conversion. Paul was brought up in what we would say was a ‘closed community’—TARSUS because he & his family were wealthy & only the wealthy could live there. Paul left a life of wealth & status to become the Gentile/Missionary Apostle who made tents to get by. This was NOT all , as his parents basically  disowned their son, because he left Jewry …He had been supported by his folks  studying under Gamaliel at the U. of TARSUS, as an up & coming Priest in the Jewish Synagogue.

              that I may gain Christ   Not Paul’s salvation, BUT appropriating in His Life the graces & nature of Christ into his whole being…GAIN= (Kedaino) an acquisition made from shunning evil

              1. 9) and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
              
              

              “Be found” more like ..’to turn out actually to be’( like grk. Expression here Gal. 2:17 we ourselves are found to be sinners). The idea here is that of a REVELATION of Character ,,that is, Paul LONGS to demonstrate in His Life that He is IN Christ…He wants others to observe this in his nature

              not having my own righteousness, ..The idea is not having a righteousness  ANY righteousness that could be called MY own…Paul wanted to completely divorce himself of any thought or effort that he was ‘A LAW Keeper’ by his own efforts. He desired for men to see the Righteousness of a Life Hidden in Christ produced by Holy Spirit.

              1. 9) and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
              
              

               

              • Romans 10:2-6 2 I can testify about them that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 Because they disregarded the righteousness from God and attempted to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted themselves to God’s righteousness. 4 For Christ is the end[a] of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. 5 For Moses writes about the righteousness that is from the law: The one who does these things will live by them.[b]6 But the righteousness that comes from faith speaks like this: Do not say in your heart, “Who will go up to heaven?”[c] that is, to bring Christ down
              • Romans 3:28 28 For we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
              • Romans 9:30 30 What should we say then? Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained righteousness—namely the righteousness that comes from faith.
              • Romans 4:1-16
              • Titus 3:5 He saved us— not by works of righteousness that we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
              • 8:3,10:4
              
              

              faith in Christ, that Righteousness that is authored in Christ, which Paul now nourishes & maintains . This Faith is furnished to All believers & appropriates the Blessings which flow from Grace.

              • I Cor. 1:30 20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know the true One.[a] We are in the true One—that is, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
              • II Cor. 5:17 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, and look, new things[a] have come.
              
              

              Vs. 10,11) that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, 11 if, by any means, I may attain[a] to the resurrection from the dead.

              “that I may know Him”  ..that  is to come to know by experience, an experiential knowing, or knowledge….Paul wants to come to a place of knowing Jesus in the FULNESS of EXPERIENCE that only comes by an intimate relationship With Him ..TO FULLY KNOW Him!    I Jn. 3:2 Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him because we will see Him as He is.

               

              Vs. 10,11) that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, 11 if, by any means, I may attain[a] to the resurrection from the dead.

              “the power of His resurrection,” Paul wants to experience the SAME Power which Raised Christ from the dead surging through His whole being, overcoming all sin in his life & showing...]]>“Passionate Living” Philippians 3:8-12 –08/27/21

              Philippians 3: CHRIST OUR GOAL

              8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; 10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, 11 if, by any means, I may attain[a] to the resurrection from the dead.

              12 Not that I have already attained,[b] or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me

              1. 8)Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ
              
              

               “Yet indeed” or “Yea Doubtless” (Kjv) In the construction of the Greek language Paul is making a passionate statement, a plea as it were to the Philippian Church about the force & passion with which he was pursuing Christ as an example for them to follow…it reads “yea, therefore, at least, EVEN” Paul wanted to Leave no doubt at as to His Pursuit in life.

              “Count” The same verb (counted) as used in vs. 7 …here it is in the present tense showing continuous action in present time. Paul had come to the steadfast CONVICTION that any supposed gain in the world he might attain was but total loss if He failed to GAIN CHRIST

              “loss”-- Paul continually held a tenacious& habitual focus & Mind-set against anything that might come between Him & the goal of Christ, so he counts EVERYTHING  personally to himself  as a Loss, except knowing Christ

              • Acts 20:24 But I count my life of no value to myself, so that I may finish my course[a] and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.
              • Romans 8:18 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is going to be revealed to us.
              
              

              “excellence,excellency”   of  a Higher, supreme , surpassing degree

               

               

               

              1. 8)Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ
              
              

              the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, …speaks of the relationship that Paul developed with Jesus thru intimate communion & companionship with Him, He came to Know Jesus Heart & will; through  time spent in His (Jesus) presence

              • I Cr. 2:2 2 For I didn’t think it was a good idea to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
              • 1:17 I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,[a] would give you a spirit[b] of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him.
              • II Peter 1:3 His[a] divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by[b] His own glory and goodness.
              • I Jn. 5:20 20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know the true One.[a] We are in the true One—that is, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
              • 16:26 What shall it profit a man
              • 13:44 Parable of treasure hidden in a field
              
              

               

              for whom I have suffered the loss of all things  this speaks of ALL Paul gave up  at his Damascus conversion. Paul was brought up in what we would say was a ‘closed community’—TARSUS because he & his family were wealthy & only the wealthy could live there. Paul left a life of wealth & status to become the Gentile/Missionary Apostle who made tents to get by. This was NOT all , as his parents basically  disowned their son, because he left Jewry …He had been supported by his folks  studying under Gamaliel at the U. of TARSUS, as an up & coming Priest in the Jewish Synagogue.

              that I may gain Christ   Not Paul’s salvation, BUT appropriating in His Life the graces & nature of Christ into his whole being…GAIN= (Kedaino) an acquisition made from shunning evil

              1. 9) and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
              
              

              “Be found” more like ..’to turn out actually to be’( like grk. Expression here Gal. 2:17 we ourselves are found to be sinners). The idea here is that of a REVELATION of Character ,,that is, Paul LONGS to demonstrate in His Life that He is IN Christ…He wants others to observe this in his nature

              not having my own righteousness, ..The idea is not having a righteousness  ANY righteousness that could be called MY own…Paul wanted to completely divorce himself of any thought or effort that he was ‘A LAW Keeper’ by his own efforts. He desired for men to see the Righteousness of a Life Hidden in Christ produced by Holy Spirit.

              1. 9) and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
              
              

               

              • Romans 10:2-6 2 I can testify about them that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 Because they disregarded the righteousness from God and attempted to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted themselves to God’s righteousness. 4 For Christ is the end[a] of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. 5 For Moses writes about the righteousness that is from the law: The one who does these things will live by them.[b]6 But the righteousness that comes from faith speaks like this: Do not say in your heart, “Who will go up to heaven?”[c] that is, to bring Christ down
              • Romans 3:28 28 For we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
              • Romans 9:30 30 What should we say then? Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained righteousness—namely the righteousness that comes from faith.
              • Romans 4:1-16
              • Titus 3:5 He saved us— not by works of righteousness that we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
              • 8:3,10:4
              
              

              faith in Christ, that Righteousness that is authored in Christ, which Paul now nourishes & maintains . This Faith is furnished to All believers & appropriates the Blessings which flow from Grace.

              • I Cor. 1:30 20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know the true One.[a] We are in the true One—that is, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
              • II Cor. 5:17 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, and look, new things[a] have come.
              
              

              Vs. 10,11) that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, 11 if, by any means, I may attain[a] to the resurrection from the dead.

              “that I may know Him”  ..that  is to come to know by experience, an experiential knowing, or knowledge….Paul wants to come to a place of knowing Jesus in the FULNESS of EXPERIENCE that only comes by an intimate relationship With Him ..TO FULLY KNOW Him!    I Jn. 3:2 Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him because we will see Him as He is.

               

              Vs. 10,11) that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, 11 if, by any means, I may attain[a] to the resurrection from the dead.

              “the power of His resurrection,” Paul wants to experience the SAME Power which Raised Christ from the dead surging through His whole being, overcoming all sin in his life & showing forth the very nature of Christ for all to see…POWER= DYNAMIS… power, ability, physical or moral, as residing in a person or thing;..power in action, force, a strength, violence, virtue, mighty power, miracle working power. In this context the meaning is a POWER that overcomes resistance.

              • Romans 1:16 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel [a]of Christ, for it is the power of God to
              • salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.
              • Romans 6:4 4 Therefore we were buried with Him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too may walk in a new way[a] of life.
              • II Cr. 4:10 10 We always carry the death of Jesus in our body, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
              • I Peter 1:3 3 Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. According to His great mercy, He has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
              • 1:18-20 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength 20 he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,
              • 3:20-21 20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
              • 3:20-21 20 But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21 who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.“fellowship of His sufferings,” = a joint participation…these refer to the sufferings of Christ for righteousness sake while here on earth….II Cor. 11:22-33 Paul’s ‘resume of suffering’
              • 1:24 24 I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church,
              • I Pe. 4:1-2 Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin. 2 As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God.
              • “being conformed to His death,” LITERALLY “ To Bring to the same form with some other person”…we already saw this Grk word Before in Phil. 2:5-8  in the great KENOSIS(an emptying out)passage…Phil 2:6(being in the form of God)= Form(morphe)…here 3:10 ‘made conformable, being conformed’ (symmorphizo)…morfe/morphizo are of same root
              
              

              Vs. 10,11) that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, 11 if, by any means, I may attain[a] to the resurrection from the dead.

              When These  Four Essentials are evident In Our Lives then we will CONSTANTLY be Made CONFORMABLE To Christ’s Death :

              1. To show evidence by the very life we live To BE IN CHRIST
              2. By Coming To KNOW HIM Better All the time, a consistent deepening of relationship with HIM
              3. By Experiencing the same Dynamis that raised Christ from the dead surging through our being
              4. By Becoming Joint-Participants in Christ’s Sufferings for Righteousness sake
              
              

               

              **BOTTOM  LINEJ!! Paul’s desire was that he might come to KNOW His Lord Jesus so intimately & with such Resurrection DUNAMIS operating  through His Being, along with a joint-participation  in Christ’s sufferings that he would become both as to his inner heart  life & & as to His outward expression of just the same, like Jesus in respect to Christ’s death , not just physically, but as we already showed in Phil. 2:7a KENOSIS..a death to self & denial of all things selfish …for the Blessing of others…THIS is what Paul strove for!!Paul was laying his life down in conformity& submission to the spirit & temperament of Christ’s life, in all manner of lowliness  & meekness…both in Life & eventually in physical death

               

              Vs. 10,11) that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, 11 if, by any means, I may attain[a] to the resurrection from the dead.

               “If  By Any Means”  This is not an expression of doubt but rather AUTHENTIC humility…Paul shows a modest yet assured Hope.

              “May/might  attain” =Greek language means “to arrive at a GOAL”

              “resurrection” exanastasis….This is the only place in the NT where this word is used…Literally from ‘OUT OF’ …translation “Out Resurrection from(among) the dead”. Paul may be referring to the future resurrection of the physical body of the saint (I Cr. 15,Jn. 5:29,Lk. 20:35).However, This  more likely refers to a spiritual Resurrection

              •  
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              • 10,11)that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, 11 if, by any means, I may attain[a] to the resurrection from the dead.
              •  
              • 2:4-8  But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
              • A resurrection…out from a state of sin where one is dead in trespasses, to a LIFE divinely Empowered motivating our every action
              • Also refers to the Rapture
              
              

               

              12 Not that I have already attained or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.

              “ Not that I have already attained” The conclusion, here is Paul has experienced to a measure a ‘Conformity To Christ’s Death” (see points 1-4 above), yet he has yet to Appropriate= I may lay hold of  these to Their FULLEST MEASURE in His life….He is always looking to increase in these attributes…refers back to vs. 10 (To KNOW Him)

               

              Am already perfected/either were already perfect…Perfect (teleioō) not perfect in the literal sense(sinless), But complete, meaning ‘Spiritually Mature’

              Paul is stating that he is STILL seeking Spiritual Growth & Maturity, He has not stopped or become stagnant or indifferent spiritually

              ‘But I press on/follow after’ (dee-oko)  TO PURSUE…Paul has in mind. the metaphor of a Greek runner running in a race. He is pressing on to a FIXED Goal, keeping up the chase as it were with much Passion

              Rendering…Not that I have already (LAMBANO)or am already perfected but I press on that I may but I press on that I may lay hold(apprehend) of  (KATALAMBANO) that for which Christ Jesus has laid hold of (Apprehended) (KATALAMBANOED) Me

              • Forceful, passionate language…an INTENSE pursuit
              • Lambano= accept, take, receive, obtain
              • Katalambano = more forceful, to seize to “RUN DOWN”…see football highlight: Dk Metcalf runs down Budda BakerJ
              • 12 Not that I have already attained or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.
              • Good translation” Grasping ever more firmly that purpose for which Christ grasps me” –JB. Phillips
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              • 1:16 To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:--- This is what Paul was Apprehended/laid hold of FOR & In turn he wants to Apprehend Christ ( verses Phil. 3:10-11—ABSOLUTE CHRISTLIKENESS)
              • I Tim. 6:12 Fight the good fight for the faith; take hold of eternal life that you were called to and have made a good confession about in the presence of many witnesses.
              • II Peter 1:5 5 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge,
              • 63:1 God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You. I thirst for You; my body faints for You in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.
              • 84:2 my heart & flesh cry out for God, Ps. 42:1 as the deer panteth after water so my soul longs for thee
              • Proverbs 4:18 The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
              
              

              HEART REFLECTIONS:

              THOUGHT: Could it be that much of the church today over the last 50 years has been so busy showing the world how much we can do for Christ and lost sight of how the N.T. Church of Paul’s day was just content to demonstrate to the world how much He could do through them

              List out]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/85dc5f81-4850-3239-b4d5-427f6d50f8daMon, 18 Jul 2022 15:50:06 -040045:51falsefull108108”Baggage”_ Philippians 3:1-7Baggage…

              Philippians 3:1-7 (NKJV)

              3 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. For me to write the same things to you is not tedious, but for you it is safe.

              2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation! 3 For we are the circumcision, who worship [a]God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh, 4 though I also might have confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I more so: 5 circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee; 6 concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

              7 But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ

              Vs1) Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. For me to write the same things to you is not tedious, but for you it is safe.

              VS.1) Finally…..not as to meaning an ending of a thing or this letter but rather & literally…..”As For The Rest “…meaning something left over to discuss or point out..Paul switches emphasis from inner dissension to an attack from outside the Fellowship, namely Judaizers, who sought to bring them back under the Law in order to be saved.

              So He begins by pointing out a ‘Preventative Measure’ (Weapon) to this problem..

              Rejoice…TO Rejoice, TO BE Glad,…often used in greetings & farewells(To Salute another)…TO Rejoice Exceedingly, TO Be Well, TO Thrive, TO Exude Heart-Felt Joy, To Be Cheerful, TO Be calmly Happy, TO Be Glad…OT=To “Spring About”, BE Joyful, Put joy on as a garment, gird on, To exhult, to sing, cry aloud, to laugh, to play, to enjoy, to shine, be glad, Boast…(To MAKE…), be well pleased

              • 26:11 And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee
              • I Chron. 16:10 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
              • II Chron. 20:27 for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies.
              • 5:11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
              • 9:2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.
              • Psalm 32:11 Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart
              • 68:4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
              • 89:16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
              • 118:24 This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
              • 119:62 I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
              • 29:19 The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
              • 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
              • 3:17,18 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
              • 3:17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
              • 6:22,23 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.
              • 4:36 both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
              • 4:4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always [delight, take pleasure in Him]; again I will say, rejoice!(AMP)
              • Romans 5:1-5Therefore, having been justified by faith, [a]we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces [b]perseverance; 4 and perseverance, [c]character; and character, hope. 5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
              •  
              • Romans 12:15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
              • Romans 15:10 And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
              • I Cor. 12:26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
              • I Th. 5:16 Rejoice Evermore
              • I Peter 1:8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
              • IPeter4:13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
              • 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
              
              

               

              3 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. For me to write the same things to you is not tedious, but for you it is safe.

                    “SAFE”  Safeguard, precaution for safety, protects you…means literally certain, ‘a certainty’

              Solution to the Judaizers…’To Go On Constantly Rejoicing In the Lord ‘(Grk)

              1. 2-3) Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation! 3 For we are the circumcision, who worship [a]God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh,
              
              

              “BEWARE” Be constantly observing  ( Be ON Alert) with a view to avoiding

              “Dogs” A Term of Reproach among both Jews & Greeks…those of a reckless & shameless demeanor ..Paul called them evil workers…this term not only refers to evil actions & character BUT Specifically WORKING AGAINST THE GOSPEL INTENTIONALLY…A Picture of Veral DOGS feeding on Garbage off the street & then in this metaphor…FEEDING the garbage(Carnal ordinances) to others=The Problem

              1. 2-3) Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation! 3 For we are the circumcision, who worship [a]God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh,
              
              

              “Mutilation/Concision(kjv)”…or ‘beware of those that mutilate the flesh’ one trs. Says ‘beware of false circumcisers’…compared by Paul to OT. Pagan mutilations & cuttings of the flesh used in religious exercises(Zech. 13:4-6)…a grk. Play on words used by Paul …He calls those NOT of the true circumcision as ‘Merely just Mutilated’

              The Judaizers  MUTILATED the message of the Gospel by adding LAW to Grace& recruiting converts to their movement

              “worship [a]God in the Spirit,”.more literally “worship by the Spirit of God”…WORSHIP is ‘Feeding’ us we FEED on God thru WORSHIP…Jn. 4:24…Matthew 4:4…Jn. 4:34,Jn. 6:54-66

              “Rejoice” here this refers to glorying & exhulting—Paul was putting on display his Testimony of Living at a superior spiritual level

              “confidence” Coming to a settled position or conviction about a matter(Phil. 1:25)This word implies that Paul did not come to his convictions lightly

              The Judaizers had come to a settled conviction in the need for the OT law & rites to be added back in to salvation(The flesh)

               

              True Spirituality  is destroyed by WORKS produced in ones flesh

              Luke 10:42 41 And [a]Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. 42 But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”……..

               

              Gal. 6:12-14 12 As many as desire to make a good showing in the flesh, these would compel you to be circumcised, only that they may not suffer persecution for the cross of Christ. 13 For not even those who are circumcised keep the law, but they desire to...]]>Baggage…

              Philippians 3:1-7 (NKJV)

              3 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. For me to write the same things to you is not tedious, but for you it is safe.

              2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation! 3 For we are the circumcision, who worship [a]God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh, 4 though I also might have confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I more so: 5 circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee; 6 concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

              7 But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ

              Vs1) Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. For me to write the same things to you is not tedious, but for you it is safe.

              VS.1) Finally…..not as to meaning an ending of a thing or this letter but rather & literally…..”As For The Rest “…meaning something left over to discuss or point out..Paul switches emphasis from inner dissension to an attack from outside the Fellowship, namely Judaizers, who sought to bring them back under the Law in order to be saved.

              So He begins by pointing out a ‘Preventative Measure’ (Weapon) to this problem..

              Rejoice…TO Rejoice, TO BE Glad,…often used in greetings & farewells(To Salute another)…TO Rejoice Exceedingly, TO Be Well, TO Thrive, TO Exude Heart-Felt Joy, To Be Cheerful, TO Be calmly Happy, TO Be Glad…OT=To “Spring About”, BE Joyful, Put joy on as a garment, gird on, To exhult, to sing, cry aloud, to laugh, to play, to enjoy, to shine, be glad, Boast…(To MAKE…), be well pleased

              • 26:11 And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee
              • I Chron. 16:10 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
              • II Chron. 20:27 for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies.
              • 5:11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
              • 9:2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.
              • Psalm 32:11 Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart
              • 68:4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
              • 89:16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
              • 118:24 This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
              • 119:62 I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
              • 29:19 The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
              • 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
              • 3:17,18 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
              • 3:17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
              • 6:22,23 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.
              • 4:36 both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
              • 4:4 4 Rejoice in the Lord always [delight, take pleasure in Him]; again I will say, rejoice!(AMP)
              • Romans 5:1-5Therefore, having been justified by faith, [a]we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces [b]perseverance; 4 and perseverance, [c]character; and character, hope. 5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
              •  
              • Romans 12:15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
              • Romans 15:10 And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
              • I Cor. 12:26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
              • I Th. 5:16 Rejoice Evermore
              • I Peter 1:8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
              • IPeter4:13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
              • 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
              
              

               

              3 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. For me to write the same things to you is not tedious, but for you it is safe.

                    “SAFE”  Safeguard, precaution for safety, protects you…means literally certain, ‘a certainty’

              Solution to the Judaizers…’To Go On Constantly Rejoicing In the Lord ‘(Grk)

              1. 2-3) Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation! 3 For we are the circumcision, who worship [a]God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh,
              
              

              “BEWARE” Be constantly observing  ( Be ON Alert) with a view to avoiding

              “Dogs” A Term of Reproach among both Jews & Greeks…those of a reckless & shameless demeanor ..Paul called them evil workers…this term not only refers to evil actions & character BUT Specifically WORKING AGAINST THE GOSPEL INTENTIONALLY…A Picture of Veral DOGS feeding on Garbage off the street & then in this metaphor…FEEDING the garbage(Carnal ordinances) to others=The Problem

              1. 2-3) Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the mutilation! 3 For we are the circumcision, who worship [a]God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh,
              
              

              “Mutilation/Concision(kjv)”…or ‘beware of those that mutilate the flesh’ one trs. Says ‘beware of false circumcisers’…compared by Paul to OT. Pagan mutilations & cuttings of the flesh used in religious exercises(Zech. 13:4-6)…a grk. Play on words used by Paul …He calls those NOT of the true circumcision as ‘Merely just Mutilated’

              The Judaizers  MUTILATED the message of the Gospel by adding LAW to Grace& recruiting converts to their movement

              “worship [a]God in the Spirit,”.more literally “worship by the Spirit of God”…WORSHIP is ‘Feeding’ us we FEED on God thru WORSHIP…Jn. 4:24…Matthew 4:4…Jn. 4:34,Jn. 6:54-66

              “Rejoice” here this refers to glorying & exhulting—Paul was putting on display his Testimony of Living at a superior spiritual level

              “confidence” Coming to a settled position or conviction about a matter(Phil. 1:25)This word implies that Paul did not come to his convictions lightly

              The Judaizers had come to a settled conviction in the need for the OT law & rites to be added back in to salvation(The flesh)

               

              True Spirituality  is destroyed by WORKS produced in ones flesh

              Luke 10:42 41 And [a]Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. 42 But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”……..

               

              Gal. 6:12-14 12 As many as desire to make a good showing in the flesh, these would compel you to be circumcised, only that they may not suffer persecution for the cross of Christ. 13 For not even those who are circumcised keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may boast in your flesh. 14 But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by [a]whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

              Col 2:11 In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body [a]of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ,

              Romans 2:29 but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter; whose [a]praise is not from men but from God.

              Romans 7:6 But now we have been delivered from the law, having died to what we were held by, so that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter.

               

               

              Vs. 4) 4 though I also might have confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I more so:

              The Judaizers had confidence in the flesh…they trusted human attainments by the works they performed. They had went away from the supernatural system of Salvation in God to a natural system in order  to be saved by works of man for God.

              Paul pointed to His own attainments & merits saying he had more in the NATURAL he could boast in than any Judaizer…YET He CAST OFF all his dependence on any of his achievements to appropriate the salvation which is ONLY IN CHRIST JESUS. Paul draws on this exhortation to warn the Philippians against the seductive  snare of the Judaizers.

              “Thinks/Thinketh” refers  to one judging himself NOT judging others

               

               

               

              PAUL’S  PERSONAL  RESUME:

              1. 5& 6) circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee; 6 concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
              
              
              • , circumcised the eighth day Literally, “8 Days old in Circumcision”…Paul was a pure- blooded Jew
              • OF = ‘Out Of’ …this word denotes the origin, class or country of a person
              • Stock = Origin …Paul belonged to the well-favored tribe of Benjamin who was true to David , formed with the tribe of Judah  as the restored nation of former captives from Babylon
              
              

              “Hebrew of the Hebrews” fully Hebrew by both sides of his parents who retained their Hebrew language & customs , not a Hellenized Jew who read OT in GRK. Language

              • “Zeal” ..literally meaning a ‘strict Jew’ a fanatical Jew of the party called a Zealot
              • persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
              • Paul’s fanatical zeal was at such a fevered veneration His persecution of the Jews made him perfect in the eyes of me
              • II Cor. 11:22 22 Are they Hebrews? So am Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So am I.
              • Acts 23:6 6 But when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”
              
              

              VS.7) But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ

              “What” the Greek language conveys a qualitative aspect , referring to something considered a gain or loss

              “Things” refer to vs. 5& 6

              “Gain” is PLURAL in Grk…GAINS

              “Those/These” Very emphatic language in Greek ..”These Things”

              “Counted” meaning to consider, deem, think, take account of…

              “Loss” Greek means a singular loss …he counted all individual ‘Things’(Gain) as ONE thing he gave up

              BEAUTIFUL Greek language construction here …this verse speaks of a process COMPLETED in the Past which is HAVING Present Results…After a mature consideration (counting the cost) Paul came to a SETTLED Conviction with regard to THIS ISSUE

               

              HIGHLIGHTED—Loss of Baggage!

              • Philippians 3:7 7 But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ
              • Hebrews 12:1 So then, with endurance, let’s also run the race that is laid out in front of us, since we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us. Let’s throw off any *extra baggage, get rid of the sin that trips us up,
              
              

              Weights, Baggage…LOSS

              Paul being a ‘Pharisee of The Pharisees’ was a ‘heavyweight’ as it were in the Jewish community & Religious Hierarchy (circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee; 6 concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless…Phil 3:5-6)

              He Gave IT all up (His achievements)…Vs. 7 But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ

              He considered these as ‘LOSS’ …He cast them ALL OFF

              These accomplishments/achievements…lineage ,  he  considered  Excessive *Weight in the Journey he was pursuing

              In Hebrews The KJV uses the phrase lay aside every weight….

              • WEIGHT… WEIGHT…ong'-kos..Og-Kos .. denotes "a bulk or mass;" hence, metaphorically, "an encumbrance, weight," Hbr 12:1….whatever is prominent, protuberance, bulk, mass), hence a burden, weight, encumbrance:….hinderance,obstruction,obstacle,IMPEDIMENT,Restraint (a holding back),obligation,handicap,inconvenience,burdenmillstone,pressure,strain,stress,load,nuisance,heaviness,trappings, belongings, effects
              • Long Held IDEAS or views of past experiences regarded as burdens or impediments…..Emotional Baggage
              
              

              Emotional Baggage encumbers progress, freedom, adaptability ,development in Life

               

               

               

               

               

               

               

              ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/b29d90d0-d2c3-3c35-9230-5b135c845a53Mon, 11 Jul 2022 22:22:19 -040053:15falsefull107107”Sainthood” Philippians 2:19-30Philippians 2:19-30

              New King James Version

              Timothy Commended

              19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, that I also may be encouraged when I know your [a]state. 20 For I have no one like-minded, who will sincerely care for your state. 21 For all seek their own, not the things which are of Christ Jesus. 22 But you know his proven character, that as a son with his father he served with me in the gospel. 23 Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see how it goes with me. 24 But I trust in the Lord that I myself shall also come shortly.

              25 Yet I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, but your messenger and the one who ministered to my need; 26 since he was longing for you all, and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick. 27 For indeed he was sick almost unto death; but God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 Therefore I sent him the more eagerly, that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less sorrowful. 29 Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness, and hold such men in esteem; 30 because for the work of Christ he came close to death, [b]not regarding his life, to supply what was lacking in your service toward me.

              A Mundane Travel Itinerary of 3 Ministers used by the Holy Spirit to further Illustrate TRUTH

              Mark 10:45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

              In this short passage, Paul, Timothy, & Epaphroditus  illustrate Men who had a servants Heart, though both different in personality

              Cultivating A Servants Heart Centered on Jesus Christ

              Vs. 19,24 Paul submitted all His ministry to the Lord

              Vs. 21,22 Timothy also, served the Lord , Not seeking His own interests…But helped Paul ‘In the Furtherance of the Gospel’ (Phil. 1:12)

              Vs.25   Epaphroditus was also an example of servant leadership in pushing through sickness to  minister to Paul’s need

               

              MINISTERED  (leitourgos) (Liter-goss) this word is translated both minister & service & we get our English word LITRGY from this word, which not only has to do with service but also.. adoration & veneration (See Romans 12:1)…To the Greeks in the secular sense it meant  sacred service to ones community

              THREE Distinguishing attitudes of Servants Focused on Christ:

              • They are willing to Go anywhere
              • They are willing to Serve anyone ( see Philip Acts 8:5-8, 26-40)
              • They are willing to sacrifice Anything
              
              

               

              Acts 20:24 But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my [b]race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of

              A Servants Heart Puts Others Ahead of Himself for the Sake of Christ

              Vs. 2:22 that as a son with his father he served with me in the gospel (Timothy)…Paul was willing to send His  favorite son though he himself was in need

              Vs.30 (Of Epaphroditus)…. because for the work of Christ he came close to death, [b]not regarding his life, to supply what was lacking in your service toward me…..The Philippian church had sent their Minister to Paul

              Epaphroditus selflessly served Paul ….

              Paul calls  Epaphroditus “ one who ministered to my need” , This man ministered to Paul’s wants/ needs to the point of endangering his own life by coming to Paul’s aid on behalf of the Philipi church… (vs. 30) not regarding his life….The Greek language coveys a reckless abandonment ., a gambling term meaning to throw all caution to the wind…So Epap. Showed NO concern for himself out of Love for Paul ( John15:13 Greater love has no man than this, than to lay down His life for his friends)

              Of Timothy…VS. 2O.. For I have no one like-minded, who will sincerely care for your state. 21 For all seek their own, not the things which are of Christ Jesus….Vs. 22) But you know his proven character

               

               

               

               

               

              ]]>Philippians 2:19-30

              New King James Version

              Timothy Commended

              19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, that I also may be encouraged when I know your [a]state. 20 For I have no one like-minded, who will sincerely care for your state. 21 For all seek their own, not the things which are of Christ Jesus. 22 But you know his proven character, that as a son with his father he served with me in the gospel. 23 Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see how it goes with me. 24 But I trust in the Lord that I myself shall also come shortly.

              25 Yet I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, but your messenger and the one who ministered to my need; 26 since he was longing for you all, and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick. 27 For indeed he was sick almost unto death; but God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 Therefore I sent him the more eagerly, that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less sorrowful. 29 Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness, and hold such men in esteem; 30 because for the work of Christ he came close to death, [b]not regarding his life, to supply what was lacking in your service toward me.

              A Mundane Travel Itinerary of 3 Ministers used by the Holy Spirit to further Illustrate TRUTH

              Mark 10:45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

              In this short passage, Paul, Timothy, & Epaphroditus  illustrate Men who had a servants Heart, though both different in personality

              Cultivating A Servants Heart Centered on Jesus Christ

              Vs. 19,24 Paul submitted all His ministry to the Lord

              Vs. 21,22 Timothy also, served the Lord , Not seeking His own interests…But helped Paul ‘In the Furtherance of the Gospel’ (Phil. 1:12)

              Vs.25   Epaphroditus was also an example of servant leadership in pushing through sickness to  minister to Paul’s need

               

              MINISTERED  (leitourgos) (Liter-goss) this word is translated both minister & service & we get our English word LITRGY from this word, which not only has to do with service but also.. adoration & veneration (See Romans 12:1)…To the Greeks in the secular sense it meant  sacred service to ones community

              THREE Distinguishing attitudes of Servants Focused on Christ:

              • They are willing to Go anywhere
              • They are willing to Serve anyone ( see Philip Acts 8:5-8, 26-40)
              • They are willing to sacrifice Anything
              
              

               

              Acts 20:24 But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my [b]race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of

              A Servants Heart Puts Others Ahead of Himself for the Sake of Christ

              Vs. 2:22 that as a son with his father he served with me in the gospel (Timothy)…Paul was willing to send His  favorite son though he himself was in need

              Vs.30 (Of Epaphroditus)…. because for the work of Christ he came close to death, [b]not regarding his life, to supply what was lacking in your service toward me…..The Philippian church had sent their Minister to Paul

              Epaphroditus selflessly served Paul ….

              Paul calls  Epaphroditus “ one who ministered to my need” , This man ministered to Paul’s wants/ needs to the point of endangering his own life by coming to Paul’s aid on behalf of the Philipi church… (vs. 30) not regarding his life….The Greek language coveys a reckless abandonment ., a gambling term meaning to throw all caution to the wind…So Epap. Showed NO concern for himself out of Love for Paul ( John15:13 Greater love has no man than this, than to lay down His life for his friends)

              Of Timothy…VS. 2O.. For I have no one like-minded, who will sincerely care for your state. 21 For all seek their own, not the things which are of Christ Jesus….Vs. 22) But you know his proven character

               

               

               

               

               

              ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/0ce73538-610a-37dd-bc49-668289c9b694Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:58:33 -040039:33falsefull106106”God At Work In You” Phillipians 2:12-18“God At Work(In YOU!)” ~ Philippians 2:12-18

              12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings:15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.17 Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.18 For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.(KJV)

              Vs.12  Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

              1. 12 “WHEREFORE” is ‘there-for’ our review ..going back to 1:27 Paul is saying to the Phil. In exhortation because they should be living as HEAVENLY CITIZENS in harmony & unity w/ one another their lives should have evidence of these traits…(Vs. 2:1-4)…. a) To THINK the same thing, b) HAVE the same Love …c) To be in HEART UNITY or agreement d) carry oneself in a ‘low running mind’(humility) ..e) To see to it that your Brethren EXCELL/SURPASS You…last week we spoke of HAVING THE MIND OF CHRIST( VS2:6-8) which led to A Kenosis experience…death & Resurrection to walk as NEW CREATIONS IN CHRIST( II Cr. 5:17)
              
              

              NOW Paul further exhorts the Philippians TO make the above mentioned TRAITS a Permanent FACT in their lives, a permanent part of WHO THEY ARE as Saints

              “MY BELOVED”  “My Beloved Ones”(GRK.) plural word in grk.  ag-ap-ay-tos' from agapayo= ‘To LOVE’(AGAPE)…This is the LOVE, (Agape) of God produced in our hearts by the Holy Spirit that IMPELS us to lay our lives down for each other

              OBEYED…NOT meaning a grind it out, work it out kind of obedience Done in Fear of GOD as a Taskmaster…This is a Basic summary of a practical APPLICATION of all he is saying…he is Not meaning a slavish observance of rules..BUT rather an intelligent application of Principle…when OBEY (Obedience) is applied this way it is the KEY to LIBERTY in the Christian walk with God (examples of Music & Health)…”To Obey” is to put into practice “The Mind of Christ” received & operated By FAITH , NOT a  WORK it Out Mentality

              Not as In My Presence ..The sense here is they do not need Paul to hold their hand (HE is not there)…BECAUSE they have access to the MIND of CHRIST they can do what is needed

              “work out your own salvation” NOT working for your personal salvation in your own effort & strength (see Mormons) …a) Paul was writing to SAINTS not unsaved b) SALVATION IS always a work of God, not men….c) also not an inward working out of one’s  salvation …

              “work out”  katergazomai (koter..gad..zi..mi) = ‘to carry out to the goal, to carry out to its ultimate conclusion’ ….like saying the 5th grader worked out the long division problem to its CONCLUSION. Here Paul is exhorting the Phil (US) to carry our salvation out to ITS ULTIMATE CONCLUSION= CHRISTLIKENESS. The SALVATION Highlighted here is SANCTIFICATION= Being SET ASIDE  from sin & toward God’s purpose for our lives which will please ABBA

              Example of my granddaughter being taught by me how to drive

              We must learn to ‘Work Out’ the problems & trials of life we go through by applying FAITH by doing so ‘GOD IS WORKING IN US’

              We are NOT ROBOTS…..we have our own WILL to APPLY/Not Apply the Mind of Christ in a matter

               

              “with fear and trembling…” NOT Terror but a wholesome carefulness & caution of  being careful of NOT doing the wrong things. This Fear is a SELF-DISTRUST, a tenderness of one’s conscience ; a vigilance against temptation, the opposite of pride & arrogance…It is being in an attitude of taking heed lest we fall, of watching for the deceitfulness of our hearts…it is taking care & caution to NOT offend God….THIS is Human RESPONSIBILITY in its highest form (Vincent)

              1. 111:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge
              
              

              ISAIAH 66:1,2 Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What house could you possibly build for Me? And what place could be My home? 2 My hand made all these things, and so they all came into being. This is the Lord’s declaration. I will look favorably on this kind of person: one who is humble, submissive[a] in spirit, and trembles at My word.

              II Peter 1:3-10  3 His[a] divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by[b] His own glory and goodness. 4 By these He has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them you may share in the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desires. 5 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge, 6 knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness, 7 godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. 8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they will keep you from being useless or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins. 10 Therefore, brothers, make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things you will never stumble. (MAKE your Calling & Election Sure kjv)

              Vs. 13 13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure

              “Worketh” ..’energeo’ meaning to energize, work effectively…our words ‘energy’ & ‘energize’ come from this grk. Word

              “to will” ‘thelo’ means to wish, to desire, to purpose….specifically speaks to ones emotions rather than reason…The DESIRE to do ABBAS GOOD PLEASURE is produced by DIVINE ENERGY cultivated in  & imparted to the believers Heart by the Holy Spirit, the HS. energizes us..NOT just for willingness but in the DOING as well..We are GIVEN Power to DO!

              “to do” grk. Implies an habitual ACTION

              We could say it like this…………….

              HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY (Vs. 12) + DIVINE ENABLEMENT (VS. 13) = Doing His Good Pleasure = The Works of God That PLEASE ABBA…”A TAKE HOLD & CO-WORK with ABBA Process…A mystery in a sense as to How our FREE Will works together  with the Sovereignty  of God

              Gal. 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

              The beauty of the Christian life is we are Truly FREE to do as we choose!..Jn. 14:15 If you Love me,Keep my commands

              Abba desires for us to live every moment right where He has us  transform the seemingly empty, boring, meaningless routines of life, as well as all the challenging situations you face into vibrant God-energized opportunities…”Then we will see Abba Working In Us Both to WILL & DO His Good Pleasure!”

               

               

              1. 14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings:…VS. 15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
              
              

              Now Paul begins to address the issue that was beginning to cause division among them…he had gotten this issue from Epaphroditus  , who perhaps had been attempting to cover his Brethrens’ sin up due to His Love for them…PAUL exhorts THEM to be done with these negative things.

              ‘Murmurings’   gongysmos(ga—goose—mas) to mutter or murmur (used of the cooing of doves)it is said of this word that its ‘pronunciation’(‘sound’) resembles its meaning…This is like a ‘hushed’ undertone, like a whisper…& it is used against MEN, Not God …so far the dissension in the Philippian  Church was only an undercurrent ..this word was used of those who get together & complain secretly of their discontent

              ‘disputings’  dialogismos (diolly…gis..mas) this word has to do with debating with an underthought of suspicion & doubt………….Murmurings LED to DISPUTES

              • Exodus 16:2,3 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness: And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.also vs. 9-12..
              • 17:2,3 chide & murmur about lack of water
              • I Cr. 10:10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
              • I Tim. 6:3-6 3 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,5 Perverse disputing(incessant wrangling, to wear out) of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing]]>“God At Work(In YOU!)” ~ Philippians 2:12-18

                12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings:15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.17 Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.18 For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.(KJV)

                Vs.12  Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

                1. 12 “WHEREFORE” is ‘there-for’ our review ..going back to 1:27 Paul is saying to the Phil. In exhortation because they should be living as HEAVENLY CITIZENS in harmony & unity w/ one another their lives should have evidence of these traits…(Vs. 2:1-4)…. a) To THINK the same thing, b) HAVE the same Love …c) To be in HEART UNITY or agreement d) carry oneself in a ‘low running mind’(humility) ..e) To see to it that your Brethren EXCELL/SURPASS You…last week we spoke of HAVING THE MIND OF CHRIST( VS2:6-8) which led to A Kenosis experience…death & Resurrection to walk as NEW CREATIONS IN CHRIST( II Cr. 5:17)
                
                

                NOW Paul further exhorts the Philippians TO make the above mentioned TRAITS a Permanent FACT in their lives, a permanent part of WHO THEY ARE as Saints

                “MY BELOVED”  “My Beloved Ones”(GRK.) plural word in grk.  ag-ap-ay-tos' from agapayo= ‘To LOVE’(AGAPE)…This is the LOVE, (Agape) of God produced in our hearts by the Holy Spirit that IMPELS us to lay our lives down for each other

                OBEYED…NOT meaning a grind it out, work it out kind of obedience Done in Fear of GOD as a Taskmaster…This is a Basic summary of a practical APPLICATION of all he is saying…he is Not meaning a slavish observance of rules..BUT rather an intelligent application of Principle…when OBEY (Obedience) is applied this way it is the KEY to LIBERTY in the Christian walk with God (examples of Music & Health)…”To Obey” is to put into practice “The Mind of Christ” received & operated By FAITH , NOT a  WORK it Out Mentality

                Not as In My Presence ..The sense here is they do not need Paul to hold their hand (HE is not there)…BECAUSE they have access to the MIND of CHRIST they can do what is needed

                “work out your own salvation” NOT working for your personal salvation in your own effort & strength (see Mormons) …a) Paul was writing to SAINTS not unsaved b) SALVATION IS always a work of God, not men….c) also not an inward working out of one’s  salvation …

                “work out”  katergazomai (koter..gad..zi..mi) = ‘to carry out to the goal, to carry out to its ultimate conclusion’ ….like saying the 5th grader worked out the long division problem to its CONCLUSION. Here Paul is exhorting the Phil (US) to carry our salvation out to ITS ULTIMATE CONCLUSION= CHRISTLIKENESS. The SALVATION Highlighted here is SANCTIFICATION= Being SET ASIDE  from sin & toward God’s purpose for our lives which will please ABBA

                Example of my granddaughter being taught by me how to drive

                We must learn to ‘Work Out’ the problems & trials of life we go through by applying FAITH by doing so ‘GOD IS WORKING IN US’

                We are NOT ROBOTS…..we have our own WILL to APPLY/Not Apply the Mind of Christ in a matter

                 

                “with fear and trembling…” NOT Terror but a wholesome carefulness & caution of  being careful of NOT doing the wrong things. This Fear is a SELF-DISTRUST, a tenderness of one’s conscience ; a vigilance against temptation, the opposite of pride & arrogance…It is being in an attitude of taking heed lest we fall, of watching for the deceitfulness of our hearts…it is taking care & caution to NOT offend God….THIS is Human RESPONSIBILITY in its highest form (Vincent)

                1. 111:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge
                
                

                ISAIAH 66:1,2 Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What house could you possibly build for Me? And what place could be My home? 2 My hand made all these things, and so they all came into being. This is the Lord’s declaration. I will look favorably on this kind of person: one who is humble, submissive[a] in spirit, and trembles at My word.

                II Peter 1:3-10  3 His[a] divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by[b] His own glory and goodness. 4 By these He has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them you may share in the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desires. 5 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge, 6 knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness, 7 godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. 8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they will keep you from being useless or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsighted and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins. 10 Therefore, brothers, make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things you will never stumble. (MAKE your Calling & Election Sure kjv)

                Vs. 13 13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure

                “Worketh” ..’energeo’ meaning to energize, work effectively…our words ‘energy’ & ‘energize’ come from this grk. Word

                “to will” ‘thelo’ means to wish, to desire, to purpose….specifically speaks to ones emotions rather than reason…The DESIRE to do ABBAS GOOD PLEASURE is produced by DIVINE ENERGY cultivated in  & imparted to the believers Heart by the Holy Spirit, the HS. energizes us..NOT just for willingness but in the DOING as well..We are GIVEN Power to DO!

                “to do” grk. Implies an habitual ACTION

                We could say it like this…………….

                HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY (Vs. 12) + DIVINE ENABLEMENT (VS. 13) = Doing His Good Pleasure = The Works of God That PLEASE ABBA…”A TAKE HOLD & CO-WORK with ABBA Process…A mystery in a sense as to How our FREE Will works together  with the Sovereignty  of God

                Gal. 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

                The beauty of the Christian life is we are Truly FREE to do as we choose!..Jn. 14:15 If you Love me,Keep my commands

                Abba desires for us to live every moment right where He has us  transform the seemingly empty, boring, meaningless routines of life, as well as all the challenging situations you face into vibrant God-energized opportunities…”Then we will see Abba Working In Us Both to WILL & DO His Good Pleasure!”

                 

                 

                1. 14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings:…VS. 15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
                
                

                Now Paul begins to address the issue that was beginning to cause division among them…he had gotten this issue from Epaphroditus  , who perhaps had been attempting to cover his Brethrens’ sin up due to His Love for them…PAUL exhorts THEM to be done with these negative things.

                ‘Murmurings’   gongysmos(ga—goose—mas) to mutter or murmur (used of the cooing of doves)it is said of this word that its ‘pronunciation’(‘sound’) resembles its meaning…This is like a ‘hushed’ undertone, like a whisper…& it is used against MEN, Not God …so far the dissension in the Philippian  Church was only an undercurrent ..this word was used of those who get together & complain secretly of their discontent

                ‘disputings’  dialogismos (diolly…gis..mas) this word has to do with debating with an underthought of suspicion & doubt………….Murmurings LED to DISPUTES

                • Exodus 16:2,3 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness: And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.also vs. 9-12..
                • 17:2,3 chide & murmur about lack of water
                • I Cr. 10:10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
                • I Tim. 6:3-6 3 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,5 Perverse disputing(incessant wrangling, to wear out) of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
                
                

                GRUBLING & COMPLAINING = a Trait of Unbelief, u cannot expect God to WORK & spew words of negativity into a matter

                Hebrews 4:11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief….apietheia Like a donkeyJ….unpersuadeable

                 

                 

                vs15) ‘may be’  better rendered may become…implying that sin (this sin of dissension) was already sprouting  up among them..They were no longer blameless or harmless

                ‘blameless’ no censure needed ,free from faults & defects

                • 5:25-27 The church will be presented to God without Spot or blemish
                • I Cr. 1:8 8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
                • I Tim. 3:2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
                • II Peter 3:14 14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and
                
                

                ‘harmless’ unmixed or unadulterated , guileless

                • Hebrews 7:26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
                • 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
                
                

                ‘sons’ better rendering =children or ‘born ones’

                • I Peter 1:13,14Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
                • 14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
                • 1:12 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
                • I Jn. 3:1,2 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
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                ‘without rebuke’ without blemish, faultless , blameless

                • 1:10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ.
                
                

                ‘Crooked’ means that  which is perverse & wicked …THOSE  that turn away from the TRUTH

                • 7:13,14Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked         14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set    the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
                • Isaiah 40:4,42:16,45:2 In the Millennium God will STRAIGHTEN all things out!
                
                

                ‘Perverse’  having a distorted TWIST …a stronger word than CROOKED, To Corrupt ( especially others) To Plot against (especially against the Gospel) to oppose, to turn from the correct path & lead others in a wrong way…OT. Meant being deceitful, fraudulent, SPEAKING FALSEHOODS (Pro. 4:24,8:8,17:20,19:1,23:33,Acts 20:30)

                ‘Shine’  the act of APPEARING not SHINING

                • Isaiah 60:1 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
                
                

                ‘Lights’ Heavenly Bodies like stars

                • 5:14-16 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
                • 5:8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
                
                

                TRS……………All things be constantly doing w/o discontented & secret mutterings & grumblings., & w/o discussions which carry an undertone of suspicion or doubt , to the end that ye may become those who are deserving of no censure , free from fault or defect, & guileless in their simplicity, children of God w/o blemish, in the midst of a perverse generation, among who ye appears as luminaries in the world (Phil. 2:14,15 (The Greek Expanded Translation~Kenneth S Wuest)

                POINT: STOP complaining about problems & circumstances in Your life…that’s what everyone does in this age we live in..WE Must have an OBEDIENCE of Faith (God Working in US) that exudes out of USJ & shows us to be different!:-)

                 

                 

                 

                VS.16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

                Holding Forth meaning to ‘hold forth so as to offer’….as in what one would offer to a guest as in a refreshment when they visit your house. WE as Saints ‘hold forth’ Salvation to the lost to ‘Refresh, revive’ them

                Rejoice the real meaning of this word is to ‘boast’ or ‘to glory’

                That  Because

                Day of Christ = Rapture of the Church

                Labored to labor to the point of exhaustion

                So if the Philippians would continue to OFEER the Word  to pagans & each other Paul would then have a basis for glorying or boasting when Jesus Christ returned for His Saints…AS Paul would not have totally spent himself (exhausted himself) in vain on their behalf

                1. 17Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.18 For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.
                
                

                Offered Upon literally ‘poured out as a drink offering’….Paul is here referring to His own Life offered up in the violent death he will someday endure as a martyr for Christ…His BLOOD will be poured out as a drink offering. II Tim. 4:6 6 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand….trs. “For my life’s blood is already being poured out”

                Service    this word draws upon the OT. Example of priests ministering & serving …literally ‘sacred ministration’

                Paul draws upon this example of Him sacrificing His life as an example to the Philippians of The Christian Life of serving each other through humility as unto God

                “God at Work In US” is the fertile ground of a Rejoicing, Refreshing, Fruitful Christian Life; pouring out Rivers of Living Water to Others based upon an unrelenting reliance on ABBA that lives within each one of us…That is the mystery of the Gospel!:-) ….Col.1:27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/1f0131ff-a551-3fae-985f-04fb7b085f98Mon, 27 Jun 2022 14:46:46 -040051:10falsefull105105”Having a KENOSIS Encounter”~Philippians 2:1-11“Having a Kenosis Encounter”(Philippians 2:5-11 ) (07/16/21)

                THEME: Chapter 2 “Have the MIND of Christ”

                Vs. 5 “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:…”

                • This exhortation finds its definition in vs. 2:2-4 …a) To THINK the same thing, b) HAVE the same Love …c) To be in HEART UNITY or agreement d) carry oneself in a ‘low running mind’(humility) ..e) To see to it that your Brethren EXCELL/SURPASS You
                • Now in Phil. 2:6-8 we will see an illustration of what that means & how it applies to us
                • GREEK Rendering: “This Be Ye Constantly THINKING in YOU ,which was also in Christ Jesus”………..The word THIS points us back to Phil. 2:4 for a definition of WHAT to constantly be THINKING
                • “WHO” ( 2:6) connects the illustration(vs. 6-8) & definition (vs. 2-4)TOGETHER
                • “Let This Mind Be” In GREEK ‘Let-Mind-Be’ is ONE Word= PHRONEO= To have understanding, To DIRECT Ones Mind Towards a THING/CONCEPT…see II Timothy 1:7 (SOPHRONISMOS)…to seek or strive for , this word connotes to have in view the direction which the THINKING of a practical kind takes…understanding & marinating in THOUGHT
                •  
                • “Was” Can be either was or IS
                • BOTTOM LINE: The Philippians (US) should emulate in their lives the distinctive virtues spoken of regarding Jesus in 2-4..’these’ traits were the direction our Lord’s HABITUAL thoughts..so was or Is , vs. 6 Because our Lord STILL embodies the same mind as He always did.
                • THERE IS MORE!! We do Not just Imitate CHRIST we have HIS MIND!!
                
                
                1. I Jn. 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
                2. I Cr. 21-5 In the same way, my brothers, when I came to proclaim to you God’s secret purpose, I did not come equipped with any brilliance of speech or intellect. You may as well know now that it was my secret determination to concentrate entirely on Jesus Christ and the fact of his death upon the cross. As a matter of fact, in myself I was feeling far from strong; I was nervous and rather shaky. What I said and preached had none of the attractiveness of the clever mind, but it was a demonstration of the power of the Spirit! Plainly God’s purpose was that your faith should not rest upon man’s cleverness but upon the power of God.
                3. 6-8 We do, of course, speak “wisdom” among those who are spiritually mature, but it is not what is called wisdom by this world, nor by the powers-that-be, who soon will be only the powers that have been. The wisdom we speak of is that mysterious secret wisdom of God which he planned before the creation for our glory today. None of the powers of this world have known this wisdom—if they had they would never have crucified the Lord of glory!
                4. 9-10a But as it is written: ‘Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love him’. But God has, through the Spirit, let us share his secret.
                5. 10b-12 For nothing is hidden from the Spirit, not even the deep wisdom of God. For who could really understand a man’s inmost thoughts except the spirit of the man himself? How much less could anyone understand the thoughts of God except the very Spirit of God? And the marvelous thing is this, that we now receive not the spirit of the world but the Spirit of God himself, so that we can actually understand something of God’s generosity towards us.
                6. This wisdom is only understood by the spiritual
                7. 13 It is these things that we talk about, not using the expressions of the human intellect but those which the Holy Spirit teaches us, explaining things to those who are spiritual.
                8. 14-16 But the unspiritual man simply cannot accept the matters which the Spirit deals with—they just don’t make sense to him, for, after all, you must be spiritual to see spiritual things. The spiritual man, on the other hand, has an insight into the meaning of everything, though his insight may baffle the man of the world. This is because the former is sharing in God’s wisdom, and ‘Who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him?’ Incredible as it may sound, we who are spiritual have the very thoughts(MIND) of Christ!
                9. PSALM 1
                
                

                Vs. 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

                • “FORM” (MORPHE-Greek) ..this word has no reference to the ‘shape’ of any phys. Object as we think of it in our English language…”This word is used in its philosophical sense to denote THAT EXPRESSION of BEING which carries in itself the distinctive nature & character of the BEING to whom it pertains & is thus permanently IDENTIFIED with THAT NATURE & CHARACTER.”(Vincent)..ex. “The quarterbacks FORM was perfect today’’
                • There is NO WORD in all the languages of the World to truly convey the DEPTHS of this meaning !!...this word(form) is used in a futile attempt to describe the essence of GOD’s BEING & How He expresses Himself …our minds truly cannot CONCEIVE of this fully..even at times when He reveals Himself to us (Exodus 33:18-33)
                • This word ‘MORPHE” used here is an outward expression of an inward & perfect Identity…see “TRANSFIGURATION”(Metamorphoo) ( 17:2..Mk. 9:2..II Cor. 3:18..Romans 12:2)
                
                

                 

                • Jesus was /Is the DIVINE Essence of GOD & He was & IS EXPRESSING it to Mankind from His Innermost being…
                • 2:9 9 For the entire fullness of God’s nature[a] dwells bodily[b] in Christ, (HCSB)
                
                

                 

                • HOWEVER…………………………………………….
                • “Thought It Not Robbery” …Robbery means a thing unlawfully seized & a treasure to be clutched & kept at all costs”(seems to be 2 different meanings)
                • CONTEXT in this passage ‘rules’ as to the meaning of this phrase…so basically (see vs. 2-4) Jesus Gave up His rights to Express His divine NATURE (The MORPHE)..Jesus gave up the rights to HIS RIGHTS…we will see this further
                • TRS. 6 who, although He existed in the form and unchanging essence of God [as One with Him, possessing the fullness of all the divine attributes—the entire nature of deity], did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped or asserted [as if He did not already possess it, or was afraid of losing it];(AMP) Jesus did not consider it ROBBERY to be = w/ABBA, yet he did NOT attempt to grasp it Though It was His right.
                
                
                1. 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
                
                
                • Jesus did not see the TREASURE of His Expression of Deity as something to be Seized & kept at all costs…But rather he willingly gave this up..He relinquished His rights to that expression
                • Jesus experienced & participated in Kenosis ( emptied Himself) = trs. Of ‘Made Himself of No Reputation’
                • “The Form of A Servant” again as in vs. 6 MORPHE= Form…Servant = is a word Paul used in 1:1 when he described Himself as a BONDSLAVE
                • GREEK grammar construction implies that Jesus FIRST took on the role of a BONDSLAVE Before he ‘Emptied Himself’ (participated in KENOSIS)..by taking on the role of a BONDSLAVE caused him to participate IN KENOSIS…so we could say it this way….’Having Taken the FORM of a BOND SLAVE, Jesus Emptied Himself’
                • Opposite in a way of vs 6….Jesus Gave up His Lordship in a sense to SERVE us…He emptied out Himself FOR US!... 20:28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many…He was exchanging DEITY /Lordship…for servanthood
                • By the Act of KENOSIS Jesus totally obliterated His self-Life & emptied himself of every OUNCE of Deity
                • For the Philippians KENOSIS was the Key to UNITY
                • ***Jesus came to Live & Show us How ABBA Intended A Man/Woman to LIVE that was fully dependent on HIM***
                
                

                I CR15:45-49 45 So it is written: The first man Adam became a living being;[m] the last Adam became a life-giving Spirit. 46 However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, then the spiritual.

