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Source: Church of the Good Shepherd by Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel

Matthew 4: 1-12 Jesus after being baptized by John and receiving God's Word from a dove fasted forty days and was tempted by Satan.

Entering God's kingdom is only made possible by the blood of the Lamb of God; Jesus Christ.
No one can enter God's kingdom without the blood of the Lamb.
Entering God's kingdom is one thing, but having a place in God's kingdom is another. This is dependent on what you do here on Earth.

Man is made up of: 1)Body, 2)Spirit, 3)Soul

When you want to do things your way, you fall into a lustful situation with the body. What is the cure for the lust of the body? Fasting. How do you discipline the body? Fasting.

The body longing to go downtown, and the spirit longing to go uptown. The body will drag you into the gutter.

The Devil attacks Christians in three ways: 1) The Intellect, 2)The Will...leads you to utilitarianism, 3)The Imagination...leads you to Heathenism.

The world is materialistic. Satan wants to lead people away from God and get them hooked on material things to lead them away from spiritual things.

People allow the enemy to control their imagination and lead them to worshipping the creation rather than the Creator, God. He will get you so preoccupied with your imagination that you become delusional.

The more you give the more the Lord will give you.

We need to make the the Lord your portion.

You need to fast all the time.

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Revelation 18:14-19
•The punishment of the great city Babylon. Jesus punished this woman and destroyed her. (The woman is America)

✓The UN is Babylon the great city.
✓Everyone mourned for this city.
✓Anyone who goes against God, will not get their heart desires, because they did it in an evil way. Ended up harvesting vanity and emptiness.
✓All those who disobey God, will reap what they sow
✓The fruit or your labour will come to naught. They will not prosper. The grave will take away everything you have worked for.
✓A president that forgets his name, is like a president that forgets God's name.
✓God is in charge.
✓The merchants are the ones, countries that trades with America. They will stand at a distance and watch her (US)  fall.
✓Any love that is outside the circle of Christ is fake.
✓The UN dislikes the US and America.
✓Nobody takes the place of God
✓Build your relationship on Christ.

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Source: Christ The Good Shepherd Bishop Mari Mar

John 2:16 - Jesus said you have turned my Father's  house into a marketplace

Matthew 21: 16 - Jesus overturns the tables and said they have made it a den of thieves

Two foundational pillars must be in the House of God:

Love - Jesus came. to do his Father's will.

✓Love is God.

Glory - It will be about Jesus.

Until the 2nd coming some people think they will get away with anything, not knowing God will repay everyone according to their works.
•Gods image is imprinted on us. Example- Render unto Caesar Caesar, but unto God's.
•Love is supposed to be given to God the Father only. A church leader that makes people love him the leader instead, is a failure. •The blind cannot lead the blind.
•People go to Church for many reasons. Love is to be given to God.
•How can you sale holy water and holy oil? They are for sale?
•We have stolen the love of God.
•People are coming to the Church for Jesus. They don't come for us.
•Never forget Jesus, no matter what your rank is as a church leader.
•Any church leader that puts himself before Jesus, must step down.
•Simon Peter had put himself before Jesus and fell. The Lord told Simon Peter that he will deny him three times. After that, Simon wept and when Jesus appeared he didn't admonish Peter, but asked him "Do you love me?"
•The equivalent of Caiphas is the Pope.
•The only time the keys will work, is when you obey God. Whatever you bind in heaven, will be bound in heaven, what is loosed on earth will be loosed in heaven. God 👑 gives this authority to the ministry.
•Loose them free from Satan.
•The church is turmoil because we are buying and selling.
•Church leaders took the credit and become false prophets. The world is in chaos.
•The moment we lose God we lose our humanity. We need to be genuine.
•Where there is true love, their is no time.
•A true church leader doesn't look at time. They look at the person as a fellow servant of Christ. Working in the House of God is not a job, it is life.

Matthew 16: Jesus takes his disciples to Cearsarea. Each one wants a portion of the throne.

Whoever believes Jesus is the Son of the living God you have faith.

Matthew 12: Jesus heals a man's hand.

You need to have faith and have the Son of God with you.

Matthew 22 and 23.

The 12 Apostle represent the New Testament Church

CHRIST IS GLORY. GOD IS LOVE.

If you want to partake in Jesus glory, serve him.

Blessed is the soul that seeks the Lord.

God loves us, but hates wickedness.

No one is greater than Christ.

The Lord is my portion.

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A Dying Daughter Life Restored and A Woman Healed

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A Dying Daughter Life Restored and A Woman Healed

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Source: Christ The Good Shepherd Church Bishop Mari Emmanuel

Luke 8:40
A ruler of a synagogue Jairus had a daughter who was dying.