                47 The first man was from the earth and made of dust; the second man is[n] from heaven. 48 Like the man made of dust, so are those who are made of dust; like the heavenly man, so are those who are heavenly. 49 And just as we have borne the image of the man made of dust, we will also bear the image of the heavenly man.

                 

                John 13:1-17 Jesus washes the disciples feet…………….(vs. 12-17)  When Jesus had washed their feet and put on His robe, He reclined[a] again and said to them, “Do you know what I have done for you? 13 You call Me Teacher and Lord. This is well said, for I am. 14 So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 For I have given you an example that you also should do just as I have done for you16 “I assure you: A slave is not greater than his master,[“Having a Kenosis Encounter”(Philippians 2:5-11 ) (07/16/21)

                THEME: Chapter 2 “Have the MIND of Christ”

                Vs. 5 “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:…”

                • This exhortation finds its definition in vs. 2:2-4 …a) To THINK the same thing, b) HAVE the same Love …c) To be in HEART UNITY or agreement d) carry oneself in a ‘low running mind’(humility) ..e) To see to it that your Brethren EXCELL/SURPASS You
                • Now in Phil. 2:6-8 we will see an illustration of what that means & how it applies to us
                • GREEK Rendering: “This Be Ye Constantly THINKING in YOU ,which was also in Christ Jesus”………..The word THIS points us back to Phil. 2:4 for a definition of WHAT to constantly be THINKING
                • “WHO” ( 2:6) connects the illustration(vs. 6-8) & definition (vs. 2-4)TOGETHER
                • “Let This Mind Be” In GREEK ‘Let-Mind-Be’ is ONE Word= PHRONEO= To have understanding, To DIRECT Ones Mind Towards a THING/CONCEPT…see II Timothy 1:7 (SOPHRONISMOS)…to seek or strive for , this word connotes to have in view the direction which the THINKING of a practical kind takes…understanding & marinating in THOUGHT
                •  
                • “Was” Can be either was or IS
                • BOTTOM LINE: The Philippians (US) should emulate in their lives the distinctive virtues spoken of regarding Jesus in 2-4..’these’ traits were the direction our Lord’s HABITUAL thoughts..so was or Is , vs. 6 Because our Lord STILL embodies the same mind as He always did.
                • THERE IS MORE!! We do Not just Imitate CHRIST we have HIS MIND!!
                
                
                1. I Jn. 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
                2. I Cr. 21-5 In the same way, my brothers, when I came to proclaim to you God’s secret purpose, I did not come equipped with any brilliance of speech or intellect. You may as well know now that it was my secret determination to concentrate entirely on Jesus Christ and the fact of his death upon the cross. As a matter of fact, in myself I was feeling far from strong; I was nervous and rather shaky. What I said and preached had none of the attractiveness of the clever mind, but it was a demonstration of the power of the Spirit! Plainly God’s purpose was that your faith should not rest upon man’s cleverness but upon the power of God.
                3. 6-8 We do, of course, speak “wisdom” among those who are spiritually mature, but it is not what is called wisdom by this world, nor by the powers-that-be, who soon will be only the powers that have been. The wisdom we speak of is that mysterious secret wisdom of God which he planned before the creation for our glory today. None of the powers of this world have known this wisdom—if they had they would never have crucified the Lord of glory!
                4. 9-10a But as it is written: ‘Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love him’. But God has, through the Spirit, let us share his secret.
                5. 10b-12 For nothing is hidden from the Spirit, not even the deep wisdom of God. For who could really understand a man’s inmost thoughts except the spirit of the man himself? How much less could anyone understand the thoughts of God except the very Spirit of God? And the marvelous thing is this, that we now receive not the spirit of the world but the Spirit of God himself, so that we can actually understand something of God’s generosity towards us.
                6. This wisdom is only understood by the spiritual
                7. 13 It is these things that we talk about, not using the expressions of the human intellect but those which the Holy Spirit teaches us, explaining things to those who are spiritual.
                8. 14-16 But the unspiritual man simply cannot accept the matters which the Spirit deals with—they just don’t make sense to him, for, after all, you must be spiritual to see spiritual things. The spiritual man, on the other hand, has an insight into the meaning of everything, though his insight may baffle the man of the world. This is because the former is sharing in God’s wisdom, and ‘Who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him?’ Incredible as it may sound, we who are spiritual have the very thoughts(MIND) of Christ!
                9. PSALM 1
                
                

                Vs. 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:

                • “FORM” (MORPHE-Greek) ..this word has no reference to the ‘shape’ of any phys. Object as we think of it in our English language…”This word is used in its philosophical sense to denote THAT EXPRESSION of BEING which carries in itself the distinctive nature & character of the BEING to whom it pertains & is thus permanently IDENTIFIED with THAT NATURE & CHARACTER.”(Vincent)..ex. “The quarterbacks FORM was perfect today’’
                • There is NO WORD in all the languages of the World to truly convey the DEPTHS of this meaning !!...this word(form) is used in a futile attempt to describe the essence of GOD’s BEING & How He expresses Himself …our minds truly cannot CONCEIVE of this fully..even at times when He reveals Himself to us (Exodus 33:18-33)
                • This word ‘MORPHE” used here is an outward expression of an inward & perfect Identity…see “TRANSFIGURATION”(Metamorphoo) ( 17:2..Mk. 9:2..II Cor. 3:18..Romans 12:2)
                
                

                 

                • Jesus was /Is the DIVINE Essence of GOD & He was & IS EXPRESSING it to Mankind from His Innermost being…
                • 2:9 9 For the entire fullness of God’s nature[a] dwells bodily[b] in Christ, (HCSB)
                
                

                 

                • HOWEVER…………………………………………….
                • “Thought It Not Robbery” …Robbery means a thing unlawfully seized & a treasure to be clutched & kept at all costs”(seems to be 2 different meanings)
                • CONTEXT in this passage ‘rules’ as to the meaning of this phrase…so basically (see vs. 2-4) Jesus Gave up His rights to Express His divine NATURE (The MORPHE)..Jesus gave up the rights to HIS RIGHTS…we will see this further
                • TRS. 6 who, although He existed in the form and unchanging essence of God [as One with Him, possessing the fullness of all the divine attributes—the entire nature of deity], did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped or asserted [as if He did not already possess it, or was afraid of losing it];(AMP) Jesus did not consider it ROBBERY to be = w/ABBA, yet he did NOT attempt to grasp it Though It was His right.
                
                
                1. 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
                
                
                • Jesus did not see the TREASURE of His Expression of Deity as something to be Seized & kept at all costs…But rather he willingly gave this up..He relinquished His rights to that expression
                • Jesus experienced & participated in Kenosis ( emptied Himself) = trs. Of ‘Made Himself of No Reputation’
                • “The Form of A Servant” again as in vs. 6 MORPHE= Form…Servant = is a word Paul used in 1:1 when he described Himself as a BONDSLAVE
                • GREEK grammar construction implies that Jesus FIRST took on the role of a BONDSLAVE Before he ‘Emptied Himself’ (participated in KENOSIS)..by taking on the role of a BONDSLAVE caused him to participate IN KENOSIS…so we could say it this way….’Having Taken the FORM of a BOND SLAVE, Jesus Emptied Himself’
                • Opposite in a way of vs 6….Jesus Gave up His Lordship in a sense to SERVE us…He emptied out Himself FOR US!... 20:28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many…He was exchanging DEITY /Lordship…for servanthood
                • By the Act of KENOSIS Jesus totally obliterated His self-Life & emptied himself of every OUNCE of Deity
                • For the Philippians KENOSIS was the Key to UNITY
                • ***Jesus came to Live & Show us How ABBA Intended A Man/Woman to LIVE that was fully dependent on HIM***
                
                

                I CR15:45-49 45 So it is written: The first man Adam became a living being;[m] the last Adam became a life-giving Spirit. 46 However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, then the spiritual.

                47 The first man was from the earth and made of dust; the second man is[n] from heaven. 48 Like the man made of dust, so are those who are made of dust; like the heavenly man, so are those who are heavenly. 49 And just as we have borne the image of the man made of dust, we will also bear the image of the heavenly man.

                 

                John 13:1-17 Jesus washes the disciples feet…………….(vs. 12-17)  When Jesus had washed their feet and put on His robe, He reclined[a] again and said to them, “Do you know what I have done for you? 13 You call Me Teacher and Lord. This is well said, for I am. 14 So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. 15 For I have given you an example that you also should do just as I have done for you16 “I assure you: A slave is not greater than his master,[b] and a messenger is not greater than the one who sent him. 17 If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them

                MTT. 26:7-13 7 a woman approached Him with an alabaster jar of very expensive fragrant oil. She poured it on His head as He was reclining at the table. 8 When the disciples saw it, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked. 9 “This might have been sold for a great deal and given to the poor.”

                10 But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a noble thing for Me. 11 You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me. 12 By pouring this fragrant oil on My body, she has prepared Me for burial. 13 I assure you: Wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told in memory of her.”

                 

                 

                1. 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
                
                
                • “In Likeness of Men having BECOME” (Grk.)
                • Fashion or appearance
                • Humbled = To bring Low..like ‘run low’
                • This is not the emptying part but refers to the self- humiliation of death on the Cross
                • A death of Ignominy & degradation
                • HEBREWS 5:7-8 7 During His earthly life,[a] He offered prayers and appeals with loud cries and tears to the One who was able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence. 8 Though He was God’s Son, He learned obedience through what He suffered.(HCSB)
                • 1:14 The Word became flesh[a] and took up residence[b] among us. We observed His glory, the glory as the One and Only Son[c] from the Father, full of grace and truth.(HCSB)
                • ** It was Not just Enough for Jesus to show US How a Person Fully dependent on ABBA should Live..BUT In Giving Up His Rights As God’s Favored Son , He was fully able to Bear & take On ALL the world’s Injury, SIN & Insults ,ultimately resulting In His WILLING Death On the Cross**
                
                

                LUKE 9:23-24 23 And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me. 24 For whoever wants to save his [a]life will lose it, but whoever loses his [b]life for My sake, this is the one who will save it.( NASB)

                Hebrews 12:2 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 has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

                •  
                
                

                 

                VS.9  Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

                 

                (VS. 9) “WHEREFORE/Also” that is, because of Jesus voluntarily humbling Himself God has highly exalted Him

                “Highly Exalted”  The Grk. Construction of this term means ‘to exalt to the highest rank & power , to raise to supreme majesty’, that is, a SUPER- EMINENT exaltation.

                “Given”  as also in Romans 8:32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?....Given & Freely given  in these vs. are the Grk. Word ‘Charizomai’…to show favor, grant, bestow, forgive… This is speaking in regard to our Salvation that God freely gave to us through Jesus AS WELL as here ABBA bestowing on the Man Christ Jesus HIS EXALTED position …because he voluntarily subjected Himself to the subordinate position as “Sin-Bearer on the Cross”…OTHER TRS……”Freely Bestowed” (Vincent)…”Gave” (Lightfoot)…GRACIOUSLY GIVEN (Thayer)

                Not just A NAME but THE NAME…the definite article appearing In the Greek language REFERS to a PARTICULAR NAME…THE NAME is a common  Hebrew Title  which denotes office, rank, or dignity…see “The Name of God” in the O.T. = Divine Presence, Divine Majesty, adoration & Praise

                CONTEXT HERE: Points to the Honor & Praise BESTOWED on Jesus as one who was GIVEN…THE NAME..The Man Christ Jesus was who was elevated to the HEIGHT Exaltation of Supreme  DEITY

                John 17:5And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

                Every Jew reading this would know immediately what Paul meant, because in the Jewish scriptures there was a name that was never pronounced. They called him the Ineffable Tetragrammaton. Ineffable means unspeakable, unpronounceable. Tetragrammaton means four letters, YHWH . It was the name YHWH—Jehovah..Christ Won This position through His Resurrection!

                VS.10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

                • “That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow” = It is at THE NAME that belongs to  & was GIVEN to Jesus at His exaltation to which every knee will bow
                • AT should Be IN
                • The NAME is  the Spiritual Metron/Sphere in which every prayer should be offered & to which every knee shall bow
                • All CREATION will give Honor & Homage to THE NAME
                • ISAIAH 45:22-23Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth. For I am God, and there is no other. 23 By Myself I have sworn; Truth has gone from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow to Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.
                •  
                •  
                •  
                • ROMANS 14:10-12 But you, why do you criticize your brother? Or you, why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before the tribunal of God.[a]11 For it is written:
                • As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to Me, and every tongue will give praise to God.[b]
                • 12 So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.
                • ACTS 2:33Therefore, since He has been exalted to the right hand of God and has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, He has poured out what you both see and hear.
                •  
                
                

                 

                1. 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
                
                

                 

                • “CONFESS” means to openly or plainly confess, that is to AGREE with someone, this word also means to publically Declare….this word Confess is often associated with praise & Thanksgiving
                •  
                • JUST what does Lord mean? Lord means he has the right to everything he surveys. In Scotland he is called, the Laird. The Laird of the castle has the right to ownership and authority, who holds the key to everything-the one who has mastered all the forces he controls and is perfectly at ease in every situation he encounters. Paul says Christ is the one who has won that position because he unhesitatingly and unreservedly committed himself to all that was involved in the mind of Christ, that attitude of his own heart that led him first to mortality, then to ignominy, and finally to unequalled glory.
                
                

                CONCLUSION………………………………………………………….

                YOU WILL ONLY RECEIVE THE MIND OF CHRIST TO THE DEGREE THAT YOU BELIEVE & RECEIVE IT!

                • RESULT: Peace & The End of Conflict
                • Paul is saying here: let the mind of Christ, involving the renunciation of your rights and the willingness to accept injury break through in your life. Accept these conditions as God's will for you. This is why you have Christ in you. Accept the hurt without complaint, and without fail he will bring you through to victory and to peace.
                • ISAIAH 26:3 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
                
                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/8b61ed5c-eca6-34ed-a725-995f18051329Mon, 20 Jun 2022 20:52:09 -040048:08falsefull104104”What Do You Value?” ~Luke 12:6-7,Phil. 1:10WHAT DO YOU VALUE?   6/10/22

                INTRODUCTION:

                I believe that when I connect my Values to the Gifts and Talents God has given me that

                I am and will be an “UNSTOPPABLE Force for Good” to all I meet.

                "The Veneration of My Values~MattGeib2011"

                LUKE 12:6,7 6 “Are not five sparrows sold for two [a]copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God. 7 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. DIAPHERO (dee—a—pharo)

                Philippians 1:10 10 so that you may learn to recognize and treasure what is excellent [identifying the best, and distinguishing moral differences], and that you may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ [actually living lives that lead others away from sin]; (AMP)  DIAPHERO (dee—a—pharo)

                NKJV…That you may approve the Things that are excellent

                NASB…That you may Discover Things that are excellent

                AMPC…10 So that you may surely learn to sense what is vital, and approve and prize what is excellent and of real value [recognizing the highest and the best, and distinguishing the moral differences], and that you may be untainted and pure and unerring and blameless [so that with hearts sincere and certain and unsullied, you may approach] the day of Christ [not stumbling nor causing others to stumble].

                (essential, superior, vital)

                God’s not looking so much for perfection, yet he is looking for EXCELLENCE

                 

                DEFINITIONS:

                GREEK =Diapherō

                • o bear or carry through any place
                • to carry different ways
                
                
                1. to carry Through,carry in different directions, to different places
                   1. of people who are carried hither and thither in a ship, driven to and fro
                   
                   
                2. to differ, to test, prove, to prove the good or excellent , things that differ,
                   1. to distinguish between good and evil, lawful and unlawful, to approve of things that excel, to differ from one
                   2. To Prove a thing/quality with a view to or for APPROVAL
                   3. to excel, surpass one
                   
                   
                3. impersonally(Something that), it makes a difference, it matters, is of importance
                
                

                 

                FRENCH & LATIN:

                The word for value comes from the French word valor, from which we derive our English

                word Valour. Be Worth or Be Value, value in its purest sense is derived from the Latin word

                valere which means be strong, be worth, and be well….or be Strong &  Be Well; Be of VALUE

                 

                Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est!

                 

                It basically means, “life is not to live, but to live vigorously”. The exact literal translation would

                have sounded odd. Also, valere has a few different translations all meaning pretty much the same

                thing. It could also be read as strong or able. What it means is that there is more to life than

                existence, you need to do something or make something of yourself to make it worthwhile.

                 

                ENGLISH:

                • Of Monetary value
                • A Numerical quantity
                • Used Both as a Noun & Verb….Merit, worth, Is useful…MORALITY…of principles & ethics….TO (Verb) Appraise, evaluate, To appreciate, To esteem ..to highly esteem , to treasure cherish love…to hold in high regard
                
                

                CULTIVATING VALUE:

                We are should be  wanting to discover, develop & cultivate qualities (Virtues/Values) in our lives that are EXCELLENT or of usefulness(Info. Is taught, Values are caught)

                 

                In order to do this we must FIRST KNOW THAT we are VALUED or Have VALUE:

                PSALM 139:13-14 For You formed my inward parts; You [a]covered me in my mother’s womb. 14 I will praise You, for [b]I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.

                EPH. 1:5 5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

                Romans 8:37-39 37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

                Jeremiah 29:11 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

                I John 3:1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of [a]God!

                I John 4:9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.

                Zepheniah 3:17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

                EXODUS 33:17,18,19

                17So the LORD said to Moses, “I will do this very thing you have asked, for you have found favor in My sight, and I know you by name.” 18Then Moses said, “Please show me Your glory.” 19“I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”…/Matthew 7:7-11

                Without God There Is No TRUE VALUE:

                Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to (DIAPHERO) retain God in their knowledge,

                God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

                JOHN 3:16-19 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

                18 “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

                MATTHEW 5:13-16

                13 “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.

                14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

                Isaiah 5:20

                Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

                Some Qualities Worth Cultivating:

                II Peter 1:1-11 (Godly Virtues)

                1 [a]Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Jesus Christ,

                To those who have [b]received and possess [by God’s will] a precious faith of the [c]same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ: 2 Grace and peace [that special sense of spiritual well-being] be multiplied to you in the [true, intimate] knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. 3 For His divine power has bestowed on us [absolutely] everything necessary for [a dynamic spiritual] life and godliness, through [d]true and personal knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. 4 For by these He has bestowed on us His precious and magnificent promises [of inexpressible value], so that by them you may escape from the immoral freedom that is in the world because of disreputable desire, and become sharers of the divine nature. 5 For this very reason, applying your diligence [to the divine promises, make every effort] in [exercising] your faith to, [e]develop moral excellence, and in moral excellence, knowledge (insight, understanding), 6 and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, steadfastness, and in your steadfastness, godliness, 7 and in your godliness, brotherly affection, and in your brotherly affection, [develop Christian] love...]]>WHAT DO YOU VALUE?   6/10/22

                INTRODUCTION:

                I believe that when I connect my Values to the Gifts and Talents God has given me that

                I am and will be an “UNSTOPPABLE Force for Good” to all I meet.

                "The Veneration of My Values~MattGeib2011"

                LUKE 12:6,7 6 “Are not five sparrows sold for two [a]copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God. 7 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. DIAPHERO (dee—a—pharo)

                Philippians 1:10 10 so that you may learn to recognize and treasure what is excellent [identifying the best, and distinguishing moral differences], and that you may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ [actually living lives that lead others away from sin]; (AMP)  DIAPHERO (dee—a—pharo)

                NKJV…That you may approve the Things that are excellent

                NASB…That you may Discover Things that are excellent

                AMPC…10 So that you may surely learn to sense what is vital, and approve and prize what is excellent and of real value [recognizing the highest and the best, and distinguishing the moral differences], and that you may be untainted and pure and unerring and blameless [so that with hearts sincere and certain and unsullied, you may approach] the day of Christ [not stumbling nor causing others to stumble].

                (essential, superior, vital)

                God’s not looking so much for perfection, yet he is looking for EXCELLENCE

                 

                DEFINITIONS:

                GREEK =Diapherō

                • o bear or carry through any place
                • to carry different ways
                
                
                1. to carry Through,carry in different directions, to different places
                   1. of people who are carried hither and thither in a ship, driven to and fro
                   
                   
                2. to differ, to test, prove, to prove the good or excellent , things that differ,
                   1. to distinguish between good and evil, lawful and unlawful, to approve of things that excel, to differ from one
                   2. To Prove a thing/quality with a view to or for APPROVAL
                   3. to excel, surpass one
                   
                   
                3. impersonally(Something that), it makes a difference, it matters, is of importance
                
                

                 

                FRENCH & LATIN:

                The word for value comes from the French word valor, from which we derive our English

                word Valour. Be Worth or Be Value, value in its purest sense is derived from the Latin word

                valere which means be strong, be worth, and be well….or be Strong &  Be Well; Be of VALUE

                 

                Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est!

                 

                It basically means, “life is not to live, but to live vigorously”. The exact literal translation would

                have sounded odd. Also, valere has a few different translations all meaning pretty much the same

                thing. It could also be read as strong or able. What it means is that there is more to life than

                existence, you need to do something or make something of yourself to make it worthwhile.

                 

                ENGLISH:

                • Of Monetary value
                • A Numerical quantity
                • Used Both as a Noun & Verb….Merit, worth, Is useful…MORALITY…of principles & ethics….TO (Verb) Appraise, evaluate, To appreciate, To esteem ..to highly esteem , to treasure cherish love…to hold in high regard
                
                

                CULTIVATING VALUE:

                We are should be  wanting to discover, develop & cultivate qualities (Virtues/Values) in our lives that are EXCELLENT or of usefulness(Info. Is taught, Values are caught)

                 

                In order to do this we must FIRST KNOW THAT we are VALUED or Have VALUE:

                PSALM 139:13-14 For You formed my inward parts; You [a]covered me in my mother’s womb. 14 I will praise You, for [b]I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.

                EPH. 1:5 5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

                Romans 8:37-39 37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

                Jeremiah 29:11 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

                I John 3:1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of [a]God!

                I John 4:9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.

                Zepheniah 3:17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

                EXODUS 33:17,18,19

                17So the LORD said to Moses, “I will do this very thing you have asked, for you have found favor in My sight, and I know you by name.” 18Then Moses said, “Please show me Your glory.” 19“I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”…/Matthew 7:7-11

                Without God There Is No TRUE VALUE:

                Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to (DIAPHERO) retain God in their knowledge,

                God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

                JOHN 3:16-19 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

                18 “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

                MATTHEW 5:13-16

                13 “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.

                14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

                Isaiah 5:20

                Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

                Some Qualities Worth Cultivating:

                II Peter 1:1-11 (Godly Virtues)

                1 [a]Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Jesus Christ,

                To those who have [b]received and possess [by God’s will] a precious faith of the [c]same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ: 2 Grace and peace [that special sense of spiritual well-being] be multiplied to you in the [true, intimate] knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. 3 For His divine power has bestowed on us [absolutely] everything necessary for [a dynamic spiritual] life and godliness, through [d]true and personal knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. 4 For by these He has bestowed on us His precious and magnificent promises [of inexpressible value], so that by them you may escape from the immoral freedom that is in the world because of disreputable desire, and become sharers of the divine nature. 5 For this very reason, applying your diligence [to the divine promises, make every effort] in [exercising] your faith to, [e]develop moral excellence, and in moral excellence, knowledge (insight, understanding), 6 and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, steadfastness, and in your steadfastness, godliness, 7 and in your godliness, brotherly affection, and in your brotherly affection, [develop Christian] love [that is, learn to unselfishly seek the best for others and to do things for their benefit]. 8 For as these qualities are yours and are increasing [in you as you grow toward spiritual maturity], they will keep you from being useless and unproductive in regard to the true knowledge and greater understanding of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For whoever lacks these qualities is blind—shortsighted [closing his spiritual eyes to the truth], having become oblivious to the fact that he was cleansed from his old sins. 10 Therefore, believers, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you [be sure that your behavior reflects and confirms your relationship with God]; for by [f]doing these things [actively developing these virtues], you will never stumble [in your spiritual growth and will live a life that leads others away from sin]; 11 for in this way entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be abundantly provided to you.

                Philippians 4:8 8 Finally, [a]believers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable and worthy of respect, whatever is right and confirmed by God’s word, whatever is pure and wholesome, whatever is lovely and brings peace, whatever is admirable and of good repute; if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think continually on these things [center your mind on them, and implant them in your heart].

                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/c711db86-6965-311b-8f58-837ca638199cMon, 13 Jun 2022 14:52:18 -040036:00falsefull103103”Back To The Basics” - Profound lessons In the Gospels With Wytrina WrightSimple Yet Profound Lessons Found In the Gospels

                * Matthew 28:19,20 The Great Commission...We must Be 'directed' by Abba because the Harvest is plenteous

                * Matthew 5:21 Make sure you are PREPARED to Teach the Basics to New Believers, Teach as Jesus taught...To make Disciples you yourself must FIRST be a Disciple

                *Matthew 5 & 6  The Beatitudes represent the FRUIT of Discipleship for the Believer

                * Matthew 22 The Parable of the Wedding....'Call them ALL!'...Verse 11,12 Make sure the guests come dressed appropriately

                * Matthew 13: 8-13 We Must have discernment to KNOW of What soil people are in order to reach them

                * Ephesians 1:3 We are Blessed with ALL Spiritual Blessings In Heavenly Places....God desires to Give us a STRATEGY for effective Ministry

                ]]>Simple Yet Profound Lessons Found In the Gospels

                * Matthew 28:19,20 The Great Commission...We must Be 'directed' by Abba because the Harvest is plenteous

                * Matthew 5:21 Make sure you are PREPARED to Teach the Basics to New Believers, Teach as Jesus taught...To make Disciples you yourself must FIRST be a Disciple

                *Matthew 5 & 6  The Beatitudes represent the FRUIT of Discipleship for the Believer

                * Matthew 22 The Parable of the Wedding....'Call them ALL!'...Verse 11,12 Make sure the guests come dressed appropriately

                * Matthew 13: 8-13 We Must have discernment to KNOW of What soil people are in order to reach them

                * Ephesians 1:3 We are Blessed with ALL Spiritual Blessings In Heavenly Places....God desires to Give us a STRATEGY for effective Ministry

                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/09580876-599a-310e-97d5-fd0f3262ecabMon, 06 Jun 2022 14:44:51 -040059:08falsefull102102<p>Simple Yet Profound Lessons Found In the Gospels</p> <p>* Matthew 28:19,20 The Great Commission...We must Be 'directed' by Abba because the Harvest is plenteous</p> <p>* Matthew 5:21 Make sure you are PREPARED to Teach the Basics to New Believers, Teach as Jesus taught...To make Disciples you yourself must FIRST be a Disciple</p> <p>*Matthew 5 & 6  The Beatitudes represent the FRUIT of Discipleship for the Believer</p> <p>* Matthew 22 The Parable of the Wedding....'Call them ALL!'...Verse 11,12 Make sure the guests come dressed appropriately</p> <p>* Matthew 13: 8-13 We Must have discernment to KNOW of What soil people are in order to reach them</p> <p>* Ephesians 1:3 We are Blessed with ALL Spiritual Blessings In Heavenly Places....God desires to Give us a STRATEGY for effective Ministry</p> ”Are You On Time With God?”( Ecclesiastes 3:1-8)Making sure you are 'on time' with God's plan for your life
                ]]>Making sure you are 'on time' with God's plan for your life
                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/1e07729c-3060-34c2-96d1-b524115c9b2dMon, 23 May 2022 17:37:22 -040026:40falsefull101101<p>Making sure you are 'on time' with God's plan for your life</p> ”Advancing The Kingdom of God” ~With Apostolic General Athyna StewartThe 100th Episode with Apostolic General Athyna Stewart!
                ]]>The 100th Episode with Apostolic General Athyna Stewart!
                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/0d609705-6f9e-3a36-9465-b2cc865fe649Mon, 16 May 2022 13:36:44 -040058:08falsefull100100<p>The 100th Episode with Apostolic General Athyna Stewart!</p> Journey To Joy Philippians-2:1-5kindomcorner.podbean.com/a6ae84fb-056a-3f96-af5e-e0d9cfe5112aTue, 10 May 2022 02:43:47 -040038:05falsefull9999”Prophets, Coming Out of The cave”In this fascinating Interview  we begin to delve into the experiences of Visions, dreams, etc...That Prophetess Janine Armstrong has had since she was a young girl. Sadly, she was often misunderstood, & chastised for how God had created her to function in the Body of Christ & this world, this often caused her to hold back & hide in fear...BUT no longer!! As we see Janine has found her tribe of people that not only understand her but receive from her wonderful & at times mysterious ministry.

                After 23 years of working in the medical field as a surgical technician she felt the Lord lead her into full time ministry with The Kings Company online coaching school, and also serving as a Leader at Messiah Baptist Church In Newport News Va.

                Where the Lord has led her into a ministry that has always been in her heart. Dreams, Visions and interpretations of them. 

                Her goal is to show and teach that Heaven, Jesus, Holy Spirit are real, and are closer to you than the very breath in your body.

                “It has been in me to prove Jesus!!”  That dreams and visions are from God and I create space for understanding them.

                  “When I realized I was a resource for our Lord Jesus to be made manifest, and for people to dream again, God wrote these words on my heart, and they still ring true to this day that I am persuaded that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8)

                 

                ]]>In this fascinating Interview  we begin to delve into the experiences of Visions, dreams, etc...That Prophetess Janine Armstrong has had since she was a young girl. Sadly, she was often misunderstood, & chastised for how God had created her to function in the Body of Christ & this world, this often caused her to hold back & hide in fear...BUT no longer!! As we see Janine has found her tribe of people that not only understand her but receive from her wonderful & at times mysterious ministry.

                After 23 years of working in the medical field as a surgical technician she felt the Lord lead her into full time ministry with The Kings Company online coaching school, and also serving as a Leader at Messiah Baptist Church In Newport News Va.

                Where the Lord has led her into a ministry that has always been in her heart. Dreams, Visions and interpretations of them. 

                Her goal is to show and teach that Heaven, Jesus, Holy Spirit are real, and are closer to you than the very breath in your body.

                “It has been in me to prove Jesus!!”  That dreams and visions are from God and I create space for understanding them.

                  “When I realized I was a resource for our Lord Jesus to be made manifest, and for people to dream again, God wrote these words on my heart, and they still ring true to this day that I am persuaded that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8)

                 

                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/a64da66c-e8ca-3239-8d1b-0e286fd4aa3eMon, 02 May 2022 15:45:40 -040057:02falsefull9898<p>In this fascinating Interview  we begin to delve into the experiences of Visions, dreams, etc...That Prophetess Janine Armstrong has had since she was a young girl. Sadly, she was often misunderstood, & chastised for how God had created her to function in the Body of Christ & this world, this often caused her to hold back & hide in fear...BUT no longer!! As we see Janine has found her tribe of people that not only understand her but receive from her wonderful & at times mysterious ministry.</p> <p>After 23 years of working in the medical field as a surgical technician she felt the Lord lead her into full time ministry with The Kings Company online coaching school, and also serving as a Leader at Messiah Baptist Church In Newport News Va.</p> <p>Where the Lord has led her into a ministry that has always been in her heart. Dreams, Visions and interpretations of them. </p> <p>Her goal is to show and teach that Heaven, Jesus, Holy Spirit are real, and are closer to you than the very breath in your body.</p> <p>“It has been in me to prove Jesus!!”  That dreams and visions are from God and I create space for understanding them.</p> <p>  “When I realized I was a resource for our Lord Jesus to be made manifest, and for people to dream again, God wrote these words on my heart, and they still ring true to this day that I am persuaded that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8) </p> <p> </p> ”Rallying Around Unity, Contending for the Faith” ~Phil.1:27-2:3(PT.II)“Rallying  Around  UNITY ,Contending Together For The Faith” ~~ Philippians 1:27-2:4 (07/01/21)

                Phil. 1:27 Only let your conversation/conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel,(NKJV)

                “Only” connects this all inclusive exhortation that Paul begins this portion of scripture with, with the previous verses (vs. 23-26) where we saw he was ‘between a rock & a hard place’ about whether he should remain with them or go to be with Jesus in Heaven…He knew they needed His ministry & whether his salvation or deliverance meant being phys. Free from house arrest or not  he was now confident that he would be able to continue his ministry to them & that that was what he was to do.

                OPENESS  of heart by the Philippians was needed as Paul now begins to address basic spiritual needs of the church; rubber meets the road principals are  now provided throughout the rest of this letter to correct certain things in their lives & provide for what they may be lacking

                “Conversation/Conduct”  KJV uses conversation, which in that day had a different meaning than currently  ( an interchange or discourse between people)…a better rendering is manner of life, behavior ,conduct……………HOWEVER THERE IS MOREJ

                “POLITEUO” (Grk)( Poly –too-i-mi) this is the word from where we get our word politics, it referred to the  public duties devolving on a person as a member of a body of people

                Acts  23:1 I have lived (politeuo) =conducted myself  as a worthy citizen of heaven before God until this day

                FURTHER meaning….Manage the state (steward) , administrate civil affairs, here it speaks of citizenship …that is “Live as the citizens of heaven would exuding heavenly attributes”

                The use of Politeuo…is a kind of play on words as Philippi was a Roman colony & being a good citizen of Rome was imperative , so Paul uses this to show our relationship relationship to being good citizens of heaven

                 

                The use of this specialized word here COLORS the rest of the Epistle…giving it a Heavenly atmosphere,,,,we are heavenly people, with a heavenly destiny, & a heavenly origin…with a responsibility of living here on earth as being of the heavenly realm in the midst of ungodly people & surroundings.

                • 3:20 But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior.
                • 3:12 All who are victorious will become pillars in the Temple of my God, and they will never have to leave it. And I will write on them the name of my God, and they will be citizens in the city of my God—the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from my God. And I will also write on them my new name.
                
                

                Only let your conversation/conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ….The construction of the Greek language conveys STEPPING up To ONES spiritual RESPONSIBILITY as ‘Heavenly Citizens’… being responsible to exhort OURSELVES to live this way daily!= Maturity!:-)

                Only let your conversation/conduct Be Worthy of The Gospel—KJV says Be as It Becometh the Gospel

                Becometh …literally to have the weight of(weighing as much as) another thing. It means of like value or worth as much

                **SAINTS are to see to it that their manner of life weighs as much as the gospel they profess to believe or their words will not have weight**

                WORD STUDY:

                Eph. 4:22-24 You took off[a] your former way of life, the old self[b] that is corrupted by deceitful desires; 23 you are being renewed[c] in the spirit of your minds; 24 you put on[d] the new self, the one created according to God’s likeness in righteousness and purity of the truth.(HCSB)

                 “Conversation”  anastrophē ‘manner or way of Life’(conduct) ITim. 4:12, Heb. 13:5-7, Jn. 3:13, I Peter 1:15-18 **I Peter 3:1,2, II Peter 2:7,3:11

                 

                 

                 

                “That You STAND FAST” Be Firm & Upright in holding ones ground

                Implication:  there is an enemy(s) we must confront, When you become a Christian you enter a ‘Spiritual Battle’ (Eph. 6:12)..Here Paul begins to address the attack on Unity that was coming against the Philippian  church

                “One Spirit”…This speaks of the Unity of the Spirit which the Body of Christ is to be fused & blended in…of course produced in our spirits by the influence of God’s Holy Spirit

                “Mind”….trs. of Grk. Word ‘Soul’…our reasons, our will, emotions…this is where EXERTION takes place as we are influenced by God (not the World)

                “Striving” (synathleō)is the trs. Of a Grk. Word used in an Athletic contest…our words ‘athlete’ & athletic come from this word….the GREEK language conveys a Powerful picture of an Athletic team WORKING TOGETHER in Perfect coordination to Win a competition/game.(Lk. 13:24,Ro. 15:30)

                Paul here is exhorting the Phil. To work together in perfect co-ordination like a team of Greek Athletes toward a common Goal/ Prize…………………LOL!! Paul must have been a ‘Sports Fan’! he is always using athletic metaphors to expound upon the Christian life….(see…I tim.4:7-10,IITim.2:5,I Cr.9:24-26,Phil. 3:12,13,Heb. 12:1, Eph. 6:12)

                “Only (since my only reason for remaining on earth is for your progress in the Christian life), see to it that you recognize your responsibility as citizens (of heaven), & put yourselves to the absolute necessity of performing the duties devolving upon you in that position, doing this in a manner which is befitting to the gospel of Christ, in order that whether having come & having seen you, or whether being absent I am hearing the things concerning you ,namely, that you are standing firm in one spirit, holding your ground, with one soul contending (as a team of athletes would ) in perfect co-operation with one another for the faith of the gospel.” ~Philippians 1:27 The New Testament Expanded Translation ~ Kenneth S. Wuest

                 

                “Terrified”  used by the grks. To describe the terror of a startled horse …”Adversaries” here Paul is referring to the pagan idolators in Philippi who would oppose the Saints

                “Evident Token” a law term that denotes  proof which is obtained by an appeal to facts,,,which were “that of God.”

                Connecting ‘striving together’ (vs. 27) this evident token is A possible allusion to A Gladiators contest in the Ampitheater …The Christian Gladiator Knows GOD is the director of the contest & Has given Him a sure/evident token of deliverance

                The idea verse  28 conveys is the Saints in Philippi have not allowed themselves to be scared by antagonism from the pagan community & thus this  was clear evidence to convince the pagans that they (the pagans)were on the road to hell & the Saints were clearly saved

                I Peter 2:12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

                I Peter 3:12-17 because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and His ears are open to their request. But the face of the Lord is against those who do what is evil.[a]13 And who will harm[b] you if you are deeply committed to what is good?[c]14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear or be disturbed,[d]15 but honor[e] the Messiah[f] as Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to give a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason[g] for the hope that is in you. 16 However, do this with gentleness and respect, keeping your conscience clear,[h][i]so that when you are accused,[j] those who denounce your Christian life[k] will be put to shame. 17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will,[l] than...]]>“Rallying  Around  UNITY ,Contending Together For The Faith” ~~ Philippians 1:27-2:4 (07/01/21)

                Phil. 1:27 Only let your conversation/conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel,(NKJV)

                “Only” connects this all inclusive exhortation that Paul begins this portion of scripture with, with the previous verses (vs. 23-26) where we saw he was ‘between a rock & a hard place’ about whether he should remain with them or go to be with Jesus in Heaven…He knew they needed His ministry & whether his salvation or deliverance meant being phys. Free from house arrest or not  he was now confident that he would be able to continue his ministry to them & that that was what he was to do.

                OPENESS  of heart by the Philippians was needed as Paul now begins to address basic spiritual needs of the church; rubber meets the road principals are  now provided throughout the rest of this letter to correct certain things in their lives & provide for what they may be lacking

                “Conversation/Conduct”  KJV uses conversation, which in that day had a different meaning than currently  ( an interchange or discourse between people)…a better rendering is manner of life, behavior ,conduct……………HOWEVER THERE IS MOREJ

                “POLITEUO” (Grk)( Poly –too-i-mi) this is the word from where we get our word politics, it referred to the  public duties devolving on a person as a member of a body of people

                Acts  23:1 I have lived (politeuo) =conducted myself  as a worthy citizen of heaven before God until this day

                FURTHER meaning….Manage the state (steward) , administrate civil affairs, here it speaks of citizenship …that is “Live as the citizens of heaven would exuding heavenly attributes”

                The use of Politeuo…is a kind of play on words as Philippi was a Roman colony & being a good citizen of Rome was imperative , so Paul uses this to show our relationship relationship to being good citizens of heaven

                 

                The use of this specialized word here COLORS the rest of the Epistle…giving it a Heavenly atmosphere,,,,we are heavenly people, with a heavenly destiny, & a heavenly origin…with a responsibility of living here on earth as being of the heavenly realm in the midst of ungodly people & surroundings.

                • 3:20 But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior.
                • 3:12 All who are victorious will become pillars in the Temple of my God, and they will never have to leave it. And I will write on them the name of my God, and they will be citizens in the city of my God—the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven from my God. And I will also write on them my new name.
                
                

                Only let your conversation/conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ….The construction of the Greek language conveys STEPPING up To ONES spiritual RESPONSIBILITY as ‘Heavenly Citizens’… being responsible to exhort OURSELVES to live this way daily!= Maturity!:-)

                Only let your conversation/conduct Be Worthy of The Gospel—KJV says Be as It Becometh the Gospel

                Becometh …literally to have the weight of(weighing as much as) another thing. It means of like value or worth as much

                **SAINTS are to see to it that their manner of life weighs as much as the gospel they profess to believe or their words will not have weight**

                WORD STUDY:

                Eph. 4:22-24 You took off[a] your former way of life, the old self[b] that is corrupted by deceitful desires; 23 you are being renewed[c] in the spirit of your minds; 24 you put on[d] the new self, the one created according to God’s likeness in righteousness and purity of the truth.(HCSB)

                 “Conversation”  anastrophē ‘manner or way of Life’(conduct) ITim. 4:12, Heb. 13:5-7, Jn. 3:13, I Peter 1:15-18 **I Peter 3:1,2, II Peter 2:7,3:11

                 

                 

                 

                “That You STAND FAST” Be Firm & Upright in holding ones ground

                Implication:  there is an enemy(s) we must confront, When you become a Christian you enter a ‘Spiritual Battle’ (Eph. 6:12)..Here Paul begins to address the attack on Unity that was coming against the Philippian  church

                “One Spirit”…This speaks of the Unity of the Spirit which the Body of Christ is to be fused & blended in…of course produced in our spirits by the influence of God’s Holy Spirit

                “Mind”….trs. of Grk. Word ‘Soul’…our reasons, our will, emotions…this is where EXERTION takes place as we are influenced by God (not the World)

                “Striving” (synathleō)is the trs. Of a Grk. Word used in an Athletic contest…our words ‘athlete’ & athletic come from this word….the GREEK language conveys a Powerful picture of an Athletic team WORKING TOGETHER in Perfect coordination to Win a competition/game.(Lk. 13:24,Ro. 15:30)

                Paul here is exhorting the Phil. To work together in perfect co-ordination like a team of Greek Athletes toward a common Goal/ Prize…………………LOL!! Paul must have been a ‘Sports Fan’! he is always using athletic metaphors to expound upon the Christian life….(see…I tim.4:7-10,IITim.2:5,I Cr.9:24-26,Phil. 3:12,13,Heb. 12:1, Eph. 6:12)

                “Only (since my only reason for remaining on earth is for your progress in the Christian life), see to it that you recognize your responsibility as citizens (of heaven), & put yourselves to the absolute necessity of performing the duties devolving upon you in that position, doing this in a manner which is befitting to the gospel of Christ, in order that whether having come & having seen you, or whether being absent I am hearing the things concerning you ,namely, that you are standing firm in one spirit, holding your ground, with one soul contending (as a team of athletes would ) in perfect co-operation with one another for the faith of the gospel.” ~Philippians 1:27 The New Testament Expanded Translation ~ Kenneth S. Wuest

                 

                “Terrified”  used by the grks. To describe the terror of a startled horse …”Adversaries” here Paul is referring to the pagan idolators in Philippi who would oppose the Saints

                “Evident Token” a law term that denotes  proof which is obtained by an appeal to facts,,,which were “that of God.”

                Connecting ‘striving together’ (vs. 27) this evident token is A possible allusion to A Gladiators contest in the Ampitheater …The Christian Gladiator Knows GOD is the director of the contest & Has given Him a sure/evident token of deliverance

                The idea verse  28 conveys is the Saints in Philippi have not allowed themselves to be scared by antagonism from the pagan community & thus this  was clear evidence to convince the pagans that they (the pagans)were on the road to hell & the Saints were clearly saved

                I Peter 2:12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

                I Peter 3:12-17 because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and His ears are open to their request. But the face of the Lord is against those who do what is evil.[a]13 And who will harm[b] you if you are deeply committed to what is good?[c]14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear or be disturbed,[d]15 but honor[e] the Messiah[f] as Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to give a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason[g] for the hope that is in you. 16 However, do this with gentleness and respect, keeping your conscience clear,[h][i]so that when you are accused,[j] those who denounce your Christian life[k] will be put to shame. 17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will,[l] than for doing evil.

                 

                 

                “FOR”….connects the thought from previous vs. (28) on not being in fear because……

                “For unto you it is given” the ‘IT’ has been graciously given to you just like the free gift of salvation given to you , this IT also means ‘on behalf of, in the place of’

                ‘IT’ – “It has been graciously given the saints to suffer not only for the sake of BUT in THE PLACE of Christ”

                POINT: suffering from Pagans/the enemy may cause terror, HOWEVER when viewed in God’s light, it was really a gift of God’s Grace and NOT evil

                 

                “Conflict” (Agon) –agony ….again a picture or word used to describe an athletic contest. Paul again was using this  metaphor to describe our Christian Life…we are God’s athletes to whom he has given an opportunity to show the stuff we are made of

                conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me….Paul uses this picture to describe his own Untiring work for the Gospel of Christ

                WORD STUDY:

                ** Suffering for the Gospel IS Scriptural**

                • II Tim. 3:12 10 But you have followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, and endurance, 11 along with the persecutions and sufferings that came to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from them all. 12 In fact, all those who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.(HCSB)
                • 3:10 10 My goal is to know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death
                • Acts 5:41,9:16,II Cor.1:7,Romans 8:17,36, I Peter 2:20,4:16,5:10, Matt. 5:11, Heb. 11:25
                
                

                 

                 

                Phil. 2:1,2 Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, (2) fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

                The exhortation that Paul had given in 1:27 is kind of a ‘Hope-So’ for the Phil. To be standing fast in  One Spirit w/ a single Mind , striving together as a TEAM  for Faith in the Gospel is further elaborated on now..verse 2 here basically repeats the same hope/exhortation

                AN EXHORTATION TO UNITY as shown by FOUR FACTS in 2:1

                “If” could be since or in view of the fact …(is FACT & yet conditional)

                1)“CONSOLATION” …we could say consolation IS a Certain Thing/attribute (Grk.)

                GRK. (PARAKLESIS..Par-auk-leeseis, It’s ROOT= paraklētos ,’Comforter’ ) Is a calling near, summons, (esp. for help) THE CONTEXT ALWAYS DETERMINES Meaning)

                1. a calling near, summons, (esp. for help)
                2. importation, supplication, entreaty
                3. exhortation, admonition, encouragement
                4. consolation, comfort, solace; that which affords comfort or refreshment
                   1. thus of the Messianic salvation (so the Rabbis call the Messiah the consoler, the comforter)
                   
                   
                5. persuasive discourse, stirring address
                   1. instructive, admonitory, conciliatory, powerful hortatory discourse
                   
                   
                
                

                In view of the FACT that The PHIL. Were under ATTACK to become DISUNIFIED CONSOLATION Here meant EXHORTATION…POINT: Christ’s Life should be an exhortation ,admonition, & encouragement for the Phil. To live in a state of HARMONY  with each other, to be likeminded.

                2)“COMFORT” literally is a word which comes to the side of one to stimulate or comfort Him/Her…it speaks of persuasive address…”Of  Love (AGAPE)”

                Agape…produces the action (compelling) of COMFORT , loving persuasion & encouragement ..HERE coming through the ‘Instrument’ of the  Apostle urging them to Live in UNITY

                3)“Fellowship Of The Spirit”  A koinōnia , a sharing & joint participation in GODLY Things together as Saints & also Including God’s Spirit …Paul implores since all of them participate In common activities & interests of the HS. there should be a NATURAL flow of UNITY in their midst….so again be Like-Minded 

                PROBLEM: Not all were living Spirit-Filled & Controlled Lives..(Remember the song ‘One Bad apple?…J)

                4)“Bowels  & Mercies”

                Or…Tenderheartedness & Compassionate Yearnings

                These deep emotions & graces of love should dispel differences & bickering among the Phil., Estrangements should be healed

                1. 2
                
                

                FULFILL…”…. Literally “complete or FILL FULL’, BE Likeminded…literally  THINK THE SAME THING!....this Like-mindedness is shown by 3 elements mentioned in this verse

                a)Having the same love  b) being in HEART agreement (soul to soul agreement…literal)

                1. c) thinking the ONE THING
                
                

                TRS. (WUEST) “ Fill Full my joy by thinking the same thing , having the same love, being in Heart agreement, thinking the ONE Thing”

                WORD STUDY: Unity/Oneness …Think ‘Phalanax’

                Romans 15:6 That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

                ACTS 4:32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

                Eph. 4:1-7 Therefore I, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, accepting[a] one another in love, 3 diligently keeping the unity of the Spirit with the peace that binds us. 4 There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope[b] at your calling— 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all7 Now grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of the Messiah’s gift. (HCSB)

                Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!_PS. 133:1

                EPH. 4:3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

                EPH. 4:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith

                 

                 

                1. 3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
                
                

                “THROUGH”  this in the Grk. Shows an compelling Motive

                “STRIFE” has the idea of being FACTIOUS

                I Cor. 3:3  For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

                JAMES 3:14-1614 But if ye have bitter envy and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.15 Such wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish16 For where envy and strife are, there is confusion and every evil work.

                II Cr. 12:20,Gal. 5:15, 20,21 ,I Tim.6:4,Lk. 14:11,Ro. 12:10,I Cr. 15:9,Eph. 4:2,I Peter 5:5

                Paul’s exhortation is POINTING to different factions in the Church of Philippi that he is wanting to Address & correct

                “Vain glory”  consist of 2 Words = a) ‘Empty, vain, of no purpose, futile & b) Opinion …we could say  EMPTY PRIDE

                “LOWLINESS” trs. Other places as humble, humility …Plato said of this word the state of mind that accepts what the universe offers & does not impiously exalt itself…bad meaning to pagans= ‘abject groveling”

                THE NT Meaning   Connotes enoblement…I PETER 5:6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,

                “It Runs Low’ …this word used secularly to describe the Nile River in the dry season

                “Esteem” To lead, to be a leader ,have  command, to consider, deem account think-- from a root word which refers to looking at EXTERNAL Facts, to weigh & judge a person , NOT ones inner feelings or sentiment

                “BETTER” literally ‘having above’ , thus to excel , or surpass

                 

                 

                 

                 

                1. 4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
                
                

                “LOOK” – to fix attention upon w/ desire & interest in…Lightfoot= “ To consult one’s own Interest”

                RO 12:15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

                1. 14:19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
                2. 15:1 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
                
                

                I Cr. 12:26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

                I Cr. 8:9-13

                I Cr. 10:24

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                Examples are mentioned...Moses, Anninias & Saphira to show the danger of disunity

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                Examples are mentioned...Moses, Anninias & Saphira to show the danger of disunity

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                THEME of Chapter : Christ OUR Life…….Verse 21 “For To Me , to LIVE is CHRIST To DIE is Gain”

                Four Qualities of AUTHENTIC Christian Faith:

                1. Adversity means to ADVANCE
                2. Rivalry causes Rejoicing
                3. TESTING Produces Triumph
                4. DEATH Unveils Delight
                
                

                PHIL.1:12-14(NKJV)

                ADVERSITY MEANS TO ADVANCE:

                12 But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance (ADVANCE)of the gospel, 13 so that it has become evident to the whole [a]palace guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ; 14 and most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

                • ITIM 4:12-15 12 Let no one [a]despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, [b]in spirit, in faith, in purity. 13 Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to [c]14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership. 15 Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.
                •  
                • II Chron. 20:20,21 20 So they rose early in the morning and went out into the Wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, O Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper.” 21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the Lord, and who should praise the
                • beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying:
                • PROSPER = saleah (SAH…LAYACH)…To advance ,prosper, make progress, push forward breakout
                • WENT out BEFORE =yasaw (YAT-Saw) …To Proceed, move forward in front
                • 2:2 2 but having both suffered before, and having been injuriously treated (as ye have known) in Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the good news of God in much conflict,
                • PROVERBS 28:1 The righteous ARE BOLD as a Lion
                
                

                 

                 

                PHIL. 1:15-18(NKJ)

                RIVALRY CAUSES REJOICING:

                15 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. 16 The latter do so out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. 17 The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains. 18 But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice.

                • I Cor. 3:1-7  Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. 2 I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. 3 You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans? 4 For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere human beings5 What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. 6 I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. 7 So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
                • Acts 8:12-17 Philip, James , & John work together in Samaria to further the Gospel
                • ROMANS 12:10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.
                • 5:15-26 Fruits of the FLESH devour…Fruits of The Spirit bring LIFE!!
                • James 3:14-16 14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. 15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
                • I Peter 2:1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.
                • “I Want The Biggest TENT!”
                • 4:2 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
                • Hebrews 10:24 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds
                
                

                Can you take the success of others? That's one of the hardest tests of Christian maturity, isn't it? I don't think there is a clearer mark of Christian maturity than to be able to genuinely rejoice -- not just say pious words -- but genuinely rejoice in the success of another(THE LADDERJ)

                PHIL. 1:19-20

                Testing Produces TRIUMPH

                19 For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance(salvation) through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 20 according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.

                • “THIS” Refers to the fact that Christ is being EVEN MORE WIDELY PROCLAIMED due to Paul’s imprisonment
                • “Deliverance/Salvation” (SO..TERIA) not referring here to phys. Salvation…but more of a connotation of health & well being( 9:21,22) …This WORD means deliverance, preservation, safety, salvation (Phys. Or spiritually)…the context decides meaning
                • BEAUTIFUL TRUTH HERE = The know. That Paul’s Imprisonment was actually
                • advancing the Gospel Message was like a TONIC to Paul’s soul = HIS SALVATION, brought well- being to Him!!,instead of discouragement
                • PRAYER!! Not possible w/o Prayer!
                • 20..”EARNEST EXPECTATION”—( apokaradokia…Apo…kara…dakia)literally ‘away the head to watch’ = to look to watch…to crane & out stretch ones Head LOOKING for something in Eager expectation!:-)(see ROMANS 8:19)….AN INTENSE FOCUS…Not looking anywhere else RIVETED on something…in this context, next phrase defines what Paul is focused on…w/ His whole HEART/Being
                • “In nothing I Shall Be ashamed…BUT w/ALL BOLDNESS”….This literally means ‘The TOTAL Freedom of Speech”…..as He was in House arrest He could have given in to Fear of Govt.( Roman Empire)in Retaliation for His Preaching …shrunk back & failed in His Mission as The Gentile Apostle …He wanted to Maintain His Bold Testimony as shown throughout His missionary career
                • NOTE it was Paul’s INTENSE DESIRE (Earnest Expectation) to Magnify God IN /W HIS WHOLE HEART/BEING, not just His words, even if He had to lay down his life as a martyr……….see….
                • Christ will be magnified in my body…MAGNIFY…Literally to MAKE GREAT, Conspicuous..to GET Glory & Praise!
                • I Cor. 4:5-12 5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake. 6 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. 8 We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed— 10 always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. 11 For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. 12 So then death is working in us, but life in you.
                • 23:10 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
                •  
                • I Peter 1:6,7 6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been [a]grieved by various trials, 7 that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
                •  
                
                

                PHIL. 1:21-26

                “Death Unveils Delight”

                21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I [a]cannot tell. 23 [b]For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. 24 Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you. 25 And...]]>“Advancing Through or In ADVERSITY” ~ Philippians 1:12-26 

                THEME of Chapter : Christ OUR Life…….Verse 21 “For To Me , to LIVE is CHRIST To DIE is Gain”

                Four Qualities of AUTHENTIC Christian Faith:

                1. Adversity means to ADVANCE
                2. Rivalry causes Rejoicing
                3. TESTING Produces Triumph
                4. DEATH Unveils Delight
                
                

                PHIL.1:12-14(NKJV)

                ADVERSITY MEANS TO ADVANCE:

                12 But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance (ADVANCE)of the gospel, 13 so that it has become evident to the whole [a]palace guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ; 14 and most of the brethren in the Lord, having become confident by my chains, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

                • ITIM 4:12-15 12 Let no one [a]despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, [b]in spirit, in faith, in purity. 13 Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to [c]14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership. 15 Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.
                •  
                • II Chron. 20:20,21 20 So they rose early in the morning and went out into the Wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, O Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper.” 21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the Lord, and who should praise the
                • beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying:
                • PROSPER = saleah (SAH…LAYACH)…To advance ,prosper, make progress, push forward breakout
                • WENT out BEFORE =yasaw (YAT-Saw) …To Proceed, move forward in front
                • 2:2 2 but having both suffered before, and having been injuriously treated (as ye have known) in Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the good news of God in much conflict,
                • PROVERBS 28:1 The righteous ARE BOLD as a Lion
                
                

                 

                 

                PHIL. 1:15-18(NKJ)

                RIVALRY CAUSES REJOICING:

                15 It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. 16 The latter do so out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. 17 The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains. 18 But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice.

                • I Cor. 3:1-7  Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. 2 I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. 3 You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans? 4 For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere human beings5 What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. 6 I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. 7 So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
                • Acts 8:12-17 Philip, James , & John work together in Samaria to further the Gospel
                • ROMANS 12:10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.
                • 5:15-26 Fruits of the FLESH devour…Fruits of The Spirit bring LIFE!!
                • James 3:14-16 14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. 15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
                • I Peter 2:1 Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.
                • “I Want The Biggest TENT!”
                • 4:2 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
                • Hebrews 10:24 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds
                
                

                Can you take the success of others? That's one of the hardest tests of Christian maturity, isn't it? I don't think there is a clearer mark of Christian maturity than to be able to genuinely rejoice -- not just say pious words -- but genuinely rejoice in the success of another(THE LADDERJ)

                PHIL. 1:19-20

                Testing Produces TRIUMPH

                19 For I know that this will turn out for my deliverance(salvation) through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 20 according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.

                • “THIS” Refers to the fact that Christ is being EVEN MORE WIDELY PROCLAIMED due to Paul’s imprisonment
                • “Deliverance/Salvation” (SO..TERIA) not referring here to phys. Salvation…but more of a connotation of health & well being( 9:21,22) …This WORD means deliverance, preservation, safety, salvation (Phys. Or spiritually)…the context decides meaning
                • BEAUTIFUL TRUTH HERE = The know. That Paul’s Imprisonment was actually
                • advancing the Gospel Message was like a TONIC to Paul’s soul = HIS SALVATION, brought well- being to Him!!,instead of discouragement
                • PRAYER!! Not possible w/o Prayer!
                • 20..”EARNEST EXPECTATION”—( apokaradokia…Apo…kara…dakia)literally ‘away the head to watch’ = to look to watch…to crane & out stretch ones Head LOOKING for something in Eager expectation!:-)(see ROMANS 8:19)….AN INTENSE FOCUS…Not looking anywhere else RIVETED on something…in this context, next phrase defines what Paul is focused on…w/ His whole HEART/Being
                • “In nothing I Shall Be ashamed…BUT w/ALL BOLDNESS”….This literally means ‘The TOTAL Freedom of Speech”…..as He was in House arrest He could have given in to Fear of Govt.( Roman Empire)in Retaliation for His Preaching …shrunk back & failed in His Mission as The Gentile Apostle …He wanted to Maintain His Bold Testimony as shown throughout His missionary career
                • NOTE it was Paul’s INTENSE DESIRE (Earnest Expectation) to Magnify God IN /W HIS WHOLE HEART/BEING, not just His words, even if He had to lay down his life as a martyr……….see….
                • Christ will be magnified in my body…MAGNIFY…Literally to MAKE GREAT, Conspicuous..to GET Glory & Praise!
                • I Cor. 4:5-12 5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake. 6 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. 8 We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed— 10 always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. 11 For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. 12 So then death is working in us, but life in you.
                • 23:10 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
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                • I Peter 1:6,7 6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been [a]grieved by various trials, 7 that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
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                PHIL. 1:21-26

                “Death Unveils Delight”

                21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I [a]cannot tell. 23 [b]For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. 24 Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you. 25 And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith, 26 that your rejoicing for me may be more abundant in Jesus Christ by my coming to you again.

                 

                • with Christ, which is far better. = A Christians VIEW of DEATH
                • HOWEVER……  For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain =Paul’s VIEW…He was content even overjoyed either way!...he was not ‘pining’ for heaven…what about us!?, are we living such a LIFE, fully content, fulfilled, walking out God’s plan daily (In EXCITEMENT! )& yet READY & Desirous of HEAVEN!?
                • 3:4when the Christ -- our life -- may be manifested, then also we with him shall be manifested in glory.
                • ACTS 17:28 For In HIM we LIVE & Move & Have our Being!
                • “To Die” more literally, to Have died… this is showing that the state of death will usher in The Glorious heavenly realm
                • I COR.5:1-8 For we know that if our earthly [a]house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our [b]habitation which is from heaven, 3 if indeed, having been clothed, we shall not be found naked. 4 For we who are in this tent groan, being burdened, not because we want to be unclothed, but further clothed, that mortality may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as [c]a guarantee.
                • 6 So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.
                
                

                CONCLUSION:

                • What do you think is really living? What kind of circumstance do you have to have before you can say "Oh, now I'm really living"? What do you substitute for "Christ" in these words of Paul? "To me to live is money"? Then to die is to lose it all, isn't it? "To me to live is fame"? To die is a name in the obituary in the paper and never have it there again. "To me to live is pleasure"? To die is to go out into an unknown. "To me to live is health"? To die is to lose my health. You see the only thing that makes sense in life is to say with the Apostle, "for me to live is Christ," because then you can say "to die is gain."
                •  
                •  
                • The truth about the Christian faith is that heaven begins down here.
                • 1:3 Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who did bless us in every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
                • 2:6; For he raised us from the dead along with Christ, and we are seated with him in the heavenly realms—all because we are one with Christ Jesus.
                
                

                 

                Adversity First, let’s look at the meaning of ADVERSITY, and allow that to saturate our minds and hearts.

                In Hebrew, the word is “ra,” and has these following connotations: affliction, calamity, distress, hurt, evil, sorrow, trouble, being mistreated. Adversity is not only physical duress, but is often accompanied by a heavy mental and ---------------------------------------------------------emotional state of being as well. The word “ra” comes from a root word meaning to spoil harm, break, or grind into pieces that are good for nothing--worthless!...........see Job 1& 2

                Ecclesiastes  7:13-14 Consider the work of God; for who can make straight what He hath made crooked? In the day of prosperity enjoy the good, and in the day of adversity consider: God hath also set the one beside the other, to the end that man should find out nothing {of what shall be} after him. (Darby trs.)

                Psalm 51:17  DAVID pleaded with God to have a BROKEN Spirit, and a BROKEN and CONTRITE Heart. In the Hebrew language, both BROKEN and CONTRITE in their root forms mean to be shattered and ground up into pieces beyond recognition. This shows then that David had accepted the “Gift of Adversity” that God had set before him. Amazingly this takes us back to the basic root meaning of ADVERSITY, which also means to be broken and ground up into nothing. Adversity, then, is all about leading us to fully humble ourselves in repentance, submission, and trust in our Heavenly Father, realizing that only by trusting in Him can we have the life he desires for us.

                I PETER 5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/b05f4848-aeff-3774-ad19-c4441ae469c8Mon, 04 Apr 2022 14:43:10 -040049:51falsefull9393The Ministry of Teaching With David HitzfelderDavid Hitzfelder is an up & coming Teacher in the Body of Christ

                David Call to be a Teacher

                On this episode we discuss the difference between Pastoring & Teaching

                What makes up a good teacher

                And the 'Volleyball' method of teaching others

                ]]>David Hitzfelder is an up & coming Teacher in the Body of Christ

                David Call to be a Teacher

                On this episode we discuss the difference between Pastoring & Teaching

                What makes up a good teacher

                And the 'Volleyball' method of teaching others

                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/2ac4c7d1-18cc-3fe6-bcdc-8f73d8f21089Mon, 28 Mar 2022 17:05:07 -040041:55falsefull9292<p>David Hitzfelder is an up & coming Teacher in the Body of Christ</p> <p>David Call to be a Teacher</p> <p>On this episode we discuss the difference between Pastoring & Teaching</p> <p>What makes up a good teacher</p> <p>And the 'Volleyball' method of teaching others</p> Philippians 1:1-11 ”Fellowship IN the Gospel”We begin an exegetical study of the book of Philippians

                We find that in order to receive true Transformation we must be an integral part of The Body of Christ

                ]]>We begin an exegetical study of the book of Philippians

                We find that in order to receive true Transformation we must be an integral part of The Body of Christ

                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/e5f074c5-c8cf-38dc-804d-6d8240204920Mon, 21 Mar 2022 15:08:57 -040048:00falsefull9191<p>We begin an exegetical study of the book of Philippians</p> <p>We find that in order to receive true Transformation we must be an integral part of The Body of Christ</p> Philippians-A Primer for Joy,An IntroductionPhilippians is such a simple & yet profound book!

                The concepts of Joy, Rejoicing, Humility & Unity on the face of it seem so simple to grasp & yet they are deeply profound. Joy & Rejoicing must be birthed within our hearts by God, they can never be 'faked' or manufactured! True & lasting Joy & Rejoicing can not come from earthly pleasures or circumstances that only last for awhile, But can only come from an intimate relationship with our Creator.  

                ]]>Philippians is such a simple & yet profound book!

                The concepts of Joy, Rejoicing, Humility & Unity on the face of it seem so simple to grasp & yet they are deeply profound. Joy & Rejoicing must be birthed within our hearts by God, they can never be 'faked' or manufactured! True & lasting Joy & Rejoicing can not come from earthly pleasures or circumstances that only last for awhile, But can only come from an intimate relationship with our Creator.  

                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/9cfc6619-f963-31b4-bf7b-1c511c524a99Mon, 14 Mar 2022 16:30:47 -040036:37falsefull9090<p>Philippians is such a simple & yet profound book!</p> <p>The concepts of Joy, Rejoicing, Humility & Unity on the face of it seem so simple to grasp & yet they are deeply profound. Joy & Rejoicing must be birthed within our hearts by God, they can never be 'faked' or manufactured! True & lasting Joy & Rejoicing can not come from earthly pleasures or circumstances that only last for awhile, But can only come from an intimate relationship with our Creator.  </p> Prophetic Conversations with Helen GrahamProverbs 18:4 Wise words are like deep waters; wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook.

                Today we listen to the wisdom from Helen on different topics regarding the Prophetic & its best use in the church . In the Hebrew the Word Prophesy means literally 'To BUBBLE FORTH'...These were definitely words of insight bubbling forth!

                ]]>Proverbs 18:4 Wise words are like deep waters; wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook.

                Today we listen to the wisdom from Helen on different topics regarding the Prophetic & its best use in the church . In the Hebrew the Word Prophesy means literally 'To BUBBLE FORTH'...These were definitely words of insight bubbling forth!

                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/d37b3ac7-d271-3fa3-9c9c-81ffdde5ded3Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:10:32 -040051:12falsefull8989<p>Proverbs 18:4 Wise words are like deep waters; wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook.</p> <p>Today we listen to the wisdom from Helen on different topics regarding the Prophetic & its best use in the church . In the Hebrew the Word Prophesy means literally 'To BUBBLE FORTH'...These were definitely words of insight bubbling forth!</p> ”Loving Leadership”- With Fivefold Minister extraordinaire, Justin BlairJustin Blair & I discuss the Importance of providing loving church leadership in an often tumultuous & confusing church culture
                ]]>Justin Blair & I discuss the Importance of providing loving church leadership in an often tumultuous & confusing church culture
                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/3f512aa9-cdda-3e47-84e4-680a6bb35eb4Mon, 28 Feb 2022 15:35:46 -040001:15:16falsefull8888<p>Justin Blair & I discuss the Importance of providing loving church leadership in an often tumultuous & confusing church culture</p> ”Finding God’s Sweet Spot” ~With David FarwellThe Bible tells us to Taste & See that the Lord is GOOD, Blessed is the man that Trusts in Him! (Psalm 34:8)...

                And that God's Words are SWEET ...

                How sweet are your words to my taste,     sweeter than honey to my mouth!~ Psalm 119:103

                Pastor/Apostle David Farwell shares some amazing & timely Insights that will enable you, the listener to find that 'Sweet Spot' in Abba regardless of your circumstances

                HERE are some timely QUESTIONS that David asked us that will help make your experience in God Sweeter....

                START WITH CELEBRATION Philemon 1:6 says, “that the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.” Zephaniah 3:17 says, “The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” - Where is God looking at your life and rejoicing? - What good things does He see in you already? - What makes you joyful about where you are right now? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ______SELF-EXAMINATION: “LOOK WITH A VIEW TOWARDS APPROVAL” Think about the increases that you’ve experienced so far. Choose one to examine more closely. - How has the enemy tried to spoil your celebration or steal your progress in this area? - Are there any gains previously made that God is excited to see you re-establish together? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ___________ACTIVATE YOUR INCREASE Make a list of your challenges and/or areas where you continue to experience guilt, shame or condemnation (small or large). Write this at the top of your list: - This list does not reflect what is wrong with me, only what is missing in my relationship with God that He has every intention of providing and increasing!! _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________      ]]>The Bible tells us to Taste & See that the Lord is GOOD, Blessed is the man that Trusts in Him! (Psalm 34:8)...

                And that God's Words are SWEET ...

                How sweet are your words to my taste,     sweeter than honey to my mouth!~ Psalm 119:103

                Pastor/Apostle David Farwell shares some amazing & timely Insights that will enable you, the listener to find that 'Sweet Spot' in Abba regardless of your circumstances

                HERE are some timely QUESTIONS that David asked us that will help make your experience in God Sweeter....

                START WITH CELEBRATION Philemon 1:6 says, “that the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.” Zephaniah 3:17 says, “The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” - Where is God looking at your life and rejoicing? - What good things does He see in you already? - What makes you joyful about where you are right now? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ______SELF-EXAMINATION: “LOOK WITH A VIEW TOWARDS APPROVAL” Think about the increases that you’ve experienced so far. Choose one to examine more closely. - How has the enemy tried to spoil your celebration or steal your progress in this area? - Are there any gains previously made that God is excited to see you re-establish together? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ___________ACTIVATE YOUR INCREASE Make a list of your challenges and/or areas where you continue to experience guilt, shame or condemnation (small or large). Write this at the top of your list: - This list does not reflect what is wrong with me, only what is missing in my relationship with God that He has every intention of providing and increasing!! _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________      ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/9ba3371d-5b51-31cb-aa16-453faae05de1Mon, 21 Feb 2022 18:04:45 -040001:01:17falsefull8787<p>The Bible tells us to Taste & See that the Lord is GOOD, Blessed is the man that Trusts in Him! (Psalm 34:8)...</p> <p>And that God's Words are SWEET ...</p> <p>How sweet are your words to my taste,     sweeter than honey to my mouth!~ Psalm 119:103</p> <p>Pastor/Apostle David Farwell shares some amazing & timely Insights that will enable you, the listener to find that 'Sweet Spot' in Abba regardless of your circumstances</p> <p>HERE are some timely QUESTIONS that David asked us that will help make your experience in God Sweeter....</p> START WITH CELEBRATION Philemon 1:6 says, “that the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.” Zephaniah 3:17 says, “The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” - Where is God looking at your life and rejoicing? - What good things does He see in you already? - What makes you joyful about where you are right now? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ______SELF-EXAMINATION: “LOOK WITH A VIEW TOWARDS APPROVAL” Think about the increases that you’ve experienced so far. Choose one to examine more closely. - How has the enemy tried to spoil your celebration or steal your progress in this area? - Are there any gains previously made that God is excited to see you re-establish together? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ___________ACTIVATE YOUR INCREASE Make a list of your challenges and/or areas where you continue to experience guilt, shame or condemnation (small or large). Write this at the top of your list: - This list does not reflect what is wrong with me, only what is missing in my relationship with God that He has every intention of providing and increasing!! _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________      ”Pots of Endless Power & Provision-I Kings 17:8-16/II Kings 4:1-7A Typological Lesson from Elijah & Elisha , Two Widows , & Clay Pots
                ]]>A Typological Lesson from Elijah & Elisha , Two Widows , & Clay Pots
                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/433c607b-3872-36ab-b29e-0043fdaa477cTue, 15 Feb 2022 02:13:53 -040027:44falsefull8686<p>A Typological Lesson from Elijah & Elisha , Two Widows , & Clay Pots</p> ”The Potter & The Clay”`Jeremiah 18:1-6A Great Typological lesson of the Potter (God) & The clay (People)..How God seeks to form us in His Hands for His will
                ]]>A Great Typological lesson of the Potter (God) & The clay (People)..How God seeks to form us in His Hands for His will
                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/7be3e46d-26de-3df8-9a42-bc711e38927eMon, 07 Feb 2022 18:53:11 -040038:33falsefull8585<p>A Great Typological lesson of the Potter (God) & The clay (People)..How God seeks to form us in His Hands for His will</p> ”True Shepherds” -Special Guest , Apostle Tyler FrickApostle from Fort Payne Alabama , speaks about the role of True Shepherds in the church today & the Growth of His online school--"The Kings Company-Kingdom Life Coaching school" started in the spring of 2020
                ]]>Apostle from Fort Payne Alabama , speaks about the role of True Shepherds in the church today & the Growth of His online school--"The Kings Company-Kingdom Life Coaching school" started in the spring of 2020
                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/615aa5dc-e2dc-3fd3-a959-17e237d8dc43Mon, 31 Jan 2022 18:19:35 -040048:08falsefull8484<p>Apostle from Fort Payne Alabama , speaks about the role of True Shepherds in the church today & the Growth of His online school--"The Kings Company-Kingdom Life Coaching school" started in the spring of 2020</p> ”The Fire of God”~Hebrews 12:29/Duet.4:24Our God Is An All Consuming Fire..Purifying His Bride,The Church
                ]]>Our God Is An All Consuming Fire..Purifying His Bride,The Church
                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/d68bc47d-ef54-30bb-b924-60fa5ca3e2e1Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:54:53 -040049:38falsefull8383<p>Our God Is An All Consuming Fire..Purifying His Bride,The Church</p> Intercessors: Sons & Daughters of God Our Judge~Edwin MatosA Revelatory Message on the meaning of what it is to ''Intercede" by Prophetic Evangelist Edwin Matos

                Edwin brings us 2 Examples from the Old & New Testament (II Chronicles 20 & Matthew 18) tying them together to show a FULL definition of Powerful Intercession

                ]]>A Revelatory Message on the meaning of what it is to ''Intercede" by Prophetic Evangelist Edwin Matos

                Edwin brings us 2 Examples from the Old & New Testament (II Chronicles 20 & Matthew 18) tying them together to show a FULL definition of Powerful Intercession

                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/7d64d8ad-aafc-329d-a02b-d5b70ec77a8dMon, 17 Jan 2022 16:52:31 -040001:07:36falsefull8282<p>A Revelatory Message on the meaning of what it is to ''Intercede" by Prophetic Evangelist Edwin Matos</p> <p>Edwin brings us 2 Examples from the Old & New Testament (II Chronicles 20 & Matthew 18) tying them together to show a FULL definition of Powerful Intercession</p> How To Live your Life On Purpose For The Kingdom of God (Isaiah 14:24)~Venus RodriguezHow To Find & Then Live Your Purpose For The Kingdom of God

                Isa 55:8-9 thoughts in hebrew is makhahawbaw meaning purpose , plan, invention. you could read this verse like this, " for my purpose is not your plan."   your ways, in hebrew is dehrek meaning : journey, path,direction, course of life, moral character.

                Romans 12:2, Psalm 33:11,Isa 14:24,Isa 43:19

                Hosea 4:6 the word destroyed in hebrew is dawma meaning to cut off, perish, bring to silence, undone. knowledge in hebrew is dahath meaning perception,discernment, understanding, wisdom, Romans 8:28 purpose hebrew is prothesis, meaning setting a setting forth of a thing, placing it inview, proposal, intention, exposed before God.

                example of a few people in the bible  adams purpose Genesis 1:26-28 abraham purpose Genesis 12:1-3 moses Exodus 3:10-17

                6 example on how to help you with discovering your purpose 1. go to God in prayer - James 1:5 2. read the word -Psalm 119:105 3. determine your gifts and strengths. 4. what is your passion- asking this can lead to uncovering purpose 5. connect with others, who can help you ( Prov 11:14) 6. journal, ask God questions , trust God, He will lead you in discovering your purpose.

                ]]>How To Find & Then Live Your Purpose For The Kingdom of God

                Isa 55:8-9 thoughts in hebrew is makhahawbaw meaning purpose , plan, invention. you could read this verse like this, " for my purpose is not your plan."   your ways, in hebrew is dehrek meaning : journey, path,direction, course of life, moral character.

                Romans 12:2, Psalm 33:11,Isa 14:24,Isa 43:19

                Hosea 4:6 the word destroyed in hebrew is dawma meaning to cut off, perish, bring to silence, undone. knowledge in hebrew is dahath meaning perception,discernment, understanding, wisdom, Romans 8:28 purpose hebrew is prothesis, meaning setting a setting forth of a thing, placing it inview, proposal, intention, exposed before God.

                example of a few people in the bible  adams purpose Genesis 1:26-28 abraham purpose Genesis 12:1-3 moses Exodus 3:10-17

                6 example on how to help you with discovering your purpose 1. go to God in prayer - James 1:5 2. read the word -Psalm 119:105 3. determine your gifts and strengths. 4. what is your passion- asking this can lead to uncovering purpose 5. connect with others, who can help you ( Prov 11:14) 6. journal, ask God questions , trust God, He will lead you in discovering your purpose.

                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/c7652e97-46a6-35eb-be4f-2af324f1f76eMon, 10 Jan 2022 18:42:49 -040059:33falsefull8181<p>How To Find & Then Live Your Purpose For The Kingdom of God</p> <p>Isa 55:8-9 thoughts in hebrew is makhahawbaw meaning purpose , plan, invention. you could read this verse like this, " for my purpose is not your plan."   your ways, in hebrew is dehrek meaning : journey, path,direction, course of life, moral character.</p> <p>Romans 12:2, Psalm 33:11,Isa 14:24,Isa 43:19</p> <p>Hosea 4:6 the word destroyed in hebrew is dawma meaning to cut off, perish, bring to silence, undone. knowledge in hebrew is dahath meaning perception,discernment, understanding, wisdom, Romans 8:28 purpose hebrew is prothesis, meaning setting a setting forth of a thing, placing it inview, proposal, intention, exposed before God.</p> <p>example of a few people in the bible  adams purpose Genesis 1:26-28 abraham purpose Genesis 12:1-3 moses Exodus 3:10-17</p> <p>6 example on how to help you with discovering your purpose 1. go to God in prayer - James 1:5 2. read the word -Psalm 119:105 3. determine your gifts and strengths. 4. what is your passion- asking this can lead to uncovering purpose 5. connect with others, who can help you ( Prov 11:14) 6. journal, ask God questions , trust God, He will lead you in discovering your purpose.</p> Up & Coming Evangelist Jose Andrade Tells of His Journey From Darkness To LightThe Year 2022 coincides with the Hebrew Year 5782 meaning 'To Awaken, Stir up, Arouse!'

                Jose Andrade's Testimony will, set you on FIRE for the New Year!

                ]]>The Year 2022 coincides with the Hebrew Year 5782 meaning 'To Awaken, Stir up, Arouse!'

                Jose Andrade's Testimony will, set you on FIRE for the New Year!

                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/6d8fbc00-be96-3d7d-8a5b-88a0d6ba4d86Thu, 06 Jan 2022 01:50:59 -040031:17falsefull8080<p>The Year 2022 coincides with the Hebrew Year 5782 meaning 'To Awaken, Stir up, Arouse!'</p> <p>Jose Andrade's Testimony will, set you on FIRE for the New Year!</p> Living In A Parenethesis (ISamuel 3:1, Gal.4:4,5, Romans 8:18-22)PARENTHESIS: Used in language with () symbols….meaning is an aside or added note to a sentence/topic one is referring to….against good grammar to do much of this (Point: Include it or DO NOT)…Some synonyms for language/meaning use…INTERMISSION…INTERRUPTION….GAP…PAUSE

                Perhaps God has you in a 'Parenthesis'

                ]]>PARENTHESIS: Used in language with () symbols….meaning is an aside or added note to a sentence/topic one is referring to….against good grammar to do much of this (Point: Include it or DO NOT)…Some synonyms for language/meaning use…INTERMISSION…INTERRUPTION….GAP…PAUSE

                Perhaps God has you in a 'Parenthesis'

                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/6faedd9e-b590-3c2c-b21a-a2ab93ec38efThu, 30 Dec 2021 00:04:38 -040041:56falsefull7979<p>PARENTHESIS: Used in language with () symbols….meaning is an aside or added note to a sentence/topic one is referring to….against good grammar to do much of this (Point: Include it or DO NOT)…Some synonyms for language/meaning use…INTERMISSION…INTERRUPTION….GAP…PAUSE</p> <p>Perhaps God has you in a 'Parenthesis'</p> Ephesians: A Mission Birthed In The Heavenlies (Conclusion PT.II)God is Recruiting His Saints To A Mission Like the old Mission Impossible TV/Movie series it is always up to us to reject or accept His Mission

                EPHESIANS: A MISSION BIRTHED IN THE HEAVENLIES

                Point # 1

                Setting: Eph. 1:3, 1:20,2:6,3:10

                Point #2

                Purpose : For the Provision of ALL Spiritual Blessings( Eph. 1:3, II Peter 3:1)

                Point # 3

                The Initiation/Qualification:

                Eph. 1:5 - We are adopted

                Eph. 1:6- Abba made us ACCEPTABLE In the Beloved

                Eph.1:7,8 – We have been REDEEMED By His Blood

                Eph.1:14 – We are the PURCHASD POSSESION of His Redemption

                Eph. 2:15 – He made us ALIVE from sin

                Eph. 2:8 – We have been SAVED by His Grace

                Eph. 2:13 – We have been brought NEAR to Abba through Jesus Blood

                Eph. 2:16 – We have been Reconciled To God by the Cross

                Eph. 4:24 – We Can put on a ‘NEW MAN’ He has created for us.

                Point #4

                Provision has Been Made For The Mission of Unveiling & Interpreting The Mystery:  Eph. 1:9

                Point # 5

                 This Will Take PLACE:  In The Dispensation of The Fullness of Time (Eph. 1:10)

                Point # 6

                To Accomplish: Making ALL THINGS ONE In Christ ; RESTORATION (Eph. 1:10)

                Point # 7

                We Have Been EMPOWERED For The Mission: Through the SEALING of the HOLY GHOST as Proof (Eph.1:13,14)

                Point #8

                Paul’s Prayer: That we Accept God’s Mission (Eph. 1:15-22)

                Point # 9

                God UNIQUELY FITS Each of Us For The Mission: (Eph. 2:10/1:9)

                Point # 10

                The Jews/Gentiles BECOME ONE UNIT: (Eph. 1:10)

                Point #11

                A Vital Mission TASK:  The QUICKENING TEMPLE  of GOD IS BUILT On the FOUNDATION of Apostles/Prophets (This is the place God will DWELL IN Corporately)  (Eph. 2:19-21)

                Point # 12

                A Parenthesis Was NEEDED So Paul Could Reveal His Qualifications  As A Forerunning Apostle (Agent)To Open up the Gospel Mystery  :

                Eph. 3:3 God revealed This To Paul

                Eph.3:4 So The Church would have understanding

                Eph. 3:5 Newly opened up To Apostles/Prophets

                Eph. 3:6,7 The Gentiles were to Be Included

                Eph. 3:8-10 Paul was the Chief Gentile Apostle

                Point # 13

                A Prayer of PERSISTENCE Prayed Over The Church ( Agents ) By Paul:

                To OBLITERATE OPPRESSION/DEPRESSION:

                Eph. 3:16  This prayer infuses the Inner Man

                Through this prayer we are able to  ABIDE IN CHRIST

                Through the prayer We are Established In ABBA’S Love

                Through this prayer we are able to connect with & influence God’s People

                Through this prayer we EXPERIENTALLY receive Christ’s Love

                Through this Prayer we are able to RECEIVE ALL OF GOD

                Point # 14

                TEAM UNITY Is ESSENTIAL To Fulfill God’s Mission: (Eph. 4:1-6)

                Point #15

                Each Saint ( Agent) will be Given a Unique Mission Task To Carry Out:

                Supervisory Agents will Be assigned to Agents : Eph. 4:11,12

                Supervisory Agents will ‘Equip’ Agents

                Supervisory Agents Along with other Agents will Build the Temple (Church)

                Eph. 2:19-22 See EDIFIED (means Build)

                Point # 16

                A FACET of ‘Opening Up The Mystery’ is to BUILD Unity, Completeness, & Intimate Knowledge with Abba into the Body of Christ

                Point # 17

                To Complete a Successful Mission  ‘Put on THE NEW MAN’ (Eph.4:20-24)

                 

                Point # 18

                A Good Team Member (Agent) must walk in kindness & Forgiveness , not causing grief to others (Eph.4:25-32)

                Point # 19

                 Agents (Saints)Walk In Love , Producing a ‘Sweet Aroma’ (Eph.5:12)

                Point # 20

                Agents(Saints) are to be   Torchbearers To Expose Darkness (Eph.5:8-13)

                Point # 21

                Agents (Saints) are meant to AWAKEN the Dormant To The CALL (Eph. 5:14)

                Point # 22

                Agents (Saints) Will Make Wise Use of their Time in These Tumultuous Days (Eph. 5:15-17)

                Point # 23

                Agents (Saints) need to ‘Do Church’ Together (Eph. 5:18-21)

                Point # 24

                Agents (Saints) must allow Abba to TRANSFORM them to be like Him through relationships with other (Saints) Agents (Eph. 5:21-6:9)

                Marriage represents the APEX of The Mission , to procure a Bride For Jesus (Eph.5:27,32)

                Parents do not PROVOKE your children to Anger (Eph. 6:4)

                View your service as employees as employees unto ABB

                 

                Point # 25

                Finally, This Mission is a WAR…We Must Put On Jesus Christ/His Armor to Survive & WIN & Complete The Mission:

                Eph. 6:14 We Must put the Belt of Truth around our waist

                Eph. 6:14 We Must put the Breastplate of Righteousness on Our Breast/Chest

                Eph. 6:15 We Must have our feet shod with the protection of Peace

                Eph. 6:17 We Must put on the Helmet of Salvation to Protect our Head

                Point # 26

                Agents (Saints) Must Learn to lead a Life of UNCEASING, FERVENT PRAYER & Supplication (Eph. 6:18-21)

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                ]]>God is Recruiting His Saints To A Mission Like the old Mission Impossible TV/Movie series it is always up to us to reject or accept His Mission

                EPHESIANS: A MISSION BIRTHED IN THE HEAVENLIES

                Point # 1

                Setting: Eph. 1:3, 1:20,2:6,3:10

                Point #2

                Purpose : For the Provision of ALL Spiritual Blessings( Eph. 1:3, II Peter 3:1)

                Point # 3

                The Initiation/Qualification:

                Eph. 1:5 - We are adopted

                Eph. 1:6- Abba made us ACCEPTABLE In the Beloved

                Eph.1:7,8 – We have been REDEEMED By His Blood

                Eph.1:14 – We are the PURCHASD POSSESION of His Redemption

                Eph. 2:15 – He made us ALIVE from sin

                Eph. 2:8 – We have been SAVED by His Grace

                Eph. 2:13 – We have been brought NEAR to Abba through Jesus Blood

                Eph. 2:16 – We have been Reconciled To God by the Cross

                Eph. 4:24 – We Can put on a ‘NEW MAN’ He has created for us.

                Point #4

                Provision has Been Made For The Mission of Unveiling & Interpreting The Mystery:  Eph. 1:9

                Point # 5

                 This Will Take PLACE:  In The Dispensation of The Fullness of Time (Eph. 1:10)

                Point # 6

                To Accomplish: Making ALL THINGS ONE In Christ ; RESTORATION (Eph. 1:10)

                Point # 7

                We Have Been EMPOWERED For The Mission: Through the SEALING of the HOLY GHOST as Proof (Eph.1:13,14)

                Point #8

                Paul’s Prayer: That we Accept God’s Mission (Eph. 1:15-22)

                Point # 9

                God UNIQUELY FITS Each of Us For The Mission: (Eph. 2:10/1:9)

                Point # 10

                The Jews/Gentiles BECOME ONE UNIT: (Eph. 1:10)

                Point #11

                A Vital Mission TASK:  The QUICKENING TEMPLE  of GOD IS BUILT On the FOUNDATION of Apostles/Prophets (This is the place God will DWELL IN Corporately)  (Eph. 2:19-21)

                Point # 12

                A Parenthesis Was NEEDED So Paul Could Reveal His Qualifications  As A Forerunning Apostle (Agent)To Open up the Gospel Mystery  :

                Eph. 3:3 God revealed This To Paul

                Eph.3:4 So The Church would have understanding

                Eph. 3:5 Newly opened up To Apostles/Prophets

                Eph. 3:6,7 The Gentiles were to Be Included

                Eph. 3:8-10 Paul was the Chief Gentile Apostle

                Point # 13

                A Prayer of PERSISTENCE Prayed Over The Church ( Agents ) By Paul:

                To OBLITERATE OPPRESSION/DEPRESSION:

                Eph. 3:16  This prayer infuses the Inner Man

                Through this prayer we are able to  ABIDE IN CHRIST

                Through the prayer We are Established In ABBA’S Love

                Through this prayer we are able to connect with & influence God’s People

                Through this prayer we EXPERIENTALLY receive Christ’s Love

                Through this Prayer we are able to RECEIVE ALL OF GOD

                Point # 14

                TEAM UNITY Is ESSENTIAL To Fulfill God’s Mission: (Eph. 4:1-6)

                Point #15

                Each Saint ( Agent) will be Given a Unique Mission Task To Carry Out:

                Supervisory Agents will Be assigned to Agents : Eph. 4:11,12

                Supervisory Agents will ‘Equip’ Agents

                Supervisory Agents Along with other Agents will Build the Temple (Church)

                Eph. 2:19-22 See EDIFIED (means Build)

                Point # 16

                A FACET of ‘Opening Up The Mystery’ is to BUILD Unity, Completeness, & Intimate Knowledge with Abba into the Body of Christ

                Point # 17

                To Complete a Successful Mission  ‘Put on THE NEW MAN’ (Eph.4:20-24)

                 

                Point # 18

                A Good Team Member (Agent) must walk in kindness & Forgiveness , not causing grief to others (Eph.4:25-32)

                Point # 19

                 Agents (Saints)Walk In Love , Producing a ‘Sweet Aroma’ (Eph.5:12)

                Point # 20

                Agents(Saints) are to be   Torchbearers To Expose Darkness (Eph.5:8-13)

                Point # 21

                Agents (Saints) are meant to AWAKEN the Dormant To The CALL (Eph. 5:14)

                Point # 22

                Agents (Saints) Will Make Wise Use of their Time in These Tumultuous Days (Eph. 5:15-17)

                Point # 23

                Agents (Saints) need to ‘Do Church’ Together (Eph. 5:18-21)

                Point # 24

                Agents (Saints) must allow Abba to TRANSFORM them to be like Him through relationships with other (Saints) Agents (Eph. 5:21-6:9)

                Marriage represents the APEX of The Mission , to procure a Bride For Jesus (Eph.5:27,32)

                Parents do not PROVOKE your children to Anger (Eph. 6:4)

                View your service as employees as employees unto ABB

                 

                Point # 25

                Finally, This Mission is a WAR…We Must Put On Jesus Christ/His Armor to Survive & WIN & Complete The Mission:

                Eph. 6:14 We Must put the Belt of Truth around our waist

                Eph. 6:14 We Must put the Breastplate of Righteousness on Our Breast/Chest

                Eph. 6:15 We Must have our feet shod with the protection of Peace

                Eph. 6:17 We Must put on the Helmet of Salvation to Protect our Head

                Point # 26

                Agents (Saints) Must Learn to lead a Life of UNCEASING, FERVENT PRAYER & Supplication (Eph. 6:18-21)

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/9413260e-65e1-35d4-ac20-88a3757097d4Mon, 20 Dec 2021 20:46:26 -040026:00falsefull7878”The Armor of God:Taking The Offensive”~Eph. 6:10-18NOW in this episode we take action, we become proactive moving from defense to offense...PUTTING on the Helmet of Salvation, TAKING UP The shield of Faith, & Moving out with the Sword of The Spirit-God's word
                ]]>NOW in this episode we take action, we become proactive moving from defense to offense...PUTTING on the Helmet of Salvation, TAKING UP The shield of Faith, & Moving out with the Sword of The Spirit-God's word
                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/09b3d008-380d-37c1-9c79-68e79dfcc95cMon, 29 Nov 2021 19:22:15 -040027:17falsefull7777<p>NOW in this episode we take action, we become proactive moving from defense to offense...PUTTING on the Helmet of Salvation, TAKING UP The shield of Faith, & Moving out with the Sword of The Spirit-God's word</p> ”Put On God‘s Armor & Stand (FIGHT)” !! Eph. 6:10-14Kenneth S. Wuest renders Eph. 6:10 "Finally Be constantly strengthened in the Lord& in the ACTIVE EFFICACY of the might that is Inherent in HIM"

                In today's episode we learn that we have efficacious-- ability, power& might to produce a desired or intended result, That is the utter defeat of Satan & His Demons, because we have put on the full Armor God has provided for us..

                In this hour God Is calling us to War as his Mighty Warrior-Bride!

                 

                ]]>Kenneth S. Wuest renders Eph. 6:10 "Finally Be constantly strengthened in the Lord& in the ACTIVE EFFICACY of the might that is Inherent in HIM"

                In today's episode we learn that we have efficacious-- ability, power& might to produce a desired or intended result, That is the utter defeat of Satan & His Demons, because we have put on the full Armor God has provided for us..

                In this hour God Is calling us to War as his Mighty Warrior-Bride!

                 

                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/a827ce9e-5bd4-3df1-8041-c9b49ada3be3Wed, 10 Nov 2021 21:06:20 -040035:09falsefull7676<p>Kenneth S. Wuest renders Eph. 6:10 "Finally Be constantly strengthened in the Lord& in the ACTIVE EFFICACY of the might that is Inherent in HIM"</p> <p>In today's episode we learn that we have efficacious-- ability, power& might to produce a desired or intended result, That is the utter defeat of Satan & His Demons, because we have put on the full Armor God has provided for us..</p> <p>In this hour God Is calling us to War as his Mighty Warrior-Bride!</p> <p> </p> ”Relationships”~ Ephesians 6:1-9HERE For your Review is How we have gone through the book of Ephesians so Far... We have covered 40 episodes thus far, in a round about manner:-) ...YET we will FINISH This AWESOME BOOK!
                • 7/31/20 we began in the Middle of Eph. 3:1-13 a 2pt. episode  "A Prayer To Obliterate Oppression"- ep. 25-26
                • Ep.27-32 Eph. 4
                • Ep. 35-48 Eph. 4&5
                • Ep. 51-57 Eph. 1
                • Ep. 59,60..64-70 Eph. 2
                • Ep. 71 Eph. 3:1-3
                • TODAY  started Eph. 6
                
                

                Paul teaches about two of the most important relationships people have in Life...Parents & Children....Slaves & Masters...which for our time & season we will refer to as Employees & Bosses

                The Apostle John stated in I John That one can not say they Love God & Hate their brethren...They are absolutely NOT in the Light!

                If You have a Great Relationship with ABBA this means you will have good relationships with people in your life...Parents,children, brothers, sisters, employees, bosses...etc...etc...

                Of course we know, not all folks are easy to get along with...Family ...bosses...workers....we may all have challenging people to deal with & yet we are still commanded to love them & keep a good attitude towards them..."If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone".~ Romans 12:18

                ]]>HERE For your Review is How we have gone through the book of Ephesians so Far... We have covered 40 episodes thus far, in a round about manner:-) ...YET we will FINISH This AWESOME BOOK!
                • 7/31/20 we began in the Middle of Eph. 3:1-13 a 2pt. episode  "A Prayer To Obliterate Oppression"- ep. 25-26
                • Ep.27-32 Eph. 4
                • Ep. 35-48 Eph. 4&5
                • Ep. 51-57 Eph. 1
                • Ep. 59,60..64-70 Eph. 2
                • Ep. 71 Eph. 3:1-3
                • TODAY  started Eph. 6
                
                

                Paul teaches about two of the most important relationships people have in Life...Parents & Children....Slaves & Masters...which for our time & season we will refer to as Employees & Bosses

                The Apostle John stated in I John That one can not say they Love God & Hate their brethren...They are absolutely NOT in the Light!

                If You have a Great Relationship with ABBA this means you will have good relationships with people in your life...Parents,children, brothers, sisters, employees, bosses...etc...etc...

                Of course we know, not all folks are easy to get along with...Family ...bosses...workers....we may all have challenging people to deal with & yet we are still commanded to love them & keep a good attitude towards them..."If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone".~ Romans 12:18

                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/c9ae94b3-e947-3c4a-8c01-513a5261e553Mon, 25 Oct 2021 15:15:15 -040043:04falsefull7575<p>HERE For your Review is How we have gone through the book of Ephesians so Far... We have covered 40 episodes thus far, in a round about manner:-) ...YET we will FINISH This AWESOME BOOK!</p> <ul><li>7/31/20 we began in the Middle of Eph. 3:1-13 a 2pt. episode  "A Prayer To Obliterate Oppression"- ep. 25-26</li> <li>Ep.27-32 Eph. 4</li> <li>Ep. 35-48 Eph. 4&5</li> <li>Ep. 51-57 Eph. 1</li> <li>Ep. 59,60..64-70 Eph. 2</li> <li>Ep. 71 Eph. 3:1-3</li> <li>TODAY  started Eph. 6</li> </ul> <p>Paul teaches about two of the most important relationships people have in Life...Parents & Children....Slaves & Masters...which for our time & season we will refer to as Employees & Bosses</p> <p>The Apostle John stated in I John That one can not say they Love God & Hate their brethren...They are absolutely NOT in the Light!</p> <p>If You have a Great Relationship with ABBA this means you will have good relationships with people in your life...Parents,children, brothers, sisters, employees, bosses...etc...etc...</p> <p>Of course we know, not all folks are easy to get along with...Family ...bosses...workers....we may all have challenging people to deal with & yet we are still commanded to love them & keep a good attitude towards them..."If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone".~ Romans 12:18</p> ”The Mystery of The Gospel Revealed”~ Ephesians 3:1-13Paul's poignant Parenthesis ...comes between Paul's explanation of the Living Temple of Abba & A Powerful Prayer of deliverance

                He begins to explain God's Calling on His Life to reveal the Mystery of the Gospel to the world

                An Apostolic Encounter births an Apostolic Calling

                ]]>Paul's poignant Parenthesis ...comes between Paul's explanation of the Living Temple of Abba & A Powerful Prayer of deliverance

                He begins to explain God's Calling on His Life to reveal the Mystery of the Gospel to the world

                An Apostolic Encounter births an Apostolic Calling

                ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/49fe8192-fbbb-3f79-963f-17566c93de29Sat, 11 Sep 2021 22:26:10 -040040:10falsefull7474<p>Paul's poignant Parenthesis ...comes between Paul's explanation of the Living Temple of Abba & A Powerful Prayer of deliverance</p> <p>He begins to explain God's Calling on His Life to reveal the Mystery of the Gospel to the world</p> <p>An Apostolic Encounter births an Apostolic Calling</p> "The Quickening (Life-Giving) Temple ofGod" -Ephesians 2:18-22(Pt. 2)Ephesians 2:18-22  18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.19 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, 22 in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

                 

                Each personal Saint is a Temple that GOD Inhabits personally..HOWEVER the greater Glory Is that in This Time & Season God is Beginning to Build a QUICKENING (Living…LIFE GIVING) Temple through the ‘Builders’; (Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, & Teachers + Individual Saints)  made up Corporately of Millions of Saints together in UNITY,worshiping Corporately which will then Revolutionize the World..(Habakkuk 2:14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.)

                IV.) BUILDING The QUICKENING (Life-Giving) Temple of God

                Or…The Living, Breathing , Life –Giving(I Cr.15:45-49) Temple of God (ABBA)     

                Ephesians 2:12-22 12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, 15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, 16 and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. 17 And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. 18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.19 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, 22 in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

                • KINGDOM Life-Fellow Citizens w/ the Saints(vs. 19)
                • FAMILY- members of the Household of God(vs.19)
                
                

                20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles & prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.(KJV)

                Paul Addresses THE APEX of What Men & Women were CREATED FOR!..The Most Intimate Relationship of ALL….Being Made Into a  Living Breathing TABERNACLE FOR ABBA!!

                Here we see a word-picture presented to us of a Building (which may seem cold, inanimate & austere) & yet this BUILDING Blossoms into the FIGURE of a  Physical BODY! …What I call the Living, Breathing Temple of ABBA(Or The “QUICKENING Temple of ABBA") 

                What could present a More intimate , personal Picture & example than that of our human body!? ….This word picture is a reminder of How close we can choose to be to ABBA…experiencing His Power, His Might, His LOVE!!...THROUGH being Constructed by God together with the Household of God into a Holy Habitation in which he would be Pleased to Dwell in!!

                 

                 

                IV.) BUILDING The Quickening TEMPLE…

                20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles & prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.(KJV)

                Built(vs. 20)Building(Vs. 21)….Builded(Vs.22) epoikodomeō…to build, build upon…BUILD UP…*(REMEMBER EPIKODOMEOJ)*………..FOUNDATION(vs. 20)

                • ACTS 20:32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
                • 2:7 Rooted & Built up in Him
                • I Cor. 3:9-10  For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building. 10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it.
                • JUDE 1:20  But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
                • I PETER 2:5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
                • ZECH 4:6-10a 6 So he answered and said to me:
                • “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts. 7 ‘Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone With shouts of “Grace, grace to it!” ’ ”
                • 8 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
                • 9 “The hands of Zerubbabel Have laid the foundation of this [a]temple; His hands shall also finish Then you will know That the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you. 10 For who has despised the day of small things?
                • I Cor. 3:11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
                
                

                 

                 

                IV.) BUILDING The QUICKENING Temple…….

                 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles & prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.(KJV)

                apostles & prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone(vs.20)

                • 21:14 Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
                • 2:7-9 7 But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter 8 (for He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked effectively in me toward the Gentiles), 9 and when James, [b]Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
                • HEBREWS 3:1-4 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus, 2 who was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was faithful in all His house. 3 For this One has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as He who built the house has more honor than the house. 4 For every house is built by someone, but He who built all things is
                • Acts 4:10-11 10 let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. 11 This is the ‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’ 12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
                • I PETER 2:4-8 4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, 5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture,“Behold, I lay in Zion A chief cornerstone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.”7 Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who [b]are disobedient,“The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone,”8 and“A stone of stumbling And a rock of offense.”They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.
                • More on CHIEF CORNERSTONE: Matt. 21:42,Mk. 12:10,Ps.118:22,Isaiah 28:16
                
                

                 

                IV.)Building The QUICKENING TEMPLE…………..

                20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles & prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.(KJV)

                Groweth

                • 6:12-13 12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The Branch; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord13 Even he shall build the temple of the Lord; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
                • I Peter 2:2 2 As newborn babes, desire the...]]>Ephesians 2:18-22  18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.19 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, 22 in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

                   

                  Each personal Saint is a Temple that GOD Inhabits personally..HOWEVER the greater Glory Is that in This Time & Season God is Beginning to Build a QUICKENING (Living…LIFE GIVING) Temple through the ‘Builders’; (Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, & Teachers + Individual Saints)  made up Corporately of Millions of Saints together in UNITY,worshiping Corporately which will then Revolutionize the World..(Habakkuk 2:14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.)

                  IV.) BUILDING The QUICKENING (Life-Giving) Temple of God

                  Or…The Living, Breathing , Life –Giving(I Cr.15:45-49) Temple of God (ABBA)     

                  Ephesians 2:12-22 12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, 15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, 16 and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. 17 And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. 18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.19 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, 22 in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

                  • KINGDOM Life-Fellow Citizens w/ the Saints(vs. 19)
                  • FAMILY- members of the Household of God(vs.19)
                  
                  

                  20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles & prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.(KJV)

                  Paul Addresses THE APEX of What Men & Women were CREATED FOR!..The Most Intimate Relationship of ALL….Being Made Into a  Living Breathing TABERNACLE FOR ABBA!!

                  Here we see a word-picture presented to us of a Building (which may seem cold, inanimate & austere) & yet this BUILDING Blossoms into the FIGURE of a  Physical BODY! …What I call the Living, Breathing Temple of ABBA(Or The “QUICKENING Temple of ABBA") 

                  What could present a More intimate , personal Picture & example than that of our human body!? ….This word picture is a reminder of How close we can choose to be to ABBA…experiencing His Power, His Might, His LOVE!!...THROUGH being Constructed by God together with the Household of God into a Holy Habitation in which he would be Pleased to Dwell in!!

                   

                   

                  IV.) BUILDING The Quickening TEMPLE…

                  20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles & prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.(KJV)

                  Built(vs. 20)Building(Vs. 21)….Builded(Vs.22) epoikodomeō…to build, build upon…BUILD UP…*(REMEMBER EPIKODOMEOJ)*………..FOUNDATION(vs. 20)

                  • ACTS 20:32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
                  • 2:7 Rooted & Built up in Him
                  • I Cor. 3:9-10  For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building. 10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it.
                  • JUDE 1:20  But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
                  • I PETER 2:5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
                  • ZECH 4:6-10a 6 So he answered and said to me:
                  • “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts. 7 ‘Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone With shouts of “Grace, grace to it!” ’ ”
                  • 8 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
                  • 9 “The hands of Zerubbabel Have laid the foundation of this [a]temple; His hands shall also finish Then you will know That the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you. 10 For who has despised the day of small things?
                  • I Cor. 3:11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
                  
                  

                   

                   

                  IV.) BUILDING The QUICKENING Temple…….

                   20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles & prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.(KJV)

                  apostles & prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone(vs.20)

                  • 21:14 Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
                  • 2:7-9 7 But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter 8 (for He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked effectively in me toward the Gentiles), 9 and when James, [b]Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
                  • HEBREWS 3:1-4 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus, 2 who was faithful to Him who appointed Him, as Moses also was faithful in all His house. 3 For this One has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as He who built the house has more honor than the house. 4 For every house is built by someone, but He who built all things is
                  • Acts 4:10-11 10 let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. 11 This is the ‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’ 12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
                  • I PETER 2:4-8 4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, 5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture,“Behold, I lay in Zion A chief cornerstone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.”7 Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who [b]are disobedient,“The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone,”8 and“A stone of stumbling And a rock of offense.”They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.
                  • More on CHIEF CORNERSTONE: Matt. 21:42,Mk. 12:10,Ps.118:22,Isaiah 28:16
                  
                  

                   

                  IV.)Building The QUICKENING TEMPLE…………..

                  20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles & prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.(KJV)

                  Groweth

                  • 6:12-13 12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The Branch; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord13 Even he shall build the temple of the Lord; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
                  • I Peter 2:2 2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
                  • II Peter 3:18 But GROW in the grace & knowledge of our Lord
                  
                  

                  HABITATION

                   Psalm 26:8 Lord, I have loved the habitation of Your house, And the place [a]where Your glory dwells.

                  TEMPLE  

                  PSALM 27:4 4 One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.

                  V.) The Temple Building Supervisors & Workers:

                  Ephesians 4:7-16  7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8 Therefore He says:“When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men.”9 (Now this, “He ascended”—what does it mean but that He also [a]first descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.)11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the [b]edifying of the body of Christ, 13 till

                  we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; 14 that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, 15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— 16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love

                  A.)The Building Supervisors are the “Apostles ,prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, & Teachers”…vs. 11..Saints are the workers…vs 12

                  B.)Bldg. supervisors  Perfect & Complete & EQUIP..the Saints by instructing them

                  C.)Eph. 2 Comparison with Eph. 4:16 ..Building up/Edifying Ep. 2:21,22

                        (NKJV ) Ep. 2:21 Fitly framed together…..Ep.4:16  Joined & knit together

                                         Ep. 2:21 Doth increase….Ep. 4:16 Causes Growth

                                         Ep. 2:22 Ye are *Builded together….Ep. 4:16 For the **EDIFYING of Itself

                                               *synoikodomeo       **oikodomeo

                  ………………………………………………………………………………………….

                    (ESV)     Ep. 2:21 fitly framed……Ep. 4:16 joined & held together

                                   Ep. 2:21 doth increase…..Ep. 4:16 causes growth

                                   Ep. 2:22 builded together…Ep. 4:16 builds itself up in love

                   ……………………………………………………………………………………………

                   (NASB)  Ep.2:21 Bldg being fitted together….Ep. 4:16 Being fitly joined together & united     

                                   Ep. 2:21 Is growing Into……………Ep. 4:16 causes the growth

                                   Ep. 2:22 are being built together……Ep. 4:16 For the bldg up of itself in love

                  ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

                  (Youngs) Ep.2:21 all the bldg  filtly joined…Ep.4:16 being fitly joined together & united

                                  Ep. 2:21 doth increase…………..  Ep. 4:16 causes growth

                                  Ep. 2:22 you are builded together..Ep. 4:16building up of itself  in love

                  …………………………………………………………………………………………………

                  (Message) Ep.2:21 fitting you in brick by brick & stone by stone…Ep. 4:16: keeps us in step   w/each other

                                Ep.2:21 taking shape day by day….Ep. 4:16 his very breath & blood nourishes us

                                   Ep. 2:22 built into…………Ep. 4:16 grow up healthy in God, robust in love.

                  VI.)  The Gifts are TOOLS Needed To Build The TEMPLE

                          A.) Romans 12
                  • I beseech[a] you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your [b]reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
                  • 3 For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. 4 For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, 5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; 7 or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; 8 he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
                  
                              B.) I Corinthians 12 
                  • 12 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: 2 You know that[a] you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb[b] idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus [c]accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.
                  • 4 There are [d]diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works [e]all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: 8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by [f]the same Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
                  • 12 For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is 13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink [g]into one Spirit. 14 For in fact the body is not one member but man.15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body?body,” is it therefore not of the body?) 17 If the whole body were an eye,
                  
                  

                      VI.) The Gifts are TOOLS Needed To Build The TEMPLE

                       I COR. 12:

                  17 If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were     hearing, where would be the smelling? 18 But now God

                  • has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased. 19 And if they were all one member, where would the body be?
                  • 20 But now indeed there are many members, yet one body. 21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” 22 No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary. 23 And those members of the body which we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor; and our unpresentable parts have greater modesty, 24 but our presentable parts have no need. But God composed the body, having given greater honor to that part which lacks it, 25 that there should be no [h]schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. 26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with
                  • 27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. 28 And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? 30 Do all have gifts of healings? Do all]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/b1880e63-1726-3a7e-aefd-f69b7ddf30bbWed, 25 Aug 2021 21:28:02 -040048:22falsefull7373"The Quickening Temple Of God" ~Ephesians 2:19-22“THE QUICKENING TEMPLE OF GOD”

                    I)INTRODUCTION:   A History

                    God Created Mankind In order to Have A Relationship with Him        

                     A.)Ge. 1:26,27   “Let Us make man in OUR IMAGE, After OUR LIKENESS”(Ge. 2:7-9, 2:15-23, 3:8)  ……. After the Fall OLD COVENANT of VISITATION

                    B.) Ge.5:23-24 “ And Enoch WAS  NOT”..Heb.11:5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. C.) Genesis 6:7-9 BUT Noah found GRACE in the Eyes of the Lord D.) Genesis 12:1-9 Abraham receives The Promise of a  Godly Nation from his lineage Genesis 22:15:18 ..vs.18In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”…Relationship established with the Patriarchs via Abrahamic covenant & offerings Psalm 139:1-18

                    1 O Lord, you have searched me [thoroughly] and have known me.2 You know my downsitting and my uprising; You understand my thought afar off.3 You sift and search out my path and my lying down, and You are acquainted with all my ways.4 For there is not a word in my tongue [still unuttered], but, behold, O Lord, You know it altogether.5 You have beset me and shut me in—behind and before, and You have laid Your hand upon me.6 Your [infinite] knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high above me, I cannot reach it.7 Where could I go from Your Spirit? Or where could I flee from Your presence?8 If I ascend up into heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol (the place of the dead), behold, You are there.9 If I take the wings of the morning or dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,10 Even there shall Your hand lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me.11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me and the night shall be [the only] light about me,12 Even the darkness hides nothing from You, but the night shines as the day; the darkness and the light are both alike to You.13 For You did form my inward parts; You did knit me together in my mother’s womb.14 I will confess and praise You for You are fearful and wonderful and for the awful wonder of my birth! Wonderful are Your works, and that my inner self knows right well.15 My frame was not hidden from You when I was being formed in secret [and] intricately and curiously wrought [as if embroidered with various colors] in the depths of the earth [a region of darkness and mystery].16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance, and in Your book all the days [of my life] were written before ever they took shape, when as yet there was none of them.17 How precious and weighty also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them!18 If I could count them, they would be more in number than the sand. When I awoke, [could I count to the end] I would still be with You.