Woman With An Issue of Blood:

A Woman had a blood disease for 12 years. She touched Jesus, the hem of his garment. She was instantly made whole.

Jesus stopped and turned to his disciples and said "Who touched me?"

He knew power had come out of him.

Many people come to Jesus, but they are covered. They need to be empty and remove the cover.

To someone the cover is money, depression, sins.

You need to confess your sins and come to the Lord as you are. Don't act before the Lord or put on an act. Accept your faults.

You can't hide anything from God. He knows us better than ourselves.

The more we try to cover mistakes, the more it gets worst.

When it comes to faith put yourself last. When it comes to sin, put yourself first.

God didn't come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.

We need to focus on ourselves and  our weaknesses.

I am going to Church for Jesus Christ. He is the only way. You can't hide the light or hide the truth.

The woman came to Jesus truly sorry for her sins and knew that he could her.

Unless the Lord touches the heart, you won't be able to be repentant. God has to change a person's heart. It took God dying in the flesh on the cross. God gave his life on the Cross to change a heart and for someone to live.

People make a lot of noise. The woman with an issue was quiet, but she was shouting internally.

The Lord wants your heart to cry out to Him.

The nation remains ill, spiritual sickness for 12 years. The woman's 12 years represent the 12 tribes of Israel. They did not receive Jesus the first time, this will lead them to death just like Jairus's daughter is dying.

The first coming, Israel rejected Jesus. The second coming Jesus was going to the house. But she had died.

As Christians if we remain in our sickness, we will die spiritually.

If you genuinely confess your sins, he will forgive you.

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The World Always Put Down That Christian 

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The World Always Put Down That Christian 

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A True Christian:
•Is a nobody to the world
•The world always put that Christian down
•They (non-believers) say "He is a judgemental person, discriminates a lot, he thinks he's someone special...but he's not."
•Jesus is something special
•The world looks for the mighty ones, they don't look for the weak ones.
•The mighty ones are the evildoers
•The weak ones are the ones who do the will of God.

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When You Pray Ask God To Give You:
So we have a strong found foundation that is not built on the sand:

1. Humility - leads to >

2. Obedience

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The Parable of the Workers In The Vineyard 

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The Parable of the Workers In The Vineyard 

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Source: Christ The Good Shepherd Church Bishop Mari Emmanuel

Matthew 20:1-16

The Chapters Leading Up To Matthew 20

Chapter 17 - setting up His Kingdom on Earth

Chapter 18 - the way of his kingdom

Chapter 19 - choosing people for the kingdom

Chapter 20

Be innocent as a Dove

The Parable of the Workers in the vineyard

Working on His kingdom

Landowner went out early looking for people to work his vineyard.

He asked why are they standing idle. (Unemployed). They told him that no one would hire them. So he made a deal with them to pay them a "denari" if they would work for him. The wage for a day labor.

The same landlord comes back again (3rd hour) and sends more people to work. They work the same hours as the beloved Jews.

The hours represent:
1st hr = Adam
3rd hr = Noah
6th hr = Abraham
9th hr = Moses
11th hr = Jesus
(The 6th (12pm) & 9th (3pm) hour Jesus was crucified and died on the cross.)
Abraham represents sacrifice
Moses represents the law

The landowner goes out the 6, 9, and 11 th hour seeking people to work his vineyard

At the end of the day, he calls his steward to pay them according to their work. They received the same as those who didn't work as hard. God will do as he pleases and pays as they please

The landowner ls Jesus. The vineyard is the church. God was looking for sinners to save. The Lord chooses many people

Where would you be if God had not shown mercy or come along?

When we come to the Lord Jesus, come for Him alone. Our entire being needs to seek the Lord only and no one else or nothing else

Be happy for our brothers and sisters when they come the Lord.

The Prodigal Son - the son didn't want to live his life for Christ. He ended up enslaved to Satan. The older brother was a role model he didn't want to be happy for his own brothers return. He was selfish and wanted all the credit.

When we want to do things our way, we will end up in the pigs field.

The five unwise virgins.

He doesn't know the evildoers.

But if we are truly serving the Lord, He knows.

If you ever want to save someone's soul: show them love, then shred them (rebuke them).

God has the right to judge. But He didn't judge, He showed "mercy"

When you have Jesus, you have the authority to step on serpents and scorpions.

The woman at the well -
•Jesus met her and told her about her life and many husbands. He respected her when he talked about her, although she was in sin. He spoke with respect. This one sinner, helped to get her whole city saved and accept Jesus.