                     

                    II.)A House For God

                    A.)Exodus 3:12…”Ye shall SERVE (Worship) God upon this Mountain

                    B.) Exodus 25:1-8 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring Me an [a]offering. From everyone who gives it willingly with his heart you shall take My offering. 3 And this is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, and bronze; 4 blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair; 5 ram skins dyed red, [b]badger skins, and acacia wood; 6 oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense; 7 onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate. 8 And let them make Me a sanctuary,[c] that I may dwell among them. 9 According to all that I show you, that is, the* pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings, just so you shall make it.(*Hebrews 8:5 Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.)

                    1.) SANCTUARY = Miqdash= a holy place, hallowed place, chapel, sanctuary

                    2.)Dwell = Shawkan= Abide , Rest, Reside, settle down, dwell

                    3.) TABERNACLE = Miskawn= dwelling place, habitation, tent, Temple..”Specifically THE Tabernacle Moses Built”….328 times mentioned in 300 verses & 50 chpts. Of the Bible mention the Tabernacle (13-Ex, 18-Lev, 13-Num, 2-Deut, 4-Heb)

                    4.) I Chron. 16/Acts 15:16/Amos 9:11 David’s Tent of Worship…PSALM 27:4-5 “one THING”/

                    Psalm 84:10”Better Is One Day”…David was a forerunner of What God was desiring !:-)

                    C.) I Chron.22:5 -105 Now David said, “Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent, famous and glorious throughout all countries. I will now make preparation for it.” So David made abundant preparations before his death. 6 Then he called for his son Solomon, and [a]charged him to build a house for the Lord God of Israel. 7 And David said to Solomon: “My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house to the name of the Lord my God; 8 but the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and have made great wars; you shall not build a house for My name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in My sight. 9 Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies all around. His name shall be [b]Solomon, for I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days. 10 He shall build a house for My name, and he shall be My son, and I will be his Father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’

                    D.)I Kings 8:20-21  20 So the Lord has fulfilled His word which He spoke; and I have [a]filled the position of my father David, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised; and I have built a temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel. 21 And there I have made a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord which He made with our fathers, when He brought them out of the land of Egypt

                    III.)God DESIRES To Be Worshipped In Spirit & Truth…THE NEW COVENANT..From visitation To Habitation

                    John 4:23,24  23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

                    A.) “IN” (EN) A fixed position in place, state , or time, shows a relationship of rest

                    B.) “The hour IS COMING & NOW IS” …POINT: It has not always been the TIME (Season) or HOUR for this to take place

                    C.) John 4:19-21  19 The woman said to Him, “Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet. 20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.”21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. …………………………POINT: Worship Is No Longer about a physical building or location

                    D.) “ What IS True & Proper Worship?”: ROMANS 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, [a]acceptable to God, which is your [b]spiritual service of worship(True & Proper worship—NIV). 2 And do not be conformed to this [c]world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may [d]prove what the will of God is, that which is good and [e]acceptable and perfect……POINT: Your Physical Body is now where TRUE Worship IS To Occur

                    E.) Personal HABITATION “In Spirit”….Jn. 4:24)

                    1.)John 14:16-18 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another [a]Helper, that He may abide with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.

                    2.) John 15:26 26 “But when the [a]Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me.

                    3.) Jn. 16:13 13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will...]]>“THE QUICKENING TEMPLE OF GOD”

                    I)INTRODUCTION:   A History

                    God Created Mankind In order to Have A Relationship with Him        

                     A.)Ge. 1:26,27   “Let Us make man in OUR IMAGE, After OUR LIKENESS”(Ge. 2:7-9, 2:15-23, 3:8)  ……. After the Fall OLD COVENANT of VISITATION

                    B.) Ge.5:23-24 “ And Enoch WAS  NOT”..Heb.11:5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. C.) Genesis 6:7-9 BUT Noah found GRACE in the Eyes of the Lord D.) Genesis 12:1-9 Abraham receives The Promise of a  Godly Nation from his lineage Genesis 22:15:18 ..vs.18In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”…Relationship established with the Patriarchs via Abrahamic covenant & offerings Psalm 139:1-18

                    1 O Lord, you have searched me [thoroughly] and have known me.2 You know my downsitting and my uprising; You understand my thought afar off.3 You sift and search out my path and my lying down, and You are acquainted with all my ways.4 For there is not a word in my tongue [still unuttered], but, behold, O Lord, You know it altogether.5 You have beset me and shut me in—behind and before, and You have laid Your hand upon me.6 Your [infinite] knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high above me, I cannot reach it.7 Where could I go from Your Spirit? Or where could I flee from Your presence?8 If I ascend up into heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol (the place of the dead), behold, You are there.9 If I take the wings of the morning or dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,10 Even there shall Your hand lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me.11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me and the night shall be [the only] light about me,12 Even the darkness hides nothing from You, but the night shines as the day; the darkness and the light are both alike to You.13 For You did form my inward parts; You did knit me together in my mother’s womb.14 I will confess and praise You for You are fearful and wonderful and for the awful wonder of my birth! Wonderful are Your works, and that my inner self knows right well.15 My frame was not hidden from You when I was being formed in secret [and] intricately and curiously wrought [as if embroidered with various colors] in the depths of the earth [a region of darkness and mystery].16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance, and in Your book all the days [of my life] were written before ever they took shape, when as yet there was none of them.17 How precious and weighty also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them!18 If I could count them, they would be more in number than the sand. When I awoke, [could I count to the end] I would still be with You.

                     

                    II.)A House For God

                    A.)Exodus 3:12…”Ye shall SERVE (Worship) God upon this Mountain

                    B.) Exodus 25:1-8 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring Me an [a]offering. From everyone who gives it willingly with his heart you shall take My offering. 3 And this is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, and bronze; 4 blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair; 5 ram skins dyed red, [b]badger skins, and acacia wood; 6 oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense; 7 onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate. 8 And let them make Me a sanctuary,[c] that I may dwell among them. 9 According to all that I show you, that is, the* pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings, just so you shall make it.(*Hebrews 8:5 Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.)

                    1.) SANCTUARY = Miqdash= a holy place, hallowed place, chapel, sanctuary

                    2.)Dwell = Shawkan= Abide , Rest, Reside, settle down, dwell

                    3.) TABERNACLE = Miskawn= dwelling place, habitation, tent, Temple..”Specifically THE Tabernacle Moses Built”….328 times mentioned in 300 verses & 50 chpts. Of the Bible mention the Tabernacle (13-Ex, 18-Lev, 13-Num, 2-Deut, 4-Heb)

                    4.) I Chron. 16/Acts 15:16/Amos 9:11 David’s Tent of Worship…PSALM 27:4-5 “one THING”/

                    Psalm 84:10”Better Is One Day”…David was a forerunner of What God was desiring !:-)

                    C.) I Chron.22:5 -105 Now David said, “Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent, famous and glorious throughout all countries. I will now make preparation for it.” So David made abundant preparations before his death. 6 Then he called for his son Solomon, and [a]charged him to build a house for the Lord God of Israel. 7 And David said to Solomon: “My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house to the name of the Lord my God; 8 but the word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and have made great wars; you shall not build a house for My name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in My sight. 9 Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies all around. His name shall be [b]Solomon, for I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days. 10 He shall build a house for My name, and he shall be My son, and I will be his Father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’

                    D.)I Kings 8:20-21  20 So the Lord has fulfilled His word which He spoke; and I have [a]filled the position of my father David, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised; and I have built a temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel. 21 And there I have made a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord which He made with our fathers, when He brought them out of the land of Egypt

                    III.)God DESIRES To Be Worshipped In Spirit & Truth…THE NEW COVENANT..From visitation To Habitation

                    John 4:23,24  23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

                    A.) “IN” (EN) A fixed position in place, state , or time, shows a relationship of rest

                    B.) “The hour IS COMING & NOW IS” …POINT: It has not always been the TIME (Season) or HOUR for this to take place

                    C.) John 4:19-21  19 The woman said to Him, “Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet. 20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.”21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. …………………………POINT: Worship Is No Longer about a physical building or location

                    D.) “ What IS True & Proper Worship?”: ROMANS 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, [a]acceptable to God, which is your [b]spiritual service of worship(True & Proper worship—NIV). 2 And do not be conformed to this [c]world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may [d]prove what the will of God is, that which is good and [e]acceptable and perfect……POINT: Your Physical Body is now where TRUE Worship IS To Occur

                    E.) Personal HABITATION “In Spirit”….Jn. 4:24)

                    1.)John 14:16-18 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another [a]Helper, that He may abide with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.

                    2.) John 15:26 26 “But when the [a]Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me.

                    3.) Jn. 16:13 13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.

                    4.) I Cor. 3:16,17 16 Do you not know that YOU (singular)are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17 If anyone [a]defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple YOU (singular) are.

                     

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/62728e7b-fa58-385b-9c7e-d61dbbd7bb02Wed, 04 Aug 2021 19:09:59 -040039:38falsefull7272"The Third Nation" (Ephesians 2:19-22)In today's podcast we find three 'Word Pictures' that Paul uses to describe the church of Jesus Christ:
                    1. Fellow CITIZENS of HEAVEN- Showing Kingdom Life
                    2. Family- We are members of the Household of God
                    3. A Building - Corporately we are being 'Built Together' as A Habitation for ABBA ( A Living, Breathing Temple of God)
                    
                    

                    I Peter 2:9,10

                    9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

                    ]]>In today's podcast we find three 'Word Pictures' that Paul uses to describe the church of Jesus Christ:
                    1. Fellow CITIZENS of HEAVEN- Showing Kingdom Life
                    2. Family- We are members of the Household of God
                    3. A Building - Corporately we are being 'Built Together' as A Habitation for ABBA ( A Living, Breathing Temple of God)
                    
                    

                    I Peter 2:9,10

                    9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/3d551061-a10c-3a48-be34-c0e8cb45d559Fri, 23 Jul 2021 21:52:23 -040025:15falsefull7171<p>In today's podcast we find three 'Word Pictures' that Paul uses to describe the church of Jesus Christ:</p> <ol><li>Fellow CITIZENS of HEAVEN- Showing Kingdom Life</li> <li>Family- We are members of the Household of God</li> <li>A Building - Corporately we are being 'Built Together' as A Habitation for ABBA ( A Living, Breathing Temple of God)</li> </ol><p>I Peter 2:9,10</p> <p>9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.</p> Shalom: The Answer to Hostility~Eph.2:13-18We Finish this 3rd part of our study on Peace as the answer to the demand of Hostility with a parallel passage study on the word/concept of peace found over 400 times in the Bible!

                    Original Language Definitions:

                    PEACE…Sha…lom…soundness, completeness, tranquility, contentment, safety, harmony ,health….I..rain..nay…harmony, rest, contentment

                    ]]>We Finish this 3rd part of our study on Peace as the answer to the demand of Hostility with a parallel passage study on the word/concept of peace found over 400 times in the Bible!

                    Original Language Definitions:

                    PEACE…Sha…lom…soundness, completeness, tranquility, contentment, safety, harmony ,health….I..rain..nay…harmony, rest, contentment

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/6fc29582-3e9a-38b1-8049-dcc36148d643Mon, 12 Jul 2021 16:04:37 -040040:29falsefull7070<p>We Finish this 3rd part of our study on Peace as the answer to the demand of Hostility with a parallel passage study on the word/concept of peace found over 400 times in the Bible!</p> <p>Original Language Definitions:</p> <p>PEACE…Sha…lom…soundness, completeness, tranquility, contentment, safety, harmony ,health….I..rain..nay…harmony, rest, contentment</p> "Peace, The AntidoteTo Hostility"`(Pt. 2)_Eph. 2:13-18In this weeks episode we delve further into the concept of peace

                    We find that 'God's Peace' can not truly be known without experiencing it, as one old preacher said 'It is better felt than telt'

                    SONG: 'Come Rest' -Band Reeves

                    Weary heart I know you’re tired How long will you listen to the devil's lies My yoke is easy My burden is light So give me yours and you can take mine Come to me all you who labor and heavy laden Lay your burden on my shoulders And rest Come find my peace once again I’ll take your heavy load your troubled soul in my arms forever strong As you rest Come rest You’ve carried the weight far too long Why would you try to do it on your own I know every sin I know every stain And it’s all been washed away

                    Isaiah 9:6-7 Christ the Prince of Peace

                    3 Mentions of the word PEACE in this passage

                    In this passage the Jew & Gentile peoples were made ONE by the work of Christ

                    Peace x 3

                    vs. 14 He IS OUR Peace

                    vs. 15 He MADE/CREATED Peace

                    vs. 17 He PROCLAIMED/PREACHED Peace

                    There is a Process to obtain Peace

                    There is a Means of 'laying HOLD OF Peace'

                    Peace is synonymous with ONENESS

                    Peace is not just signing a treaty, laying down arms...etc..It is True Harmony In Relationship

                    A Person can not make/obtain Peace with others till they are at Peace with ABBA

                    Peace a Process...

                    • The middle wall of Hostility was 'made inoperative' by the sacrifice of Christ
                    • ONE 'New Man' was created from the Jews & Gentiles
                    • BOTH Jews/Gentiles = reconciled to God
                    
                    

                    Hostility is always about a DEMAND...Like I have been wronged, I want my rights...YET Jesus met the DEMAND of Hostility by His sacrifice on the Cross

                    Weary heart I kno My yoke is easy My burden is light So give me yours Come rest You’ve carried the I know every sin I know every stain And it’s all been w

                    ]]>In this weeks episode we delve further into the concept of peace

                    We find that 'God's Peace' can not truly be known without experiencing it, as one old preacher said 'It is better felt than telt'

                    SONG: 'Come Rest' -Band Reeves

                    Weary heart I know you’re tired How long will you listen to the devil's lies My yoke is easy My burden is light So give me yours and you can take mine Come to me all you who labor and heavy laden Lay your burden on my shoulders And rest Come find my peace once again I’ll take your heavy load your troubled soul in my arms forever strong As you rest Come rest You’ve carried the weight far too long Why would you try to do it on your own I know every sin I know every stain And it’s all been washed away

                    Isaiah 9:6-7 Christ the Prince of Peace

                    3 Mentions of the word PEACE in this passage

                    In this passage the Jew & Gentile peoples were made ONE by the work of Christ

                    Peace x 3

                    vs. 14 He IS OUR Peace

                    vs. 15 He MADE/CREATED Peace

                    vs. 17 He PROCLAIMED/PREACHED Peace

                    There is a Process to obtain Peace

                    There is a Means of 'laying HOLD OF Peace'

                    Peace is synonymous with ONENESS

                    Peace is not just signing a treaty, laying down arms...etc..It is True Harmony In Relationship

                    A Person can not make/obtain Peace with others till they are at Peace with ABBA

                    Peace a Process...

                    • The middle wall of Hostility was 'made inoperative' by the sacrifice of Christ
                    • ONE 'New Man' was created from the Jews & Gentiles
                    • BOTH Jews/Gentiles = reconciled to God
                    
                    

                    Hostility is always about a DEMAND...Like I have been wronged, I want my rights...YET Jesus met the DEMAND of Hostility by His sacrifice on the Cross

                    Weary heart I kno My yoke is easy My burden is light So give me yours Come rest You’ve carried the I know every sin I know every stain And it’s all been w

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/933c794e-cd3c-3239-b729-34fffea8e142Wed, 30 Jun 2021 18:11:18 -040031:30falsefull6969<p style="text-align:left;">In this weeks episode we delve further into the concept of peace</p> <p style="text-align:left;">We find that 'God's Peace' can not truly be known without experiencing it, as one old preacher said 'It is better felt than telt'</p> <p style="text-align:left;">SONG: 'Come Rest' -Band Reeves</p> <p style="text-align:left;">Weary heart I know you’re tired How long will you listen to the devil's lies My yoke is easy My burden is light So give me yours and you can take mine Come to me all you who labor and heavy laden Lay your burden on my shoulders And rest Come find my peace once again I’ll take your heavy load your troubled soul in my arms forever strong As you rest Come rest You’ve carried the weight far too long Why would you try to do it on your own I know every sin I know every stain And it’s all been washed away</p> <p>Isaiah 9:6-7 Christ the Prince of Peace</p> <p>3 Mentions of the word PEACE in this passage</p> <p>In this passage the Jew & Gentile peoples were made ONE by the work of Christ</p> <p>Peace x 3</p> <p>vs. 14 He IS OUR Peace</p> <p>vs. 15 He MADE/CREATED Peace</p> <p>vs. 17 He PROCLAIMED/PREACHED Peace</p> <p>There is a Process to obtain Peace</p> <p>There is a Means of 'laying HOLD OF Peace'</p> <p>Peace is synonymous with ONENESS</p> <p>Peace is not just signing a treaty, laying down arms...etc..It is True Harmony In Relationship</p> <p>A Person can not make/obtain Peace with others till they are at Peace with ABBA</p> <p>Peace a Process...</p> <ul><li style="text-align:left;">The middle wall of Hostility was 'made inoperative' by the sacrifice of Christ</li> <li style="text-align:left;">ONE 'New Man' was created from the Jews & Gentiles</li> <li style="text-align:left;">BOTH Jews/Gentiles = reconciled to God</li> </ul> <p>Hostility is always about a DEMAND...Like I have been wronged, I want my rights...YET Jesus met the DEMAND of Hostility by His sacrifice on the Cross</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p class="font_7" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-size:24px;line-height:normal;letter-spacing:normal;">Weary heart I kno My yoke is easy My burden is light So give me yours Come rest You’ve carried the I know every sin I know every stain And it’s all been w</p> "Peace, The Antodote To Hostility" (Ephesians 2:13-17)The Strength of Any Hostility, Is the Demand. The 630 laws of the Talmud makes a demand on all mankind to keep every law to have relationship with God.

                    Keeping the Law is an impossible task creating Hostility between God & Man

                    Jesus cane and made the Law or penalty of the Law inoperative & by the shedding of His blood brought peace to Mankind.

                    Where there was once Hostility between different cultures like the Jews & Gentiles by exchanging the Life of Jesus for our life ...In Christ we are all Made into One New Man or culture.

                    ]]>The Strength of Any Hostility, Is the Demand. The 630 laws of the Talmud makes a demand on all mankind to keep every law to have relationship with God.

                    Keeping the Law is an impossible task creating Hostility between God & Man

                    Jesus cane and made the Law or penalty of the Law inoperative & by the shedding of His blood brought peace to Mankind.

                    Where there was once Hostility between different cultures like the Jews & Gentiles by exchanging the Life of Jesus for our life ...In Christ we are all Made into One New Man or culture.

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/a7b8203a-68d8-35f4-ad0a-badd82454c26Mon, 21 Jun 2021 16:26:09 -040030:53falsefull6868<p>The Strength of Any Hostility, Is the Demand. The 630 laws of the Talmud makes a demand on all mankind to keep every law to have relationship with God.</p> <p>Keeping the Law is an impossible task creating Hostility between God & Man</p> <p>Jesus cane and made the Law or penalty of the Law inoperative & by the shedding of His blood brought peace to Mankind.</p> <p>Where there was once Hostility between different cultures like the Jews & Gentiles by exchanging the Life of Jesus for our life ...In Christ we are all Made into One New Man or culture.</p> "Aliens In Search of An Undiscovered Country"~Eph. 2:11-13The title for this episode is taken from Eph. 2:12...which states "we were aliens from the commonwealth of Israel"....That is, we were lost as without any hope, because as Gentiles we were outside of God's Covenant.

                    In this podcast we discuss the 5 levels of depravity mankind finds themselves in without a relationship with God

                    Yet in the end there is a HOPE & Promise because of the shed blood of Jesus Christ which allows us to be brought near & into relationship with Abba

                     

                     

                    ]]>The title for this episode is taken from Eph. 2:12...which states "we were aliens from the commonwealth of Israel"....That is, we were lost as without any hope, because as Gentiles we were outside of God's Covenant.

                    In this podcast we discuss the 5 levels of depravity mankind finds themselves in without a relationship with God

                    Yet in the end there is a HOPE & Promise because of the shed blood of Jesus Christ which allows us to be brought near & into relationship with Abba

                     

                     

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/19953070-338e-3129-aa49-b8e086502ed0Mon, 07 Jun 2021 15:04:33 -040024:28falsefull6767<p>The title for this episode is taken from Eph. 2:12...which states "we were aliens from the commonwealth of Israel"....That is, we were lost as without any hope, because as Gentiles we were outside of God's Covenant.</p> <p>In this podcast we discuss the 5 levels of depravity mankind finds themselves in without a relationship with God</p> <p>Yet in the end there is a HOPE & Promise because of the shed blood of Jesus Christ which allows us to be brought near & into relationship with Abba</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> Divine Imagineers (Pt. II) ~Ephesians 1:3, 15-22Our Imagination was designed by God To open the door to the Spiritual Realm

                    Ephesians 3:17-20--God intended to Inspire our Imagination to receive what is BEYOND our Brains COMPREHENSION

                    We should not ever be shocked when God Answers our prayers...asking & receiving things from God should be our normal way of life...Yet we often hold back from 'Asking Him'.

                    How will we ever be able to ask God for the Nations ~Psalm 2:8 or DO the Greater works Jesus exhorted us to If we can not first Ask & believe for simple daily needs?

                    POINT: God wants to Co-Dream & Imagine with US!

                    ]]>Our Imagination was designed by God To open the door to the Spiritual Realm

                    Ephesians 3:17-20--God intended to Inspire our Imagination to receive what is BEYOND our Brains COMPREHENSION

                    We should not ever be shocked when God Answers our prayers...asking & receiving things from God should be our normal way of life...Yet we often hold back from 'Asking Him'.

                    How will we ever be able to ask God for the Nations ~Psalm 2:8 or DO the Greater works Jesus exhorted us to If we can not first Ask & believe for simple daily needs?

                    POINT: God wants to Co-Dream & Imagine with US!

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/2cfbb12c-b4b1-39bf-aa98-60c249ecc136Mon, 24 May 2021 15:05:27 -040028:25falsefull6666<p>Our Imagination was designed by God To open the door to the Spiritual Realm</p> <p>Ephesians 3:17-20--God intended to Inspire our Imagination to receive what is BEYOND our Brains COMPREHENSION</p> <p>We should not ever be shocked when God Answers our prayers...asking & receiving things from God should be our normal way of life...Yet we often hold back from 'Asking Him'.</p> <p>How will we ever be able to ask God for the Nations ~Psalm 2:8 or DO the Greater works Jesus exhorted us to If we can not first Ask & believe for simple daily needs?</p> <p>POINT: God wants to Co-Dream & Imagine with US!</p> "Divine Imagineers"~ Romans 12:1,2A Teaching 'Birthed' on a Plane Ride in the Mid 90's ROMANS 12:2 Says,,,"Be Transformed By the Renewing of Your Minds"...One translation puts it this way "Be Transformed by the Renewing of your IMAGINATION" We will be discussing How God created our imaginations in order for us to DREAM BIG with Him & Bring about His plan in the Earth. Divine Imagination & FAITH go hand In Hand. When God encouraged Abraham that He would Increase His descendants  as "the sands of The Sea & the stars In the skies" ..He was APPEALING to Abrahams's IMAGINATION!
                    ]]>A Teaching 'Birthed' on a Plane Ride in the Mid 90's ROMANS 12:2 Says,,,"Be Transformed By the Renewing of Your Minds"...One translation puts it this way "Be Transformed by the Renewing of your IMAGINATION" We will be discussing How God created our imaginations in order for us to DREAM BIG with Him & Bring about His plan in the Earth. Divine Imagination & FAITH go hand In Hand. When God encouraged Abraham that He would Increase His descendants  as "the sands of The Sea & the stars In the skies" ..He was APPEALING to Abrahams's IMAGINATION!
                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/941d04cb-1c54-3762-9f1b-7e3a2b71e32aSat, 15 May 2021 22:24:21 -040030:41falsefull6464<p>A Teaching 'Birthed' on a Plane Ride in the Mid 90's ROMANS 12:2 Says,,,"Be Transformed By the Renewing of Your Minds"...One translation puts it this way "Be Transformed by the Renewing of your IMAGINATION" We will be discussing How God created our imaginations in order for us to DREAM BIG with Him & Bring about His plan in the Earth. Divine Imagination & FAITH go hand In Hand. When God encouraged Abraham that He would Increase His descendants  as "the sands of The Sea & the stars In the skies" ..He was APPEALING to Abrahams's IMAGINATION!</p> "Worship & Devotions"Today at The 'Kingdomcorner' we are taking a break, from formal teaching & bringing you into an informal time of worship & devotions
                    ]]>Today at The 'Kingdomcorner' we are taking a break, from formal teaching & bringing you into an informal time of worship & devotions
                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/9a7ec80e-b8c4-32a0-a3b8-8af3e0494ef0Thu, 06 May 2021 17:00:28 -040021:21falsefull6363<p>Today at The 'Kingdomcorner' we are taking a break, from formal teaching & bringing you into an informal time of worship & devotions</p> "The Making of a Masterpiece"~ Ephesians 2:8-10Most Christians can recite Eph. 2:8,9 "For by grace you have been saved through Faith, it is the gift of God not works lest any man should Boast...And yet they FORGET or do not know the connection to verse 10 That says we are "His WORKMANSHIP'" Created to Live out 'Good Works' in our lives.

                    The Greek Word  Paul uses for 'Workmanship' means literally 'Handiwork'...some translators render this word as 'Masterpiece' or even 'Poetry'

                    The point is God has been working since the first creation of Man (Adam) To Create a beautiful Masterpiece in each life that will yield to Him that His Glory & Love may be shown to this world!

                    ]]>Most Christians can recite Eph. 2:8,9 "For by grace you have been saved through Faith, it is the gift of God not works lest any man should Boast...And yet they FORGET or do not know the connection to verse 10 That says we are "His WORKMANSHIP'" Created to Live out 'Good Works' in our lives.

                    The Greek Word  Paul uses for 'Workmanship' means literally 'Handiwork'...some translators render this word as 'Masterpiece' or even 'Poetry'

                    The point is God has been working since the first creation of Man (Adam) To Create a beautiful Masterpiece in each life that will yield to Him that His Glory & Love may be shown to this world!

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/e12a8547-0433-3bb6-9905-49d8f7ce516eThu, 29 Apr 2021 16:31:59 -040025:06falsefull6262<p>Most Christians can recite Eph. 2:8,9 "For by grace you have been saved through Faith, it is the gift of God not works lest any man should Boast...And yet they FORGET or do not know the connection to verse 10 That says we are "His WORKMANSHIP'" Created to Live out 'Good Works' in our lives.</p> <p>The Greek Word  Paul uses for 'Workmanship' means literally 'Handiwork'...some translators render this word as 'Masterpiece' or even 'Poetry'</p> <p>The point is God has been working since the first creation of Man (Adam) To Create a beautiful Masterpiece in each life that will yield to Him that His Glory & Love may be shown to this world!</p> "When God Stepped In"~Ephesians *-2:1-8In this episode we discuss the beautiful contrast of Where God took us from as  sinners walking in the death of sin, deceived by demons ; walking in purposeful disobedience To a state of being 'Made Alive Together In Christ'.
                    ]]>In this episode we discuss the beautiful contrast of Where God took us from as  sinners walking in the death of sin, deceived by demons ; walking in purposeful disobedience To a state of being 'Made Alive Together In Christ'.
                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/595c1a15-0c36-32d0-add1-c571a485672cThu, 22 Apr 2021 17:47:00 -040035:23falsefull6161In this episode we discuss the beautiful contrast of Where God took us from as sinners walking in the death of sin, deceived by demons ; walking in purposeful disobedience To a state of being 'Made Alive Together In Christ'."Considering Adversity"~ Ecclesiastes 7:13-14In this passage God places both the scenario of Prosperity & ADVERSITY before us to Consider...as in this life we will experience Both situations.

                    The question that is asked in this episode is what will our response be, Will we give up or trust God Through adverse experiences?

                    ]]>In this passage God places both the scenario of Prosperity & ADVERSITY before us to Consider...as in this life we will experience Both situations.

                    The question that is asked in this episode is what will our response be, Will we give up or trust God Through adverse experiences?

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/8a33c96f-2a00-38c0-87d1-8f2d4bcddcf5Thu, 15 Apr 2021 15:19:54 -040038:53falsefull6060<p>In this passage God places both the scenario of Prosperity & ADVERSITY before us to Consider...as in this life we will experience Both situations.</p> <p>The question that is asked in this episode is what will our response be, Will we give up or trust God Through adverse experiences?</p> "Intercessory Prayer That CHANGES People & Circumstances (Pt. 3) "~Eph. 1:20-23subtitle: "The Exaltation Of Christ & His Church"

                    The Apex of Paul's Intercessory Prayer

                    REVIEW of the 4 POWER Words Paul used in this passage

                    ]]>subtitle: "The Exaltation Of Christ & His Church"

                    The Apex of Paul's Intercessory Prayer

                    REVIEW of the 4 POWER Words Paul used in this passage

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/5f178085-2240-3b94-9dc2-74cbc95e8de6Thu, 08 Apr 2021 20:03:43 -040036:18falsefull5959<p>subtitle: "The Exaltation Of Christ & His Church"</p> <p>The Apex of Paul's Intercessory Prayer</p> <p>REVIEW of the 4 POWER Words Paul used in this passage</p> "Intercessory Prayer That Changes People & Circumstances" (Pt. II)~Eph. 1:15-21(Hope ,Inheritance , & POWER)

                    READ PASSAGE…

                    • This is an intercessory Prayer to awaken & enlighten the Heart… that the TRUTHS Paul has shared since the opening of the Letter would, be gripping, moving, compelling, TRANSFORMING…NOT just intellectual
                    • Perhaps some have lost their PASSION, Their 1st LOVE for Jesus, they know Intellectually but have lost that Spark; That FIRE!..then this prayer is tailor-MADE Just for YOU!!:-)
                    
                    

                    Eph. 1:15-21 15 Therefore(For This Reason) I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16 do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: (Asking)17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,/ the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation/ in the knowledge of Him, 18 the eyes of your [c]understanding being enlightened;/

                    ….NEXT PART … So this is what he prays & WHY THEY NEEDED ENLIGHTENMENT

                    PAUL’S PRAYER Is THAT THE EPHESUS CHURCH WOULD COME TO KNOW/EXPERIENCE THREE SPECIFIC TRUTHS:

                    • that you may know what is the hope of His calling,…
                    • what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,…
                    • 19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power
                    
                    

                    20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all principality[d] and [e]power and [f]might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. 

                    TRANSLATION…. Kenneth S  Wuest  - An Expanded Translation of The New Testament }

                    On account of this I also having heard of the Faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you & of your Love to all the saints, do not cease giving thanks for you as I constantly make mention of you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of GLORY, might give you A SPIRIT of WISDOM & REVELATION in the SPHERE OF A FULL KNOWLEDGE OF HIM  the EYES of YOUR HEART BEING IN AN ENLIGHTENED STATE

                    WITH A VIEW TO YOUR KNOWING WHAT IS THE HOPE OF HIS CALLING,

                    what is the Wealth of the GLORY of HIS INHERITANCE IN THE SAINTS,

                    & what is the SUPERABOUNDING GREATNESS OF HIS INHERENT POWER TO US

                    who are Believing Ones as measured by the OPERATIVE ENERGY of the Manifested strength of His might, which might WAS OPERATIVE in the Christ when he raised Him from among the dead & seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, over & above every government & authority & power & lordship & every government & authority & power & lord ship& every name that is constantly being named, not only in this age, but also in the one to come. And ALL THINGS He PUT IN SUBJECTION under His Feet, & Him He gave as head over ALL THINGS to the church, which is of such nature as to be His body, the fullness of the One who is CONSTANTLY FILLING ALL THINGS WITH ALL THINGS! {Kenneth S  Wuest  - An Expanded Translation of The New Testament }

                    HOPE….

                    In Ephesians The HOPE Paul speaks of is Not How great or awesome or even what ‘kind’ of Hope this is (the Calling of God),,,but rather WHAT OUR HOPE REALLY IS…The ‘His Calling’ is the call of which GOD IS THE AUTHOR…and that is an EFFECTUAL CALL…The HOPE is Not the object Hoped for …But an attitude of Mind/heart …the subjective Hope the ASSURED Christian EXPECTATION (Expositors)

                    Proverbs 13:12 Hope(expectation) deferred maketh the heart sick(Lweak, diseased, tired, grieved) but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

                    (Drawn away, scattered, prolonged, drawn out, postponed)

                    ROMANS 8: 18-25 Defines this ‘HOPE’ Very well for us …this is THAT HOPE That PAUL wanted to Awaken & Make come alive in their Hearts!18 For I consider [from the standpoint of faith] that the sufferings of the present life are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us and in us! 19 For [even the whole] creation [all nature] waits eagerly for the children of God to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected to frustration and futility, not willingly [because of some intentional fault on its part], but by the will of Him who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will also be freed from its bondage to decay [and gain entrance] into the glorious freedom of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation has been moaning together as in the pains of childbirth until now. 23 And not only this, but we too, who have the first fruits of the Spirit [a joyful indication of the blessings to come], even we groan inwardly, as we wait eagerly for [the sign of] our adoption as sons—the redemption and transformation of our body [at the resurrection]. 24 For in this hope we were saved [by faith]. But hope [the object of] which is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he already sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait eagerly for it with patience and composure.

                    the sufferings of the present life are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us and in us(vs. 18)

                    The HOPE which PAUL speaks of is a GLORY which IS COMING, Toward which we are MOVING as The Church day by day ( see 2 Cor. 3:18)…This GLORY AWAITS US!...It is a GLORY which will touch ALL THE WORLD!! ( Hab. 2:14 or the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. )

                    “Bondage of Decay” (vs. 21) = 2nd Law of Thermo Dynamics ..the Law of Entropy . states all in the Universe is running down, declining deteriorating…not just Earth Paul states is in this condition but MAN as well

                    The AhHa is that this is Not a HOPE or GLORY that will happen in a ‘flash’  just at the Resurrection/end of this age  but it is even taking place NOW!!

                    II Cor. 4:16-17 16 Therefore we do not become discouraged [spiritless, disappointed, or afraid]. Though our outer self is [progressively] wasting away, yet our inner self is being [progressively] renewed day by day. 17 For our momentary, light distress [this passing trouble] is producing for us an eternal weight of glory [a fullness] beyond all measure [surpassing all comparisons, a transcendent splendor and an endless blessedness]! (AMP)

                    • Paul beaten w/rods 3x
                    • Received 39 lashes 5x
                    • Ship wrecked 3x
                    • Been adrift at sea a day and a night
                    • Stoned & left for Dead
                    
                    

                    WOW!!….Paul calls all this a momentary & light affliction compared with GOD’S GLORY working In us & for us eternally…an eternal wt. of GLORY beyond all compare

                    THIS is the PRAYER Then that the church will capture & assimilate that GOD is PROGRESSIVELY WORKING to PRODUCE a HOPE…A GLORY in them through the every day circumstances & trials of Life

                    GOD CAN & WILL TURN ALL THINGS TO OUR ADVANTAGE if we JUST TRUST HIM

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                    • what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,…
                    
                    

                    THE BEAUTIFUL Point NOT that God is our Inheritance,,,BUT RATHER we are Owned BY HIM!!...we are HIS Inheritance

                    We are not our own for we  have been bought with a $ …I Cor. 6:20, 7:23

                    ROMANS 12:1,2 ]Therefore I urge you, [b]brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies [dedicating all of yourselves, set apart] as a living sacrifice, holy and well-pleasing to God, which is your rational (logical, intelligent) act of worship.

                    POINT: GOD DESIRES TO USE US!...A Great Adventure awaits us!

                    Give him your life -- day by day, not just in one crisis moment of dedication but in every situation. Say "Lord, do you want to use me in this situation? Okay, here I am. I'm available. I see this need right in front of me. Help me, Lord, not to pass by on the other side. Give me the grace to be available now. Lord, have you given me gifts? Is there equipment in my spirit that you want to use? Well, here it is, Lord; I'm available for you to use to meet this need." And then move out, venture out, plunge in, risk a little bit! As you do, you will discover that this brings enrichment of life, that your life gradually becomes delightful in its adventure, broad in its understanding, rich in its varied experience.

                    The RICHES of the GLORY of HIS Inheritance in US is to Be Used of HIM…He has invested in us & expects a GREAT ROI!!...The Parable of the TALENTS come to mind….No Risk= NO REWARD!! WE MUST RISK something…remember Jonathon & His Armor Bearer!...It will ALWAYS be well worth the RISK if we TRUST GOD

                    Many of you are just waiting for God to tell you to do something. But the New Testament never instructs you to do that. Its message is: "God is with you; therefore reach out, risk something, venture, move out, plunge in, try something new that you've never done before and trust God to see you through it." The result will be fantastic enrichment of life.

                    if you will just let God have his inheritance in your life,]]>(Hope ,Inheritance , & POWER)

                    READ PASSAGE…

                    • This is an intercessory Prayer to awaken & enlighten the Heart… that the TRUTHS Paul has shared since the opening of the Letter would, be gripping, moving, compelling, TRANSFORMING…NOT just intellectual
                    • Perhaps some have lost their PASSION, Their 1st LOVE for Jesus, they know Intellectually but have lost that Spark; That FIRE!..then this prayer is tailor-MADE Just for YOU!!:-)
                    
                    

                    Eph. 1:15-21 15 Therefore(For This Reason) I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16 do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: (Asking)17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,/ the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation/ in the knowledge of Him, 18 the eyes of your [c]understanding being enlightened;/

                    ….NEXT PART … So this is what he prays & WHY THEY NEEDED ENLIGHTENMENT

                    PAUL’S PRAYER Is THAT THE EPHESUS CHURCH WOULD COME TO KNOW/EXPERIENCE THREE SPECIFIC TRUTHS:

                    • that you may know what is the hope of His calling,…
                    • what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,…
                    • 19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power
                    
                    

                    20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all principality[d] and [e]power and [f]might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. 

                    TRANSLATION…. Kenneth S  Wuest  - An Expanded Translation of The New Testament }

                    On account of this I also having heard of the Faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you & of your Love to all the saints, do not cease giving thanks for you as I constantly make mention of you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of GLORY, might give you A SPIRIT of WISDOM & REVELATION in the SPHERE OF A FULL KNOWLEDGE OF HIM  the EYES of YOUR HEART BEING IN AN ENLIGHTENED STATE

                    WITH A VIEW TO YOUR KNOWING WHAT IS THE HOPE OF HIS CALLING,

                    what is the Wealth of the GLORY of HIS INHERITANCE IN THE SAINTS,

                    & what is the SUPERABOUNDING GREATNESS OF HIS INHERENT POWER TO US

                    who are Believing Ones as measured by the OPERATIVE ENERGY of the Manifested strength of His might, which might WAS OPERATIVE in the Christ when he raised Him from among the dead & seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, over & above every government & authority & power & lordship & every government & authority & power & lord ship& every name that is constantly being named, not only in this age, but also in the one to come. And ALL THINGS He PUT IN SUBJECTION under His Feet, & Him He gave as head over ALL THINGS to the church, which is of such nature as to be His body, the fullness of the One who is CONSTANTLY FILLING ALL THINGS WITH ALL THINGS! {Kenneth S  Wuest  - An Expanded Translation of The New Testament }

                    HOPE….

                    In Ephesians The HOPE Paul speaks of is Not How great or awesome or even what ‘kind’ of Hope this is (the Calling of God),,,but rather WHAT OUR HOPE REALLY IS…The ‘His Calling’ is the call of which GOD IS THE AUTHOR…and that is an EFFECTUAL CALL…The HOPE is Not the object Hoped for …But an attitude of Mind/heart …the subjective Hope the ASSURED Christian EXPECTATION (Expositors)

                    Proverbs 13:12 Hope(expectation) deferred maketh the heart sick(Lweak, diseased, tired, grieved) but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

                    (Drawn away, scattered, prolonged, drawn out, postponed)

                    ROMANS 8: 18-25 Defines this ‘HOPE’ Very well for us …this is THAT HOPE That PAUL wanted to Awaken & Make come alive in their Hearts!18 For I consider [from the standpoint of faith] that the sufferings of the present life are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us and in us! 19 For [even the whole] creation [all nature] waits eagerly for the children of God to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected to frustration and futility, not willingly [because of some intentional fault on its part], but by the will of Him who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will also be freed from its bondage to decay [and gain entrance] into the glorious freedom of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation has been moaning together as in the pains of childbirth until now. 23 And not only this, but we too, who have the first fruits of the Spirit [a joyful indication of the blessings to come], even we groan inwardly, as we wait eagerly for [the sign of] our adoption as sons—the redemption and transformation of our body [at the resurrection]. 24 For in this hope we were saved [by faith]. But hope [the object of] which is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he already sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait eagerly for it with patience and composure.

                    the sufferings of the present life are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us and in us(vs. 18)

                    The HOPE which PAUL speaks of is a GLORY which IS COMING, Toward which we are MOVING as The Church day by day ( see 2 Cor. 3:18)…This GLORY AWAITS US!...It is a GLORY which will touch ALL THE WORLD!! ( Hab. 2:14 or the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. )

                    “Bondage of Decay” (vs. 21) = 2nd Law of Thermo Dynamics ..the Law of Entropy . states all in the Universe is running down, declining deteriorating…not just Earth Paul states is in this condition but MAN as well

                    The AhHa is that this is Not a HOPE or GLORY that will happen in a ‘flash’  just at the Resurrection/end of this age  but it is even taking place NOW!!

                    II Cor. 4:16-17 16 Therefore we do not become discouraged [spiritless, disappointed, or afraid]. Though our outer self is [progressively] wasting away, yet our inner self is being [progressively] renewed day by day. 17 For our momentary, light distress [this passing trouble] is producing for us an eternal weight of glory [a fullness] beyond all measure [surpassing all comparisons, a transcendent splendor and an endless blessedness]! (AMP)

                    • Paul beaten w/rods 3x
                    • Received 39 lashes 5x
                    • Ship wrecked 3x
                    • Been adrift at sea a day and a night
                    • Stoned & left for Dead
                    
                    

                    WOW!!….Paul calls all this a momentary & light affliction compared with GOD’S GLORY working In us & for us eternally…an eternal wt. of GLORY beyond all compare

                    THIS is the PRAYER Then that the church will capture & assimilate that GOD is PROGRESSIVELY WORKING to PRODUCE a HOPE…A GLORY in them through the every day circumstances & trials of Life

                    GOD CAN & WILL TURN ALL THINGS TO OUR ADVANTAGE if we JUST TRUST HIM

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                    • what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,…
                    
                    

                    THE BEAUTIFUL Point NOT that God is our Inheritance,,,BUT RATHER we are Owned BY HIM!!...we are HIS Inheritance

                    We are not our own for we  have been bought with a $ …I Cor. 6:20, 7:23

                    ROMANS 12:1,2 ]Therefore I urge you, [b]brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies [dedicating all of yourselves, set apart] as a living sacrifice, holy and well-pleasing to God, which is your rational (logical, intelligent) act of worship.

                    POINT: GOD DESIRES TO USE US!...A Great Adventure awaits us!

                    Give him your life -- day by day, not just in one crisis moment of dedication but in every situation. Say "Lord, do you want to use me in this situation? Okay, here I am. I'm available. I see this need right in front of me. Help me, Lord, not to pass by on the other side. Give me the grace to be available now. Lord, have you given me gifts? Is there equipment in my spirit that you want to use? Well, here it is, Lord; I'm available for you to use to meet this need." And then move out, venture out, plunge in, risk a little bit! As you do, you will discover that this brings enrichment of life, that your life gradually becomes delightful in its adventure, broad in its understanding, rich in its varied experience.

                    The RICHES of the GLORY of HIS Inheritance in US is to Be Used of HIM…He has invested in us & expects a GREAT ROI!!...The Parable of the TALENTS come to mind….No Risk= NO REWARD!! WE MUST RISK something…remember Jonathon & His Armor Bearer!...It will ALWAYS be well worth the RISK if we TRUST GOD

                    Many of you are just waiting for God to tell you to do something. But the New Testament never instructs you to do that. Its message is: "God is with you; therefore reach out, risk something, venture, move out, plunge in, try something new that you've never done before and trust God to see you through it." The result will be fantastic enrichment of life.

                    if you will just let God have his inheritance in your life, if you will present your body to him and say, "Lord, here I am, available to you."…. Then unlimited Favor, Glory, Adventure & GOODNESS await you!! I would venture to say (& I know myself from EXPERIENCE) there is no greater Joy & Fulfillment than this!

                     

                     

                     

                    • 19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward (IN)us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power , 20…which he wrought(worked) in Christ when He raised Him from the dead
                    
                    

                     

                    • This power is described as according to the working of His mighty power ,Vs. 20…which he wrought(worked) in Christ when He raised Him from the dead
                    
                    

                    “WROUGHT/WORKED”(VS. 20) …”Working” (vs. 19) = Energia..is  where we get our English word ‘ENERGY’..this speaks of the energy put forth by God in the operation & surpassing Power in the Salvation process to redeem us & meet our needs this then is in accordance with & corresponds to the DIVINE ENERGY… “of His mighty power”(19) The GRK. Rendering would be “of the MANIFESTED Power of His Strength”

                    NOTE>>>>Antonyms for power include inability, incapacity, incompetence, inaptitude, incapability, disability, impotence, helplessness, hopelessness and impairment.

                    PAUL uses 4 WORDS To convey different aspects or facets of POWER that is  made available for usJ!:

                     a.)(vs19) power (vs19)  GRK= DUNAMIS = ‘natural ability that is general & inherent’…b) …”Working” (vs. 19) = Energia = ‘’POWER IN EXERCISE, Exerted…operative energy…POWER”….c) mighty =KRATOS = manifested STRENGTH…d) power ,Vs. 20 ISCHUOS…strength or POWER as an ENDOWMENT, a Force (BOTH a trait ,talent…OR…PROVISION, ‘Hand out’J!)

                    SO we could translate this….

                    AND… what is the SUPERABOUNDING GREATNESS OF HIS INHERENT POWER TO/IN  US who are Believing Ones as measured by the Exerted/ OPERATIVE ENERGY of the Manifested strength of His might which =character & provision,

                    • 20…which he wrought(worked) in Christ when He raised Him from the dead
                    
                    

                    “WROUGHT/WORKED”(VS. 20)…is also Energia ’POWER IN EXERCISE, Exerted…operative energy…

                    TRANSLATION… which might WAS  Exerted/OPERATIVE in the Christ when he raised Him from among the dead & seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,

                     

                    PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER (AGAIN!:-)

                    EPHESIANS 1:19-20 & what is the SUPERABOUNDING GREATNESS OF HIS INHERENT POWER TO/IN US who are Believing Ones as measured by the Exerted/OPERATIVE ENERGY of the Manifested strength of His might(which is Character & Provision), which might WAS OPERATIVE in the Christ when he raised Him from among the dead & seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places

                    I Cr. 4:20 20 For the kingdom of God is not based on talk but on power.

                    ACTS 1:8 8 But you will receive power and ability when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be My witnesses [to tell people about Me] both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the ends of the earth.”

                    II Peter 1:3

                     For His divine power has bestowed on us [absolutely] everything necessary for [a dynamic spiritual] life and godliness, through [a]true and personal knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

                    I Cr. 1:18 18 For the message of the cross is foolishness [absurd and illogical] to those who are perishing and spiritually dead [because they reject it], but to us who are being saved [by God’s grace] it is [the manifestation of] the power of God.

                    II Cr. 4:7 7 But we have this precious treasure [the good news about salvation] in [unworthy] earthen vessels [of human frailty], so that the grandeur and surpassing greatness of the power will be [shown to be] from God [His sufficiency] and not from ourselves.

                    Energia….exercised , exerted…operative ENERGY!!

                    Eph. 3:7 of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power.

                    Eph. 4:16 6 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love……………I Cor. 12:10 working of Miracles

                    COL. 1:29 29 To this end I also labor, agonigomai according to His energia which energies in me with deutemas

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/6ac16ac1-ef6f-3c8b-a6db-b44185f840b8Thu, 01 Apr 2021 20:45:49 -040038:22falsefull5858"An Intercessory Prayer that CHANGES People & Circumstances" (Eph. 1:15-18a)In this weeks podcast we begin to dissect Paul's Powerful prayer of Intercession that He prayed for the church of Ephesus. This passionate prayer was made possible because of the Faith & Love of that church.

                    This is a prayer model we must put into practice today, to see change & transformation in our lives & communities!

                    Elijah prayed such a passionate faith-filled Prayer rain ceased for 3 years! James tells us we Have NOT because we ASK NOT! The answer to seeing our lives & communities transformed is just a Passionate, Faith-filled prayer away!

                    Paul Prayed for wisdom, knowledge, & enlightened Hearts...We can pray this same prayer today!

                    ]]>In this weeks podcast we begin to dissect Paul's Powerful prayer of Intercession that He prayed for the church of Ephesus. This passionate prayer was made possible because of the Faith & Love of that church.

                    This is a prayer model we must put into practice today, to see change & transformation in our lives & communities!

                    Elijah prayed such a passionate faith-filled Prayer rain ceased for 3 years! James tells us we Have NOT because we ASK NOT! The answer to seeing our lives & communities transformed is just a Passionate, Faith-filled prayer away!

                    Paul Prayed for wisdom, knowledge, & enlightened Hearts...We can pray this same prayer today!

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/7a5ea59d-3be6-30f5-a27e-4ef1f2dcf3d3Thu, 25 Mar 2021 16:28:11 -040035:32falsefull5757<p>In this weeks podcast we begin to dissect Paul's Powerful prayer of Intercession that He prayed for the church of Ephesus. This passionate prayer was made possible because of the Faith & Love of that church.</p> <p>This is a prayer model we must put into practice today, to see change & transformation in our lives & communities!</p> <p>Elijah prayed such a passionate faith-filled Prayer rain ceased for 3 years! James tells us we Have NOT because we ASK NOT! The answer to seeing our lives & communities transformed is just a Passionate, Faith-filled prayer away!</p> <p>Paul Prayed for wisdom, knowledge, & enlightened Hearts...We can pray this same prayer today!</p> "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, ...(I'm Yours!)" Ephesians 1:13-14On this weeks episode we discuss The wonderful Promise, or Guarantee Abba has given us through being sealed by His Holy Spirit. His Holy Spirit is our Promise or Guarantee of an Eternal Mansion in Heaven & a Prosperous & Abundant life on earth as His Favored Sons & Daughters!
                    ]]>On this weeks episode we discuss The wonderful Promise, or Guarantee Abba has given us through being sealed by His Holy Spirit. His Holy Spirit is our Promise or Guarantee of an Eternal Mansion in Heaven & a Prosperous & Abundant life on earth as His Favored Sons & Daughters!
                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/3c3e8b44-118d-3668-a207-d105e434049aThu, 18 Mar 2021 22:49:11 -040031:16falsefull5656<p>On this weeks episode we discuss The wonderful Promise, or Guarantee Abba has given us through being sealed by His Holy Spirit. His Holy Spirit is our Promise or Guarantee of an Eternal Mansion in Heaven & a Prosperous & Abundant life on earth as His Favored Sons & Daughters!</p> "The Reading Of The Will"~ Ephesians 1:7-12In this episode of the 'Kingdomcorner', it is as if the Heavenly Father has taken us into His 'Heavenly Office' to read us 'The WILL' of those things that have been Bequeathed to us through the death & Resurrection of His Son Jesus Christ.

                    Such wonderful things as Redemption, Forgiveness of Sin, Grace that has been heaped up upon us again & again!, wisdom & insight,The answer to 'The Mystery of His Will', initiation into The Community of God,An Inheritance, A Revealed purpose for our lives, and the process of being made into Jesus' Bride!!----These are all ours just because of the sacrifice that Jesus made of His life for ours!

                    Come listen now to ALL that is Now yours as His Favored Son & Daughter!!:-)

                    ]]>In this episode of the 'Kingdomcorner', it is as if the Heavenly Father has taken us into His 'Heavenly Office' to read us 'The WILL' of those things that have been Bequeathed to us through the death & Resurrection of His Son Jesus Christ.

                    Such wonderful things as Redemption, Forgiveness of Sin, Grace that has been heaped up upon us again & again!, wisdom & insight,The answer to 'The Mystery of His Will', initiation into The Community of God,An Inheritance, A Revealed purpose for our lives, and the process of being made into Jesus' Bride!!----These are all ours just because of the sacrifice that Jesus made of His life for ours!

                    Come listen now to ALL that is Now yours as His Favored Son & Daughter!!:-)

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/bc08108d-0ec4-38b4-a103-f01d329798c9Thu, 11 Mar 2021 19:44:43 -040037:56falsefull5454<p>In this episode of the 'Kingdomcorner', it is as if the Heavenly Father has taken us into His 'Heavenly Office' to read us 'The WILL' of those things that have been Bequeathed to us through the death & Resurrection of His Son Jesus Christ.</p> <p>Such wonderful things as Redemption, Forgiveness of Sin, Grace that has been heaped up upon us again & again!, wisdom & insight,The answer to 'The Mystery of His Will', initiation into The Community of God,An Inheritance, A Revealed purpose for our lives, and the process of being made into Jesus' Bride!!----These are all ours just because of the sacrifice that Jesus made of His life for ours!</p> <p>Come listen now to ALL that is Now yours as His Favored Son & Daughter!!:-)</p> "Qualified & Adopted For A Purpose"~ Ephesians 1:4-6In this episode we find that God has qualified  us by The Sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross & Adopted us as Favored Sons & Daughters in the Beloved

                    He has made us Both Holy & Blameless to Fulfill His Purposes

                    ]]>In this episode we find that God has qualified  us by The Sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross & Adopted us as Favored Sons & Daughters in the Beloved

                    He has made us Both Holy & Blameless to Fulfill His Purposes

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/eaa35b8d-8df4-328b-a5e3-504b3964a80bTue, 02 Mar 2021 16:02:12 -040037:16falsefull5353<p>In this episode we find that God has qualified  us by The Sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross & Adopted us as Favored Sons & Daughters in the Beloved</p> <p>He has made us Both Holy & Blameless to Fulfill His Purposes</p> "Blessings InThe Heavenlies"In the latest podcast we discuss the concept that God has lavished upon us every Blessing Imaginable as we are seated with him in the heavenly realm~ Ephesians 1:3
                    ]]>In the latest podcast we discuss the concept that God has lavished upon us every Blessing Imaginable as we are seated with him in the heavenly realm~ Ephesians 1:3
                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/41e990cf-deda-319c-8633-05eb7cc478cdTue, 23 Feb 2021 15:30:34 -040034:45falsefull5252<p>In the latest podcast we discuss the concept that God has lavished upon us every Blessing Imaginable as we are seated with him in the heavenly realm~ Ephesians 1:3</p> Daniel In The Lions Den ~Daniel 6Part 3  Of what our response should be in this current time as Christians in our new 'Cancel Culture'

                    The Powers that be are seeking to Throw many to The Lions right now, yet God will be faithful to Help deliver us

                    ]]>Part 3  Of what our response should be in this current time as Christians in our new 'Cancel Culture'

                    The Powers that be are seeking to Throw many to The Lions right now, yet God will be faithful to Help deliver us

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/648ba6aa-66c8-3b0a-bfba-3c8ff8e79394Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:27:41 -040019:36falsefull5151<p>Part 3  Of what our response should be in this current time as Christians in our new 'Cancel Culture'</p> <p>The Powers that be are seeking to Throw many to The Lions right now, yet God will be faithful to Help deliver us</p> The Purpose,Perseverance,& Prosperity of Daniel & His 3 Friends in a Perverse Land"~ DanieIn today's episode we begin Part 2 about what our Response should be as Christians to the current World & Political condition by drawing parallel thoughts to the Time of Daniel, when He & his 3 friends served The Babylon & Mede/Persian Empires, as Judah had been taken captive for 70 years. 
                    ]]>In today's episode we begin Part 2 about what our Response should be as Christians to the current World & Political condition by drawing parallel thoughts to the Time of Daniel, when He & his 3 friends served The Babylon & Mede/Persian Empires, as Judah had been taken captive for 70 years. 
                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/67dc6cde-4971-3924-9db7-42d79e28a441Fri, 05 Feb 2021 19:00:29 -040031:12falsefull5050<p>In today's episode we begin Part 2 about what our Response should be as Christians to the current World & Political condition by drawing parallel thoughts to the Time of Daniel, when He & his 3 friends served The Babylon & Mede/Persian Empires, as Judah had been taken captive for 70 years. </p> "Shall Not The Judge of All The Earth Do Right?" ~ Genesis 18:25A Response & some thoughts based on the Word of God To the Current National & Political scene in the USA
                    ]]>A Response & some thoughts based on the Word of God To the Current National & Political scene in the USA
                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/497b8058-a1f8-3da6-85c9-5907bc90f76dFri, 29 Jan 2021 18:56:26 -040035:43falsefull4949<p>A Response & some thoughts based on the Word of God To the Current National & Political scene in the USA</p> "The Great Mystery: One+ One = ONE" Ephesians 5:31,32Ephesians 5:31, 32

                    In this episode we conclude the 3rd part of the Husband & Wife Relationship & how it points to the Greater example of the Church Be United with Jesus & becoming ONE

                    Parallels are made from Jesus great Intercessory prayer in John 17 where he spoke of He & the Father becoming ONE along with the Church

                    ]]>Ephesians 5:31, 32

                    In this episode we conclude the 3rd part of the Husband & Wife Relationship & how it points to the Greater example of the Church Be United with Jesus & becoming ONE

                    Parallels are made from Jesus great Intercessory prayer in John 17 where he spoke of He & the Father becoming ONE along with the Church

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/85a11903-7a19-34c6-80d4-f5337d7dd326Sat, 23 Jan 2021 23:48:19 -040031:28falsefull4848<p>Ephesians 5:31, 32</p> <p>In this episode we conclude the 3rd part of the Husband & Wife Relationship & how it points to the Greater example of the Church Be United with Jesus & becoming ONE</p> <p>Parallels are made from Jesus great Intercessory prayer in John 17 where he spoke of He & the Father becoming ONE along with the Church</p> "Presenting The Church (Bride) Glorious!"- Ephesians 5:22-33In this episode we can see form this passage in Ephesians 5:22-33, that though Paul is speaking about how an Earthly Marriage  should be lived out before God, that there is a much Greater PICTURE IN View.

                    We are speaking of the Plan & Desire God has Had since he created Man & that is to have a Bride (The Church) to be United with His Son, Jesus The Groom

                    We dissect these verses showing beyond a doubt that This Marriage relationship is a type of picture of The Church Being wed to Jesus Christ the Groom

                     

                    ]]>In this episode we can see form this passage in Ephesians 5:22-33, that though Paul is speaking about how an Earthly Marriage  should be lived out before God, that there is a much Greater PICTURE IN View.

                    We are speaking of the Plan & Desire God has Had since he created Man & that is to have a Bride (The Church) to be United with His Son, Jesus The Groom

                    We dissect these verses showing beyond a doubt that This Marriage relationship is a type of picture of The Church Being wed to Jesus Christ the Groom

                     

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/631fb714-e03f-3c3a-b088-cf489e851e5fFri, 15 Jan 2021 16:14:42 -040032:46falsefull4747<p>In this episode we can see form this passage in Ephesians 5:22-33, that though Paul is speaking about how an Earthly Marriage  should be lived out before God, that there is a much Greater PICTURE IN View.</p> <p>We are speaking of the Plan & Desire God has Had since he created Man & that is to have a Bride (The Church) to be United with His Son, Jesus The Groom</p> <p>We dissect these verses showing beyond a doubt that This Marriage relationship is a type of picture of The Church Being wed to Jesus Christ the Groom</p> <p> </p> The Marriage Relationship a Picture of The Bride of ChristEphesians 5:22-26 ,,,We discuss the Marriage Relationship & How that typifies the Relationship between Jesus & His Bride, the Church

                    Particular attention in this episode deals with The sanctification( a setting apart) & cleansing needed to prepare for the Wedding

                    ]]>Ephesians 5:22-26 ,,,We discuss the Marriage Relationship & How that typifies the Relationship between Jesus & His Bride, the Church

                    Particular attention in this episode deals with The sanctification( a setting apart) & cleansing needed to prepare for the Wedding

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/7d35fb18-a67f-33c6-96c6-f13b3134eeb5Fri, 08 Jan 2021 16:56:50 -040031:44falsefull4646<p>Ephesians 5:22-26 ,,,We discuss the Marriage Relationship & How that typifies the Relationship between Jesus & His Bride, the Church</p> <p>Particular attention in this episode deals with The sanctification( a setting apart) & cleansing needed to prepare for the Wedding</p> "The Submission Solution" (Eph. 5:20,21)These verses in EPHESIANS 5:20,21 introduce a new topic, one of How we relate to our fellow men/ women. That is, are focus now shifts from our VERTICAL relationship (Us & God) to 'Horizontal' relationships with other human beings

                    If we are in Proper relationship with ABBA (Vertically), that presupposes we will be in proper alignment in our relationships with people

                    This episode then, begins to speak of the concept of SUBMISSION or the Ability to Be subject to another person in a Relationship to make the best of that relationship

                    Because we are Saints of God we should be best at applying this principal, which requires sacrifice at times of our desire first & humility to put others needs above our own.

                    ]]>These verses in EPHESIANS 5:20,21 introduce a new topic, one of How we relate to our fellow men/ women. That is, are focus now shifts from our VERTICAL relationship (Us & God) to 'Horizontal' relationships with other human beings

                    If we are in Proper relationship with ABBA (Vertically), that presupposes we will be in proper alignment in our relationships with people

                    This episode then, begins to speak of the concept of SUBMISSION or the Ability to Be subject to another person in a Relationship to make the best of that relationship

                    Because we are Saints of God we should be best at applying this principal, which requires sacrifice at times of our desire first & humility to put others needs above our own.

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/b6ea4a42-05b7-33c3-a080-eb0d07498f67Sat, 02 Jan 2021 19:30:52 -040033:29falsefull4545<p>These verses in EPHESIANS 5:20,21 introduce a new topic, one of How we relate to our fellow men/ women. That is, are focus now shifts from our VERTICAL relationship (Us & God) to 'Horizontal' relationships with other human beings</p> <p>If we are in Proper relationship with ABBA (Vertically), that presupposes we will be in proper alignment in our relationships with people</p> <p>This episode then, begins to speak of the concept of SUBMISSION or the Ability to Be subject to another person in a Relationship to make the best of that relationship</p> <p>Because we are Saints of God we should be best at applying this principal, which requires sacrifice at times of our desire first & humility to put others needs above our own.</p> Five Elements of Biblical MeditationIn this episode we discuss   Reverberation, Repetition, Stillness(Waiting), Pondering & Imagination as being foundational elements of Biblical Meditation & entering God's Presence

                     

                    “Five Elements of Biblical Meditation”

                    Reverberation, Repetition, Stillness (waiting),Pondering, Imagination

                    REVERBERATION:

                    is created when a sound or signal is reflected causing numerous reflections to build up and then decay as the sound is absorbed by the surfaces of objects in the space – which could include furniture, people, and air.(Wicki)…also echo

                    Psalm 1:1-3 Blessed is the one     who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take     or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,     and who meditates on his law day and night. 3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,     which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—     whatever they do prospers.

                    HAGAH—Ha-ga ….to roar, groan, growl (a low over & over sound like a lion growling over its prey, or the echoing sound of a turtle dove)…also to speak, utter, meditate, mutter, imagine, mourn, ,muse, devise ….to murmur in pleasure , anger, or pain (sore speak)…can be + or -

                    Joshua 1:8   Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

                    [Job 27:4 KJV] 4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter[H1897] deceit.

                     [Psa 2:1 KJV] 1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine[H1897] a vain thing?

                    [Psa 35:28 KJV] 28 And my tongue shall speak[H1897] of thy righteousness [and] of thy praise all the day long.

                     [Psa 38:12 KJV] 12 They also that seek after my life lay snares [for me]: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine[H1897] deceits all the day long.

                    [Psa 63:6 KJV] 6 When I remember thee upon my bed, [and] meditate[H1897] on thee in the [night] watches.

                    [Psa 71:24 KJV] 24 My tongue also shall talk[H1897] of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.

                    [Psa 77:12 KJV] 12 I will meditate[H1897] also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.

                     [Psa 143:5 KJV] 5 I remember the days of old; I meditate[H1897] on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.

                    [Pro 8:7 KJV] 7 For my mouth shall speak[H1897] truth; and wickedness [is] an abomination to my lips.

                    [Pro 15:28 KJV] 28 The heart of the righteous studieth[H1897] to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

                    [Isa 8:19 KJV] 19 And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter:[H1897] should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?

                    [Isa 16:7 KJV] 7 Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn;[H1897] surely [they are] stricken.

                    [Isa 31:4 KJV] 4 For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring[H1897] on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, [he] will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.

                    [Isa 33:18 KJV] 18 Thine heart shall meditate[H1897] terror. Where [is] the scribe? where [is] the receiver? where [is] he that counted the towers?

                    [Isa 38:14 KJV] 14 Like a crane [or] a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn[H1897] as a dove: mine eyes fail [with looking] upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.

                    [Isa 59:3, 11, 13 KJV] 3 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered[H1897] perverseness. ... 11 We roar all like bears, and mourn[H1897] sore[H1897] like doves: we look for judgment, but [there is] none; for salvation, [but] it is far off from us. ... 13 In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering[H1897] from the heart words of falsehood.

                     

                     

                    REPETITION : Repeating over & over, ‘Repetition is the Mother of ALL Learning

                    SIYACH –Se-akh ..The KEY= REPITITION…To rehearse, repeat or commune on  a matter to oneself over & over (both in the mind & out loud)also declare talk, speak, meditate, pray, converse, ponder, sing, consider, put forth thoughts—‘to germinate or flourish & put forth shoots & buds like a plant’ with ones thoughts…to DARE to LIFT Oneself UP!...again can be + or -…also refers to complaints

                    [1Ch 16:9 KJV] Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk[H7878] ye of all his wondrous works.

                    [Job 7:11 KJV] Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain[H7878] in the bitterness of my soul.

                    [Psa 55:17 KJV] Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray,[H7878] and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

                    [Psa 69:12 KJV] They that sit in the gate speak[H7878] against me; and I [was] the song of the drunkards.

                    [Psa 77:3 KJV] I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained,[H7878] and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.

                    [Psa 77:6 KJV] I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune[H7878] with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.

                    [Psa 77:12 KJV] I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk[H7878] of thy doings.

                    [Psa 119:15 KJV] I will meditate[H7878] in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.

                    [Psa 119:23 KJV] Princes also did sit [and] speak against me: [but] thy servant did meditate[H7878] in thy statutes.

                    [Psa 119:48 KJV] My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate[H7878] in thy statutes.

                    [Psa 143:5 KJV] I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse[H7878] on the work of thy hands.

                    [Isa 53:8 KJV] He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare[H7878] his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

                    STILLNESS (Waiting)

                    DAMAM (Da-Man)….utter silence, stilled like a dumb man/statue, to cease, cut off or cut down…also peace, rest, forbear quieted, tarry, wait

                    [Psa 4:4 KJV] Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

                    [Psa 46:10 KJV] Be still, and know that I [am] God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

                    QAVAH (WAITING) –Ka-va  to bind together by ‘twisting’ (this will make one strong & robust, applied to strength)also an EAGER anticipation ( see Usain Bolt) also to expect, hope for, look for

                    [Psa 25:5 KJV] Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou [art] the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait[H6960] all the day.

                    [Psa 25:21 KJV] Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait[H6960] on thee.

                    [Psa 27:14 KJV] Wait[H6960] on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait,[H6960] I say, on the LORD.

                    [Psa 130:5 KJV] I wait[H6960] for the LORD, my soul doth wait,[H6960] and in his word do I hope.

                    [Isa 40:31 KJV] But they that wait[H6960] upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.

                     

                     

                     

                    PONDER ..PALAC (Pa-las) to weigh or balance something out, to make level or smooth, also to revolve , a ‘feeling’ of the truth; thinking deeply of a concept, an intuitive sense of a thing…a resonation of something w/in you

                    [Pro 4:26 KJV] Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.

                    [Pro 5:6 KJV] Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, [that] thou canst not know [them].

                    [Psa 58:2 KJV] Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh[H6424] the violence of your hands in the earth.

                    [Psa 78:50 KJV] He made[H6424] a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;

                    [Pro 5:21 KJV] For the ways of man [are] before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth[H6424] all his goings.

                    [Isa 26:7 KJV] The way of the just [is] uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh[H6424] the path of the just.

                    Ps. 77:6 my soul made a diligent search

                    GREEK….

                    Dialogizomai…de-ä-lo-ge'-zo-mi…..to bring together different reasons, to reckon up the reasons, to reason, revolve in one's mind, deliberate consider a thing, to muse reason, think, dispute

                    [Luk 1:29 KJV] And when she saw [him], she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind[G1260] what manner of salutation this should be.

                    Symballō …süm-bä'l-lo to ‘throw together’ ,,,consult together, in ones mind (in oneself or w/others), ponder, encounter, meet with, help

                    [Luk 2:19 KJV] But Mary kept all these things, and pondered[G4820] [them] in her heart.

                    [Luk 14:31 KJV] Or what king, going to make[G4820] war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

                    IMAGINATION   “YETSER”  To form ideas & plans in the mind much like a potter creates pottery vessels also being inventive like a scientist, to plot or devise a scheme…NT refers more to arguments & logical meanings

                    Romans 12:1,2 Renewing of The Mind..( greek points to renewal of the...]]>In this episode we discuss   Reverberation, Repetition, Stillness(Waiting), Pondering & Imagination as being foundational elements of Biblical Meditation & entering God's Presence

                     

                    “Five Elements of Biblical Meditation”

                    Reverberation, Repetition, Stillness (waiting),Pondering, Imagination

                    REVERBERATION:

                    is created when a sound or signal is reflected causing numerous reflections to build up and then decay as the sound is absorbed by the surfaces of objects in the space – which could include furniture, people, and air.(Wicki)…also echo

                    Psalm 1:1-3 Blessed is the one     who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take     or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,     and who meditates on his law day and night. 3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,     which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—     whatever they do prospers.

                    HAGAH—Ha-ga ….to roar, groan, growl (a low over & over sound like a lion growling over its prey, or the echoing sound of a turtle dove)…also to speak, utter, meditate, mutter, imagine, mourn, ,muse, devise ….to murmur in pleasure , anger, or pain (sore speak)…can be + or -

                    Joshua 1:8   Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

                    [Job 27:4 KJV] 4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter[H1897] deceit.

                     [Psa 2:1 KJV] 1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine[H1897] a vain thing?

                    [Psa 35:28 KJV] 28 And my tongue shall speak[H1897] of thy righteousness [and] of thy praise all the day long.

                     [Psa 38:12 KJV] 12 They also that seek after my life lay snares [for me]: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine[H1897] deceits all the day long.

                    [Psa 63:6 KJV] 6 When I remember thee upon my bed, [and] meditate[H1897] on thee in the [night] watches.

                    [Psa 71:24 KJV] 24 My tongue also shall talk[H1897] of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.

                    [Psa 77:12 KJV] 12 I will meditate[H1897] also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.

                     [Psa 143:5 KJV] 5 I remember the days of old; I meditate[H1897] on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.

                    [Pro 8:7 KJV] 7 For my mouth shall speak[H1897] truth; and wickedness [is] an abomination to my lips.

                    [Pro 15:28 KJV] 28 The heart of the righteous studieth[H1897] to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

                    [Isa 8:19 KJV] 19 And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter:[H1897] should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?

                    [Isa 16:7 KJV] 7 Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn;[H1897] surely [they are] stricken.

                    [Isa 31:4 KJV] 4 For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring[H1897] on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, [he] will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.

                    [Isa 33:18 KJV] 18 Thine heart shall meditate[H1897] terror. Where [is] the scribe? where [is] the receiver? where [is] he that counted the towers?

                    [Isa 38:14 KJV] 14 Like a crane [or] a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn[H1897] as a dove: mine eyes fail [with looking] upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.

                    [Isa 59:3, 11, 13 KJV] 3 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered[H1897] perverseness. ... 11 We roar all like bears, and mourn[H1897] sore[H1897] like doves: we look for judgment, but [there is] none; for salvation, [but] it is far off from us. ... 13 In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering[H1897] from the heart words of falsehood.

                     

                     

                    REPETITION : Repeating over & over, ‘Repetition is the Mother of ALL Learning

                    SIYACH –Se-akh ..The KEY= REPITITION…To rehearse, repeat or commune on  a matter to oneself over & over (both in the mind & out loud)also declare talk, speak, meditate, pray, converse, ponder, sing, consider, put forth thoughts—‘to germinate or flourish & put forth shoots & buds like a plant’ with ones thoughts…to DARE to LIFT Oneself UP!...again can be + or -…also refers to complaints

                    [1Ch 16:9 KJV] Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk[H7878] ye of all his wondrous works.

                    [Job 7:11 KJV] Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain[H7878] in the bitterness of my soul.

                    [Psa 55:17 KJV] Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray,[H7878] and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

                    [Psa 69:12 KJV] They that sit in the gate speak[H7878] against me; and I [was] the song of the drunkards.

                    [Psa 77:3 KJV] I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained,[H7878] and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.

                    [Psa 77:6 KJV] I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune[H7878] with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.

                    [Psa 77:12 KJV] I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk[H7878] of thy doings.

                    [Psa 119:15 KJV] I will meditate[H7878] in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.

                    [Psa 119:23 KJV] Princes also did sit [and] speak against me: [but] thy servant did meditate[H7878] in thy statutes.

                    [Psa 119:48 KJV] My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate[H7878] in thy statutes.

                    [Psa 143:5 KJV] I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse[H7878] on the work of thy hands.

                    [Isa 53:8 KJV] He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare[H7878] his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

                    STILLNESS (Waiting)

                    DAMAM (Da-Man)….utter silence, stilled like a dumb man/statue, to cease, cut off or cut down…also peace, rest, forbear quieted, tarry, wait

                    [Psa 4:4 KJV] Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

                    [Psa 46:10 KJV] Be still, and know that I [am] God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

                    QAVAH (WAITING) –Ka-va  to bind together by ‘twisting’ (this will make one strong & robust, applied to strength)also an EAGER anticipation ( see Usain Bolt) also to expect, hope for, look for

                    [Psa 25:5 KJV] Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou [art] the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait[H6960] all the day.

                    [Psa 25:21 KJV] Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait[H6960] on thee.

                    [Psa 27:14 KJV] Wait[H6960] on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait,[H6960] I say, on the LORD.

                    [Psa 130:5 KJV] I wait[H6960] for the LORD, my soul doth wait,[H6960] and in his word do I hope.

                    [Isa 40:31 KJV] But they that wait[H6960] upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.

                     

                     

                     

                    PONDER ..PALAC (Pa-las) to weigh or balance something out, to make level or smooth, also to revolve , a ‘feeling’ of the truth; thinking deeply of a concept, an intuitive sense of a thing…a resonation of something w/in you

                    [Pro 4:26 KJV] Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.

                    [Pro 5:6 KJV] Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, [that] thou canst not know [them].

                    [Psa 58:2 KJV] Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh[H6424] the violence of your hands in the earth.

                    [Psa 78:50 KJV] He made[H6424] a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;

                    [Pro 5:21 KJV] For the ways of man [are] before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth[H6424] all his goings.

                    [Isa 26:7 KJV] The way of the just [is] uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh[H6424] the path of the just.

                    Ps. 77:6 my soul made a diligent search

                    GREEK….

                    Dialogizomai…de-ä-lo-ge'-zo-mi…..to bring together different reasons, to reckon up the reasons, to reason, revolve in one's mind, deliberate consider a thing, to muse reason, think, dispute

                    [Luk 1:29 KJV] And when she saw [him], she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind[G1260] what manner of salutation this should be.

                    Symballō …süm-bä'l-lo to ‘throw together’ ,,,consult together, in ones mind (in oneself or w/others), ponder, encounter, meet with, help

                    [Luk 2:19 KJV] But Mary kept all these things, and pondered[G4820] [them] in her heart.

                    [Luk 14:31 KJV] Or what king, going to make[G4820] war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

                    IMAGINATION   “YETSER”  To form ideas & plans in the mind much like a potter creates pottery vessels also being inventive like a scientist, to plot or devise a scheme…NT refers more to arguments & logical meanings

                    Romans 12:1,2 Renewing of The Mind..( greek points to renewal of the imagination)

                     

                    I Timothy 4:16

                     

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                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/45e94949-4034-3f02-801c-289ce9e5bb93Fri, 18 Dec 2020 16:08:10 -040042:06falsefull4444"Living In Understanding & Overflow" (Ephesians 5: 11-20)In this time of uncertainty we are living in today it is crucial to live wisely, understanding the times & to determine to walk in the overflowing presence & direction of God.
                    ]]>In this time of uncertainty we are living in today it is crucial to live wisely, understanding the times & to determine to walk in the overflowing presence & direction of God.
                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/44f9a3aa-44b2-38a0-8fbc-ef74b88d1c10Fri, 11 Dec 2020 16:49:46 -040030:38falsefull4343<p>In this time of uncertainty we are living in today it is crucial to live wisely, understanding the times & to determine to walk in the overflowing presence & direction of God.</p> "The Great Exposure" (Part B)In this Episode taken from Ephesians 5:8-11 we continue  to discuss Not only How God wants to 'Expose us Before The World', but that he intends to use us,His Church to 'Restrain' or Hold back evil in the world, as we shine forth our Beautiful Portrait in His Light.

                    {0:43-1:58} Reading of Text Eph. 5:1-11

                    {1:58-3:00} As I studied this passage vs. 11 was high-lighted to me (reading again vs. 8-11) , this was revealed to me as an answer to the darkness, that is being "The Great Exposure"...

                    {3:06-3:31}   THREE Key POINTS so far 1) We are being developed in God's Darkroom as a beautiful Portrait, that God intends to show off to the world...2) Light is essential for exposure, Exposure is Birthed in Light....3) We are God's Treasure/Inheritance that is protecting in order to reveal this at the right time.

                    { 3:31- 4:12} Col. 1:12 Giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to share in the Inheritance of the Saints In Light.....the word LIGHT comes from the Greek word 'PHOS", from which we derive our word Phosphorus...also in scripture LIGHT is often referred to as "REVELATION" ( Greek= APOKALYPSIS)

                    {4:12-4:28} The Portrait,The Inheritance,, FELLOWSHIP with both God & Man,Light are all crucial for God to Bring about THE GREAT EXPOSURE He desires for this palnet

                    {4:35-5:00} Example of Moses & the right amount of light needed to expose a picture

                    {5:00-5:33} The uncovering,unveiling, revealing of a secret or what is hidden requires a Revelation

                    {5:50-5:56} Only in the Light of Revelation can our Inheritance be found

                    {6:05-6:14} Without fellowship In the Light w/God & the Saints this whole 'Exposure' Process will FAIL!

                    {6:14-6:36} a re-reading of {4:08-5:00}

                    {6:36-6:45} Since Light is so critical to this process lets look @ some more points for clarity

                    {6:45-6:53} POINT #4 Fellowship with God & His Saints will Increase the LIGHT you Have.

                    {6:53-7:38} Proverbs 4:18 "The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day."  ...Your Masterpiece, Treasure, that God desires to SHINE Through is meant to shine more brightly each day you walk with Him...This increased brightness increases as we walk with Him & have Fellowship with His Saints.

                    {7:38-7:57} Fellowship = KOINONIA  in Greek, meaning joint participation,association,contribution,community, fellowship, intercourse...AND of course we are talking about this taking place with other humans as well as ABBA

                    {7:57 -9:30}  1 John 1:7, NIV: "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin."...........Fellowship with God+Saints as we walk together in God's Light...We can never walk ALONE, there are no 'Spiritual Lone Rangers' In The Kingdom of God....We need BOTH the Darkroom experience w/ God+Each other!....The enemy will 'pick off' loners & deceive them.....The sign of a healthy Saint= ONE that is in fellowship WITH the Body of Christ , BOTH creating together Masterpieces, Inheritances,Treasures to show off to the World.....A LONER Lacks Light , is deceived, & the enemy may pick them off!

                    {9:30-11:15} 2 Corinthians 3:18, NLT: "So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord........Some say this 'Mirror' could be our Brethren...that is we reflect God's Glory back & forth between us  as we fellowship together & this will cause us to ascend into Higher levels of God's Glory, light, & Revelation...

                    UNVEILED FACES..speaks of being vulnerable & exposed...JAMES exhorts us to 'confess our faults to each other.'...There is a time to 'open up' about faults & shortcomings with the Brethren..this will foster an authentic brokenness &  humility leading to us burning ever brighter & with more clarity before the world...When we are walking in God's LIGHT we will be drawn to others Walking In Light that have the same hearts...Just as bugs are drawn to light.

                    {11:15 -13:13} FELLOWSHIP brightens the illumination inside of us for enabling God to create the 'Masterpiece' w/in us.....'Iron sharpens Iron'...Also Iron POLISHES Iron as well...EXAMPLES of  dirty 1955  Chevy Belair & Going out with a spot on my shirt compared with allowing ourselves to be cleaned up, corrected, polished by each other in the Body of Christ, too often we are too proud to allow this....However for ABBA to put on 'The Corporate Art Show' he desires with the Body of Christ we will need to be as clean & polished as possible!

                    {13:13 -18:33} POINT # 5 God is Creating a RESTRAINER Both to Expose & Hod back the Darkness....and that Restrainer is YOU & I...we have entered a Time of Darkness as never before in 2020...II Thessalonians 2:1-12 The rise of the Anti-Christ,,,The AX is roaming the earth possibly , yet not yet fully revealed...We could say, that 'The Ungodly Picture' is currently in the development process even now....vs.6 "RESTRAIN" means to withhold, hold back something,...A FORCE of some kind is Holding back something,,,what it is holding back is the revealing & formation of the AX govt....some commentators/scholars believe this WITHHOLDING FORCE to be The Holy Spirit, & I would agree with that, However I see this as The Bride of Christ with God's Spirit inside of them holding back the darkness....that is The Sons & Daughters of God Fully showing forth God's Glory as His Masterpiece...Then the 'Restrainer' will be taken out of the way...I believe that comes through the Rapture....I like the TPT Translation here..."The One Who Now PREVAILS"....as we PREVAIL with God, As we shine Brighter & Brighter we hold Back darkness

                     

                    {18:37-20:12} DANIEL 11:31-32 The people that KNOW their God, shall be strong & Do EXPLOITS....speaking of End Time events of Jewish  Christians in the Tribulation having the AX take over their temple & eliminate sacrifices....This verse can also apply to our time as The Bride/Masterpiece/Treasure will arise & DO EXPLOITS as we Become that 'Great Exposure' to the world....as God's LIGHTS resisting the darkness...we are also speaking of APOKALYPSIS/Revelation...an uncovering, an unveiling....

                    {20:13-22:02} RE. 1:1 The APOKALYPSIS of Jesus Christ...21 chapters of end time visions

                    Ephesians 1:17,18 A Spirit of REVELATION....Lk. 2:32 Jesus to bring a light of REVELATION....Romans 8:19 The whole earth groans for the REVELATION of the sons of God...Ro. 16:25 The Bride of Christ will be established by a wore of REVELATION

                    {22:02-23:25  } We as The Church/Bride of Christ are that GREAT EXPOSURE that is beginning to shine brighter & brighter to the world.......I am beginning to believe in this trying year of 2020...with Covid19, Racial riots, unemployment, election uncertainty, that this is the beginning of God's great Exposure to the world as Habakkuk prophesied of the Glory of God covering the world as the water covering the sea

                    {23:25-30:14} Examples of Men/Women of God who processed with ABBA in the Dark room who did great works for God in their Time.....MOSES...perhaps God is calling you as a chain breaker today?...GIDEON.....God saw Him as Warrior that would defeat the enemy......eventually, God's light will 'break out of us' confounding & defeating the enemy...King SAUL....are you hiding today from God's call on your life.....David.....was not even PRESENT for His own anointing as King!...God LOOKS at the Heart!....ESTHER...called out of obscurity she had to be brave & step up, even endangering her life....Have you been called "For Such a Time as This?" ...It may be uncomfortable for You to step out just as it was for Esther..................GET in the Darkroom with ABBA & find out who he wants you to BE...forget your own ideas!......He wants to EXPOSE His sons & daughters to the world to bring Revival, Revelation, Refreshing!

                    {30:14       

                    Ephesians 5:8-11  

                    8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) 10 and find out what pleases the Lord. 11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

                    Fruit never strives to bring forth fruit...as it's in the light & well watered a tree brings forth good fruit...we are HIS garden it says in  Song of Solomon...being in His Presence in the Darkroom, the fruit will just begin to develop & will just Flow out from you!

                    You are his Highly favored sons & daughters today & your time for exposure to this world has come!The whole earth is now groaning for the EXPOSURE of God's sons & daughters...this is YOUR HOUR To step up...step out..show courage,,,so be EXPOSED & SHINE!...Hold back & defeat the forces of the enemy...This is Your Time! Amen!

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                    ]]>In this Episode taken from Ephesians 5:8-11 we continue  to discuss Not only How God wants to 'Expose us Before The World', but that he intends to use us,His Church to 'Restrain' or Hold back evil in the world, as we shine forth our Beautiful Portrait in His Light.

                    {0:43-1:58} Reading of Text Eph. 5:1-11

                    {1:58-3:00} As I studied this passage vs. 11 was high-lighted to me (reading again vs. 8-11) , this was revealed to me as an answer to the darkness, that is being "The Great Exposure"...

                    {3:06-3:31}   THREE Key POINTS so far 1) We are being developed in God's Darkroom as a beautiful Portrait, that God intends to show off to the world...2) Light is essential for exposure, Exposure is Birthed in Light....3) We are God's Treasure/Inheritance that is protecting in order to reveal this at the right time.

                    { 3:31- 4:12} Col. 1:12 Giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to share in the Inheritance of the Saints In Light.....the word LIGHT comes from the Greek word 'PHOS", from which we derive our word Phosphorus...also in scripture LIGHT is often referred to as "REVELATION" ( Greek= APOKALYPSIS)

                    {4:12-4:28} The Portrait,The Inheritance,, FELLOWSHIP with both God & Man,Light are all crucial for God to Bring about THE GREAT EXPOSURE He desires for this palnet

                    {4:35-5:00} Example of Moses & the right amount of light needed to expose a picture

                    {5:00-5:33} The uncovering,unveiling, revealing of a secret or what is hidden requires a Revelation

                    {5:50-5:56} Only in the Light of Revelation can our Inheritance be found

                    {6:05-6:14} Without fellowship In the Light w/God & the Saints this whole 'Exposure' Process will FAIL!

                    {6:14-6:36} a re-reading of {4:08-5:00}

                    {6:36-6:45} Since Light is so critical to this process lets look @ some more points for clarity

                    {6:45-6:53} POINT #4 Fellowship with God & His Saints will Increase the LIGHT you Have.

                    {6:53-7:38} Proverbs 4:18 "The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day."  ...Your Masterpiece, Treasure, that God desires to SHINE Through is meant to shine more brightly each day you walk with Him...This increased brightness increases as we walk with Him & have Fellowship with His Saints.

                    {7:38-7:57} Fellowship = KOINONIA  in Greek, meaning joint participation,association,contribution,community, fellowship, intercourse...AND of course we are talking about this taking place with other humans as well as ABBA

                    {7:57 -9:30}  1 John 1:7, NIV: "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin."...........Fellowship with God+Saints as we walk together in God's Light...We can never walk ALONE, there are no 'Spiritual Lone Rangers' In The Kingdom of God....We need BOTH the Darkroom experience w/ God+Each other!....The enemy will 'pick off' loners & deceive them.....The sign of a healthy Saint= ONE that is in fellowship WITH the Body of Christ , BOTH creating together Masterpieces, Inheritances,Treasures to show off to the World.....A LONER Lacks Light , is deceived, & the enemy may pick them off!

                    {9:30-11:15} 2 Corinthians 3:18, NLT: "So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord........Some say this 'Mirror' could be our Brethren...that is we reflect God's Glory back & forth between us  as we fellowship together & this will cause us to ascend into Higher levels of God's Glory, light, & Revelation...

                    UNVEILED FACES..speaks of being vulnerable & exposed...JAMES exhorts us to 'confess our faults to each other.'...There is a time to 'open up' about faults & shortcomings with the Brethren..this will foster an authentic brokenness &  humility leading to us burning ever brighter & with more clarity before the world...When we are walking in God's LIGHT we will be drawn to others Walking In Light that have the same hearts...Just as bugs are drawn to light.

                    {11:15 -13:13} FELLOWSHIP brightens the illumination inside of us for enabling God to create the 'Masterpiece' w/in us.....'Iron sharpens Iron'...Also Iron POLISHES Iron as well...EXAMPLES of  dirty 1955  Chevy Belair & Going out with a spot on my shirt compared with allowing ourselves to be cleaned up, corrected, polished by each other in the Body of Christ, too often we are too proud to allow this....However for ABBA to put on 'The Corporate Art Show' he desires with the Body of Christ we will need to be as clean & polished as possible!

                    {13:13 -18:33} POINT # 5 God is Creating a RESTRAINER Both to Expose & Hod back the Darkness....and that Restrainer is YOU & I...we have entered a Time of Darkness as never before in 2020...II Thessalonians 2:1-12 The rise of the Anti-Christ,,,The AX is roaming the earth possibly , yet not yet fully revealed...We could say, that 'The Ungodly Picture' is currently in the development process even now....vs.6 "RESTRAIN" means to withhold, hold back something,...A FORCE of some kind is Holding back something,,,what it is holding back is the revealing & formation of the AX govt....some commentators/scholars believe this WITHHOLDING FORCE to be The Holy Spirit, & I would agree with that, However I see this as The Bride of Christ with God's Spirit inside of them holding back the darkness....that is The Sons & Daughters of God Fully showing forth God's Glory as His Masterpiece...Then the 'Restrainer' will be taken out of the way...I believe that comes through the Rapture....I like the TPT Translation here..."The One Who Now PREVAILS"....as we PREVAIL with God, As we shine Brighter & Brighter we hold Back darkness

                     

                    {18:37-20:12} DANIEL 11:31-32 The people that KNOW their God, shall be strong & Do EXPLOITS....speaking of End Time events of Jewish  Christians in the Tribulation having the AX take over their temple & eliminate sacrifices....This verse can also apply to our time as The Bride/Masterpiece/Treasure will arise & DO EXPLOITS as we Become that 'Great Exposure' to the world....as God's LIGHTS resisting the darkness...we are also speaking of APOKALYPSIS/Revelation...an uncovering, an unveiling....

                    {20:13-22:02} RE. 1:1 The APOKALYPSIS of Jesus Christ...21 chapters of end time visions

                    Ephesians 1:17,18 A Spirit of REVELATION....Lk. 2:32 Jesus to bring a light of REVELATION....Romans 8:19 The whole earth groans for the REVELATION of the sons of God...Ro. 16:25 The Bride of Christ will be established by a wore of REVELATION

                    {22:02-23:25  } We as The Church/Bride of Christ are that GREAT EXPOSURE that is beginning to shine brighter & brighter to the world.......I am beginning to believe in this trying year of 2020...with Covid19, Racial riots, unemployment, election uncertainty, that this is the beginning of God's great Exposure to the world as Habakkuk prophesied of the Glory of God covering the world as the water covering the sea

                    {23:25-30:14} Examples of Men/Women of God who processed with ABBA in the Dark room who did great works for God in their Time.....MOSES...perhaps God is calling you as a chain breaker today?...GIDEON.....God saw Him as Warrior that would defeat the enemy......eventually, God's light will 'break out of us' confounding & defeating the enemy...King SAUL....are you hiding today from God's call on your life.....David.....was not even PRESENT for His own anointing as King!...God LOOKS at the Heart!....ESTHER...called out of obscurity she had to be brave & step up, even endangering her life....Have you been called "For Such a Time as This?" ...It may be uncomfortable for You to step out just as it was for Esther..................GET in the Darkroom with ABBA & find out who he wants you to BE...forget your own ideas!......He wants to EXPOSE His sons & daughters to the world to bring Revival, Revelation, Refreshing!

                    {30:14       

                    Ephesians 5:8-11  

                    8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) 10 and find out what pleases the Lord. 11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

                    Fruit never strives to bring forth fruit...as it's in the light & well watered a tree brings forth good fruit...we are HIS garden it says in  Song of Solomon...being in His Presence in the Darkroom, the fruit will just begin to develop & will just Flow out from you!

                    You are his Highly favored sons & daughters today & your time for exposure to this world has come!The whole earth is now groaning for the EXPOSURE of God's sons & daughters...this is YOUR HOUR To step up...step out..show courage,,,so be EXPOSED & SHINE!...Hold back & defeat the forces of the enemy...This is Your Time! Amen!

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                     

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/e34a2383-cfaa-3c21-921a-f96c54761f05Fri, 04 Dec 2020 17:24:18 -040032:57falsefull4242"The Great Exposure" ~ Ephesians 5:11 (Pt. 1)Ephesians 5:11 11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

                    We as overcoming Sons & Daughters of God are being developed in God's darkroom to be His portrait & Masterpiece that he will show or Expose to the World In Glory to dispel darkness

                    {1:46-2:08} Ephesians is such a timely book, for the trials we are experiencing today & parallels what the Ephesians & Paul were going through as he was in prison as he penned this epistle.

                    {2:22-3:50} The reading of the text 'Eph. 5:1-11'

                    {3:50-4:40} Last episode which covered vs. 3-7/8,10 showed a contrast between worldly vs. Christian behavior, it examples of what we DO NOT want to be like as Christians.

                    {4:40-4:58} Then as I was re-reading this passage again God really Highlighted for me Verse 11...Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.....Today I want to talk to you about "The Great Exposure"

                    {5:08-5:13} You must begin to have courage to let your light shine

                    {5:18-5:38} EXPOSURE DEFINED...from the root word 'Expose' = is a condition or fact of 'being exposed' meaning to be open, vulnerable,uncovered,disclosed, put on exhibition, to be manifested, to divulge, To be revealed.. a 'REVELATION'

                    {5:40-5:57} In Photography EXPOSURE is a very important element...literally is means the amount of LIGHT per unit area reaching a frame of photographic film that is determined by shutter speed,lens aperture & scene luminance

                    {5:57-7:20} The story & example of Ansel Adams , the famous black & white photographer

                    {7:20-7:47} Of course in this passage it speaks of exposing sin as we are light in the Lord, & yet there is so much more TRUTH we can realize on this topic of EXPOSURE.

                    {7:47-8:28} Looking again at the definitions for Expose/Exposure & bringing in parallel (metaphoric) Truths from The story of Ansel Adams

                    {8:28-8:41} Colossians 3:3 We have been hid with Christ in God & when HE shall appear (meaning Christ) with all His Glory we shall appear alongside Him in Glory.

                    {8:41-9:15} Today you may be hidden away in the darkroom with Christ as HE is determined to work on you & with you to craft the PERFECT picture(portrait) of you..That is the IDENTITY of Who you are & How you will SHOW OUT..BE EXPOSED to the world

                    {9:15-9:46} Ephesians 2:8-10 By grace are you saved through Faith, it is the GIFT of God, lest any man should boast...(remember many forget vs. 10:-)) For we are HIS WORKMANSHIP created in Christ Jesus for GOOD WORKS which God hath foreordained that we should walk in them......WORKMANSHIP is translated MASTERPIECE or POETRY in some translations!

                    {9:46-10:09} He may be in the Darkroom right now with you PERFECTING your perfect PORTRAIT to put on display to the world.

                    {10:09-11:11} You must begin to SEE & Grasp the VISION he has of you..NOT YOUR VISION, BUT HIS VISION of YOU!!....Too many times our vision has been cloudy & we are unable to SEE ourselves as He sees us, because our doubtful hearts/minds trip us up...HE"S desiring to 'SHOW YOU OUT" Son & Daughter to the world!

                    {11:11-11:37} The example of Jeremiah..Jeremiah 1:4-5

                    {11:37-13:42}  Psalm 139:13-16

                    {13:50-15:42} WHAT it Means to be "THE LIGHT"...Eph. 3:8...POINT: The Great Exposure is birthed or developed in LIGHT

                    {15:42-16:51} Reading Ephesians 1:17-21

                    {16:51-19:13} APOKALYPSIS (Revelation) is a synonym to Exposure..we could say that the Father wants to give us a "Spirit of Exposure"...HOW!? IN the Knowledge of Him, that is through Intimacy in the darkroom(prayer closet)...Just as Paul prayed for the Ephesians to have FULL APOKALYPSIS...I Pray for all those who hear this message to also receive that REVELATION!...Sometimes just like Jeremiah we are AFRAID to be exposed & offer excuses to God ( Jeremiah said he was too young)..Jer. 1:6-10...However Because He is calling us HE WILL PROTECT US!

                    {19:13-21:56} ...POINT 1 = He is developing us as a Portrait...POINT 2 = LIGHT is essential to develop us the correct way...POINT 3 = He will Protect us in the Process because we are HIS INHERITANCE. Eph. 1:12-21

                    {21:56-24:08} TWO EXAMPLES of TREASURES  a) 'Monuments Men'..b) Our 'winnings'...note just like with the monuments men recovering priceless Paintings from Hitler/Goering...God will work through His Ministers to free us from the enemy who will attempt to keep our treasures hidden....Also when we won our Treasure people TOOK NOTICE....Others will TAKE Notice of the Portrait (US)/His Bride He will display

                    {24:08-25:40} Reading Eph. 1:13-21 again

                    {25:40-26:58} Episode recap of 3 main points + preview of PART 2 for next week

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                    ]]>Ephesians 5:11 11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

                    We as overcoming Sons & Daughters of God are being developed in God's darkroom to be His portrait & Masterpiece that he will show or Expose to the World In Glory to dispel darkness

                    {1:46-2:08} Ephesians is such a timely book, for the trials we are experiencing today & parallels what the Ephesians & Paul were going through as he was in prison as he penned this epistle.

                    {2:22-3:50} The reading of the text 'Eph. 5:1-11'

                    {3:50-4:40} Last episode which covered vs. 3-7/8,10 showed a contrast between worldly vs. Christian behavior, it examples of what we DO NOT want to be like as Christians.

                    {4:40-4:58} Then as I was re-reading this passage again God really Highlighted for me Verse 11...Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.....Today I want to talk to you about "The Great Exposure"

                    {5:08-5:13} You must begin to have courage to let your light shine

                    {5:18-5:38} EXPOSURE DEFINED...from the root word 'Expose' = is a condition or fact of 'being exposed' meaning to be open, vulnerable,uncovered,disclosed, put on exhibition, to be manifested, to divulge, To be revealed.. a 'REVELATION'

                    {5:40-5:57} In Photography EXPOSURE is a very important element...literally is means the amount of LIGHT per unit area reaching a frame of photographic film that is determined by shutter speed,lens aperture & scene luminance

                    {5:57-7:20} The story & example of Ansel Adams , the famous black & white photographer

                    {7:20-7:47} Of course in this passage it speaks of exposing sin as we are light in the Lord, & yet there is so much more TRUTH we can realize on this topic of EXPOSURE.

                    {7:47-8:28} Looking again at the definitions for Expose/Exposure & bringing in parallel (metaphoric) Truths from The story of Ansel Adams

                    {8:28-8:41} Colossians 3:3 We have been hid with Christ in God & when HE shall appear (meaning Christ) with all His Glory we shall appear alongside Him in Glory.

                    {8:41-9:15} Today you may be hidden away in the darkroom with Christ as HE is determined to work on you & with you to craft the PERFECT picture(portrait) of you..That is the IDENTITY of Who you are & How you will SHOW OUT..BE EXPOSED to the world

                    {9:15-9:46} Ephesians 2:8-10 By grace are you saved through Faith, it is the GIFT of God, lest any man should boast...(remember many forget vs. 10:-)) For we are HIS WORKMANSHIP created in Christ Jesus for GOOD WORKS which God hath foreordained that we should walk in them......WORKMANSHIP is translated MASTERPIECE or POETRY in some translations!

                    {9:46-10:09} He may be in the Darkroom right now with you PERFECTING your perfect PORTRAIT to put on display to the world.

                    {10:09-11:11} You must begin to SEE & Grasp the VISION he has of you..NOT YOUR VISION, BUT HIS VISION of YOU!!....Too many times our vision has been cloudy & we are unable to SEE ourselves as He sees us, because our doubtful hearts/minds trip us up...HE"S desiring to 'SHOW YOU OUT" Son & Daughter to the world!

                    {11:11-11:37} The example of Jeremiah..Jeremiah 1:4-5

                    {11:37-13:42}  Psalm 139:13-16

                    {13:50-15:42} WHAT it Means to be "THE LIGHT"...Eph. 3:8...POINT: The Great Exposure is birthed or developed in LIGHT

                    {15:42-16:51} Reading Ephesians 1:17-21

                    {16:51-19:13} APOKALYPSIS (Revelation) is a synonym to Exposure..we could say that the Father wants to give us a "Spirit of Exposure"...HOW!? IN the Knowledge of Him, that is through Intimacy in the darkroom(prayer closet)...Just as Paul prayed for the Ephesians to have FULL APOKALYPSIS...I Pray for all those who hear this message to also receive that REVELATION!...Sometimes just like Jeremiah we are AFRAID to be exposed & offer excuses to God ( Jeremiah said he was too young)..Jer. 1:6-10...However Because He is calling us HE WILL PROTECT US!

                    {19:13-21:56} ...POINT 1 = He is developing us as a Portrait...POINT 2 = LIGHT is essential to develop us the correct way...POINT 3 = He will Protect us in the Process because we are HIS INHERITANCE. Eph. 1:12-21

                    {21:56-24:08} TWO EXAMPLES of TREASURES  a) 'Monuments Men'..b) Our 'winnings'...note just like with the monuments men recovering priceless Paintings from Hitler/Goering...God will work through His Ministers to free us from the enemy who will attempt to keep our treasures hidden....Also when we won our Treasure people TOOK NOTICE....Others will TAKE Notice of the Portrait (US)/His Bride He will display

                    {24:08-25:40} Reading Eph. 1:13-21 again

                    {25:40-26:58} Episode recap of 3 main points + preview of PART 2 for next week

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                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/cadc8339-3f85-30b1-881c-d11955687503Fri, 27 Nov 2020 15:24:18 -040027:51falsefull4141What or Whom Do You Worship? (Eph. 5:3-8)Ephesians 5:3-8

                    Paul Here begins to show a contrast between Christians & non- Christians behavior

                    That is those that walk in the Light of God as opposed to those people walking in darkness or the world

                    Reading of Eph. 5:1-8

                    {4:20-4:40} Review from last episode..Ecc. 7:1 A good name is better than precious perfume

                    {4:41-5:15} Each person has a unique 'body odor/scent ...we all carry a name that has meaning...we are all to be lights to the world

                    {5:15-6:08} In Christ we all have an unforgettable scent

                    {6:09-6:15} As A favored son or daughter of God with Jesus living inside of us we have an unforgettable name

                    {6:15-6:20} Without Christ Your Name/Scent will be as a vapor(Hebel) that quickly passes away

                    {6:50-7:15} The contrast is now shown to the scent, the light, & the Name

                    {7:15-7:32} For the contrast--in this episode we are covering 'What Christians are NOT to be Like'

                    {7:40-8:10} 'Let It not even be Named Among You!'

                    {8:45-8:52} Eph. 5:3 covetousness & uncleanness...meant EVERYTHING impure & Unclean to the Greeks

                    {9:03-9:31} The common principal predominantly in view in this passage is NOT so much sexual impurity (though mentioned) but rather a sense of lusting after & joining oneself to physical objects outside of God to obtain Fulfillment

                    {9:46-9:51} To join oneself to an object/ person outside of God for fulfillment = IDOL WORSHIP

                    {10:25-10:32} Idol Worship is synonyms then with uncleanness & covetousness

                    {11:20-11:45} It is not totally wrong to have nice things...cars, houses etc,,etc,,as long as that is not your primary focus above God

                    {13:04-13:06} Colossians 3:8

                    {14:00-14:08} Instead of focusing on all the Impurity & Negativity of the world we should be focused on things to give Thanks for

                    {15:22-16:27} Philippians 4:8 For the rest, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh and take account of these things [fix your minds on them]. (AMBC)

                    {16:27-16:57} Are you listening  & focusing on Good things or Bad things?...Whatever you place in your heart & mind will flow out of your mouth

                    {17:25-17:48} Even good joking & jesting can be carried too far & diminish the grace & presence of God...Authentic Thankfulness & Joy can never be replace through jesting

                    {18:34-19:56} Here is what we should be doing...Eph. 5:19-20 speaking & singing to ourselves & each other in Psalms, Hymns, & Spiritual songs....How  are you speaking to yourself & others each day? What are you thinking about in all your interactions daily ..are you negative or positive?

                    {20:05-20:17} Of this you are sure KNOWING..or this you know being aware aware...=GREEK...Eph. 5:5

                    {20:27-22:15} Covetous Man is the same as Idolater ...so a Covetous person= an Idolater...covetousness worships the 'creature' instead of the creator which is the highest treason against God...Matthew 6:24 you can not serve or worship BOTH God & Man(things)

                    {22:20-22:58} Covetousness = Idolatry which IS the ROOT of ALL Uncleanness & Impurity

                    {23:02-24:05} Phil. 3:18-20/ I Jn. 2:15-16

                    {24:05-25:10} The Wrath of God is ALREADY PRESENT on the Life that is Idolatrous

                    {25:10-26:00} Eph. 5:6,7 ... Col. 2:8...'Children of Unbelief'...a lack of Faith...evil acts are born out of a life devoid of Faith...lack of Faith= Evil

                    {26:00-26:36}  Eph. 5:7 references Eph. 5:11

                    {26:36-27:56} Was Cain Killing Abel rooted in Covetousness

                    {28:20-28:50} Phil. 4:8 ..FOCUS on THESE THINGS

                     

                     

                    ]]>Ephesians 5:3-8

                    Paul Here begins to show a contrast between Christians & non- Christians behavior

                    That is those that walk in the Light of God as opposed to those people walking in darkness or the world

                    Reading of Eph. 5:1-8

                    {4:20-4:40} Review from last episode..Ecc. 7:1 A good name is better than precious perfume

                    {4:41-5:15} Each person has a unique 'body odor/scent ...we all carry a name that has meaning...we are all to be lights to the world

                    {5:15-6:08} In Christ we all have an unforgettable scent

                    {6:09-6:15} As A favored son or daughter of God with Jesus living inside of us we have an unforgettable name

                    {6:15-6:20} Without Christ Your Name/Scent will be as a vapor(Hebel) that quickly passes away

                    {6:50-7:15} The contrast is now shown to the scent, the light, & the Name

                    {7:15-7:32} For the contrast--in this episode we are covering 'What Christians are NOT to be Like'

                    {7:40-8:10} 'Let It not even be Named Among You!'

                    {8:45-8:52} Eph. 5:3 covetousness & uncleanness...meant EVERYTHING impure & Unclean to the Greeks

                    {9:03-9:31} The common principal predominantly in view in this passage is NOT so much sexual impurity (though mentioned) but rather a sense of lusting after & joining oneself to physical objects outside of God to obtain Fulfillment

                    {9:46-9:51} To join oneself to an object/ person outside of God for fulfillment = IDOL WORSHIP

                    {10:25-10:32} Idol Worship is synonyms then with uncleanness & covetousness

                    {11:20-11:45} It is not totally wrong to have nice things...cars, houses etc,,etc,,as long as that is not your primary focus above God

                    {13:04-13:06} Colossians 3:8

                    {14:00-14:08} Instead of focusing on all the Impurity & Negativity of the world we should be focused on things to give Thanks for

                    {15:22-16:27} Philippians 4:8 For the rest, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh and take account of these things [fix your minds on them]. (AMBC)

                    {16:27-16:57} Are you listening  & focusing on Good things or Bad things?...Whatever you place in your heart & mind will flow out of your mouth

                    {17:25-17:48} Even good joking & jesting can be carried too far & diminish the grace & presence of God...Authentic Thankfulness & Joy can never be replace through jesting

                    {18:34-19:56} Here is what we should be doing...Eph. 5:19-20 speaking & singing to ourselves & each other in Psalms, Hymns, & Spiritual songs....How  are you speaking to yourself & others each day? What are you thinking about in all your interactions daily ..are you negative or positive?

                    {20:05-20:17} Of this you are sure KNOWING..or this you know being aware aware...=GREEK...Eph. 5:5

                    {20:27-22:15} Covetous Man is the same as Idolater ...so a Covetous person= an Idolater...covetousness worships the 'creature' instead of the creator which is the highest treason against God...Matthew 6:24 you can not serve or worship BOTH God & Man(things)

                    {22:20-22:58} Covetousness = Idolatry which IS the ROOT of ALL Uncleanness & Impurity

                    {23:02-24:05} Phil. 3:18-20/ I Jn. 2:15-16

                    {24:05-25:10} The Wrath of God is ALREADY PRESENT on the Life that is Idolatrous

                    {25:10-26:00} Eph. 5:6,7 ... Col. 2:8...'Children of Unbelief'...a lack of Faith...evil acts are born out of a life devoid of Faith...lack of Faith= Evil

                    {26:00-26:36}  Eph. 5:7 references Eph. 5:11

                    {26:36-27:56} Was Cain Killing Abel rooted in Covetousness

                    {28:20-28:50} Phil. 4:8 ..FOCUS on THESE THINGS

                     

                     

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/68b11097-5d08-3425-9e11-ea5b1aac418eFri, 20 Nov 2020 18:46:43 -040029:56falsefull4040<p>Ephesians 5:3-8</p> <p>Paul Here begins to show a contrast between Christians & non- Christians behavior</p> <p>That is those that walk in the Light of God as opposed to those people walking in darkness or the world</p> <p>Reading of Eph. 5:1-8</p> <p>{4:20-4:40} Review from last episode..Ecc. 7:1 A good name is better than precious perfume</p> <p>{4:41-5:15} Each person has a unique 'body odor/scent ...we all carry a name that has meaning...we are all to be lights to the world</p> <p>{5:15-6:08} In Christ we all have an unforgettable scent</p> <p>{6:09-6:15} As A favored son or daughter of God with Jesus living inside of us we have an unforgettable name</p> <p>{6:15-6:20} Without Christ Your Name/Scent will be as a vapor(Hebel) that quickly passes away</p> <p>{6:50-7:15} The contrast is now shown to the scent, the light, & the Name</p> <p>{7:15-7:32} For the contrast--in this episode we are covering 'What Christians are NOT to be Like'</p> <p>{7:40-8:10} 'Let It not even be Named Among You!'</p> <p>{8:45-8:52} Eph. 5:3 covetousness & uncleanness...meant EVERYTHING impure & Unclean to the Greeks</p> <p>{9:03-9:31} The common principal predominantly in view in this passage is NOT so much sexual impurity (though mentioned) but rather a sense of lusting after & joining oneself to physical objects outside of God to obtain Fulfillment</p> <p>{9:46-9:51} To join oneself to an object/ person outside of God for fulfillment = IDOL WORSHIP</p> <p>{10:25-10:32} Idol Worship is synonyms then with uncleanness & covetousness</p> <p>{11:20-11:45} It is not totally wrong to have nice things...cars, houses etc,,etc,,as long as that is not your primary focus above God</p> <p>{13:04-13:06} Colossians 3:8</p> <p>{14:00-14:08} Instead of focusing on all the Impurity & Negativity of the world we should be focused on things to give Thanks for</p> <p>{15:22-16:27} Philippians 4:8 For the rest, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh and take account of these things [fix your minds on them]. (AMBC)</p> <p>{16:27-16:57} Are you listening  & focusing on Good things or Bad things?...Whatever you place in your heart & mind will flow out of your mouth</p> <p>{17:25-17:48} Even good joking & jesting can be carried too far & diminish the grace & presence of God...Authentic Thankfulness & Joy can never be replace through jesting</p> <p>{18:34-19:56} Here is what we should be doing...Eph. 5:19-20 speaking & singing to ourselves & each other in Psalms, Hymns, & Spiritual songs....How  are you speaking to yourself & others each day? What are you thinking about in all your interactions daily ..are you negative or positive?</p> <p>{20:05-20:17} Of this you are sure KNOWING..or this you know being aware aware...=GREEK...Eph. 5:5</p> <p>{20:27-22:15} Covetous Man is the same as Idolater ...so a Covetous person= an Idolater...covetousness worships the 'creature' instead of the creator which is the highest treason against God...Matthew 6:24 you can not serve or worship BOTH God & Man(things)</p> <p>{22:20-22:58} Covetousness = Idolatry which IS the ROOT of ALL Uncleanness & Impurity</p> <p>{23:02-24:05} Phil. 3:18-20/ I Jn. 2:15-16</p> <p>{24:05-25:10} The Wrath of God is ALREADY PRESENT on the Life that is Idolatrous</p> <p>{25:10-26:00} Eph. 5:6,7 ... Col. 2:8...'Children of Unbelief'...a lack of Faith...evil acts are born out of a life devoid of Faith...lack of Faith= Evil</p> <p>{26:00-26:36}  Eph. 5:7 references Eph. 5:11</p> <p>{26:36-27:56} Was Cain Killing Abel rooted in Covetousness</p> <p>{28:20-28:50} Phil. 4:8 ..FOCUS on THESE THINGS</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> "What Scent Do You Carry?" (PT.2)Continuing theme of "What Scent one carries."

                    {00:00-2:31} Song: I Will Pour Out My Life

                    {3:12-3:26} Reading of Text , Eph. 5:1,2

                    {3:37- 4:52} Review from last weeks show..1) NAMES are significant & have meaning, all of us have names that have meaning at times God calls us different names 2) We each have a body odor or scent that is unique 3) The importance of letting your light shine......All these 3 principals are connected   

                    {5:01-5:57} Re-reading 'Ray C Steadman' Quote about the importance of Individual Transformation of each Saint & then revealing the Gospel of Salvation to the world...this is connected to 'The name we carry, the Scent we carry, & letting our light shine'

                    {6:10-6:55} Mention of the song I have been singing from 'The Camp Meeting Hour' in the 70's from Jimmy Swaggart.....This song represents a picture of Truth that connects the revelation of Truth we are discussing today...There are multiple ways in the Bible to express the same TRUTH

                    {6:59-7:09} My recently published book- "The Search For Significance A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes"

                    {7:09-7:30} Reading from Chapter 10 'Perfume'

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                    {22:22-22:36} The Importance of The Name+ The Scent together...these both go hand in hand...However, without the Name behind the scent being significant,  ; your scent will be forgotten as a meaningless vapor

                    {22:40-24:35} CONCLUSION: Each of us have a NAME that means something, God may call us different names in different seasons..It is important to understand that 'Your Name Tells a Story!'.....Next week we go into the contrast to Light (vs.3-7 of Eph. 5)

                    For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:...Eph. 5:8

                     

                     

                     

                    ]]>Continuing theme of "What Scent one carries."

                    {00:00-2:31} Song: I Will Pour Out My Life

                    {3:12-3:26} Reading of Text , Eph. 5:1,2

                    {3:37- 4:52} Review from last weeks show..1) NAMES are significant & have meaning, all of us have names that have meaning at times God calls us different names 2) We each have a body odor or scent that is unique 3) The importance of letting your light shine......All these 3 principals are connected   

                    {5:01-5:57} Re-reading 'Ray C Steadman' Quote about the importance of Individual Transformation of each Saint & then revealing the Gospel of Salvation to the world...this is connected to 'The name we carry, the Scent we carry, & letting our light shine'

                    {6:10-6:55} Mention of the song I have been singing from 'The Camp Meeting Hour' in the 70's from Jimmy Swaggart.....This song represents a picture of Truth that connects the revelation of Truth we are discussing today...There are multiple ways in the Bible to express the same TRUTH

                    {6:59-7:09} My recently published book- "The Search For Significance A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes"

                    {7:09-7:30} Reading from Chapter 10 'Perfume'

                    {7:30-20:40} Reading from My Book...

                    Where to Get my Book:

                    "Searching For Significance A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes"

                    Lazarustribe.media

                    https://amzn.to/35mta5z

                    {21:08-22:20} My Course was birthed out of my book & based on my book, It is so timely for this trying season of Covid19 we are now in, I encourage you to get it!...LOL & am prepared to offer you 20% off!!..if you purchase the course ...The book will be included with the course !!

                    Here is the Link to check out my course:

                    https://significanceacademy.com

                    {22:22-22:36} The Importance of The Name+ The Scent together...these both go hand in hand...However, without the Name behind the scent being significant,  ; your scent will be forgotten as a meaningless vapor

                    {22:40-24:35} CONCLUSION: Each of us have a NAME that means something, God may call us different names in different seasons..It is important to understand that 'Your Name Tells a Story!'.....Next week we go into the contrast to Light (vs.3-7 of Eph. 5)

                    For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:...Eph. 5:8

                     

                     

                     

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/11f74a7d-daca-34cd-930a-e2376d56098eThu, 12 Nov 2020 16:48:02 -040025:34falsefull3838<p>Continuing theme of "What Scent one carries."</p> <p>{00:00-2:31} Song: I Will Pour Out My Life</p> <p>{3:12-3:26} Reading of Text , Eph. 5:1,2</p> <p>{3:37- 4:52} Review from last weeks show..1) NAMES are significant & have meaning, all of us have names that have meaning at times God calls us different names 2) We each have a body odor or scent that is unique 3) The importance of letting your light shine......All these 3 principals are connected   </p> <p>{5:01-5:57} Re-reading 'Ray C Steadman' Quote about the importance of Individual Transformation of each Saint & then revealing the Gospel of Salvation to the world...this is connected to 'The name we carry, the Scent we carry, & letting our light shine'</p> <p>{6:10-6:55} Mention of the song I have been singing from 'The Camp Meeting Hour' in the 70's from Jimmy Swaggart.....This song represents a picture of Truth that connects the revelation of Truth we are discussing today...There are multiple ways in the Bible to express the same TRUTH</p> <p>{6:59-7:09} My recently published book- "The Search For Significance A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes"</p> <p>{7:09-7:30} Reading from Chapter 10 'Perfume'</p> <p>{7:30-20:40} Reading from My Book...</p> <p>Where to Get my Book:</p> <p>"Searching For Significance A Devotional Journey Through Ecclesiastes"</p> <p><a href='http://Lazarustribe.media'>Lazarustribe.media</a></p> <p><a href='https://amzn.to/35mta5z'>https://amzn.to/35mta5z</a></p> <p>{21:08-22:20} My Course was birthed out of my book & based on my book, It is so timely for this trying season of Covid19 we are now in, I encourage you to get it!...LOL & am prepared to offer you 20% off!!..if you purchase the course ...The book will be included with the course !!</p> <p>Here is the Link to check out my course:</p> <p><a href='https://significanceacademy.com'>https://significanceacademy.com</a></p> <p>{22:22-22:36} The Importance of The Name+ The Scent together...these both go hand in hand...However, without the Name behind the scent being significant,  ; your scent will be forgotten as a meaningless vapor</p> <p>{22:40-24:35} CONCLUSION: Each of us have a NAME that means something, God may call us different names in different seasons..It is important to understand that 'Your Name Tells a Story!'.....Next week we go into the contrast to Light (vs.3-7 of Eph. 5)</p> <p>For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:...Eph. 5:8</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> What Scent Do You Carry?The theme of this episode centers on Ephesians 5:2  And walk in Love, as Christ also has loved us & given Himself for us , an offering & a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling aroma

                    {00:00-5:00} The Song- 'I Will Pour Out My Life At Your Feet'

                    {5:00-7:10} reading Ephesians 5:1-11 , today's text

                    {7:10-8:10} Vs. 1, 'Therefore'...this ties back into the theme of chapter 4 (there were no chapter breaks in Mss. of the Bible)..that is BECAUSE, you have 'Burned Your Old Clothes'...Therefore....

                    {8:11-8:47} Vs. 1 "Imitators" in Greek is literally 'Mimic' or where we get our word 'mime' from ...so be an imitator or like a mime of ABBA & His Character

                    {8:50-10:05} Vs. 1 "Dear Children" as Jesus said in Lk. 18:17 receive the Kingdom of God with the heart of a trusting & believing child. Just as a small child loves to imitate his Mother or Father, so we should love to imitate God

                    {10:12-10:57} John 5:19 Jesus imitated Abba...also Mtt. 5:48

                    {11:15-12:24} I John 4:16-17 we can confidently imitate God, because He dwells in us & we know he Loves us ...out of this Love naturally FLOWS imitation of ABBA

                    {12:26-14:15} '3 THINGS'.......All of us have a NAME...which represents something...Each human being (us) have a Body odor which is unique to us....We must walk in God's light...ALL these THREE Principals are connected

                    {14:24-14:35} We as individuals are like perfume as we carry the name of God with us daily....Paul also contrasts  the world to our sweet-smelling aroma

                    {14:45-16:47} 'The Call of The Hour' quote of Ray C. Steadman article...'The purpose of The Church is NOT to make the world a better place to live in, it is to make us (the Church) as individuals better people to live in it.'.........we are given the Secret;the Mystery as Christians...that is the Power of the Gospel & we are then to reveal that Mystery to the world....this is all REVEALED by the NAME we carry, the SCENT we carry & letting our LIGHT SHINE

                    {17:00-17:28} The Name of Jesus carries POWER...so let your name represent HIS Name as Son's & Daughters of God in this world 

                    {18:00-18:07} To Imitate God is to carry a Sweet-smelling aroma

                    {19:00-20:00Reading of   1st Jn. 4..to remain /abide in Christ is to KNOW God's Love...by Abiding in the Love of Christ we become that Sweet-Smelling Aroma to all around us

                    {20:15-20:47} "Walk In Love" (vs. 2) is a reiteration of Eph. 4:1 (Walk Worthy of your vocation)....Gal. 5:22 the fruits of the Spirit...cutting into fresh fruit has such Fragrant Aroma:-)

                    {21:48-23:28}  The Aroma of The Fruit of God's Spirit...QUESTION: What kind of Scent is your life giving off?...Do you smell sweet & refreshing or do you stink!?....Like the song in the beginning are you pouring yourself out before Jesus as a sweet perfume?...

                    {23:29-25:08} He (Christ) has given Himself up for us by his death...

                    Gal. 2: 20 Giving of your life for others is not always physical but means living sacrificially for others

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                    We've created beautiful resources to go along with this course, and we want you to have them in your hands!!!

                    When you join the course, you'll receive Physical Copies of the book and workbook in the mail! 

                    FOR those of you hearing this today I am PREPARED to Give you a 20% Discount...just email me @ Matthewpgeib@gmail.com

                    We will get into chapter 10 of my book (PERFUME) next time & show how how that message connects with what we have shared here today on Eph. 5:1,2

                     

                     

                    ]]>The theme of this episode centers on Ephesians 5:2  And walk in Love, as Christ also has loved us & given Himself for us , an offering & a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling aroma

                    {00:00-5:00} The Song- 'I Will Pour Out My Life At Your Feet'

                    {5:00-7:10} reading Ephesians 5:1-11 , today's text

                    {7:10-8:10} Vs. 1, 'Therefore'...this ties back into the theme of chapter 4 (there were no chapter breaks in Mss. of the Bible)..that is BECAUSE, you have 'Burned Your Old Clothes'...Therefore....

                    {8:11-8:47} Vs. 1 "Imitators" in Greek is literally 'Mimic' or where we get our word 'mime' from ...so be an imitator or like a mime of ABBA & His Character

                    {8:50-10:05} Vs. 1 "Dear Children" as Jesus said in Lk. 18:17 receive the Kingdom of God with the heart of a trusting & believing child. Just as a small child loves to imitate his Mother or Father, so we should love to imitate God

                    {10:12-10:57} John 5:19 Jesus imitated Abba...also Mtt. 5:48

                    {11:15-12:24} I John 4:16-17 we can confidently imitate God, because He dwells in us & we know he Loves us ...out of this Love naturally FLOWS imitation of ABBA

                    {12:26-14:15} '3 THINGS'.......All of us have a NAME...which represents something...Each human being (us) have a Body odor which is unique to us....We must walk in God's light...ALL these THREE Principals are connected

                    {14:24-14:35} We as individuals are like perfume as we carry the name of God with us daily....Paul also contrasts  the world to our sweet-smelling aroma

                    {14:45-16:47} 'The Call of The Hour' quote of Ray C. Steadman article...'The purpose of The Church is NOT to make the world a better place to live in, it is to make us (the Church) as individuals better people to live in it.'.........we are given the Secret;the Mystery as Christians...that is the Power of the Gospel & we are then to reveal that Mystery to the world....this is all REVEALED by the NAME we carry, the SCENT we carry & letting our LIGHT SHINE

                    {17:00-17:28} The Name of Jesus carries POWER...so let your name represent HIS Name as Son's & Daughters of God in this world 

                    {18:00-18:07} To Imitate God is to carry a Sweet-smelling aroma

                    {19:00-20:00Reading of   1st Jn. 4..to remain /abide in Christ is to KNOW God's Love...by Abiding in the Love of Christ we become that Sweet-Smelling Aroma to all around us

                    {20:15-20:47} "Walk In Love" (vs. 2) is a reiteration of Eph. 4:1 (Walk Worthy of your vocation)....Gal. 5:22 the fruits of the Spirit...cutting into fresh fruit has such Fragrant Aroma:-)

                    {21:48-23:28}  The Aroma of The Fruit of God's Spirit...QUESTION: What kind of Scent is your life giving off?...Do you smell sweet & refreshing or do you stink!?....Like the song in the beginning are you pouring yourself out before Jesus as a sweet perfume?...

                    {23:29-25:08} He (Christ) has given Himself up for us by his death...

                    Gal. 2: 20 Giving of your life for others is not always physical but means living sacrificially for others

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                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/f4e0d4d6-3828-3284-9ce6-54c5070d7916Thu, 05 Nov 2020 19:19:30 -040031:26falsefull3737Put on the New Clothes & Burn the Old Ones! - Part 2This week, Matt Geib continues the final section of Ephesians 4 with part 2 of his message – Put on the New Clothes and Burn the Old Ones.

                     

                    [00:02:30] Matt notes how many of Paul’s issues addressed in the end of Ephesians 4 is negative – he mentions that, like our tendency to gravitate toward our old, tattered clothes, we must constantly be aware of and resist the temptation to put on our old nature that embraces these things.

                    [00:05:00] In Ephesians 4:28, Matt asks, “Do Christians steal?” He references the guilds of thieves that many Ephesian Christians were formerly associated with.

                    [00:08:45] Matt tells us about God’s dealing with his own heart regarding Tithes and Offerings and how he felt convicted that his lack of generosity and joy in his giving was equivalent to stealing.

                    [00:12:00] Matt references his book, a devotional based on Ecclesiastes, that unpacks God’s call to stewardship and generosity.

                    [00:17:10] Matt warns that, from the abundance of our hearts, we speak. We must be watchful and cautious not to “curse” those around us – including those we love.

                    [00:19:20] The word “edification” is used. Matt explains that this word conjures the idea of building, promoting, and uplifting.

                    [00:21:22] Cross-referencing Hebrews 12:15, Matt warns about bitterness and how toxic it can be to the hearts and lives of believers.

                    [00:24:37] Verse 32 sums up the whole message of this chapter and Matt’s message – “Be kind to one another, and forgive even as Christ forgave you.”

                    ]]>This week, Matt Geib continues the final section of Ephesians 4 with part 2 of his message – Put on the New Clothes and Burn the Old Ones.

                     

                    [00:02:30] Matt notes how many of Paul’s issues addressed in the end of Ephesians 4 is negative – he mentions that, like our tendency to gravitate toward our old, tattered clothes, we must constantly be aware of and resist the temptation to put on our old nature that embraces these things.

                    [00:05:00] In Ephesians 4:28, Matt asks, “Do Christians steal?” He references the guilds of thieves that many Ephesian Christians were formerly associated with.

                    [00:08:45] Matt tells us about God’s dealing with his own heart regarding Tithes and Offerings and how he felt convicted that his lack of generosity and joy in his giving was equivalent to stealing.

                    [00:12:00] Matt references his book, a devotional based on Ecclesiastes, that unpacks God’s call to stewardship and generosity.

                    [00:17:10] Matt warns that, from the abundance of our hearts, we speak. We must be watchful and cautious not to “curse” those around us – including those we love.

                    [00:19:20] The word “edification” is used. Matt explains that this word conjures the idea of building, promoting, and uplifting.

                    [00:21:22] Cross-referencing Hebrews 12:15, Matt warns about bitterness and how toxic it can be to the hearts and lives of believers.

                    [00:24:37] Verse 32 sums up the whole message of this chapter and Matt’s message – “Be kind to one another, and forgive even as Christ forgave you.”

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/bceb64f3-f7a4-3aec-9e46-d5dd4aade3b7Mon, 26 Oct 2020 21:25:14 -040027:16falsefull3636<p>This week, Matt Geib continues the final section of Ephesians 4 with part 2 of his message – Put on the New Clothes and Burn the Old Ones.</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:02:30] Matt notes how many of Paul’s issues addressed in the end of Ephesians 4 is negative – he mentions that, like our tendency to gravitate toward our old, tattered clothes, we must constantly be aware of and resist the temptation to put on our old nature that embraces these things.</p> <p>[00:05:00] In Ephesians 4:28, Matt asks, “Do Christians steal?” He references the guilds of thieves that many Ephesian Christians were formerly associated with.</p> <p>[00:08:45] Matt tells us about God’s dealing with his own heart regarding Tithes and Offerings and how he felt convicted that his lack of generosity and joy in his giving was equivalent to stealing.</p> <p>[00:12:00] Matt references his book, a devotional based on Ecclesiastes, that unpacks God’s call to stewardship and generosity.</p> <p>[00:17:10] Matt warns that, from the abundance of our hearts, we speak. We must be watchful and cautious not to “curse” those around us – including those we love.</p> <p>[00:19:20] The word “edification” is used. Matt explains that this word conjures the idea of building, promoting, and uplifting.</p> <p>[00:21:22] Cross-referencing Hebrews 12:15, Matt warns about bitterness and how toxic it can be to the hearts and lives of believers.</p> <p>[00:24:37] Verse 32 sums up the whole message of this chapter and Matt’s message – “Be kind to one another, and forgive even as Christ forgave you.”</p> Put on the New Clothes & Burn the Old Ones!This week, Matt Geib begins the final section of Ephesians 4 by unpacking the attentive need to focus on things above and resist the desires of the flesh.

                     

                    [00:03:30] Matt expresses his desire to share very practical “rubber meets road” principles for walking with God from the end of Ephesians 4.

                    [00:05:00] In Ephesians 4:25, Paul writes that putting on the “new man” (a new nature) is the root driver for all the following principles – as indicated by Paul’s word, “therefore…”

                    [00:09:20] Matt tells a story about throwing out old clothes and buying new clothes – that even with a set of new clothes, we still have a tendency to put on our old and ragged clothes since that is what we’ve always known. The same is true with our old, flesh-centric nature even when we are provided the “new clothes” of our nature in Christ to put on.

                    [00:13:30] Paul’s first command is to put away “lying”. Matt highlights that honesty and transparency are essential for accountability and the unity within the church that should identify us.

                    [00:15:40] “If our ‘selves’ are hurt, others are hurting. If it’s not taken care of, then we hurt the body of Christ.”

                    [00:16:30] Anger is not innately wrong, but anger is separate from its consequences.

                    [00:19:32] “Unresolved anger can fester into a root of bitterness.”

                    [00:23:25] Could the devil find anything in you to accuse you of today?

                    [00:24:35] Matt emphasizes that “putting off” is akin less to storing something away, and more like throwing something out and burning it up!

                     

                    Helpful Links From This Episode

                    The Kingdom Corner Website: https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/

                    The Kingdom Corner on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner  

                    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673

                    ]]>This week, Matt Geib begins the final section of Ephesians 4 by unpacking the attentive need to focus on things above and resist the desires of the flesh.

                     

                    [00:03:30] Matt expresses his desire to share very practical “rubber meets road” principles for walking with God from the end of Ephesians 4.

                    [00:05:00] In Ephesians 4:25, Paul writes that putting on the “new man” (a new nature) is the root driver for all the following principles – as indicated by Paul’s word, “therefore…”

                    [00:09:20] Matt tells a story about throwing out old clothes and buying new clothes – that even with a set of new clothes, we still have a tendency to put on our old and ragged clothes since that is what we’ve always known. The same is true with our old, flesh-centric nature even when we are provided the “new clothes” of our nature in Christ to put on.

                    [00:13:30] Paul’s first command is to put away “lying”. Matt highlights that honesty and transparency are essential for accountability and the unity within the church that should identify us.

                    [00:15:40] “If our ‘selves’ are hurt, others are hurting. If it’s not taken care of, then we hurt the body of Christ.”

                    [00:16:30] Anger is not innately wrong, but anger is separate from its consequences.

                    [00:19:32] “Unresolved anger can fester into a root of bitterness.”

                    [00:23:25] Could the devil find anything in you to accuse you of today?

                    [00:24:35] Matt emphasizes that “putting off” is akin less to storing something away, and more like throwing something out and burning it up!

                     

                    Helpful Links From This Episode

                    The Kingdom Corner Website: https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/

                    The Kingdom Corner on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner  

                    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/89aa2f9c-62e5-34de-821f-a331dc81997eThu, 15 Oct 2020 17:30:14 -040026:23falsefull3535<p>This week, Matt Geib begins the final section of Ephesians 4 by unpacking the attentive need to focus on things above and resist the desires of the flesh.</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:03:30] Matt expresses his desire to share very practical “rubber meets road” principles for walking with God from the end of Ephesians 4.</p> <p>[00:05:00] In Ephesians 4:25, Paul writes that putting on the “new man” (a new nature) is the root driver for all the following principles – as indicated by Paul’s word, “therefore…”</p> <p>[00:09:20] Matt tells a story about throwing out old clothes and buying new clothes – that even with a set of new clothes, we still have a tendency to put on our old and ragged clothes since that is what we’ve always known. The same is true with our old, flesh-centric nature even when we are provided the “new clothes” of our nature in Christ to put on.</p> <p>[00:13:30] Paul’s first command is to put away “lying”. Matt highlights that honesty and transparency are essential for accountability and the unity within the church that should identify us.</p> <p>[00:15:40] “If our ‘selves’ are hurt, others are hurting. If it’s not taken care of, then we hurt the body of Christ.”</p> <p>[00:16:30] Anger is not innately wrong, but anger is separate from its consequences.</p> <p>[00:19:32] “Unresolved anger can fester into a root of bitterness.”</p> <p>[00:23:25] Could the devil find anything in you to accuse you of today?</p> <p>[00:24:35] Matt emphasizes that “putting off” is akin less to storing something away, and more like throwing something out and burning it up!</p> <p> </p> <p>Helpful Links From This Episode</p> <p>The Kingdom Corner Website: <a href='https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/'>https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/</a></p> <p>The Kingdom Corner on Facebook – <a href='https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner'>https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner</a>  </p> <p>Apple Podcasts: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673'>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673</a></p> Put On to Put OffThis week, Matt Geib continues season 2 by returning to Ephesians 4 and picking up where we left off at verse 17.

                     

                    [00:01:42] Matt begins by reading through Ephesians 4:17-24, calling Ephesians a “book for our time”.

                    [00:03:22] “Testify” literally means to ‘do all things pertaining to the Lord.’

                    [00:06:10] Matt points us back to the “walk not as the world” section of Ephesians 4 previously and contrasts its description of an ungodly lifestyle with the subsequent ending to Ephesians 4 and start of Ephesians 5, describing what a godly life looks like ‘in the light’.

                    [00:10:20] Matt takes us back to John 8 when Jesus chastises the religious elite and their liturgical practices, making the crystal clear statement that they were in fact blind, and that if they (we) truly were in Him, they (we) would walk according to His commands.

                    [00:14:00] Matt parallels this point with some of the relationship conversations that we have with spouses, kids, or even pets, when we listen without receiving – tuning out and ultimately absorbing nothing.

                    [00:16:40] Jesus makes it clear that those who listen and don’t respond have hardened their hearts against him.

                    [00:19:32] Matt points out the distinction between those who may truly be naïve, and those who practice willing ignorance out of the hardness of their hearts.

                    [00:22:40] Matt ties the walking ways indicated in Ephesians 4:19 to the consistently evil nature of men in the beginning of Noah’s story, emphasizing the stark contrast between this kind of mentality and a walk with God.

                    [00:25:09] The greed highlighted in this passage of Ephesians ultimately roots itself in idolatry, as Matt says, our ‘pushing others out of the way to get what we want’.

                    [00:25:09] The greed highlighted in this passage of Ephesians ultimately roots itself in idolatry, as Matt says, our ‘pushing others out of the way to get what we want’.

                    [00:28:02] The promise of God for us today is that, walking in Christ, we can be renewed today in the newness of youth – that our spiritual nature can be refreshed and rejuvenated this very day. Even as we grow physically older, we can daily grow younger in spirit.

                     

                    Helpful Links From This Episode

                    The Kingdom Corner Website: https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/

                    The Kingdom Corner on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner  

                    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673

                    ]]>This week, Matt Geib continues season 2 by returning to Ephesians 4 and picking up where we left off at verse 17.

                     

                    [00:01:42] Matt begins by reading through Ephesians 4:17-24, calling Ephesians a “book for our time”.

                    [00:03:22] “Testify” literally means to ‘do all things pertaining to the Lord.’

                    [00:06:10] Matt points us back to the “walk not as the world” section of Ephesians 4 previously and contrasts its description of an ungodly lifestyle with the subsequent ending to Ephesians 4 and start of Ephesians 5, describing what a godly life looks like ‘in the light’.

                    [00:10:20] Matt takes us back to John 8 when Jesus chastises the religious elite and their liturgical practices, making the crystal clear statement that they were in fact blind, and that if they (we) truly were in Him, they (we) would walk according to His commands.

                    [00:14:00] Matt parallels this point with some of the relationship conversations that we have with spouses, kids, or even pets, when we listen without receiving – tuning out and ultimately absorbing nothing.

                    [00:16:40] Jesus makes it clear that those who listen and don’t respond have hardened their hearts against him.

                    [00:19:32] Matt points out the distinction between those who may truly be naïve, and those who practice willing ignorance out of the hardness of their hearts.

                    [00:22:40] Matt ties the walking ways indicated in Ephesians 4:19 to the consistently evil nature of men in the beginning of Noah’s story, emphasizing the stark contrast between this kind of mentality and a walk with God.

                    [00:25:09] The greed highlighted in this passage of Ephesians ultimately roots itself in idolatry, as Matt says, our ‘pushing others out of the way to get what we want’.

                    [00:25:09] The greed highlighted in this passage of Ephesians ultimately roots itself in idolatry, as Matt says, our ‘pushing others out of the way to get what we want’.

                    [00:28:02] The promise of God for us today is that, walking in Christ, we can be renewed today in the newness of youth – that our spiritual nature can be refreshed and rejuvenated this very day. Even as we grow physically older, we can daily grow younger in spirit.

                     

                    Helpful Links From This Episode

                    The Kingdom Corner Website: https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/

                    The Kingdom Corner on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner  

                    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/4ec6a390-05ee-394b-895f-3a658e0a51c8Thu, 08 Oct 2020 16:03:53 -040032:39falsefull3434<p>This week, Matt Geib continues season 2 by returning to Ephesians 4 and picking up where we left off at verse 17.</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:01:42] Matt begins by reading through Ephesians 4:17-24, calling Ephesians a “book for our time”.</p> <p>[00:03:22] “Testify” literally means to ‘do all things pertaining to the Lord.’</p> <p>[00:06:10] Matt points us back to the “walk not as the world” section of Ephesians 4 previously and contrasts its description of an ungodly lifestyle with the subsequent ending to Ephesians 4 and start of Ephesians 5, describing what a godly life looks like ‘in the light’.</p> <p>[00:10:20] Matt takes us back to John 8 when Jesus chastises the religious elite and their liturgical practices, making the crystal clear statement that they were in fact blind, and that if they (we) truly were in Him, they (we) would walk according to His commands.</p> <p>[00:14:00] Matt parallels this point with some of the relationship conversations that we have with spouses, kids, or even pets, when we listen without receiving – tuning out and ultimately absorbing nothing.</p> <p>[00:16:40] Jesus makes it clear that those who listen and don’t respond have hardened their hearts against him.</p> <p>[00:19:32] Matt points out the distinction between those who may truly be naïve, and those who practice willing ignorance out of the hardness of their hearts.</p> <p>[00:22:40] Matt ties the walking ways indicated in Ephesians 4:19 to the consistently evil nature of men in the beginning of Noah’s story, emphasizing the stark contrast between this kind of mentality and a walk with God.</p> <p>[00:25:09] The greed highlighted in this passage of Ephesians ultimately roots itself in idolatry, as Matt says, our ‘pushing others out of the way to get what we want’.</p> <p>[00:25:09] The greed highlighted in this passage of Ephesians ultimately roots itself in idolatry, as Matt says, our ‘pushing others out of the way to get what we want’.</p> <p>[00:28:02] The promise of God for us today is that, walking in Christ, we can be renewed today in the newness of youth – that our spiritual nature can be refreshed and rejuvenated this very day. Even as we grow physically older, we can daily grow younger in spirit.</p> <p> </p> <p>Helpful Links From This Episode</p> <p>The Kingdom Corner Website: <a href='https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/'>https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/</a></p> <p>The Kingdom Corner on Facebook – <a href='https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner'>https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner</a>  </p> <p>Apple Podcasts: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673'>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673</a></p> Special Guest - Tyler FrickMatt Geib begins the second season of his podcast with special guest, Tyler Frick.

                     

                    [00:02:30] Matt introduces Tyler Frick, from Alabama, pastor, author, teacher and a part of the King’s Company venture, a school for believers desiring to learn more about the Scriptures and develop their spiritual gifts and their relationship with God.

                    [00:04:22] Tyler begins by telling his story with grandparents who were committedly involved in the church while his mother worked as a medium, providing him with conflicting views of the spiritual realm and ultimately a serious drug addiction.

                    [00:05:40] Tyler notes that as he reached rock bottom, he called out to God and was rescued, pointing to a definitive turning point in a single day where God began to transform him and his life.

                    [00:09:00] After developing a career in the oil industry, Tyler felt called to ministry in 2018 and stepped away from that job to work with the King’s Company venture.

                    [00:12:10] “How did these people who all believe in the same Jesus get so caught up in themselves that we can’t do life together?” – Tyler Frick

                    [00:15:00] Matt observes that the King’s Company school seems to clearly aim at bringing people into an authentic relationship with God.

                    [00:17:05] “The #1 vehicle that God wants to use for us to experience His power and His love is that of community” – Tyler Frick

                    [00:19:00] Tyler tells a story of a woman from New York who joined the school to become a Kingdom Life Coach, who was delivered from spiritual issues within two coaching calls she was so impacted by the power of God.

                    [00:23:05] Tyler highlights that the value of the King’s Company is not just in its teaching, but in its fostering of an environment of accountability for people involved to be held under the necessary scrutiny and mutual development of community that is necessary for believers.

                    [00:26:00] Matt poses the question to Tyler about creating this “online community”. Tyler acknowledges that there is some skepticism around community being based online rather than in person, but he emphasizes that the same kinds of conversations, time spent with one another, guidance, and accountability can take place via modern day technology that happen within in-person communities.

                    [00:29:10] Tyler highlights the value of the ongoing, cyclical nature of the King’s Company model wherein those who learn and are discipled through the mentorship of the school are encouraged to grow into mentoring roles themselves, citing supply and demand for Biblical discipleship.

                    [00:33:50] Tyler explains the point of the King’s Company logo – a king and queen chess piece being fused together, representing the marriage of Jesus and His bride, the Church, moving strategically like chess pieces across the world.

                    [00:37:15] Tyler shares about his book, “Mind Traffic”, based on 2 Timothy 1:6-7. In it, Tyler says that he aims to help people understand the mental, spiritual, emotional, and even physical implications of the transformational power of God.

                    [00:41:20] Tyler discusses the way we understand “healing” and how it is a wholistic healing that must take place – not only physical but a healing of the heart that allows us to take hold of our own minds.

                    [00:45:15] Tyler points out that life is a series of choices and consequences, driven by the heart in both its conscious and intuitive sides; one driven by logic and decision-making, one driven by instinct and intuition.

                    [00:50:45] Matt quotes Tyler’s Mind Traffic book: “all the intellect in the world is only as strong as the revelation that quickens it.” He asks Tyler how relevant he feels this is in the current state of the world, and Tyler discusses the necessity of the spiritual revelation in driving the transformation of culture and the world.

                    [00:55:00] Tyler describes the current state of the nation as “heated up” in the same way that a blacksmith heats metal in order to make it malleable so that he might form it into something more valuable and precious, Tyler believes that God is heating the nation to do the same.

                    [00:59:35] Matt asks about the multi-generational nature of God per Scripture and how we build the church’s unit with that mentality. Tyler answers by saying that each generation must be cognizant of their differences and be willing to ask questions about what they do right and what they do wrong. He points out that generations must stop criticizing each other with such zeal and tearing one another down, but rather learn from one another.

                    [01:03:00] Tyler explains how to get in touch with the King’s Company by going to the King’s Company Facebook page and sending a message.

                     

                    Helpful Links From This Episode

                    The Kingdom Corner Website: https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/

                    The Kingdom Corner on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner

                    The King’s Company Website: https://thekingscompany.teachable.com

                    The King’s Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekingscompany/

                    “Mind Traffic” by Tyler Frick on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Traffic-Tyler-Frick/dp/1732448647/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=tyler+frick&qid=1601578045&sr=8-2

                    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673

                    ]]>Matt Geib begins the second season of his podcast with special guest, Tyler Frick.

                     

                    [00:02:30] Matt introduces Tyler Frick, from Alabama, pastor, author, teacher and a part of the King’s Company venture, a school for believers desiring to learn more about the Scriptures and develop their spiritual gifts and their relationship with God.

                    [00:04:22] Tyler begins by telling his story with grandparents who were committedly involved in the church while his mother worked as a medium, providing him with conflicting views of the spiritual realm and ultimately a serious drug addiction.

                    [00:05:40] Tyler notes that as he reached rock bottom, he called out to God and was rescued, pointing to a definitive turning point in a single day where God began to transform him and his life.

                    [00:09:00] After developing a career in the oil industry, Tyler felt called to ministry in 2018 and stepped away from that job to work with the King’s Company venture.

                    [00:12:10] “How did these people who all believe in the same Jesus get so caught up in themselves that we can’t do life together?” – Tyler Frick

                    [00:15:00] Matt observes that the King’s Company school seems to clearly aim at bringing people into an authentic relationship with God.

                    [00:17:05] “The #1 vehicle that God wants to use for us to experience His power and His love is that of community” – Tyler Frick

                    [00:19:00] Tyler tells a story of a woman from New York who joined the school to become a Kingdom Life Coach, who was delivered from spiritual issues within two coaching calls she was so impacted by the power of God.

                    [00:23:05] Tyler highlights that the value of the King’s Company is not just in its teaching, but in its fostering of an environment of accountability for people involved to be held under the necessary scrutiny and mutual development of community that is necessary for believers.

                    [00:26:00] Matt poses the question to Tyler about creating this “online community”. Tyler acknowledges that there is some skepticism around community being based online rather than in person, but he emphasizes that the same kinds of conversations, time spent with one another, guidance, and accountability can take place via modern day technology that happen within in-person communities.

                    [00:29:10] Tyler highlights the value of the ongoing, cyclical nature of the King’s Company model wherein those who learn and are discipled through the mentorship of the school are encouraged to grow into mentoring roles themselves, citing supply and demand for Biblical discipleship.

                    [00:33:50] Tyler explains the point of the King’s Company logo – a king and queen chess piece being fused together, representing the marriage of Jesus and His bride, the Church, moving strategically like chess pieces across the world.

                    [00:37:15] Tyler shares about his book, “Mind Traffic”, based on 2 Timothy 1:6-7. In it, Tyler says that he aims to help people understand the mental, spiritual, emotional, and even physical implications of the transformational power of God.

                    [00:41:20] Tyler discusses the way we understand “healing” and how it is a wholistic healing that must take place – not only physical but a healing of the heart that allows us to take hold of our own minds.

                    [00:45:15] Tyler points out that life is a series of choices and consequences, driven by the heart in both its conscious and intuitive sides; one driven by logic and decision-making, one driven by instinct and intuition.

                    [00:50:45] Matt quotes Tyler’s Mind Traffic book: “all the intellect in the world is only as strong as the revelation that quickens it.” He asks Tyler how relevant he feels this is in the current state of the world, and Tyler discusses the necessity of the spiritual revelation in driving the transformation of culture and the world.

                    [00:55:00] Tyler describes the current state of the nation as “heated up” in the same way that a blacksmith heats metal in order to make it malleable so that he might form it into something more valuable and precious, Tyler believes that God is heating the nation to do the same.

                    [00:59:35] Matt asks about the multi-generational nature of God per Scripture and how we build the church’s unit with that mentality. Tyler answers by saying that each generation must be cognizant of their differences and be willing to ask questions about what they do right and what they do wrong. He points out that generations must stop criticizing each other with such zeal and tearing one another down, but rather learn from one another.

                    [01:03:00] Tyler explains how to get in touch with the King’s Company by going to the King’s Company Facebook page and sending a message.

                     

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                    The Kingdom Corner on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner

                    The King’s Company Website: https://thekingscompany.teachable.com

                    The King’s Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekingscompany/

                    “Mind Traffic” by Tyler Frick on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Traffic-Tyler-Frick/dp/1732448647/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=tyler+frick&qid=1601578045&sr=8-2

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                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/e1dfaf5a-6dbc-31cb-b0bb-d2dee2900458Thu, 01 Oct 2020 19:21:28 -040001:04:37falsefull3333Walk Not as the WorldBuilding off of his series on Unity from Ephesians 4, Matt takes this episode to draw our focus to the wider principles that the book of Ephesians is built on to offer practical, everyday advice for Christian living.

                     

                    [00:02:40] The Spirit of God speaks to all our senses (i.e. “Taste and see that the Lord is good…”)

                    [00:03:35] Matt says that he sees “rough waters” ahead for our nation and our world, comparing our present moment to the moment riding down a river, when the white water ahead comes into view.

                    [00:05:40] “The message of the Scriptures is how to handle life.”

                    [00:07:00] “Therefore, the purpose of the church is not to make the world a better place to live in, it is to make better people to live in it.”

                    [00:13:11] “Testify” – Paul’s word choice means to ‘do all things pertaining to the Lord’. Matt contrasts this with idolatry, the wasting of rational power on worthless objects.

                    [00:16:00] People were created to know God, but in this day and age they will not realize it until they are willing to search within themselves, according to Matt. Our world has clouded our innate view of morality and the way the world out to work so much that we often no longer recognize right from wrong anymore.

                    [00:19:33] From Romans 1:21, Matt highlights man’s desire to dismiss God – to “not retain God in their knowledge”.

                    [00:21:00] Matt references the “hardness” of man’s heart, the same hardness that grieved Jesus in the Gospels. This “hardness” literally means something that is ‘no longer sensitive to touch’.

                    [00:23:00] Matt makes a personal note on how incredibly the world has changed over even the last 40 years – and how appropriately descriptive Romans 1 is of our world today.

                    [00:26:10] Matt proposes that the remaining months of 2020 ought to be a season of fasting and prayer for us in the church – to draw near to the Spirit of God, longing for a truer sense of hope, of unity, and of direction on how to navigate the rough waters ahead.

                     

                    Helpful Links From This Episode

                    The Kingdom Corner Website: https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/

                    The Kingdom Corner on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner

                    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673

                    ]]>Building off of his series on Unity from Ephesians 4, Matt takes this episode to draw our focus to the wider principles that the book of Ephesians is built on to offer practical, everyday advice for Christian living.

                     

                    [00:02:40] The Spirit of God speaks to all our senses (i.e. “Taste and see that the Lord is good…”)

                    [00:03:35] Matt says that he sees “rough waters” ahead for our nation and our world, comparing our present moment to the moment riding down a river, when the white water ahead comes into view.

                    [00:05:40] “The message of the Scriptures is how to handle life.”

                    [00:07:00] “Therefore, the purpose of the church is not to make the world a better place to live in, it is to make better people to live in it.”

                    [00:13:11] “Testify” – Paul’s word choice means to ‘do all things pertaining to the Lord’. Matt contrasts this with idolatry, the wasting of rational power on worthless objects.

                    [00:16:00] People were created to know God, but in this day and age they will not realize it until they are willing to search within themselves, according to Matt. Our world has clouded our innate view of morality and the way the world out to work so much that we often no longer recognize right from wrong anymore.

                    [00:19:33] From Romans 1:21, Matt highlights man’s desire to dismiss God – to “not retain God in their knowledge”.

                    [00:21:00] Matt references the “hardness” of man’s heart, the same hardness that grieved Jesus in the Gospels. This “hardness” literally means something that is ‘no longer sensitive to touch’.

                    [00:23:00] Matt makes a personal note on how incredibly the world has changed over even the last 40 years – and how appropriately descriptive Romans 1 is of our world today.

                    [00:26:10] Matt proposes that the remaining months of 2020 ought to be a season of fasting and prayer for us in the church – to draw near to the Spirit of God, longing for a truer sense of hope, of unity, and of direction on how to navigate the rough waters ahead.

                     

                    Helpful Links From This Episode

                    The Kingdom Corner Website: https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/

                    The Kingdom Corner on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner

                    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/ed3d293c-732f-3d08-a8fa-0c71f53938e5Wed, 23 Sep 2020 14:28:05 -040027:42falsefull3232<p>Building off of his series on Unity from Ephesians 4, Matt takes this episode to draw our focus to the wider principles that the book of Ephesians is built on to offer practical, everyday advice for Christian living.</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:02:40] The Spirit of God speaks to all our senses (i.e. “Taste and see that the Lord is good…”)</p> <p>[00:03:35] Matt says that he sees “rough waters” ahead for our nation and our world, comparing our present moment to the moment riding down a river, when the white water ahead comes into view.</p> <p>[00:05:40] “The message of the Scriptures is how to handle life.”</p> <p>[00:07:00] “Therefore, the purpose of the church is not to make the world a better place to live in, it is to make better people to live in it.”</p> <p>[00:13:11] “Testify” – Paul’s word choice means to ‘do all things pertaining to the Lord’. Matt contrasts this with idolatry, the wasting of rational power on worthless objects.</p> <p>[00:16:00] People were created to know God, but in this day and age they will not realize it until they are willing to search within themselves, according to Matt. Our world has clouded our innate view of morality and the way the world out to work so much that we often no longer recognize right from wrong anymore.</p> <p>[00:19:33] From Romans 1:21, Matt highlights man’s desire to dismiss God – to “not retain God in their knowledge”.</p> <p>[00:21:00] Matt references the “hardness” of man’s heart, the same hardness that grieved Jesus in the Gospels. This “hardness” literally means something that is ‘no longer sensitive to touch’.</p> <p>[00:23:00] Matt makes a personal note on how incredibly the world has changed over even the last 40 years – and how appropriately descriptive Romans 1 is of our world today.</p> <p>[00:26:10] Matt proposes that the remaining months of 2020 ought to be a season of fasting and prayer for us in the church – to draw near to the Spirit of God, longing for a truer sense of hope, of unity, and of direction on how to navigate the rough waters ahead.</p> <p> </p> <p>Helpful Links From This Episode</p> <p>The Kingdom Corner Website: <a href='https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/'>https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/</a></p> <p>The Kingdom Corner on Facebook – <a href='https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner'>https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner</a></p> <p>Apple Podcasts: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673'>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673</a></p> Unity - The Antidote for Chaos (Pt. 2)Continuing his series on Ephesians 4, Matt unpacks verses 8-16 on the unity of the church: Unity, the Antidote to Chaos.

                     

                    [00:04:28] Matt notes that in the first few verses, the word “one” is used a full seven times.

                    [00:05:40] You are called to be a part of a figurative team of God’s to seek after the trophy of unity for the church.

                    [00:09:50] “You are called to be a soldier of action in God’s Kingdom.”

                    [00:13:30] Matt digs deep into the biblical language here, zeroing in on the aspect of unity that we’re aspiring to, identifies it as the “unity of the Spirit” that we are called to hold to and hold together.

                    [00:16:00] Bouncing around to a number of other New Testament scriptures, Matt highlights the role of “peace” in the binding of the church and its members together by the Spirit.

                    [00:21:00] Selfish ambition is the enemy of self-less wisdom. It antagonizes wisdom and is not that wisdom from above that Jesus champions.

                    [00:22:55] Love, peace, and wisdom are like strands woven together into the cord of unity that Matt says the church is called to be bound together by.

                    [00:24:30] Matt likens the church to the dynamics of a Navy SEAL team – each one with different strengths that lend themselves to the overall success of the team at accomplishing its elite mission objectives in the heat of the combat arena.

                     

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                    The Kingdom Corner Website: https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/

                    The Kingdom Corner on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner

                    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673

                    ]]>Continuing his series on Ephesians 4, Matt unpacks verses 8-16 on the unity of the church: Unity, the Antidote to Chaos.

                     

                    [00:04:28] Matt notes that in the first few verses, the word “one” is used a full seven times.

                    [00:05:40] You are called to be a part of a figurative team of God’s to seek after the trophy of unity for the church.

                    [00:09:50] “You are called to be a soldier of action in God’s Kingdom.”

                    [00:13:30] Matt digs deep into the biblical language here, zeroing in on the aspect of unity that we’re aspiring to, identifies it as the “unity of the Spirit” that we are called to hold to and hold together.

                    [00:16:00] Bouncing around to a number of other New Testament scriptures, Matt highlights the role of “peace” in the binding of the church and its members together by the Spirit.

                    [00:21:00] Selfish ambition is the enemy of self-less wisdom. It antagonizes wisdom and is not that wisdom from above that Jesus champions.

                    [00:22:55] Love, peace, and wisdom are like strands woven together into the cord of unity that Matt says the church is called to be bound together by.

                    [00:24:30] Matt likens the church to the dynamics of a Navy SEAL team – each one with different strengths that lend themselves to the overall success of the team at accomplishing its elite mission objectives in the heat of the combat arena.

                     

                    Helpful Links From This Episode

                    The Kingdom Corner Website: https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/

                    The Kingdom Corner on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner

                    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/6652d7b7-5118-3eb5-8e56-1c0adb80b377Wed, 16 Sep 2020 19:37:41 -040027:05falsefull3131<p>Continuing his series on Ephesians 4, Matt unpacks verses 8-16 on the unity of the church: Unity, the Antidote to Chaos.</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:04:28] Matt notes that in the first few verses, the word “one” is used a full seven times.</p> <p>[00:05:40] You are called to be a part of a figurative team of God’s to seek after the trophy of unity for the church.</p> <p>[00:09:50] “You are called to be a soldier of action in God’s Kingdom.”</p> <p>[00:13:30] Matt digs deep into the biblical language here, zeroing in on the aspect of unity that we’re aspiring to, identifies it as the “unity of the Spirit” that we are called to hold to and hold together.</p> <p>[00:16:00] Bouncing around to a number of other New Testament scriptures, Matt highlights the role of “peace” in the binding of the church and its members together by the Spirit.</p> <p>[00:21:00] Selfish ambition is the enemy of self-less wisdom. It antagonizes wisdom and is not that wisdom from above that Jesus champions.</p> <p>[00:22:55] Love, peace, and wisdom are like strands woven together into the cord of unity that Matt says the church is called to be bound together by.</p> <p>[00:24:30] Matt likens the church to the dynamics of a Navy SEAL team – each one with different strengths that lend themselves to the overall success of the team at accomplishing its elite mission objectives in the heat of the combat arena.</p> <p> </p> <p>Helpful Links From This Episode</p> <p>The Kingdom Corner Website: <a href='https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/'>https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/</a></p> <p>The Kingdom Corner on Facebook – <a href='https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner'>https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner</a></p> <p>Apple Podcasts: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673'>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673</a></p> Unity - The Antidote to Chaos (Part 3)In the finale of his series on Ephesians 4, Matt covers verses 7-16 on the unity of the church: Unity, the Antidote to Chaos.

                    [00:01:28] Like a team aspiring to a championship, the church strives together for the trophy of unity.

                    [00:02:24] Matt focuses today on the use of the Spiritual gifts within the church, comparing the different and varying gifts to the varying skillsets of a sports team. Each Christian ought to bring and utilize his/her unique gift toward the end of the unity of the Church.

                    [00:05:24] The gifts listed here: Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, and Teachers.

                    [00:07:36] Matt cites Romans 12, listing further gifts to be used by the members of the Church for building it up.

                    [00:09:00] In Romans 12, Matt calls this list of gifts the “innate gifts” – those that you are born with and naturally talented in.

                    [00:10:29] In 1 Corinthians 12, Matt points out another listing of gifts that he calls the “manifestation gifts” – these gifts are manifest in the Christian by the Holy Spirit.

                    [00:12:15] Matt says now that the list in Ephesians 4 is now our third list of giftings.

                    [00:16:30] Matt cites a variety of Scriptures discussing Christ’s descent into Hell and His ascension into Heaven, by way of which He has brought gifts to the Church.

                    [00:17:21] “We are built upon the cornerstone of apostles and prophets.”

                    [00:19:11] Matt denotes a difference between gifts and offices, saying that while every Christian is called to utilize his/her gift(s), not every Christian is called to an office in the church.

                    [00:21:50] Like a building project needs proper supervision or else it becomes a mess, the church in many ways looks like a mess today because the proper supervision is not operating.

                    [00:26:00] Matt summarizes the points of this section – that every believer has innate gifts and is given manifest gifts that he/she is called to use under the supervision of the Ephesians offices/gifts to build up the living, breathing, temple of God for unity in the Church.

                     

                    Helpful Links From This Episode

                    The Kingdom Corner Website: https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/

                    The Kingdom Corner on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner

                    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673

                    ]]>In the finale of his series on Ephesians 4, Matt covers verses 7-16 on the unity of the church: Unity, the Antidote to Chaos.

                    [00:01:28] Like a team aspiring to a championship, the church strives together for the trophy of unity.

                    [00:02:24] Matt focuses today on the use of the Spiritual gifts within the church, comparing the different and varying gifts to the varying skillsets of a sports team. Each Christian ought to bring and utilize his/her unique gift toward the end of the unity of the Church.

                    [00:05:24] The gifts listed here: Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, and Teachers.

                    [00:07:36] Matt cites Romans 12, listing further gifts to be used by the members of the Church for building it up.

                    [00:09:00] In Romans 12, Matt calls this list of gifts the “innate gifts” – those that you are born with and naturally talented in.

                    [00:10:29] In 1 Corinthians 12, Matt points out another listing of gifts that he calls the “manifestation gifts” – these gifts are manifest in the Christian by the Holy Spirit.

                    [00:12:15] Matt says now that the list in Ephesians 4 is now our third list of giftings.

                    [00:16:30] Matt cites a variety of Scriptures discussing Christ’s descent into Hell and His ascension into Heaven, by way of which He has brought gifts to the Church.

                    [00:17:21] “We are built upon the cornerstone of apostles and prophets.”

                    [00:19:11] Matt denotes a difference between gifts and offices, saying that while every Christian is called to utilize his/her gift(s), not every Christian is called to an office in the church.

                    [00:21:50] Like a building project needs proper supervision or else it becomes a mess, the church in many ways looks like a mess today because the proper supervision is not operating.

                    [00:26:00] Matt summarizes the points of this section – that every believer has innate gifts and is given manifest gifts that he/she is called to use under the supervision of the Ephesians offices/gifts to build up the living, breathing, temple of God for unity in the Church.

                     

                    Helpful Links From This Episode

                    The Kingdom Corner Website: https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/

                    The Kingdom Corner on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner

                    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/f68da8ce-ab18-3e83-8dd2-93557a45271aWed, 09 Sep 2020 14:53:02 -040029:02falsefull3030<p>In the finale of his series on Ephesians 4, Matt covers verses 7-16 on the unity of the church: Unity, the Antidote to Chaos.</p> <p>[00:01:28] Like a team aspiring to a championship, the church strives together for the trophy of unity.</p> <p>[00:02:24] Matt focuses today on the use of the Spiritual gifts within the church, comparing the different and varying gifts to the varying skillsets of a sports team. Each Christian ought to bring and utilize his/her unique gift toward the end of the unity of the Church.</p> <p>[00:05:24] The gifts listed here: Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, and Teachers.</p> <p>[00:07:36] Matt cites Romans 12, listing further gifts to be used by the members of the Church for building it up.</p> <p>[00:09:00] In Romans 12, Matt calls this list of gifts the “innate gifts” – those that you are born with and naturally talented in.</p> <p>[00:10:29] In 1 Corinthians 12, Matt points out another listing of gifts that he calls the “manifestation gifts” – these gifts are manifest in the Christian by the Holy Spirit.</p> <p>[00:12:15] Matt says now that the list in Ephesians 4 is now our third list of giftings.</p> <p>[00:16:30] Matt cites a variety of Scriptures discussing Christ’s descent into Hell and His ascension into Heaven, by way of which He has brought gifts to the Church.</p> <p>[00:17:21] “We are built upon the cornerstone of apostles and prophets.”</p> <p>[00:19:11] Matt denotes a difference between gifts and offices, saying that while every Christian is called to utilize his/her gift(s), not every Christian is called to an office in the church.</p> <p>[00:21:50] Like a building project needs proper supervision or else it becomes a mess, the church in many ways looks like a mess today because the proper supervision is not operating.</p> <p>[00:26:00] Matt summarizes the points of this section – that every believer has innate gifts and is given manifest gifts that he/she is called to use under the supervision of the Ephesians offices/gifts to build up the living, breathing, temple of God for unity in the Church.</p> <p> </p> <p>Helpful Links From This Episode</p> <p>The Kingdom Corner Website: <a href='https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/'>https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/</a></p> <p>The Kingdom Corner on Facebook – <a href='https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner'>https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner</a></p> <p>Apple Podcasts: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673'>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673</a></p> What's for Dinner?So – What’s for Dinner? In this week’s episode of The Kingdom Corner, Matt Geib builds on last episode’s discussion on man’s dependance on the Word of God.

                    [00:03:50 Reiterating the fundamental point of the last episode, Matt cites Jesus when He was tempted by Satan that, “Man cannot live on bread alone.”

                    [00:05:22] Matt reminds us that, to the Hebrews, bread was synonymous with food – with sustenance and nutrition, not just a specific food group or dish.

                    [00:06:30] John 4:31-34; Jesus refers to the will of God the Father and the message given from Him as His “food”.

                    [00:07:59] Matt notes the way that our diet shapes who we are, discussing how some foods are harmful to our bodies while others can actually reduce the aging process and build our bodies to be stronger. He draws a parallel with physical food and many of the other, mental and spiritual ‘foods’ that we take in such as media and social streams.

                    [00:10:21] Job 23:12; “I have treasured the Words of His mouth more than necessary food”.

                    [00:12:29] Luke 24:30 and onward; Matt unpacks the story of Jesus on the road to Emmaus – as Jesus expounds about His identity from the Scriptures beginning with Moses over roughly seven miles, stopping for dinner, where the disciples’ eyes were opened to see who He truly was.

                    [00:17:23] Matt discusses God’s desire – from stories in 1 Kings to the parable of the talents – for each person to give even what little bit they may have of themselves and their talent/gift, that He might multiply it for His purposes.

                    [00:19:30] Matt reminds us of Jeremiah’s phrasing when he says that, “the words were given to me and I did eat them…” (Jer. 15:16) Then again in Revelation when John is instructed to “eat this scroll”, consuming the Words of God.

                    [00:20:01] “God wants to give you a word to EAT that will bring you joy, hope, and rejoicing.”

                    [00:23:22] Looking back to John 6 when Jesus fed 5,000, Matt cites Jesus’ admonition to the people who followed Him seeking more food for their bellies, while He is trying to point the world to the life-giving bread of the Father that is Himself. “”

                    Helpful Links From This Episode

                    The Kingdom Corner Website: https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/

                    The Kingdom Corner on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner

                    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673

                    ]]>So – What’s for Dinner? In this week’s episode of The Kingdom Corner, Matt Geib builds on last episode’s discussion on man’s dependance on the Word of God.

                    [00:03:50 Reiterating the fundamental point of the last episode, Matt cites Jesus when He was tempted by Satan that, “Man cannot live on bread alone.”

                    [00:05:22] Matt reminds us that, to the Hebrews, bread was synonymous with food – with sustenance and nutrition, not just a specific food group or dish.

                    [00:06:30] John 4:31-34; Jesus refers to the will of God the Father and the message given from Him as His “food”.

                    [00:07:59] Matt notes the way that our diet shapes who we are, discussing how some foods are harmful to our bodies while others can actually reduce the aging process and build our bodies to be stronger. He draws a parallel with physical food and many of the other, mental and spiritual ‘foods’ that we take in such as media and social streams.

                    [00:10:21] Job 23:12; “I have treasured the Words of His mouth more than necessary food”.

                    [00:12:29] Luke 24:30 and onward; Matt unpacks the story of Jesus on the road to Emmaus – as Jesus expounds about His identity from the Scriptures beginning with Moses over roughly seven miles, stopping for dinner, where the disciples’ eyes were opened to see who He truly was.

                    [00:17:23] Matt discusses God’s desire – from stories in 1 Kings to the parable of the talents – for each person to give even what little bit they may have of themselves and their talent/gift, that He might multiply it for His purposes.

                    [00:19:30] Matt reminds us of Jeremiah’s phrasing when he says that, “the words were given to me and I did eat them…” (Jer. 15:16) Then again in Revelation when John is instructed to “eat this scroll”, consuming the Words of God.

                    [00:20:01] “God wants to give you a word to EAT that will bring you joy, hope, and rejoicing.”

                    [00:23:22] Looking back to John 6 when Jesus fed 5,000, Matt cites Jesus’ admonition to the people who followed Him seeking more food for their bellies, while He is trying to point the world to the life-giving bread of the Father that is Himself. “”

                    Helpful Links From This Episode

                    The Kingdom Corner Website: https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/

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                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/b93523a0-df9b-38dc-b24c-c57f334e24bcSat, 05 Sep 2020 04:23:14 -040028:30falsefull2929<p>So – What’s for Dinner? In this week’s episode of The Kingdom Corner, Matt Geib builds on last episode’s discussion on man’s dependance on the Word of God.</p> <p>[00:03:50 Reiterating the fundamental point of the last episode, Matt cites Jesus when He was tempted by Satan that, “Man cannot live on bread alone.”</p> <p>[00:05:22] Matt reminds us that, to the Hebrews, bread was synonymous with food – with sustenance and nutrition, not just a specific food group or dish.</p> <p>[00:06:30] John 4:31-34; Jesus refers to the will of God the Father and the message given from Him as His “food”.</p> <p>[00:07:59] Matt notes the way that our diet shapes who we are, discussing how some foods are harmful to our bodies while others can actually reduce the aging process and build our bodies to be stronger. He draws a parallel with physical food and many of the other, mental and spiritual ‘foods’ that we take in such as media and social streams.</p> <p>[00:10:21] Job 23:12; “I have treasured the Words of His mouth more than necessary food”.</p> <p>[00:12:29] Luke 24:30 and onward; Matt unpacks the story of Jesus on the road to Emmaus – as Jesus expounds about His identity from the Scriptures beginning with Moses over roughly seven miles, stopping for dinner, where the disciples’ eyes were opened to see who He truly was.</p> <p>[00:17:23] Matt discusses God’s desire – from stories in 1 Kings to the parable of the talents – for each person to give even what little bit they may have of themselves and their talent/gift, that He might multiply it for His purposes.</p> <p>[00:19:30] Matt reminds us of Jeremiah’s phrasing when he says that, “the words were given to me and I did eat them…” (Jer. 15:16) Then again in Revelation when John is instructed to “eat this scroll”, consuming the Words of God.</p> <p>[00:20:01] “God wants to give you a word to EAT that will bring you joy, hope, and rejoicing.”</p> <p>[00:23:22] Looking back to John 6 when Jesus fed 5,000, Matt cites Jesus’ admonition to the people who followed Him seeking more food for their bellies, while He is trying to point the world to the life-giving bread of the Father that is Himself. “”</p> <p>Helpful Links From This Episode</p> <p>The Kingdom Corner Website: <a href='https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/'>https://kingdomcorner.podbean.com/</a></p> <p>The Kingdom Corner on Facebook – <a href='https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner'>https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner</a></p> <p>Apple Podcasts: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673'>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673</a></p> Man Shall Live by Every Word That Proceeds From The Mouth of GodIn this special episode of The Kingdom Corner, Matt Geib shares a specific word from Luke 4, Matthew 4, and Deuteronomy 8 regarding man’s dependance on God and the special word that God has for you today.

                    [00:02:20] Matt points out that, during Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness when he is tempted to turn a stone to bread, He quotes Deuteronomy 8 in response to Satan’s allure.

                    [00:04:27] Matt breaks down the phrase “every word that proceeds from the mouth of God…”, pointing out that the entirety of “every word that proceeds…” is a single Hebrew word, “motza”, which means “to spring forth”.

                    [00:06:50] Matt identifies that the term being utilized for “word” here in the Greek version of the Old Testament is “rhema”, and refers to, “a word of the Holy Spirit quickened to a specific purpose for a specific person in a specific situation.” It’s the same term used in Romans 10:17.

                    [00:08:55] Alluding back to Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden, Matt notes that daily God would walk and talk with Adam until he sinned. He posits that, at this point, Adam ceased to hear “ever word that proceeded from the mouth of God”.

                    [00:10:45] Matt notes that, in his opinion, Adam’s role – had it not been corrupted by sin – would have been that of a kind of life-giving spirit. As he closes, Matt reminds us that we are created to be in the image of the “second Adam”, Jesus Christ. Today, God’s desire is to give us a refreshing word of renewal.

                     

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                    ]]>In this special episode of The Kingdom Corner, Matt Geib shares a specific word from Luke 4, Matthew 4, and Deuteronomy 8 regarding man’s dependance on God and the special word that God has for you today.

                    [00:02:20] Matt points out that, during Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness when he is tempted to turn a stone to bread, He quotes Deuteronomy 8 in response to Satan’s allure.

                    [00:04:27] Matt breaks down the phrase “every word that proceeds from the mouth of God…”, pointing out that the entirety of “every word that proceeds…” is a single Hebrew word, “motza”, which means “to spring forth”.

                    [00:06:50] Matt identifies that the term being utilized for “word” here in the Greek version of the Old Testament is “rhema”, and refers to, “a word of the Holy Spirit quickened to a specific purpose for a specific person in a specific situation.” It’s the same term used in Romans 10:17.

                    [00:08:55] Alluding back to Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden, Matt notes that daily God would walk and talk with Adam until he sinned. He posits that, at this point, Adam ceased to hear “ever word that proceeded from the mouth of God”.

                    [00:10:45] Matt notes that, in his opinion, Adam’s role – had it not been corrupted by sin – would have been that of a kind of life-giving spirit. As he closes, Matt reminds us that we are created to be in the image of the “second Adam”, Jesus Christ. Today, God’s desire is to give us a refreshing word of renewal.

                     

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                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/d4499303-109a-30b2-81da-07061c34aaffThu, 20 Aug 2020 22:35:15 -040012:17falsefull2828<p>In this special episode of The Kingdom Corner, Matt Geib shares a specific word from Luke 4, Matthew 4, and Deuteronomy 8 regarding man’s dependance on God and the special word that God has for you today.</p> <p>[00:02:20] Matt points out that, during Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness when he is tempted to turn a stone to bread, He quotes Deuteronomy 8 in response to Satan’s allure.</p> <p>[00:04:27] Matt breaks down the phrase “every word that proceeds from the mouth of God…”, pointing out that the entirety of “every word that proceeds…” is a single Hebrew word, “motza”, which means “to spring forth”.</p> <p>[00:06:50] Matt identifies that the term being utilized for “word” here in the Greek version of the Old Testament is “rhema”, and refers to, “a word of the Holy Spirit quickened to a specific purpose for a specific person in a specific situation.” It’s the same term used in Romans 10:17.</p> <p>[00:08:55] Alluding back to Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden, Matt notes that daily God would walk and talk with Adam until he sinned. He posits that, at this point, Adam ceased to hear “ever word that proceeded from the mouth of God”.</p> <p>[00:10:45] Matt notes that, in his opinion, Adam’s role – had it not been corrupted by sin – would have been that of a kind of life-giving spirit. As he closes, Matt reminds us that we are created to be in the image of the “second Adam”, Jesus Christ. Today, God’s desire is to give us a refreshing word of renewal.</p> <p> </p> <p>Helpful Links From This Episode</p> <p>The Kingdom Corner Website: <a href='https://kindomcorner.podbean.com/'>https://kindomcorner.podbean.com/</a></p> <p>The Kingdom Corner on Facebook – <a href='https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner'>https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner</a></p> <p>Free Biblical Language Resources for Matt’s Exegesis of “motza” and “rhema” - <a href='https://biblehub.com/hebrew/4161.htm'>https://biblehub.com/hebrew/4161.htm</a>  ; <a href='https://biblehub.com/greek/4487.htm'>https://biblehub.com/greek/4487.htm</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Apple Podcasts: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673'>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673</a></p> Unity: The Antidote for ChaosIn this episode of The Kingdom Corner, Matt Geib moves on to Ephesians 4 with a lesson entitled, “Unity: The Antidote for Chaos”, unpacking the desperate need for unification in the modern church.

                    [00:02:20] Matt unpacks the definition of “unity” referencing definitions and synonyms such as, “being one”, “arranged as a whole of parts”, “singleness or continuity of purpose”. He references the Greek word “hanatos” that translates as “unanimity, agreement, or accord”.

                    [00:04:36] “Division, disunity, split, segregation, discord, confusion, etc.” – Matt contrasts unity with its antonyms and calls our attention to their relevance in the current cultural climate.

                    [00:09:25] Matt takes a moment to note the important of exegesis (“exiting” out of scripture) in interpreting the Word of God.

                    [00:11:55] “The message that Jesus died wasn’t just for the Jewish church, but for the gentiles as well.”

                    [00:12:30] Matt’s circles around this concept of unity, reminding us that believers – the church – are called to be the body of Christ, requiring a fundamental kind of unity for a body to fit and function together.

                    [00:14:20] “As we are being built together as a living breathing body, sometimes we knock the mortar of one another.”

                    [00:15:46] Matt references some parallel supporting scriptures, including Eph. 1:17-18, Rom. 8:28-30, Col. 1:10, and Eph. 2:8-10, highlighting the calling and vocation of believers of one purpose – unified.

                    [00:15:02] Point #6: From Ephesians 3:19b – “Pray for the power to receive God’s fullness”. Matt references 1 John 3:2, that when Jesus appears, we will be like Him for we will see Him as He truly is.

                    [00:20:04] “Today, you must choose to be chosen.”

                    [00:22:55] Every believer is given a different gift, but they all must join together and complement one another rather than oppose or ignore one another.

                    [00:25:28] Matt points out that the key to unity is the model of Christ on the cross – that in this kind of humility alone can unity be found among believers.

                     

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                    ]]>In this episode of The Kingdom Corner, Matt Geib moves on to Ephesians 4 with a lesson entitled, “Unity: The Antidote for Chaos”, unpacking the desperate need for unification in the modern church.

                    [00:02:20] Matt unpacks the definition of “unity” referencing definitions and synonyms such as, “being one”, “arranged as a whole of parts”, “singleness or continuity of purpose”. He references the Greek word “hanatos” that translates as “unanimity, agreement, or accord”.

                    [00:04:36] “Division, disunity, split, segregation, discord, confusion, etc.” – Matt contrasts unity with its antonyms and calls our attention to their relevance in the current cultural climate.

                    [00:09:25] Matt takes a moment to note the important of exegesis (“exiting” out of scripture) in interpreting the Word of God.

                    [00:11:55] “The message that Jesus died wasn’t just for the Jewish church, but for the gentiles as well.”

                    [00:12:30] Matt’s circles around this concept of unity, reminding us that believers – the church – are called to be the body of Christ, requiring a fundamental kind of unity for a body to fit and function together.

                    [00:14:20] “As we are being built together as a living breathing body, sometimes we knock the mortar of one another.”

                    [00:15:46] Matt references some parallel supporting scriptures, including Eph. 1:17-18, Rom. 8:28-30, Col. 1:10, and Eph. 2:8-10, highlighting the calling and vocation of believers of one purpose – unified.

                    [00:15:02] Point #6: From Ephesians 3:19b – “Pray for the power to receive God’s fullness”. Matt references 1 John 3:2, that when Jesus appears, we will be like Him for we will see Him as He truly is.

                    [00:20:04] “Today, you must choose to be chosen.”

                    [00:22:55] Every believer is given a different gift, but they all must join together and complement one another rather than oppose or ignore one another.

                    [00:25:28] Matt points out that the key to unity is the model of Christ on the cross – that in this kind of humility alone can unity be found among believers.

                     

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                    The Kingdom Corner Website: https://kindomcorner.podbean.com/

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                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/c3c39c52-1a22-3ae0-a9da-6410d4d0e07fTue, 11 Aug 2020 21:38:43 -040027:14falsefull2727<p>In this episode of The Kingdom Corner, Matt Geib moves on to Ephesians 4 with a lesson entitled, “Unity: The Antidote for Chaos”, unpacking the desperate need for unification in the modern church.</p> <p>[00:02:20] Matt unpacks the definition of “unity” referencing definitions and synonyms such as, “being one”, “arranged as a whole of parts”, “singleness or continuity of purpose”. He references the Greek word “hanatos” that translates as “unanimity, agreement, or accord”.</p> <p>[00:04:36] “Division, disunity, split, segregation, discord, confusion, etc.” – Matt contrasts unity with its antonyms and calls our attention to their relevance in the current cultural climate.</p> <p>[00:09:25] Matt takes a moment to note the important of exegesis (“exiting” out of scripture) in interpreting the Word of God.</p> <p>[00:11:55] “The message that Jesus died wasn’t just for the Jewish church, but for the gentiles as well.”</p> <p>[00:12:30] Matt’s circles around this concept of unity, reminding us that believers – the church – are called to be the body of Christ, requiring a fundamental kind of unity for a body to fit and function together.</p> <p>[00:14:20] “As we are being built together as a living breathing body, sometimes we knock the mortar of one another.”</p> <p>[00:15:46] Matt references some parallel supporting scriptures, including Eph. 1:17-18, Rom. 8:28-30, Col. 1:10, and Eph. 2:8-10, highlighting the calling and vocation of believers of one purpose – unified.</p> <p>[00:15:02] Point #6: From Ephesians 3:19b – “Pray for the power to receive God’s fullness”. Matt references 1 John 3:2, that when Jesus appears, we will be like Him for we will see Him as He truly is.</p> <p>[00:20:04] “Today, you must choose to be chosen.”</p> <p>[00:22:55] Every believer is given a different gift, but they all must join together and complement one another rather than oppose or ignore one another.</p> <p>[00:25:28] Matt points out that the key to unity is the model of Christ on the cross – that in this kind of humility alone can unity be found among believers.</p> <p> </p> <p>Helpful Links From This Episode</p> <p>The Kingdom Corner Website: <a href='https://kindomcorner.podbean.com/'>https://kindomcorner.podbean.com/</a></p> <p>The Kingdom Corner on Facebook – <a href='https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner'>https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Apple Podcasts: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673'>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673</a></p> A Prayer to Obliterate Oppression (Pt. 2)In this episode of The Kingdom Corner, Matt Geib continues his prayer to obliterate oppression from Ephesians 3, finishing up 4b-6 of his 6-point prayer.

                     

                    [00:02:50] Matt reiterates his first 3 points: (1) From Eph. 3:16b – Be infused with the power of His spirit in the inner man to give you stamina and perseverance. (2) From Eph. 3:17a – Receive the power to remain, abide, or dwell in Christ. (3) From Eph. 3:17b – Receive the power of establishment by love. (4a) From Eph. 3:16 – Receive the power to connect with and influence the Kingdom of God, that is, His people.

                    [00:06:27] Matt discusses the “breadth” of Christ’s redemptive work being spoken of here by Paul and the church’s call to “comprehend” it.

                    [00:08:25] Matt further discusses the “length” of God’s calling on the believer’s life, referencing Ephesians 1:18 and 1 Peter 1:18-20, along with a myriad of other verses that attest to God’s choosing and calling of each believer from before the foundation of the world.

                    [00:10:39] Matt moves on to the “depth” of the sin from which the believer is saved and the depth of God’s wisdom in that salvation.

                    [00:11:01] Matt’s continues to the “height” at which we sit together with Christ in heavenly places, referencing Ephesians 2:6.

                    [00:11:57] Point #5: We must pray to receive the power to receive the love of Christ experientially. Matt talks of the uselessness of head knowledge absent of a living experience with God – a “gnosis”.

                    [00:14:21] “You can’t really love God until you let Him first love you.”

                    [00:15:02] Point #6: From Ephesians 3:19b – “Pray for the power to receive God’s fullness”. Matt references 1 John 3:2, that when Jesus appears, we will be like Him for we will see Him as He truly is.

                    [00:16:52] Matt expounds on the beautiful capacity of believers to experience God in His fullness here and now through encountering Christ – without any need to wait until heaven.

                    [00:20:40] Matt recaps his 6 points and a summary of this prayer to obliterate oppression. He wraps up this episode referencing 2 Corinthians 9:8 and God’s abounding grace, saying that upon praying through this prayer to obliterate oppression, God will be faithful to deliver to you His abounding grace to overcome.

                     

                     

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                    ]]>In this episode of The Kingdom Corner, Matt Geib continues his prayer to obliterate oppression from Ephesians 3, finishing up 4b-6 of his 6-point prayer.

                     

                    [00:02:50] Matt reiterates his first 3 points: (1) From Eph. 3:16b – Be infused with the power of His spirit in the inner man to give you stamina and perseverance. (2) From Eph. 3:17a – Receive the power to remain, abide, or dwell in Christ. (3) From Eph. 3:17b – Receive the power of establishment by love. (4a) From Eph. 3:16 – Receive the power to connect with and influence the Kingdom of God, that is, His people.

                    [00:06:27] Matt discusses the “breadth” of Christ’s redemptive work being spoken of here by Paul and the church’s call to “comprehend” it.

                    [00:08:25] Matt further discusses the “length” of God’s calling on the believer’s life, referencing Ephesians 1:18 and 1 Peter 1:18-20, along with a myriad of other verses that attest to God’s choosing and calling of each believer from before the foundation of the world.

                    [00:10:39] Matt moves on to the “depth” of the sin from which the believer is saved and the depth of God’s wisdom in that salvation.

                    [00:11:01] Matt’s continues to the “height” at which we sit together with Christ in heavenly places, referencing Ephesians 2:6.

                    [00:11:57] Point #5: We must pray to receive the power to receive the love of Christ experientially. Matt talks of the uselessness of head knowledge absent of a living experience with God – a “gnosis”.

                    [00:14:21] “You can’t really love God until you let Him first love you.”

                    [00:15:02] Point #6: From Ephesians 3:19b – “Pray for the power to receive God’s fullness”. Matt references 1 John 3:2, that when Jesus appears, we will be like Him for we will see Him as He truly is.

                    [00:16:52] Matt expounds on the beautiful capacity of believers to experience God in His fullness here and now through encountering Christ – without any need to wait until heaven.

                    [00:20:40] Matt recaps his 6 points and a summary of this prayer to obliterate oppression. He wraps up this episode referencing 2 Corinthians 9:8 and God’s abounding grace, saying that upon praying through this prayer to obliterate oppression, God will be faithful to deliver to you His abounding grace to overcome.

                     

                     

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                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/eb177d10-0727-3200-85c7-eeeee016c477Thu, 06 Aug 2020 01:44:25 -040022:42falsefull2626<p>In this episode of The Kingdom Corner, Matt Geib continues his prayer to obliterate oppression from Ephesians 3, finishing up 4b-6 of his 6-point prayer.</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:02:50] Matt reiterates his first 3 points: (1) From Eph. 3:16b – Be infused with the power of His spirit in the inner man to give you stamina and perseverance. (2) From Eph. 3:17a – Receive the power to remain, abide, or dwell in Christ. (3) From Eph. 3:17b – Receive the power of establishment by love. (4a) From Eph. 3:16 – Receive the power to connect with and influence the Kingdom of God, that is, His people.</p> <p>[00:06:27] Matt discusses the “breadth” of Christ’s redemptive work being spoken of here by Paul and the church’s call to “comprehend” it.</p> <p>[00:08:25] Matt further discusses the “length” of God’s calling on the believer’s life, referencing Ephesians 1:18 and 1 Peter 1:18-20, along with a myriad of other verses that attest to God’s choosing and calling of each believer from before the foundation of the world.</p> <p>[00:10:39] Matt moves on to the “depth” of the sin from which the believer is saved and the depth of God’s wisdom in that salvation.</p> <p>[00:11:01] Matt’s continues to the “height” at which we sit together with Christ in heavenly places, referencing Ephesians 2:6.</p> <p>[00:11:57] Point #5: We must pray to receive the power to receive the love of Christ experientially. Matt talks of the uselessness of head knowledge absent of a living experience with God – a “gnosis”.</p> <p>[00:14:21] “You can’t really love God until you let Him first love you.”</p> <p>[00:15:02] Point #6: From Ephesians 3:19b – “Pray for the power to receive God’s fullness”. Matt references 1 John 3:2, that when Jesus appears, we will be like Him for we will see Him as He truly is.</p> <p>[00:16:52] Matt expounds on the beautiful capacity of believers to experience God in His fullness here and now through encountering Christ – without any need to wait until heaven.</p> <p>[00:20:40] Matt recaps his 6 points and a summary of this prayer to obliterate oppression. He wraps up this episode referencing 2 Corinthians 9:8 and God’s abounding grace, saying that upon praying through this prayer to obliterate oppression, God will be faithful to deliver to you His abounding grace to overcome.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Helpful Links From This Episode</p> <p>The Kingdom Corner Website: <a href='https://kindomcorner.podbean.com/'>https://kindomcorner.podbean.com/</a></p> <p>The Kingdom Corner on Facebook – <a href='https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner'>https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner</a></p> A Prayer to Obliterate Oppression (Pt. 1)In this episode of The Kingdom Corner, Matt Geib offers a prayer of encouragement distilled from Ephesians chapter 3 that he calls, Paul’s prayer to obliterate oppression.”

                     

                    Please note upon production of the episode we wanted to clarify in show notes, Matt said John the Beloved used the word 'MENO' 3 times in His Epistles ...it should BE 30TIMES 

                     

                    [00:01:22] “Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God, but faith goeth away by hearing, and hearing the word of men.”

                    [00:02:11] Matt reads Ephesians 3:13-21 in an effort to provide words of encouragement to the listener in this troubled time in our world’s history, citing the upheaval of the global coronavirus pandemic and culture wars.

                    [00:03:08] Matt calls today’s message, “Paul’s prayer to obliterate oppression”.

                    [00:04:55] Matt cites James 1:2-8 as an admonition to welcome trials (oppression) and be encouraged by them as James compels the early church to do.

                    [00:05:52] Matt’s first point in his prayer today is to have persistence – to be strengthened or endure, to have stamina; refusing to give up or let go. Today, Matt offers a prayer of encouragement from Ephesians 3 for the listener in 6 points to follow.

                    [00:08:20] Matt alludes to the story in Luke 18 of the woman who repeatedly bothered the ruler with her troubles until he dealt with her justly, referencing Jesus approval of this degree of persistence. He also mentions Jesus’ persistence in prayer throughout his ministry.

                    [00:09:43] Point #1: “Be infused with the power of His spirit in the inner man to give you stamina and perseverance” 

                    [00:11:50] Point #2: “Receive the power to remain, abide, or dwell in Christ.” Matt cites multiple references in John 14 and 1 John 2 and Jesus/John’s repetitive commands to abide in Christ (to remain in Him).

                    [00:14:28] Point #3: “Receive the power of establishment through or by love.” Matt illustrates this idea of being “rooted” as a plant being firmly secured in the ground.

                    [00:16:48] Point #4a: “Receive the power to connect with and influence the kingdom of God, that is, His people.”

                    [00:19:44] Matt discusses the necessity of community – for the church to lean on and depend on one another in order to comprehend the love of Christ and live an abiding life in Him. He illustrates this referencing the ancient Spartan army formation of a phalanx, where each man depended on the man beside him for his life.

                    [00:22:23] Matt recaps today’s message including points 1-4a and promises to continue on to his last two points in the next episode.

                     

                     

                     

                     

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                    ]]>In this episode of The Kingdom Corner, Matt Geib offers a prayer of encouragement distilled from Ephesians chapter 3 that he calls, Paul’s prayer to obliterate oppression.”

                     

                    Please note upon production of the episode we wanted to clarify in show notes, Matt said John the Beloved used the word 'MENO' 3 times in His Epistles ...it should BE 30TIMES 

                     

                    [00:01:22] “Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God, but faith goeth away by hearing, and hearing the word of men.”

                    [00:02:11] Matt reads Ephesians 3:13-21 in an effort to provide words of encouragement to the listener in this troubled time in our world’s history, citing the upheaval of the global coronavirus pandemic and culture wars.

                    [00:03:08] Matt calls today’s message, “Paul’s prayer to obliterate oppression”.

                    [00:04:55] Matt cites James 1:2-8 as an admonition to welcome trials (oppression) and be encouraged by them as James compels the early church to do.

                    [00:05:52] Matt’s first point in his prayer today is to have persistence – to be strengthened or endure, to have stamina; refusing to give up or let go. Today, Matt offers a prayer of encouragement from Ephesians 3 for the listener in 6 points to follow.

                    [00:08:20] Matt alludes to the story in Luke 18 of the woman who repeatedly bothered the ruler with her troubles until he dealt with her justly, referencing Jesus approval of this degree of persistence. He also mentions Jesus’ persistence in prayer throughout his ministry.

                    [00:09:43] Point #1: “Be infused with the power of His spirit in the inner man to give you stamina and perseverance” 

                    [00:11:50] Point #2: “Receive the power to remain, abide, or dwell in Christ.” Matt cites multiple references in John 14 and 1 John 2 and Jesus/John’s repetitive commands to abide in Christ (to remain in Him).

                    [00:14:28] Point #3: “Receive the power of establishment through or by love.” Matt illustrates this idea of being “rooted” as a plant being firmly secured in the ground.

                    [00:16:48] Point #4a: “Receive the power to connect with and influence the kingdom of God, that is, His people.”

                    [00:19:44] Matt discusses the necessity of community – for the church to lean on and depend on one another in order to comprehend the love of Christ and live an abiding life in Him. He illustrates this referencing the ancient Spartan army formation of a phalanx, where each man depended on the man beside him for his life.

                    [00:22:23] Matt recaps today’s message including points 1-4a and promises to continue on to his last two points in the next episode.

                     

                     

                     

                     

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                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/d835bece-298e-399b-925a-987ef37b3f50Fri, 31 Jul 2020 12:13:34 -040025:33falsefull2626<p>In this episode of The Kingdom Corner, Matt Geib offers a prayer of encouragement distilled from Ephesians chapter 3 that he calls, Paul’s prayer to obliterate oppression.”</p> <p> </p> <p>Please note upon production of the episode we wanted to clarify in show notes, Matt said John the Beloved used the word 'MENO' 3 times in His Epistles ...it should BE 30TIMES </p> <p> </p> <p>[00:01:22] “Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God, but faith goeth away by hearing, and hearing the word of men.”</p> <p>[00:02:11] Matt reads Ephesians 3:13-21 in an effort to provide words of encouragement to the listener in this troubled time in our world’s history, citing the upheaval of the global coronavirus pandemic and culture wars.</p> <p>[00:03:08] Matt calls today’s message, “Paul’s prayer to obliterate oppression”.</p> <p>[00:04:55] Matt cites James 1:2-8 as an admonition to welcome trials (oppression) and be encouraged by them as James compels the early church to do.</p> <p>[00:05:52] Matt’s first point in his prayer today is to have persistence – to be strengthened or endure, to have stamina; refusing to give up or let go. Today, Matt offers a prayer of encouragement from Ephesians 3 for the listener in 6 points to follow.</p> <p>[00:08:20] Matt alludes to the story in Luke 18 of the woman who repeatedly bothered the ruler with her troubles until he dealt with her justly, referencing Jesus approval of this degree of persistence. He also mentions Jesus’ persistence in prayer throughout his ministry.</p> <p>[00:09:43] Point #1: “Be infused with the power of His spirit in the inner man to give you stamina and perseverance” </p> <p>[00:11:50] Point #2: “Receive the power to remain, abide, or dwell in Christ.” Matt cites multiple references in John 14 and 1 John 2 and Jesus/John’s repetitive commands to abide in Christ (to remain in Him).</p> <p>[00:14:28] Point #3: “Receive the power of establishment through or by love.” Matt illustrates this idea of being “rooted” as a plant being firmly secured in the ground.</p> <p>[00:16:48] Point #4a: “Receive the power to connect with and influence the kingdom of God, that is, His people.”</p> <p>[00:19:44] Matt discusses the necessity of community – for the church to lean on and depend on one another in order to comprehend the love of Christ and live an abiding life in Him. He illustrates this referencing the ancient Spartan army formation of a phalanx, where each man depended on the man beside him for his life.</p> <p>[00:22:23] Matt recaps today’s message including points 1-4a and promises to continue on to his last two points in the next episode.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Helpful Links From This Episode</p> <p>The Kingdom Corner Website: <a href='https://kindomcorner.podbean.com/'>https://kindomcorner.podbean.com/</a> </p> <p>The Kingdom Corner on Facebook – <a href='https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner'>https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner</a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Apple Podcasts: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673'>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingdom-corner-with-matt-geib/id1481796673</a> </p> The Stewardship of Prophetic Time & Apostolic Space"In this episode, The Great Matt Geib discusses The Stewardship of Prophetic Time & Apostolic Space."

                     

                    [00:01:08] The stewardship of prophetic time and Apostolic space

                     

                    [00:01:32] A word about our sponsors (The Kings Company Five-Fold Challenge)

                    Thekingscompany.org/five-fold

                     

                    [00:04:00] Recap of the last episode and summary of today's message

                     

                    Scriptures For This Week's Episode 

                     

                    [00:04:24] 2 Corinthians 10:13-16 "We, on the other hand, will not boast beyond our proper limit, but [will keep] within the [a]limits of our commission (territory, authority) which God has granted to us as a measure, which reaches and includes even you. 14 We are not overstepping the limits of our province, as if we did not [legitimately] reach to you, for we were the [very] first to come even as far as you with the good news of Christ. 15 We do not go beyond our proper limit, boasting in the work of other men, but we have the hope that as your faith [in Christ and His divine power] continues to grow, our field among you may be greatly expanded [but still within the limits of our commission], 16 so that we may preach the gospel even in the lands beyond you, but not to boast in work already accomplished in another one's field of activity."

                     

                     

                    [00:06:17] Acts 11:22-30 "The news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23 When he arrived and saw the grace of God [that was bestowed on them], he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with an unwavering heart to stay true and devoted to the Lord. 24 For Barnabas was a good man [privately and publicly—his godly character benefited both himself and others] and he was full of the Holy Spirit and full of faith [in Jesus the Messiah, through whom believers have everlasting life]. And a great number of people were brought to the Lord. 25 And Barnabas left for Tarsus to search for Saul; 26 and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. For an entire year they met [with others] in the church and instructed large numbers; and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians.

                     

                    27 Now at this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 One of them named Agabus stood up and prophesied through the [Holy] Spirit that a severe famine would come on the [a]entire world. And this did happen during the reign of [b]Claudius. 29 So the disciples decided to send a contribution, each according to his individual ability, to the believers who lived in Judea. 30 And this they did, sending the contribution to the elders by Barnabas and Saul."

                     

                    [00:08:19] Acts 15:1-6 "Some men came down from Judea and began teaching the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised in accordance with the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved." 2 Paul and Barnabas disagreed greatly and debated with them, so it was determined that Paul and Barnabas and some of the others from their group would go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders [and confer with them] concerning this issue. 3 So, after being supplied and sent on their way by the church, they went through both Phoenicia and Samaria telling in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and they brought great joy to all the [a]believers. 4 When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received warmly by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported to them all the things that God had accomplished through them. 5 But some from the sect of the Pharisees who had believed [in Jesus as the Messiah] stood up and said, "It is necessary to circumcise the Gentile converts and to direct them to observe the Law of Moses."

                     

                    6 The apostles and the elders came together to consider this matter."

                     

                    [00:17:24] 2 Corinthians 10:8 "For even though I boast rather freely about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up and not for destroying you, I will not be ashamed [of the truth],"

                     

                    [00:18:41] Ephesians Three Reference 

                     

                    [00:19:39] Ephesians 4:11-16 "And [His gifts to the church were varied and] He Himself appointed some as apostles [special messengers, representatives], some as prophets [who speak a new message from God to the people], some as evangelists [who spread the good news of salvation], and some as pastors and teachers [to shepherd and guide and instruct], 12 [and He did this] to fully equip and perfect the saints (God's people) for works of service, to build up the body of Christ [the church]; 13 until we all reach oneness in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, [growing spiritually] to become a mature believer, reaching to the measure of the fullness of Christ [manifesting His spiritual completeness and exercising our spiritual gifts in unity]. 14 So that we are no longer children [spiritually immature], tossed back and forth [like ships on a stormy sea] and carried about by every wind of [shifting] doctrine, by the cunning and trickery of [unscrupulous] men, by the deceitful scheming of people ready to do anything [for personal profit]. 15 But speaking the truth in love [in all things—both our speech and our lives expressing His truth], let us grow up in all things into Him [following His example] who is the Head—Christ. 16 From Him the whole body [the church, in all its various parts], joined and knitted firmly together by what every joint supplies, when each part is working properly, causes the body to grow and mature, building itself up [a]in [unselfish] love."

                     

                     

                     

                    Quotes From This Episode

                     

                    [00:04:49] We do not see national and international prophets that function apart from Apostolic teams

                     

                    [00:10:52] To be able to steward prophetic time we must understand apostolic space

                     

                    [00:12:41] Just because you are a called apostle into the office does not mean that God is calling you to use your gift everywhere you go; more importantly, you are called to a specific time and space.

                     

                     

                     

                    [00:20:31] When God is doing a new thing on the earth, the prophet will prophesy about it, and yet we need the apostle to release it and establish it into the people.

                     

                    [00:28:00] Conclusion of the episode 

                     

                     

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                    ]]>In this episode, The Great Matt Geib discusses The Stewardship of Prophetic Time & Apostolic Space."

                     

                    [00:01:08] The stewardship of prophetic time and Apostolic space

                     

                    [00:01:32] A word about our sponsors (The Kings Company Five-Fold Challenge)

                    Thekingscompany.org/five-fold

                     

                    [00:04:00] Recap of the last episode and summary of today's message

                     

                    Scriptures For This Week's Episode 

                     

                    [00:04:24] 2 Corinthians 10:13-16 "We, on the other hand, will not boast beyond our proper limit, but [will keep] within the [a]limits of our commission (territory, authority) which God has granted to us as a measure, which reaches and includes even you. 14 We are not overstepping the limits of our province, as if we did not [legitimately] reach to you, for we were the [very] first to come even as far as you with the good news of Christ. 15 We do not go beyond our proper limit, boasting in the work of other men, but we have the hope that as your faith [in Christ and His divine power] continues to grow, our field among you may be greatly expanded [but still within the limits of our commission], 16 so that we may preach the gospel even in the lands beyond you, but not to boast in work already accomplished in another one's field of activity."

                     

                     

                    [00:06:17] Acts 11:22-30 "The news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23 When he arrived and saw the grace of God [that was bestowed on them], he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with an unwavering heart to stay true and devoted to the Lord. 24 For Barnabas was a good man [privately and publicly—his godly character benefited both himself and others] and he was full of the Holy Spirit and full of faith [in Jesus the Messiah, through whom believers have everlasting life]. And a great number of people were brought to the Lord. 25 And Barnabas left for Tarsus to search for Saul; 26 and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. For an entire year they met [with others] in the church and instructed large numbers; and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians.

                     

                    27 Now at this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 One of them named Agabus stood up and prophesied through the [Holy] Spirit that a severe famine would come on the [a]entire world. And this did happen during the reign of [b]Claudius. 29 So the disciples decided to send a contribution, each according to his individual ability, to the believers who lived in Judea. 30 And this they did, sending the contribution to the elders by Barnabas and Saul."

                     

                    [00:08:19] Acts 15:1-6 "Some men came down from Judea and began teaching the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised in accordance with the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved." 2 Paul and Barnabas disagreed greatly and debated with them, so it was determined that Paul and Barnabas and some of the others from their group would go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders [and confer with them] concerning this issue. 3 So, after being supplied and sent on their way by the church, they went through both Phoenicia and Samaria telling in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and they brought great joy to all the [a]believers. 4 When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received warmly by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported to them all the things that God had accomplished through them. 5 But some from the sect of the Pharisees who had believed [in Jesus as the Messiah] stood up and said, "It is necessary to circumcise the Gentile converts and to direct them to observe the Law of Moses."

                     

                    6 The apostles and the elders came together to consider this matter."

                     

                    [00:17:24] 2 Corinthians 10:8 "For even though I boast rather freely about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up and not for destroying you, I will not be ashamed [of the truth],"

                     

                    [00:18:41] Ephesians Three Reference 

                     

                    [00:19:39] Ephesians 4:11-16 "And [His gifts to the church were varied and] He Himself appointed some as apostles [special messengers, representatives], some as prophets [who speak a new message from God to the people], some as evangelists [who spread the good news of salvation], and some as pastors and teachers [to shepherd and guide and instruct], 12 [and He did this] to fully equip and perfect the saints (God's people) for works of service, to build up the body of Christ [the church]; 13 until we all reach oneness in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, [growing spiritually] to become a mature believer, reaching to the measure of the fullness of Christ [manifesting His spiritual completeness and exercising our spiritual gifts in unity]. 14 So that we are no longer children [spiritually immature], tossed back and forth [like ships on a stormy sea] and carried about by every wind of [shifting] doctrine, by the cunning and trickery of [unscrupulous] men, by the deceitful scheming of people ready to do anything [for personal profit]. 15 But speaking the truth in love [in all things—both our speech and our lives expressing His truth], let us grow up in all things into Him [following His example] who is the Head—Christ. 16 From Him the whole body [the church, in all its various parts], joined and knitted firmly together by what every joint supplies, when each part is working properly, causes the body to grow and mature, building itself up [a]in [unselfish] love."

                     

                     

                     

                    Quotes From This Episode

                     

                    [00:04:49] We do not see national and international prophets that function apart from Apostolic teams

                     

                    [00:10:52] To be able to steward prophetic time we must understand apostolic space

                     

                    [00:12:41] Just because you are a called apostle into the office does not mean that God is calling you to use your gift everywhere you go; more importantly, you are called to a specific time and space.

                     

                     

                     

                    [00:20:31] When God is doing a new thing on the earth, the prophet will prophesy about it, and yet we need the apostle to release it and establish it into the people.

                     

                    [00:28:00] Conclusion of the episode 

                     

                     

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                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/c231b067-2505-5c1d-b0cb-ba6e73ea3c50Fri, 17 Jul 2020 18:38:15 -040028:06falsefull2525Apostles & Prophets, the 'Dynamic Duo'In This episode, The Great Matt Geib discusses Apostles & Prophets, the 'Dynamic Duo'

                     

                     

                    00:02:33 2 Corinthians 12:2

                    00:02:50 Psalms 145

                    00:03:33 Isaiah 9:7 

                    00:04:16 Matthew 13:11

                    00:07:20 Ephesians 3:1-13

                    00:09:15 Hebrews 1:7

                    00:13:03 Matthew 28:18-20

                    00:13:37 Ephesians 2:19-22

                    00:13:52 Ephesians 3:5 

                    00:23:49 Closing Remarks 

                     

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                    Email our team for a chance to enter the challenge for free. 

                     

                     

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                    ]]>In This episode, The Great Matt Geib discusses Apostles & Prophets, the 'Dynamic Duo'

                     

                     

                    00:02:33 2 Corinthians 12:2

                    00:02:50 Psalms 145

                    00:03:33 Isaiah 9:7 

                    00:04:16 Matthew 13:11

                    00:07:20 Ephesians 3:1-13

                    00:09:15 Hebrews 1:7

                    00:13:03 Matthew 28:18-20

                    00:13:37 Ephesians 2:19-22

                    00:13:52 Ephesians 3:5 

                    00:23:49 Closing Remarks 

                     

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                    Email our team for a chance to enter the challenge for free. 

                     

                     

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                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/d9487e09-8cf6-5f7d-87ed-5eb19c0a440aSat, 11 Jul 2020 01:31:19 -040026:43falsefull2424<p>In This episode, The Great Matt Geib discusses Apostles & Prophets, the 'Dynamic Duo'</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>00:02:33 2 Corinthians 12:2</p> <p>00:02:50 Psalms 145</p> <p>00:03:33 Isaiah 9:7 </p> <p>00:04:16 Matthew 13:11</p> <p>00:07:20 Ephesians 3:1-13</p> <p>00:09:15 Hebrews 1:7</p> <p>00:13:03 Matthew 28:18-20</p> <p>00:13:37 Ephesians 2:19-22</p> <p>00:13:52 Ephesians 3:5 </p> <p>00:23:49 Closing Remarks </p> <p> </p> <p>Helpful Links</p> <p> </p> <p>Sign up for The Five-Fold Challenge .<a href='https://thekingscompany.org/five-fold?fbclid=IwAR26rDu09hGQoIQQM48zWHXug0US3RrSVMsfZf7QO0qrMky2Amlf4z4ErUw'>https://thekingscompany.org/five-fold</a></p> <p>Email our team for a chance to enter the challenge for free. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href='https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner/'>https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner/</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Email TheKingdomCornerPodcast@gmail.com</p> Prophets: Bearers of The Testimony of JesusIn this episode of The Kingdom Corner, Matt Geib discuss operating out of the office of a prophet.

                     

                    [00:01:12] Odd actions by prophets; they often do things that represent what God wants people to know. 

                     

                    [00:03:07] Psalms 27

                     

                    [00:03:39] Matthew 7:15-20 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. 18 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.

                     

                    [00:07:55] Revelation 19:10 Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

                     

                    [00:10:00] John 3:22-29 After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing. 23 John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized 24 (for John had not yet been put in prison).

                    25 Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over purification. 26 And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness—look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him.” 27 John answered, “A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven. 28 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.’ 29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.

                     

                    [00:13:04] Understanding the purpose of regional prophecy 

                    1. Revealing the predestined will of God
                    2. They reveal the predetermined will of God
                    3. They identify key influencers and authorities
                    
                    

                     

                     

                     

                     

                    Quotes From This Episode

                    [00:04:00] The office of a prophet is intended to be the anointing flowing through the person to shape the hearts and minds of the people.

                     

                    [00:04:08] The purpose of a prophet and apostle working together is to change the soulish character and nature of people in a region or season as they receive the word of God. 

                     

                    [00:04:35] Every prophet and prophetic word is to manifest and release the glory of the spiritual kingdom to shift and transition the atmosphere and realm in that season

                     

                    [00:15:27] Prophets need to have an apostolic structure, or things will be out of control. (Without vision my people will perish)

                     

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                    ]]>In this episode of The Kingdom Corner, Matt Geib discuss operating out of the office of a prophet.

                     

                    [00:01:12] Odd actions by prophets; they often do things that represent what God wants people to know. 

                     

                    [00:03:07] Psalms 27

                     

                    [00:03:39] Matthew 7:15-20 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. 18 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.

                     

                    [00:07:55] Revelation 19:10 Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

                     

                    [00:10:00] John 3:22-29 After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing. 23 John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized 24 (for John had not yet been put in prison).

                    25 Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over purification. 26 And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness—look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him.” 27 John answered, “A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven. 28 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.’ 29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.

                     

                    [00:13:04] Understanding the purpose of regional prophecy 

                    1. Revealing the predestined will of God
                    2. They reveal the predetermined will of God
                    3. They identify key influencers and authorities
                    
                    

                     

                     

                     

                     

                    Quotes From This Episode

                    [00:04:00] The office of a prophet is intended to be the anointing flowing through the person to shape the hearts and minds of the people.

                     

                    [00:04:08] The purpose of a prophet and apostle working together is to change the soulish character and nature of people in a region or season as they receive the word of God. 

                     

                    [00:04:35] Every prophet and prophetic word is to manifest and release the glory of the spiritual kingdom to shift and transition the atmosphere and realm in that season

                     

                    [00:15:27] Prophets need to have an apostolic structure, or things will be out of control. (Without vision my people will perish)

                     

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                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/e75f258e-d222-5ce1-83cd-ac7debf61629Wed, 01 Jul 2020 16:04:07 -040017:26falsefull2323<p>In this episode of The Kingdom Corner, Matt Geib discuss operating out of the office of a prophet.</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:01:12] Odd actions by prophets; they often do things that represent what God wants people to know. </p> <p> </p> <p>[00:03:07] Psalms 27</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:03:39] Matthew 7:15-20 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. 18 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:07:55] Revelation 19:10 Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:10:00] John 3:22-29 After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing. 23 John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized 24 (for John had not yet been put in prison).</p> <p>25 Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over purification. 26 And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness—look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him.” 27 John answered, “A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven. 28 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.’ 29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:13:04] Understanding the purpose of regional prophecy </p> <ol><li>Revealing the predestined will of God</li> <li>They reveal the predetermined will of God</li> <li>They identify key influencers and authorities</li> </ol><p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Quotes From This Episode</p> <p>[00:04:00] The office of a prophet is intended to be the anointing flowing through the person to shape the hearts and minds of the people.</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:04:08] The purpose of a prophet and apostle working together is to change the soulish character and nature of people in a region or season as they receive the word of God. </p> <p> </p> <p>[00:04:35] Every prophet and prophetic word is to manifest and release the glory of the spiritual kingdom to shift and transition the atmosphere and realm in that season</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:15:27] Prophets need to have an apostolic structure, or things will be out of control. (Without vision my people will perish)</p> <p> </p> <p>Helpful Links</p> <p><a href='https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner/'>https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomcorner/</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Email TheKingdomCornerPodcast@gmail.com</p> Rising above DistractionIn this episode, The Great Matt Geib shares content from Jerimiah Johnson’s book “Trump and The Future of America.”

                     

                    [00:01:46] The Element of Distraction 

                     

                    [00:03:09] Reference to NFC Champion game with Russel Wilson 

                     

                    [00:04:15] The Church is in a desperate place right now, but I believe if the saints of God will rise up; victory and revival will rise up. 

                     

                    [00:05:17] The destiny of America is in the hands of the baby boomers. - JERIMIAH JOHNSON 

                     

                    [00:11:43] Prayer points for baby boomers

                    1. Pray for an anointing of wisdom on the older generation
                    2. Pray for a fresh wind of the spirit to come upon the baby boomers
                    3. Pray for the baby boomers to seek wisdom and strength 
                    4. Pray for the baby boomers to be restored and healed
                    5. Pray for the full armor of God over the baby boomers
                    
                    

                     

                    Helpful Links 

                    Jerimiah Johnson’s Book

                    https://www.amazon.com/Trump-Future-America-Jeremiah-Johnson/dp/1710746254/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=trump+and+the+future+of+america&qid=1593050698&sr=8-2

                     

                    Links:

                    https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/The-Kingdom-Corner-with-Matt-Geib-p1253945/

                     

                    Contact:

                    matthewpgeib@gmail.com

                    ]]>In this episode, The Great Matt Geib shares content from Jerimiah Johnson’s book “Trump and The Future of America.”

                     

                    [00:01:46] The Element of Distraction 

                     

                    [00:03:09] Reference to NFC Champion game with Russel Wilson 

                     

                    [00:04:15] The Church is in a desperate place right now, but I believe if the saints of God will rise up; victory and revival will rise up. 

                     

                    [00:05:17] The destiny of America is in the hands of the baby boomers. - JERIMIAH JOHNSON 

                     

                    [00:11:43] Prayer points for baby boomers

                    1. Pray for an anointing of wisdom on the older generation
                    2. Pray for a fresh wind of the spirit to come upon the baby boomers
                    3. Pray for the baby boomers to seek wisdom and strength 
                    4. Pray for the baby boomers to be restored and healed
                    5. Pray for the full armor of God over the baby boomers
                    
                    

                     

                    Helpful Links 

                    Jerimiah Johnson’s Book

                    https://www.amazon.com/Trump-Future-America-Jeremiah-Johnson/dp/1710746254/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=trump+and+the+future+of+america&qid=1593050698&sr=8-2

                     

                    Links:

                    https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/The-Kingdom-Corner-with-Matt-Geib-p1253945/

                     

                    Contact:

                    matthewpgeib@gmail.com

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/217cbaca-0ead-5822-b1ae-26f78460d68aThu, 25 Jun 2020 03:18:22 -040013:44falsefull2222<p>In this episode, The Great Matt Geib shares content from Jerimiah Johnson’s book “Trump and The Future of America.”</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:01:46] The Element of Distraction </p> <p> </p> <p>[00:03:09] Reference to NFC Champion game with Russel Wilson </p> <p> </p> <p>[00:04:15] The Church is in a desperate place right now, but I believe if the saints of God will rise up; victory and revival will rise up. </p> <p> </p> <p>[00:05:17] The destiny of America is in the hands of the baby boomers. - JERIMIAH JOHNSON </p> <p> </p> <p>[00:11:43] Prayer points for baby boomers</p> <ol><li style="font-weight:400;">Pray for an anointing of wisdom on the older generation</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Pray for a fresh wind of the spirit to come upon the baby boomers</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Pray for the baby boomers to seek wisdom and strength </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Pray for the baby boomers to be restored and healed</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Pray for the full armor of God over the baby boomers</li> </ol><p> </p> <p>Helpful Links </p> <p>Jerimiah Johnson’s Book</p> <p><a href='https://www.amazon.com/Trump-Future-America-Jeremiah-Johnson/dp/1710746254/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=trump+and+the+future+of+america&qid=1593050698&sr=8-2'>https://www.amazon.com/Trump-Future-America-Jeremiah-Johnson/dp/1710746254/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=trump+and+the+future+of+america&qid=1593050698&sr=8-2</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Links:</p> <p><a href='https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/The-Kingdom-Corner-with-Matt-Geib-p1253945/'>https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/The-Kingdom-Corner-with-Matt-Geib-p1253945/</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Contact:</p> <p>matthewpgeib@gmail.com</p> Functioning In The Office of A ProphetIn this episode, Matt discusses the office of a Prophet and functioning in that office. 

                    [00:01:39] Definition of the office of a Prophet 

                     

                    [00:04:00]  Romans 12:6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; 7 if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads,[a] with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.

                     

                    [00:06:10]  1 Corinthians 12:7-11 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.

                     

                    [00:08:32] Ephesians 4:8-12 -  8 Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men.”(In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth? 10 He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) 11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,

                     

                    [00:12:31] The job description of a prophet 

                     

                    [00:12:30] Isaiah 61:1-3 The Year of the Lord's Favor The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,  because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,

                    to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor,  and the day of vengeance of our God;  to comfort all who mourn;to grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness,  the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.

                     

                    [00:14:02] Jeremiah 20:9 - If I say, “I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name,” there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones and I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot.

                     

                    [00:15:32] 1 Kings 18 - Reference to Elijah's boldness

                     

                    [00:16:07] Isaiah 6:1-8 Reference communion with God “Here I Am Send Me”

                     

                    [00:17:14] Amos 3:7 For the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.

                     

                    [00:17:46] Ephesians 2:6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

                     

                    [00:18:05] Daniel 12 Reference to Daniel's Vision - Everything is culminating in the battle of Armageddon, Israel almost being destroyed, and God comes back with Jesus Christ on the scene and saves them.

                     

                    [00:20:01] Genesis 20:7 Reference

                     

                    [00:20:43] Exodus 7:1 Reference

                     

                    [00:21:23] 1 Corinthians 14:29 Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said.

                     

                    [00:22:36] John 12:47-49 47 If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. 48 The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day. 49 For I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment—what to say and what to speak.

                     

                    [00:24:41] Psalm 24:3-6 - 3 Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. 5 He will receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of his salvation. 6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob.

                     

                    [00:25:30] To minister out of it clean and pure heart  - Psalm 27 4 One thing have I asked of the Lord,  that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple. For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble;

                    he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock.

                     

                    [00:23:52] Isaiah 30 Reference

                     

                    [00:31:01] John 6:63  It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.

                     

                    [00:32:24] John 14:10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works.

                     

                    Quotes

                    [00:20:50] The Real job of a prophet is to be God’s mouthpiece.  

                     

                    [00:21:57] If you are a prophet walking with God in the prophetic office you shouldn’t be afraid to have your words judged by leaders in The Kingdom of God.

                     

                    [00:27:51] A minister of God must be humble and full of humility. 

                     

                    [00:30:35] Prophets operate with God’s authority behind them and in them.

                     

                    Links:

                    https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/The-Kingdom-Corner-with-Matt-Geib-p1253945/

                     

                    Contact:

                    matthewpgeib@gmail.com

                    ]]>In this episode, Matt discusses the office of a Prophet and functioning in that office. 

                    [00:01:39] Definition of the office of a Prophet 

                     

                    [00:04:00]  Romans 12:6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; 7 if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads,[a] with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.

                     

                    [00:06:10]  1 Corinthians 12:7-11 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.

                     

                    [00:08:32] Ephesians 4:8-12 -  8 Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men.”(In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth? 10 He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) 11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,

                     

                    [00:12:31] The job description of a prophet 

                     

                    [00:12:30] Isaiah 61:1-3 The Year of the Lord's Favor The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,  because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,

                    to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor,  and the day of vengeance of our God;  to comfort all who mourn;to grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness,  the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.

                     

                    [00:14:02] Jeremiah 20:9 - If I say, “I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name,” there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones and I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot.

                     

                    [00:15:32] 1 Kings 18 - Reference to Elijah's boldness

                     

                    [00:16:07] Isaiah 6:1-8 Reference communion with God “Here I Am Send Me”

                     

                    [00:17:14] Amos 3:7 For the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.

                     

                    [00:17:46] Ephesians 2:6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

                     

                    [00:18:05] Daniel 12 Reference to Daniel's Vision - Everything is culminating in the battle of Armageddon, Israel almost being destroyed, and God comes back with Jesus Christ on the scene and saves them.

                     

                    [00:20:01] Genesis 20:7 Reference

                     

                    [00:20:43] Exodus 7:1 Reference

                     

                    [00:21:23] 1 Corinthians 14:29 Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said.

                     

                    [00:22:36] John 12:47-49 47 If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. 48 The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day. 49 For I have not spoken on my own authority, but the Father who sent me has himself given me a commandment—what to say and what to speak.

                     

                    [00:24:41] Psalm 24:3-6 - 3 Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. 5 He will receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of his salvation. 6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob.

                     

                    [00:25:30] To minister out of it clean and pure heart  - Psalm 27 4 One thing have I asked of the Lord,  that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple. For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble;

                    he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock.

                     

                    [00:23:52] Isaiah 30 Reference

                     

                    [00:31:01] John 6:63  It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.

                     

                    [00:32:24] John 14:10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works.

                     

                    Quotes

                    [00:20:50] The Real job of a prophet is to be God’s mouthpiece.  

                     

                    [00:21:57] If you are a prophet walking with God in the prophetic office you shouldn’t be afraid to have your words judged by leaders in The Kingdom of God.

                     

                    [00:27:51] A minister of God must be humble and full of humility. 

                     

                    [00:30:35] Prophets operate with God’s authority behind them and in them.

                     

                    Links:

                    https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/The-Kingdom-Corner-with-Matt-Geib-p1253945/

                     

                    Contact:

                    matthewpgeib@gmail.com

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/5a7744ec-e72a-52f5-805e-67b2228d6406Wed, 24 Jun 2020 23:16:31 -040034:20falsefull2121Prophets - Mouthpieces of GodIn this episode, The Great Matt Geib discusses the specific office of prophet and the information God has provided through word research.

                    [00:00:47] Foundational Scripture

                    Ephesians 4:11-16 11 Now, these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. 12 Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. 13 This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. 14 Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. 15 Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. 16 He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.

                    [00:02:02] Recap of the recent series ‘The Foundation of The Kingdom’

                    [00:02:49] Amos 3:7

                    [00:02:58] Luke 1:70

                    [00:04:10] Hebrew and Greek Explanation from extensive research

                    [00:08:16] Jeremiah 2:8 & Jeremiah 23:18

                    [00:08:50] Matthew 11:10 & Acts 5:53

                    [00:09:00] Luke 11:38 Luke 6:8 James 5:12

                    [00:09:46] Matthew 3:8

                    [00:10:10] 1 John 1:5

                    [00:10:39] Matthew 1:20

                    [00:14:18] 2 Samuel 24:11

                    [00:15:44] Isaiah 30:10

                    [00:15:57] 2 Chronicles 33:19 & Ezekiel 13:16

                    [00:16:34] Proverbs 30:1 & Proverbs 31:1

                    [00:17:34] Micah 2:6 & Micah 2:11

                    [00:18:16] Hebrews 11:32-38 

                    [00:22:10] Genesis 20:7 Now return the woman to her husband, and he will pray for you, for he is a prophet. Then you will live. But if you don’t return her to him, you can be sure that you and all your people will die.”

                     

                    Quotes From This Episode

                    [00:21:10] A prophet not called to just one moment in time, but to a journey in a time season to manifest the image and heart of God that He has been placing inside of Him.

                    [00:21:50] The words of a prophet are meant to be judged by the church and the fivefold ministry.

                    Connect With Matt Geib Email: TheKingdomCornerPodcast@gmail.com

                    Stay tuned for more information about Matt Geib's upcoming projects and book release.

                    ]]>In this episode, The Great Matt Geib discusses the specific office of prophet and the information God has provided through word research.

                    [00:00:47] Foundational Scripture

                    Ephesians 4:11-16 11 Now, these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. 12 Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. 13 This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. 14 Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. 15 Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. 16 He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.

                    [00:02:02] Recap of the recent series ‘The Foundation of The Kingdom’

                    [00:02:49] Amos 3:7

                    [00:02:58] Luke 1:70

                    [00:04:10] Hebrew and Greek Explanation from extensive research

                    [00:08:16] Jeremiah 2:8 & Jeremiah 23:18

                    [00:08:50] Matthew 11:10 & Acts 5:53

                    [00:09:00] Luke 11:38 Luke 6:8 James 5:12

                    [00:09:46] Matthew 3:8

                    [00:10:10] 1 John 1:5

                    [00:10:39] Matthew 1:20

                    [00:14:18] 2 Samuel 24:11

                    [00:15:44] Isaiah 30:10

                    [00:15:57] 2 Chronicles 33:19 & Ezekiel 13:16

                    [00:16:34] Proverbs 30:1 & Proverbs 31:1

                    [00:17:34] Micah 2:6 & Micah 2:11

                    [00:18:16] Hebrews 11:32-38 

                    [00:22:10] Genesis 20:7 Now return the woman to her husband, and he will pray for you, for he is a prophet. Then you will live. But if you don’t return her to him, you can be sure that you and all your people will die.”

                     

                    Quotes From This Episode

                    [00:21:10] A prophet not called to just one moment in time, but to a journey in a time season to manifest the image and heart of God that He has been placing inside of Him.

                    [00:21:50] The words of a prophet are meant to be judged by the church and the fivefold ministry.

                    Connect With Matt Geib Email: TheKingdomCornerPodcast@gmail.com

                    Stay tuned for more information about Matt Geib's upcoming projects and book release.

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/49028a4e-4177-5fd7-b891-d49419b2b14cSat, 20 Jun 2020 21:16:55 -040025:58falsefull2020<p>In this episode, The Great Matt Geib discusses the specific office of prophet and the information God has provided through word research.</p> <p>[00:00:47] Foundational Scripture</p> <p>Ephesians 4:11-16 11 Now, these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. 12 Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. 13 This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. 14 Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. 15 Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. 16 He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.</p> <p> [00:02:02] Recap of the recent series ‘The Foundation of The Kingdom’</p> <p>[00:02:49] Amos 3:7</p> <p>[00:02:58] Luke 1:70</p> <p>[00:04:10] Hebrew and Greek Explanation from extensive research</p> <p>[00:08:16] Jeremiah 2:8 & Jeremiah 23:18</p> <p>[00:08:50] Matthew 11:10 & Acts 5:53</p> <p>[00:09:00] Luke 11:38 Luke 6:8 James 5:12</p> <p>[00:09:46] Matthew 3:8</p> <p>[00:10:10] 1 John 1:5</p> <p>[00:10:39] Matthew 1:20</p> <p>[00:14:18] 2 Samuel 24:11</p> <p>[00:15:44] Isaiah 30:10</p> <p>[00:15:57] 2 Chronicles 33:19 & Ezekiel 13:16</p> <p>[00:16:34] Proverbs 30:1 & Proverbs 31:1</p> <p>[00:17:34] Micah 2:6 & Micah 2:11</p> <p>[00:18:16] Hebrews 11:32-38 </p> <p>[00:22:10] Genesis 20:7 Now return the woman to her husband, and he will pray for you, for he is a prophet. Then you will live. But if you don’t return her to him, you can be sure that you and all your people will die.”</p> <p> </p> <p>Quotes From This Episode</p> <p> [00:21:10] A prophet not called to just one moment in time, but to a journey in a time season to manifest the image and heart of God that He has been placing inside of Him.</p> <p>[00:21:50] The words of a prophet are meant to be judged by the church and the fivefold ministry.</p> <p>Connect With Matt Geib Email: TheKingdomCornerPodcast@gmail.com</p> <p>Stay tuned for more information about Matt Geib's upcoming projects and book release. </p> Apostles & Prophets: Definition of ApostleIn this episode, The Great Matt Geib continues his series on Apostles and Prophets (The Foundation of The Kingdom)

                    [00:01:05] Ephesians 5:11-16

                    [00:05:16] Matthew 10:10-15

                    [00:06:59] Ephesians 1:17

                    [00:09:42] The Merge of Apostles and Prophets, The stewardship of space and time

                    [00:10:42] There are times and seasons in the way God moves in this world

                    [00:15:17] Revelation 21:14

                    [00:15:16] Acts 1:13-30

                    [00:16:37] Ephesians 2:20

                    [00:17:05] Romans 15:18-20

                    [00:19:51] Reference to transitional apostles in Galatians 2:1-15

                    [00:22:14] 1 Corinthians 9:1

                    [00:22:39] The Character of an Apostle

                    [00:23:01] Daniel 5:12

                    [00:24:00] John 20:22 and Matthew 8:18

                    [00:26:32] Without Apostles, we have no foundation for a successful ministry; however, without prophets, we have no vision for administering the apostolic conduct.

                    To connect with us email: TheKingdomCornerPodcast@gmail.com

                    ]]>In this episode, The Great Matt Geib continues his series on Apostles and Prophets (The Foundation of The Kingdom)

                    [00:01:05] Ephesians 5:11-16

                    [00:05:16] Matthew 10:10-15

                    [00:06:59] Ephesians 1:17

                    [00:09:42] The Merge of Apostles and Prophets, The stewardship of space and time

                    [00:10:42] There are times and seasons in the way God moves in this world

                    [00:15:17] Revelation 21:14

                    [00:15:16] Acts 1:13-30

                    [00:16:37] Ephesians 2:20

                    [00:17:05] Romans 15:18-20

                    [00:19:51] Reference to transitional apostles in Galatians 2:1-15

                    [00:22:14] 1 Corinthians 9:1

                    [00:22:39] The Character of an Apostle

                    [00:23:01] Daniel 5:12

                    [00:24:00] John 20:22 and Matthew 8:18

                    [00:26:32] Without Apostles, we have no foundation for a successful ministry; however, without prophets, we have no vision for administering the apostolic conduct.

                    To connect with us email: TheKingdomCornerPodcast@gmail.com

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/83724323-c012-5966-8ba8-e694cbe2fdd3Fri, 22 May 2020 16:51:50 -040027:27falsefull1919<p>In this episode, The Great Matt Geib continues his series on Apostles and Prophets (The Foundation of The Kingdom)</p> <p>[00:01:05] Ephesians 5:11-16</p> <p>[00:05:16] Matthew 10:10-15</p> <p>[00:06:59] Ephesians 1:17</p> <p>[00:09:42] The Merge of Apostles and Prophets, The stewardship of space and time</p> <p>[00:10:42] There are times and seasons in the way God moves in this world</p> <p>[00:15:17] Revelation 21:14</p> <p>[00:15:16] Acts 1:13-30</p> <p>[00:16:37] Ephesians 2:20</p> <p>[00:17:05] Romans 15:18-20</p> <p>[00:19:51] Reference to transitional apostles in Galatians 2:1-15</p> <p>[00:22:14] 1 Corinthians 9:1</p> <p>[00:22:39] The Character of an Apostle</p> <p>[00:23:01] Daniel 5:12</p> <p>[00:24:00] John 20:22 and Matthew 8:18</p> <p>[00:26:32] Without Apostles, we have no foundation for a successful ministry; however, without prophets, we have no vision for administering the apostolic conduct.</p> <p>To connect with us email: TheKingdomCornerPodcast@gmail.com</p> Apostles & Prophets (Designs & Definitions)In this episode of The Kingdom, Corner Podcast Matt continues his series on Apostles and Prophets, The foundation of the Kingdom.

                    Designs and definitions

                    [00:00:58] Ephesians 4:1-16

                    [00:03:39] Building the body of Christ in unity

                    [00:04:53] Illustration of the temple of God

                    [00:09:42] Discussion regarding Tyler Frick with The Kings Company and his recent article.

                    [00:11:46] What is the purpose of recognizing all five offices in ministry?

                    1. To equip the SAINTS for works of ministry. 2. For building up the body of Christ 3. Unity in the Faith 4. Unity in the knowledge of the Son of God 5. For Maturity in the stature of the fullness of Christ 6. That we not be led by various Doctrines 7. To grow up into Christ as the head, in love.

                    What happens when we are offended at these names and don't want to identify people?

                    1. We equip the SAINTS for procrastination and laziness. 2. For oppressing the body of Christ. 3. Unity in the fear of man. 4. Unity in knowledge of our pride. 5. For weakness and misrepresentation of the fullness of Christ 6. We become led by various Doctrines 7. Never grow up into Christ as the head, in love. Instead, our heads grow while our hearts fail.

                    - - -

                    Over the past few weeks, I've seen multiple posts by people who I think mean well in what they're saying, but they're WRONG!

                    "We don't need to focus on titles in the church!"

                    "Who cares if you're an apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, or teacher... just be a son!"

                    "I don't care what my office is; I just want to be like Jesus."

                    - - -

                    Although those sounds nice and clean and healthy... it's bad thinking! It's contradictory to scripture. It's a setup for a let down.

                    Why? Because God gave us these offices ON PURPOSE and for a reason!

                    Did you know that you can find your identity in Christ and still honor the new name God gives you?

                    Did you know that you can be like Jesus and still walk in the office of ministry you're called to?

                    Neglecting to learn about who we are, what our gifts are, and where we fit in the body as leaders will cause us to miss opportunities to lead, love, learn, steward.

                    - - -

                    If you're "just a son," (but actually an apostle) will you ever partner with other apostles to see regional prophetic fulfillment? No! You won't because you won't recognize your role to transition culture from that office.

                    If you "just want to be like Jesus," but you're actually a prophet (like Jesus was too), will you ever step into your role to influence the community and influencers in it with developed and understood words from the Lord? No! You won't, because you'll be too lenient on yourself and your mandate.

                    If you don't think offices are important, but you're actually an evangelist... you might get caught up trying to attend every church event in the 4 walls without realizing your opportunities and favor outside of the 4 walls. You won't be comfortable being you, walking in your mantle, because you'll think your gifts operate 'in church' when they actually operate in obedience to God's lead, everywhere you go.

                    If you don't want to give too much significant meaning to titles, but you're actually called to pastor, you'll end up teaching a congregation every week instead of discipling and shepherding people. (No! The pastor doesn't have to be the one teaching!)

                    If you are too proud to receive a name God gives you, and you're called to be a teacher... you will miss opportunities to step into the places you're called to, and the revival birthed from teaching (like the multiplying people following Jesus or John the Baptist as he taught) won't happen! You'll spend time trying to be less talkative when you've been anointed to never shut up!

                    ...

                    Offices are NOT titles, they are names, and honoring the 5 GOD (not man) chose to give us, is the only way we'll be able to reach the goals he gave us in Ephesians 4.

                    It's false humility and pride to not accept who God calls you. Do it maturely and receive your name!

                    ___________________________________________________ To connect with Matt email TheKingdomCornerPodcast@gmail.com

                    ]]>In this episode of The Kingdom, Corner Podcast Matt continues his series on Apostles and Prophets, The foundation of the Kingdom.

                    Designs and definitions

                    [00:00:58] Ephesians 4:1-16

                    [00:03:39] Building the body of Christ in unity

                    [00:04:53] Illustration of the temple of God

                    [00:09:42] Discussion regarding Tyler Frick with The Kings Company and his recent article.

                    [00:11:46] What is the purpose of recognizing all five offices in ministry?

                    1. To equip the SAINTS for works of ministry. 2. For building up the body of Christ 3. Unity in the Faith 4. Unity in the knowledge of the Son of God 5. For Maturity in the stature of the fullness of Christ 6. That we not be led by various Doctrines 7. To grow up into Christ as the head, in love.

                    What happens when we are offended at these names and don't want to identify people?

                    1. We equip the SAINTS for procrastination and laziness. 2. For oppressing the body of Christ. 3. Unity in the fear of man. 4. Unity in knowledge of our pride. 5. For weakness and misrepresentation of the fullness of Christ 6. We become led by various Doctrines 7. Never grow up into Christ as the head, in love. Instead, our heads grow while our hearts fail.

                    - - -

                    Over the past few weeks, I've seen multiple posts by people who I think mean well in what they're saying, but they're WRONG!

                    "We don't need to focus on titles in the church!"

                    "Who cares if you're an apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, or teacher... just be a son!"

                    "I don't care what my office is; I just want to be like Jesus."

                    - - -

                    Although those sounds nice and clean and healthy... it's bad thinking! It's contradictory to scripture. It's a setup for a let down.

                    Why? Because God gave us these offices ON PURPOSE and for a reason!

                    Did you know that you can find your identity in Christ and still honor the new name God gives you?

                    Did you know that you can be like Jesus and still walk in the office of ministry you're called to?

                    Neglecting to learn about who we are, what our gifts are, and where we fit in the body as leaders will cause us to miss opportunities to lead, love, learn, steward.

                    - - -

                    If you're "just a son," (but actually an apostle) will you ever partner with other apostles to see regional prophetic fulfillment? No! You won't because you won't recognize your role to transition culture from that office.

                    If you "just want to be like Jesus," but you're actually a prophet (like Jesus was too), will you ever step into your role to influence the community and influencers in it with developed and understood words from the Lord? No! You won't, because you'll be too lenient on yourself and your mandate.

                    If you don't think offices are important, but you're actually an evangelist... you might get caught up trying to attend every church event in the 4 walls without realizing your opportunities and favor outside of the 4 walls. You won't be comfortable being you, walking in your mantle, because you'll think your gifts operate 'in church' when they actually operate in obedience to God's lead, everywhere you go.

                    If you don't want to give too much significant meaning to titles, but you're actually called to pastor, you'll end up teaching a congregation every week instead of discipling and shepherding people. (No! The pastor doesn't have to be the one teaching!)

                    If you are too proud to receive a name God gives you, and you're called to be a teacher... you will miss opportunities to step into the places you're called to, and the revival birthed from teaching (like the multiplying people following Jesus or John the Baptist as he taught) won't happen! You'll spend time trying to be less talkative when you've been anointed to never shut up!

                    ...

                    Offices are NOT titles, they are names, and honoring the 5 GOD (not man) chose to give us, is the only way we'll be able to reach the goals he gave us in Ephesians 4.

                    It's false humility and pride to not accept who God calls you. Do it maturely and receive your name!

                    ___________________________________________________ To connect with Matt email TheKingdomCornerPodcast@gmail.com

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/f64437f4-a634-51fe-8901-3856b7625870Thu, 07 May 2020 21:27:36 -040023:24falsefull1818You Are On Display For God's Good Pleasure In this episode of The Kingdom Corner, Matt unpacks a special word regarding being put on display for the Father's good pleasure.

                    [00:01:17] Luke 12:27

                    [00:02:27] An in-depth explanation of the term 'good pleasure.'

                    [00:03:48] Ephesians 1:3-5

                    [00:05:29] a unique story from Matt's childhood.

                    [00:06:20] Philippians 2:13

                    [00:07:45] God says, "I am now bringing you and your entire life into full alignment so that you will come to fruition. "

                    [00:09:01] Believe for a Romans 4:17

                    Thank you for joining us on this special edition of The Kingdom Corner. For questions or inquires, you may reach The Great Matt Geib by emailing TheKingdomCornerPodcast@gmail.com

                    ]]>In this episode of The Kingdom Corner, Matt unpacks a special word regarding being put on display for the Father's good pleasure.

                    [00:01:17] Luke 12:27

                    [00:02:27] An in-depth explanation of the term 'good pleasure.'

                    [00:03:48] Ephesians 1:3-5

                    [00:05:29] a unique story from Matt's childhood.

                    [00:06:20] Philippians 2:13

                    [00:07:45] God says, "I am now bringing you and your entire life into full alignment so that you will come to fruition. "

                    [00:09:01] Believe for a Romans 4:17

                    Thank you for joining us on this special edition of The Kingdom Corner. For questions or inquires, you may reach The Great Matt Geib by emailing TheKingdomCornerPodcast@gmail.com

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/8cab1d60-5ce7-5c71-a65b-03b9da1eff8aFri, 01 May 2020 15:00:00 -040011:40falsefull1717<p>In this episode of The Kingdom Corner, Matt unpacks a special word regarding being put on display for the Father's good pleasure.</p> <p>[00:01:17] Luke 12:27</p> <p>[00:02:27] An in-depth explanation of the term 'good pleasure.'</p> <p>[00:03:48] Ephesians 1:3-5</p> <p>[00:05:29] a unique story from Matt's childhood.</p> <p>[00:06:20] Philippians 2:13</p> <p>[00:07:45] God says, "I am now bringing you and your entire life into full alignment so that you will come to fruition. "</p> <p>[00:09:01] Believe for a Romans 4:17</p> <p>Thank you for joining us on this special edition of The Kingdom Corner. For questions or inquires, you may reach The Great Matt Geib by emailing TheKingdomCornerPodcast@gmail.com</p> Apostles & Prophets - The Foundation of The KingdomApostles and prophets the foundation of the kingdom

                     

                    [00:01:01] Matthew 16:15-19 15 Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?”

                    16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah,[a] the Son of the living God.”17 Jesus replied, “You are blessed, Simon son of John,[b] because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being. 18 Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’),[c] and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell[d] will not conquer it. 19 And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid[e] on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit[f] on earth will be permitted in heaven.”

                    [00:03:41] Ephesians 2:13-22 But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ.

                    14 For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us. 15 He did this by ending the system of law with its commandments and regulations. He made peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in himself one new people from the two groups. 16 Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of his death on the cross, and our hostility toward each other was put to death.

                    17 He brought this Good News of peace to you Gentiles who were far away from him, and peace to the Jews who were near. 18 Now all of us can come to the Father through the same Holy Spirit because of what Christ has done for us.19 So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family. 20 Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. 21 We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord. 22 Through him you Gentiles are also being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit.

                    [00:06:46] 2 Peter 3:3 Most importantly, I want to remind you that in the last days scoffers will come, mocking the truth and following their own desires.

                     

                    [00:07:43] Jude 1:17 But you, my dear friends, must remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ predicted.

                     

                    [00:08:56] Psalm 11:3 The foundations of law and order have collapsed.

                        What can the righteous do?”

                     

                    [00:10:08] Jeremiah 1:4-10 4 The Lord gave me this message:

                    5 “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb.

                        Before you were born I set you apart

                        and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.”

                    6 “O Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I can’t speak for you! I’m too young!”

                    7 The Lord replied, “Don’t say, ‘I’m too young,’ for you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you. 8 And don’t be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and will protect you. I, the Lord, have spoken!” 9 Then the Lord reached out and touched my mouth and said,

                    “Look, I have put my words in your mouth!

                    10 Today I appoint you to stand up

                        against nations and kingdoms.

                    Some you must uproot and tear down,

                        destroy and overthrow.

                    Others you must build up

                        and plant.”

                    [00:11:49] Isaiah 51:16 And I have put my words in your mouth

                        and hidden you safely in my hand.

                    I stretched out[a] the sky like a canopy

                        and laid the foundations of the earth.

                    I am the one who says to Israel,

                        ‘You are my people!’”

                     

                    [00:13:23] 1 Corinthians 3:3 for you are still controlled by your sinful nature. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn’t that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren’t you living like people of the world?

                    [00:17:43] Ephesians 3:3 As I briefly wrote earlier, God himself revealed his mysterious plan to me.

                    Links:

                     

                    https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/The-Kingdom-Corner-with-Matt-Geib-p1253945/

                     

                     

                    Contact:

                     

                    matthewpgeib@gmail.com

                    ]]>Apostles and prophets the foundation of the kingdom

                     

                    [00:01:01] Matthew 16:15-19 15 Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?”

                    16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah,[a] the Son of the living God.”17 Jesus replied, “You are blessed, Simon son of John,[b] because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being. 18 Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’),[c] and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell[d] will not conquer it. 19 And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid[e] on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit[f] on earth will be permitted in heaven.”

                    [00:03:41] Ephesians 2:13-22 But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ.

                    14 For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us. 15 He did this by ending the system of law with its commandments and regulations. He made peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in himself one new people from the two groups. 16 Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of his death on the cross, and our hostility toward each other was put to death.

                    17 He brought this Good News of peace to you Gentiles who were far away from him, and peace to the Jews who were near. 18 Now all of us can come to the Father through the same Holy Spirit because of what Christ has done for us.19 So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family. 20 Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. 21 We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord. 22 Through him you Gentiles are also being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit.

                    [00:06:46] 2 Peter 3:3 Most importantly, I want to remind you that in the last days scoffers will come, mocking the truth and following their own desires.

                     

                    [00:07:43] Jude 1:17 But you, my dear friends, must remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ predicted.

                     

                    [00:08:56] Psalm 11:3 The foundations of law and order have collapsed.

                        What can the righteous do?”

                     

                    [00:10:08] Jeremiah 1:4-10 4 The Lord gave me this message:

                    5 “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb.

                        Before you were born I set you apart

                        and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.”

                    6 “O Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I can’t speak for you! I’m too young!”

                    7 The Lord replied, “Don’t say, ‘I’m too young,’ for you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you. 8 And don’t be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and will protect you. I, the Lord, have spoken!” 9 Then the Lord reached out and touched my mouth and said,

                    “Look, I have put my words in your mouth!

                    10 Today I appoint you to stand up

                        against nations and kingdoms.

                    Some you must uproot and tear down,

                        destroy and overthrow.

                    Others you must build up

                        and plant.”

                    [00:11:49] Isaiah 51:16 And I have put my words in your mouth

                        and hidden you safely in my hand.

                    I stretched out[a] the sky like a canopy

                        and laid the foundations of the earth.

                    I am the one who says to Israel,

                        ‘You are my people!’”

                     

                    [00:13:23] 1 Corinthians 3:3 for you are still controlled by your sinful nature. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn’t that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren’t you living like people of the world?

                    [00:17:43] Ephesians 3:3 As I briefly wrote earlier, God himself revealed his mysterious plan to me.

                    Links:

                     

                    https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/The-Kingdom-Corner-with-Matt-Geib-p1253945/

                     

                     

                    Contact:

                     

                    matthewpgeib@gmail.com

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/f400a799-2eb5-5ada-a5ff-a1157af51012Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:28:58 -040021:36falsefull1616PEACEThe Kingdom Corner podcast

                    Host: Matt Geib

                     

                    In this episode, Matt discusses passion week and how peace heavily applies to our current happenings. 

                    [00:0:31] - Romans 14:17

                     

                    [00:01:07] - Mark 4:39

                     

                    [00:04:41] - Psalms 46:10

                     

                    [00:05:43] - Isaiah 9:6-7

                     

                    [00:07:53] - Galatians 1:20

                     

                    [00:09:38] - Ephesians 2:13-22

                     

                    [00:12:55] - Romans 5:1

                     

                    [00:13:25] - II Thessalonians 3:16

                     

                    [00:13:43] - Galatians 3:15

                     

                    [00:14:02] - Philippians 4:7

                     

                    [00:15:37] - 9 factors to maintain or gain peace

                     

                    [00:15:56] - Ephesians 4:31

                     

                    [00:18:01] - Philippians 4:11

                     

                    [00:19:25] - Matthew 5:13-16

                     

                    [00:20:06] - Proverbs 17:22

                     

                    [00:21:07] - Romans 12:1-2

                    Quotes from the episode:

                     

                    “We are in a boat of uncertainty, we are in a storm of uncertainty, we are in uncalm waters and a lot of us do not know how to grasp faith and along with that how to grasp peace.” [00:02:23]

                     

                    “Be still, be silent and just stop all that you’re doing and know that I am God and come into relationship with me and get my mind and heart on this matter and season that we’re in.” [00:05:11] 

                     

                    “By faith we ask Jesus into our heart, we exercise faith and say yes we believe that.” [00:12:57] 

                     

                    “The peace of god passes all understanding. What will it do? It will keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” [00:14:36]

                    Links:

                     

                    https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/The-Kingdom-Corner-with-Matt-Geib-p1253945/

                    Contact:

                     

                    matthewpgeib@gmail.com

                    ]]>The Kingdom Corner podcast

                    Host: Matt Geib

                     

                    In this episode, Matt discusses passion week and how peace heavily applies to our current happenings. 

                    [00:0:31] - Romans 14:17

                     

                    [00:01:07] - Mark 4:39

                     

                    [00:04:41] - Psalms 46:10

                     

                    [00:05:43] - Isaiah 9:6-7

                     

                    [00:07:53] - Galatians 1:20

                     

                    [00:09:38] - Ephesians 2:13-22

                     

                    [00:12:55] - Romans 5:1

                     

                    [00:13:25] - II Thessalonians 3:16

                     

                    [00:13:43] - Galatians 3:15

                     

                    [00:14:02] - Philippians 4:7

                     

                    [00:15:37] - 9 factors to maintain or gain peace

                     

                    [00:15:56] - Ephesians 4:31

                     

                    [00:18:01] - Philippians 4:11

                     

                    [00:19:25] - Matthew 5:13-16

                     

                    [00:20:06] - Proverbs 17:22

                     

                    [00:21:07] - Romans 12:1-2

                    Quotes from the episode:

                     

                    “We are in a boat of uncertainty, we are in a storm of uncertainty, we are in uncalm waters and a lot of us do not know how to grasp faith and along with that how to grasp peace.” [00:02:23]

                     

                    “Be still, be silent and just stop all that you’re doing and know that I am God and come into relationship with me and get my mind and heart on this matter and season that we’re in.” [00:05:11] 

                     

                    “By faith we ask Jesus into our heart, we exercise faith and say yes we believe that.” [00:12:57] 

                     

                    “The peace of god passes all understanding. What will it do? It will keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” [00:14:36]

                    Links:

                     

                    https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/The-Kingdom-Corner-with-Matt-Geib-p1253945/

                    Contact:

                     

                    matthewpgeib@gmail.com

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/42a0a3c5-ebfa-5772-b302-b669fc46f3fcFri, 10 Apr 2020 12:32:00 -040024:15falsefull1515<p>The Kingdom Corner podcast</p> <p>Host: Matt Geib</p> <p> </p> <p>In this episode, Matt discusses passion week and how peace heavily applies to our current happenings. </p> <p> </p> <p>[00:0:31] - Romans 14:17</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:01:07] - Mark 4:39</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:04:41] - Psalms 46:10</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:05:43] - Isaiah 9:6-7</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:07:53] - Galatians 1:20</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:09:38] - Ephesians 2:13-22</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:12:55] - Romans 5:1</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:13:25] - II Thessalonians 3:16</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:13:43] - Galatians 3:15</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:14:02] - Philippians 4:7</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:15:37] - 9 factors to maintain or gain peace</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:15:56] - Ephesians 4:31</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:18:01] - Philippians 4:11</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:19:25] - Matthew 5:13-16</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:20:06] - Proverbs 17:22</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:21:07] - Romans 12:1-2</p> <p> </p> <p>Quotes from the episode:</p> <p> </p> <p>“We are in a boat of uncertainty, we are in a storm of uncertainty, we are in uncalm waters and a lot of us do not know how to grasp faith and along with that how to grasp peace.” [00:02:23]</p> <p> </p> <p>“Be still, be silent and just stop all that you’re doing and know that I am God and come into relationship with me and get my mind and heart on this matter and season that we’re in.” [00:05:11] </p> <p> </p> <p>“By faith we ask Jesus into our heart, we exercise faith and say yes we believe that.” [00:12:57] </p> <p> </p> <p>“The peace of god passes all understanding. What will it do? It will keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” [00:14:36]</p> <p> </p> <p>Links:</p> <p> </p> <p><a href='https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/The-Kingdom-Corner-with-Matt-Geib-p1253945/'>https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/The-Kingdom-Corner-with-Matt-Geib-p1253945/</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Contact:</p> <p> </p> <p>matthewpgeib@gmail.com</p> Searching for Significance In this episode of The Kingdom Corner, you hear an exclusive clip from Matt Geib’s soon to be announced course. ‘Searching for Significance.”

                     

                    [00:01:07] Ecclesiastes 4:1Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them.

                     

                    [00:01:33] Example from India mission trip (The smell of hopelessness.)

                    [00:03:08] ‘Under The Sun’  is used twenty plus times in the twelve chapters of Ecc - pointing to Solomon's world view of things.

                     

                    [00:04:14] What type of eyes are you viewing things with?

                     

                    [00:04:38] Romans 8:28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,[a] for those who are called according to his purpose.

                     

                    [00:04:49] Oppression in Hebrew means exhortation, violence enacted on another to defraud them of what is rightfully theirs, ill-gotten gain, to crush, press, and to drink up.

                    [00:05:23] Solomon sees no ‘comforter’

                     

                    00:05:14] Our world is full of oppressors today. 

                     

                    [00:05:53] Why would Solomon not step forward to be the solution Himself in this time of need?

                    [00:07:30] Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

                    [00:07:41] John 14:16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper,[a] to be with you forever,

                     

                    Quotes from this episode 

                    [00:07:13] During this time of great need we must be a beacon of hope for others. 

                     

                    [00:08:10 Not only is the Holy Spirit our comforter, but He also gives us the ability to comfort others.

                    ]]>In this episode of The Kingdom Corner, you hear an exclusive clip from Matt Geib’s soon to be announced course. ‘Searching for Significance.”

                     

                    [00:01:07] Ecclesiastes 4:1Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them.

                     

                    [00:01:33] Example from India mission trip (The smell of hopelessness.)

                    [00:03:08] ‘Under The Sun’  is used twenty plus times in the twelve chapters of Ecc - pointing to Solomon's world view of things.

                     

                    [00:04:14] What type of eyes are you viewing things with?

                     

                    [00:04:38] Romans 8:28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,[a] for those who are called according to his purpose.

                     

                    [00:04:49] Oppression in Hebrew means exhortation, violence enacted on another to defraud them of what is rightfully theirs, ill-gotten gain, to crush, press, and to drink up.

                    [00:05:23] Solomon sees no ‘comforter’

                     

                    00:05:14] Our world is full of oppressors today. 

                     

                    [00:05:53] Why would Solomon not step forward to be the solution Himself in this time of need?

                    [00:07:30] Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

                    [00:07:41] John 14:16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper,[a] to be with you forever,

                     

                    Quotes from this episode 

                    [00:07:13] During this time of great need we must be a beacon of hope for others. 

                     

                    [00:08:10 Not only is the Holy Spirit our comforter, but He also gives us the ability to comfort others.

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/051b71f1-0c12-536e-b8cf-a9cdd8a4717fWed, 25 Mar 2020 21:02:39 -040012:41falsefull1414<p>In this episode of The Kingdom Corner, you hear an exclusive clip from Matt Geib’s soon to be announced course. ‘Searching for Significance.”</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:01:07] Ecclesiastes 4:1Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them.</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:01:33] Example from India mission trip (The smell of hopelessness.)</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:03:08] ‘Under The Sun’  is used twenty plus times in the twelve chapters of Ecc - pointing to Solomon's world view of things.</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:04:14] What type of eyes are you viewing things with?</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:04:38] Romans 8:28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,[<a href='https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=+Romans+8%3A28&version=ESV#fen-ESV-28129a'>a</a>] for those who are called according to his purpose.</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:04:49] Oppression in Hebrew means exhortation, violence enacted on another to defraud them of what is rightfully theirs, ill-gotten gain, to crush, press, and to drink up.</p> <p> </p> <p>[00:05:23] Solomon sees no ‘comforter’</p> <p> </p> <p>00:05:14] Our world is full of oppressors today. </p> <p> </p> <p>[00:05:53] Why would Solomon not step forward to be the solution Himself in this time of need?</p> <p>[00:07:30] Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.</p> <p>[00:07:41] John 14:16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper,[<a href='https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+14%3A16&version=ESV#fen-ESV-26673a'>a</a>] to be with you forever,</p> <p> </p> <p>Quotes from this episode </p> <p> </p> <p>[00:07:13] During this time of great need we must be a beacon of hope for others. </p> <p> </p> <p>[00:08:10 Not only is the Holy Spirit our comforter, but He also gives us the ability to comfort others.</p> A Kingdom Response To COVID-19The Kingdom Corner podcast

                    Host: Matt Geib

                     

                    In this episode, Matt discusses COVID19, the CoronaVirus

                     

                    [00:01:34] - What do you think our response should be as citizens of the Kingdom of   God?

                     

                    [00:02:53] - Tennessee Faith Response 

                     

                    [00:09:53] - Matthew 6:25-34 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?[a] 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

                    34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

                    [00:11:11] - Matthew 6:28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin,

                     

                    [00:16:58] - Romans 8:28-29 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,[a] for those who are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

                     

                    [00:20:16] - Step out in faith

                     

                    [00:20:40] - Psalm 145:10-13 All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord,

                        and all your saints shall bless you! They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom and tell of your power, to make known to the children of man your[a] mighty deeds, and the glorious splendor of your kingdom. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom and your dominion endures throughout all generations. [The Lord is faithful in all his words and kind in all his works.][b]

                    [00:21:22] - Can you go out today and do something good?

                     

                    [00:22:15] - Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

                    Quotes from the episode:

                     

                    “When the fear gets flowing, the faithful get going.” [00:02:05]

                     

                    “We have a spirit of power, love, and sound mind, we have the dunamis of God, the power of God to make a difference .” [00:06:52] 

                     

                    “Tomorrow will worry about itself, each day has enough trouble of its own.” [00:12:37] 

                     

                    “If God is for us, who can be against us?” [00:18:20]

                    Links:

                     

                    https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/The-Kingdom-Corner-with-Matt-Geib-p1253945/

                     

                    Contact:

                     

                    matthewpgeib@gmail.com

                    ]]>The Kingdom Corner podcast

                    Host: Matt Geib

                     

                    In this episode, Matt discusses COVID19, the CoronaVirus

                     

                    [00:01:34] - What do you think our response should be as citizens of the Kingdom of   God?

                     

                    [00:02:53] - Tennessee Faith Response 

                     

                    [00:09:53] - Matthew 6:25-34 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?[a] 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

                    34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

                    [00:11:11] - Matthew 6:28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin,

                     

                    [00:16:58] - Romans 8:28-29 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,[a] for those who are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

                     

                    [00:20:16] - Step out in faith

                     

                    [00:20:40] - Psalm 145:10-13 All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord,

                        and all your saints shall bless you! They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom and tell of your power, to make known to the children of man your[a] mighty deeds, and the glorious splendor of your kingdom. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom and your dominion endures throughout all generations. [The Lord is faithful in all his words and kind in all his works.][b]

                    [00:21:22] - Can you go out today and do something good?

                     

                    [00:22:15] - Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

                    Quotes from the episode:

                     

                    “When the fear gets flowing, the faithful get going.” [00:02:05]

                     

                    “We have a spirit of power, love, and sound mind, we have the dunamis of God, the power of God to make a difference .” [00:06:52] 

                     

                    “Tomorrow will worry about itself, each day has enough trouble of its own.” [00:12:37] 

                     

                    “If God is for us, who can be against us?” [00:18:20]

                    Links:

                     

                    https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/The-Kingdom-Corner-with-Matt-Geib-p1253945/

                     

                    Contact:

                     

                    matthewpgeib@gmail.com

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/ff9af481-18ae-5336-90fc-119bc64faf97Tue, 17 Mar 2020 15:44:06 -040024:34falsefull1313Conceived From Above (John 3:3-5)The Kingdom Corner podcast

                    Host: Matt Geib

                     

                    In this episode, Matt discusses looking at old truth in a new way, Conceived From Above (John 3:3-5)

                    [00:00:51] - Mark 1:14-15 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, 15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand;[a] repent and believe in the gospel.”

                     

                    [00:02:24] - Romans 12:1-2 I appeal to you therefore, brothers,[a] by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.[b] 2 Do not be conformed to this world,[c] but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.[d]

                     

                    [00:03:22] - John 3:3-5 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again[a] he cannot see the kingdom of God.” 4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?” 5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

                     

                    [00:06:42] - Psalm 51:5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,

                        and in sin did my mother conceive me.

                     

                    [00:06:53] - Ephesians 2:3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body[a] and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.

                     

                    [00:07:20] - Genesis 5:3-4 When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth. 4 The days of Adam after he fathered Seth were 800 years; and he had other sons and daughters.

                     

                    [00:07:35] - Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men[a] because all sinned

                     

                    [00:08:07] - Genesis 3:15 I will put enmity between you and the woman,

                        and between your offspring[a] and her offspring;

                    he shall bruise your head,

                        and you shall bruise his heel.

                     

                    [00:08:16] - Galatians 3:16 Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, “And to your offspring,” who is Christ.

                     

                    [00:08:47] - Matthew 1:20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

                     

                    [00:09:00] - I Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

                     

                    [00:10:44] - John 3:3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again[a] he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

                     

                    [00:11:30] - II Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.[a] The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

                     

                    [00:11:55] - I Corinthians 15:46 But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual.

                     

                    [00:12:24] - I Thessalonians 4:13-18, I Corinthians 15:51-54

                    Quotes from the episode:

                     

                    “The Kingdom of God is ready to be expounded upon and ready to be revealed in this new gospel age.” [00:01:42]

                     

                    “The Old Testament does not mention anywhere about being born again however the Old Testament does have a reoccurring theme of The Seed.” [00:07:45] 

                     

                    “You must be conceived from above not born again.” [00:12:34] 

                    Links:

                     

                    https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/The-Kingdom-Corner-with-Matt-Geib-p1253945/

                    Contact:

                     

                    matthewpgeib@gmail.com

                    ]]>The Kingdom Corner podcast

                    Host: Matt Geib

                     

                    In this episode, Matt discusses looking at old truth in a new way, Conceived From Above (John 3:3-5)

                    [00:00:51] - Mark 1:14-15 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, 15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand;[a] repent and believe in the gospel.”

                     

                    [00:02:24] - Romans 12:1-2 I appeal to you therefore, brothers,[a] by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.[b] 2 Do not be conformed to this world,[c] but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.[d]

                     

                    [00:03:22] - John 3:3-5 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again[a] he cannot see the kingdom of God.” 4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?” 5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

                     

                    [00:06:42] - Psalm 51:5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,

                        and in sin did my mother conceive me.

                     

                    [00:06:53] - Ephesians 2:3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body[a] and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.

                     

                    [00:07:20] - Genesis 5:3-4 When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth. 4 The days of Adam after he fathered Seth were 800 years; and he had other sons and daughters.

                     

                    [00:07:35] - Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men[a] because all sinned

                     

                    [00:08:07] - Genesis 3:15 I will put enmity between you and the woman,

                        and between your offspring[a] and her offspring;

                    he shall bruise your head,

                        and you shall bruise his heel.

                     

                    [00:08:16] - Galatians 3:16 Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, “And to your offspring,” who is Christ.

                     

                    [00:08:47] - Matthew 1:20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

                     

                    [00:09:00] - I Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

                     

                    [00:10:44] - John 3:3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again[a] he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

                     

                    [00:11:30] - II Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.[a] The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

                     

                    [00:11:55] - I Corinthians 15:46 But it is not the spiritual that is first but the natural, and then the spiritual.

                     

                    [00:12:24] - I Thessalonians 4:13-18, I Corinthians 15:51-54

                    Quotes from the episode:

                     

                    “The Kingdom of God is ready to be expounded upon and ready to be revealed in this new gospel age.” [00:01:42]

                     

                    “The Old Testament does not mention anywhere about being born again however the Old Testament does have a reoccurring theme of The Seed.” [00:07:45] 

                     

                    “You must be conceived from above not born again.” [00:12:34] 

                    Links:

                     

                    https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/The-Kingdom-Corner-with-Matt-Geib-p1253945/

                    Contact:

                     

                    matthewpgeib@gmail.com

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/b1e74c83-ecb9-5250-bace-5115ee0fea2aWed, 11 Mar 2020 18:41:17 -040017:18falsefull1212Sophronismos - The healing, mending, and establishment of a healthy heart.Sophronismos 

                    The healing, mending, and establishment of a healthy heart.

                     

                    [00:01:11]  - Recap of the current series. 

                     

                    [00:01:21] 2 Timothy 1:6-7 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, 7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

                     

                    [00:05:27] Ephesians 4:11-15  And His gifts were [varied; He Himself appointed and gave men to us] some to be apostles (special messengers), some prophets (inspired preachers and expounders), some evangelists (preachers of the Gospel, traveling missionaries), some pastors (shepherds of His flock) and teachers.

                    12 His intention was the perfecting and the full equipping of the saints (His consecrated people), [that they should do] the work of ministering toward building up Christ’s body (the church),

                    13 [That it might develop] until we all attain oneness in the faith and in the comprehension of the [[a]full and accurate] knowledge of the Son of God, that [we might arrive] at really mature manhood (the completeness of personality which is nothing less than the standard height of Christ’s own perfection), the measure of the stature of the fullness of the Christ and the completeness found in Him.

                    14 So then, we may no longer be children, tossed [like ships] to and fro between chance gusts of teaching and wavering with every changing wind of doctrine, [the prey of] the cunning and cleverness of [b]unscrupulous men, [gamblers engaged] in every shifting form of trickery in inventing errors to mislead.

                    15 Rather, let our lives lovingly [c]express truth [in all things, speaking truly, dealing truly, living truly]. Enfolded in love, let us grow up in every way and in all things into Him Who is the Head, [even] Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).

                    [00:07:45] 1 John 2:27 But as for you, the anointing (the sacred appointment, the unction) which you received from Him abides [[a]permanently] in you; [so] then you have no need that anyone should instruct you. But just as His anointing teaches you concerning everything and is true and is no falsehood, so you must abide in (live in, never depart from) Him [being [b]rooted in Him, knit to Him], just as [His anointing] has taught you [to do].

                     

                    [00:08:53] Romans 8:18-23 [But what of that?] For I consider that the sufferings of this present time (this present life) are not worth being compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us and in us and [a]for us and [b]conferred on us!

                    19 For [even the whole] creation (all nature) waits expectantly and longs earnestly for God’s sons to be made known [waits for the revealing, the disclosing of their sonship].

                    20 For the creation (nature) was subjected to [c]frailty (to futility, condemned to frustration), not because of some intentional fault on its part, but by the will of Him Who so subjected it—[yet] with the hope

                    21 That nature (creation) itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and corruption [and gain an entrance] into the glorious freedom of God’s children.

                    22 We know that the whole creation [of irrational creatures] has been moaning together in the pains of labor until now.

                    23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves too, who have and enjoy the firstfruits of the [Holy] Spirit [a foretaste of the blissful things to come] groan inwardly as we wait for the redemption of our bodies [from sensuality and the grave, which will reveal] our adoption (our manifestation as God’s sons).

                    [00:12:45] Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

                     

                    [00:15:06] Ephesians 2:5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—

                    Quotes from this episode

                    [00:02:51] Sometimes, God sees that we are so excitable and distracted that he will admonish us in love and bring us back to a sound mind. 

                     

                    [00:04:15] When we abide in Christ, we are abiding in a sound mind which gives us dominion over mind, body, and soul.

                     

                    [00:12:56] All Christians have been given the mental tools needed to be able to control sudden impulses and intrusive thoughts. 

                     

                    [00:17:26] God is calling us all into the state of having a sound mind, self-control, and discipline. 

                    Links:

                     

                    https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/The-Kingdom-Corner-with-Matt-Geib-p1253945/

                     

                    Contact:

                     

                    matthewpgeib@gmail.com

                    ]]>Sophronismos 

                    The healing, mending, and establishment of a healthy heart.

                     

                    [00:01:11]  - Recap of the current series. 

                     

                    [00:01:21] 2 Timothy 1:6-7 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, 7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

                     

                    [00:05:27] Ephesians 4:11-15  And His gifts were [varied; He Himself appointed and gave men to us] some to be apostles (special messengers), some prophets (inspired preachers and expounders), some evangelists (preachers of the Gospel, traveling missionaries), some pastors (shepherds of His flock) and teachers.

                    12 His intention was the perfecting and the full equipping of the saints (His consecrated people), [that they should do] the work of ministering toward building up Christ’s body (the church),

                    13 [That it might develop] until we all attain oneness in the faith and in the comprehension of the [[a]full and accurate] knowledge of the Son of God, that [we might arrive] at really mature manhood (the completeness of personality which is nothing less than the standard height of Christ’s own perfection), the measure of the stature of the fullness of the Christ and the completeness found in Him.

                    14 So then, we may no longer be children, tossed [like ships] to and fro between chance gusts of teaching and wavering with every changing wind of doctrine, [the prey of] the cunning and cleverness of [b]unscrupulous men, [gamblers engaged] in every shifting form of trickery in inventing errors to mislead.

                    15 Rather, let our lives lovingly [c]express truth [in all things, speaking truly, dealing truly, living truly]. Enfolded in love, let us grow up in every way and in all things into Him Who is the Head, [even] Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).

                    [00:07:45] 1 John 2:27 But as for you, the anointing (the sacred appointment, the unction) which you received from Him abides [[a]permanently] in you; [so] then you have no need that anyone should instruct you. But just as His anointing teaches you concerning everything and is true and is no falsehood, so you must abide in (live in, never depart from) Him [being [b]rooted in Him, knit to Him], just as [His anointing] has taught you [to do].

                     

                    [00:08:53] Romans 8:18-23 [But what of that?] For I consider that the sufferings of this present time (this present life) are not worth being compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us and in us and [a]for us and [b]conferred on us!

                    19 For [even the whole] creation (all nature) waits expectantly and longs earnestly for God’s sons to be made known [waits for the revealing, the disclosing of their sonship].

                    20 For the creation (nature) was subjected to [c]frailty (to futility, condemned to frustration), not because of some intentional fault on its part, but by the will of Him Who so subjected it—[yet] with the hope

                    21 That nature (creation) itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and corruption [and gain an entrance] into the glorious freedom of God’s children.

                    22 We know that the whole creation [of irrational creatures] has been moaning together in the pains of labor until now.

                    23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves too, who have and enjoy the firstfruits of the [Holy] Spirit [a foretaste of the blissful things to come] groan inwardly as we wait for the redemption of our bodies [from sensuality and the grave, which will reveal] our adoption (our manifestation as God’s sons).

                    [00:12:45] Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

                     

                    [00:15:06] Ephesians 2:5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—

                    Quotes from this episode

                    [00:02:51] Sometimes, God sees that we are so excitable and distracted that he will admonish us in love and bring us back to a sound mind. 

                     

                    [00:04:15] When we abide in Christ, we are abiding in a sound mind which gives us dominion over mind, body, and soul.

                     

                    [00:12:56] All Christians have been given the mental tools needed to be able to control sudden impulses and intrusive thoughts. 

                     

                    [00:17:26] God is calling us all into the state of having a sound mind, self-control, and discipline. 

                    Links:

                     

                    https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/The-Kingdom-Corner-with-Matt-Geib-p1253945/

                     

                    Contact:

                     

                    matthewpgeib@gmail.com

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/762c2f4e-7ae7-5c58-82db-3dec9aa96c95Sat, 22 Feb 2020 02:09:15 -040021:19falsefull1111Sophronismos - The Process to a Sound Mind. (Part 2)The Kingdom Corner podcast Host: Matt Geib

                    In this episode, Matt discusses Sophronismos, the process to a sound mind.

                    [00:00:17] - Recap of last week’s episode, II Timothy 1:6-7

                    [00:02:45] - Sophronismos, an admonition of the father calling us into a sound mind

                    [00:06:54] - Proverbs 4:23 Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.

                    [00:07:52] - Luke 6:45 The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

                    [00:08:14] - Proverbs 23:7 for he is like one who is inwardly calculating.[a] “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

                    [00:08:46] - James 1:8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

                    [00:10:45] - After you receive Jesus Christ and receive the blood of Jesus to cover all your sins, Do you feel your soulish nature is clean?

                    [00:12:36] - I John 2:27 But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him.

                    Quotes from the episode:

                    “Without the process, you can’t apply the power.” [00:02:05]

                    “We can be responsible for the thoughts we allow in and the reaction we have to those thoughts. We’re able to be responsible with those thoughts through the process of applying sophronismos.” [00:04:22]

                    “Your mind and heart are so important, they’re the most important parts of your being.” [00:06:39]

                    “Abiding has everything to do with taking soulish dominion, (body, mind, soul and spirit), over all thought not in agreement with what God says.” [00:13:57]

                    Links:

                    https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/The-Kingdom-Corner-with-Matt-Geib-p1253945/

                    Contact:

                    matthewpgeib@gmail.com

                    ]]>The Kingdom Corner podcast Host: Matt Geib

                    In this episode, Matt discusses Sophronismos, the process to a sound mind.

                    [00:00:17] - Recap of last week’s episode, II Timothy 1:6-7

                    [00:02:45] - Sophronismos, an admonition of the father calling us into a sound mind

                    [00:06:54] - Proverbs 4:23 Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.

                    [00:07:52] - Luke 6:45 The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

                    [00:08:14] - Proverbs 23:7 for he is like one who is inwardly calculating.[a] “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

                    [00:08:46] - James 1:8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

                    [00:10:45] - After you receive Jesus Christ and receive the blood of Jesus to cover all your sins, Do you feel your soulish nature is clean?

                    [00:12:36] - I John 2:27 But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him.

                    Quotes from the episode:

                    “Without the process, you can’t apply the power.” [00:02:05]

                    “We can be responsible for the thoughts we allow in and the reaction we have to those thoughts. We’re able to be responsible with those thoughts through the process of applying sophronismos.” [00:04:22]

                    “Your mind and heart are so important, they’re the most important parts of your being.” [00:06:39]

                    “Abiding has everything to do with taking soulish dominion, (body, mind, soul and spirit), over all thought not in agreement with what God says.” [00:13:57]

                    Links:

                    https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/The-Kingdom-Corner-with-Matt-Geib-p1253945/

                    Contact:

                    matthewpgeib@gmail.com

                    ]]>kindomcorner.podbean.com/d8b8f808-bcda-525f-a08e-17f6729a135dWed, 05 Feb 2020 16:46:05 -040016:40falsefull1010<p>The Kingdom Corner podcast Host: Matt Geib</p> <p>In this episode, Matt discusses Sophronismos, the process to a sound mind.</p> <p>[00:00:17] - Recap of last week’s episode, II Timothy 1:6-7</p> <p>[00:02:45] - Sophronismos, an admonition of the father calling us into a sound mind</p> <p>[00:06:54] - Proverbs 4:23 Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.</p> <p>[00:07:52] - Luke 6:45 The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.</p> <p>[00:08:14] - Proverbs 23:7 for he is like one who is inwardly calculating.[a] “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.</p> <p>[00:08:46] - James 1:8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.</p> <p>[00:10:45] - After you receive Jesus Christ and receive the blood of Jesus to cover all your sins, Do you feel your soulish nature is clean?</p> <p>[00:12:36] - I John 2:27 But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him.</p> <p>Quotes from the episode:</p> <p>“Without the process, you can’t apply the power.” [00:02:05]</p> <p>“We can be responsible for the thoughts we allow in and the reaction we have to those thoughts. We’re able to be responsible with those thoughts through the process of applying sophronismos.” [00:04:22]</p> <p>“Your mind and heart are so important, they’re the most important parts of your being.” [00:06:39]</p> <p>“Abiding has everything to do with taking soulish dominion, (body, mind, soul and spirit), over all thought not in agreement with what God says.” [00:13:57]</p> <p>Links:</p> <p>https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/The-Kingdom-Corner-with-Matt-Geib-p1253945/</p> <p> Contact:</p> <p>matthewpgeib@gmail.com</p>