God works through flawed individuals to accomplish his purpose.

Jesus dying on the Cross, made us heavenly workers in his Kingdom.

If we do not have a personal relationship with the Lord, nothing but the Blood of the Lamb of God saved us. Love the Lord. Be honest. Come as you are.  The Lord knows who we are. The Lord is Faithful and Just.

Show mercy to one another, pray for one another.

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End Times Messages:

Babylon is symbolic the United Nations And the USA.

Great Britain and the US the nations that came out of the UN.

Jesus will bring judgement upon the UN.

The only one who protects and provides is God. The UN is trying to play "God."

The Great City of Babylon:

A lot of great Kings fell because of her.

Come out of her, lest you receive of her plagues, and you share in her sins.

Change your way of thinking lest you are judged by the Lord.

Trump is the last President. (?)

America cannot be ruled by the Globalist. It is not up to the government to tell you what to do. They are brainwashing people. They have an evil agenda that is contrary to God's word.

People were trying to put their head in charge and be equal to God. The Lord will scatter them. They are playing with fire, trying to be like God.

What is the difference between sin and iniquity?
•When a human being offends another person is sin.
•When a human being offends God, it is called iniquity.
•The punishment of iniquity is much severe than sin. But you will be punished. God has remembered her iniquities.

They think they are getting away with it. God has his own timing.

"Render to her just as she has rendered to you,"...
This Babylon is the United States.

Your dignity is in line with the human society.

The UN is driven by the United States.

King Solomon Chapter 2: There is a time and purpose for everything under the sun.

The Book of Ecclesiastics is the book ok repentance. If you want to live a life of repentance read this book.

Americans and people think they are free, where is the  great empires. The beginning you are free at the end you are not.

When you plant you will pluck up and harvest what you planted. If you treated people badly, the same will happen. If you murdered people will murder you.

If you are good to people you will harvest goodness.

America is the Great City Babylon.

America will fall in the blink of an eye.

Don't be something God has not created you to be.

Amerigo for a male means home ruler.

America is the She that will be struck by God.  America runs the UN. For must repent.

You are the puppet of America. When America sneezes you get the flu.

No one will deliver you from the hands of Jesus, when He comes to judge.

Your only opportunity to be with the Lord. Be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord.

Love the Lord and put your trust in the Lord. Fear nothing and fear no one when you have the Lord God.

When you go out take the Lord with you. When you get up in the morning thank God for a new day.

Remember the rejected the forgotten and the afflicted, and disadvantaged.

When they say this is for love and the love of humanity - that is not from God.

Come to God with humility and repentance. Say Lord forgive me and give me a chance to live for you.

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Source: Christ The Good Shepherd Church Bishop Mari Emmanuel

Galatians 5:22-24

The Fruits of the Holy Spirit: 9

1. Love - main fruit - God

2. Joy - main fruit - Jesus

3. Peace - main fruit - The Holy Spirit

4. Long-suffering

5. Kindness

6. Goodness

7. Faithfulness

8. Gentleness

9. Self-control

Love - has 2 branches

Long-suffering - feeds love

Faithfulness -

Joy - has 2 branches

Kindness

Gentleness

Peace - has 2 branches

Goodness

Self-Control

Read the epistle of Paul a real great theologian.

Main Message:

God exists as The Trinity. Father, Son, Holy Spirit

The human is made out of body, soul and spirit

In Hebrew, in the beginning Elohim. Uses the word, Elohim.

When the Lord God comes to creating everything He called himself Elohim. He is the Creator. He creates out of everything nothing.

Elohim is the pluralistic language of the one true God.

God saw, the Lord said, the Holy Spirit hovered over the water.

Love

Out of love he created the world and man.

He came searching for joy in his creation.

This is my Son in whom I am well pleased. Joy was found in the Son. And love was found in the Father.

Love draws us and pulls us in.

Like a magnet.

Gravity from the Earth. The Earth's gravitational pull.

Love is the gravity that brings everything together.

Enemity is dispersement.

1 John 3

How can we share the Father in his love.

When you rejoice in the Son. You are sharing the joy of the Father. You are one with the Father. When you do the will of the Father you are one with the Son.

It is because of the Holy Spirit.

John 20:20 - the disciples rejoiced...

Everytime you see the Lord in your life and you fulfill his word, you will rejoice.

No matter what situation you are in, or the environment, if you do the will of God, you will have peace.

Staff for comfort - A rod for punishment.

Your staff comforts me.

The Holy Spirit is Peace.

Another word is reconciliation.

We need peace. Ever since we broke God's word.

There are 3 types of Culture: (Spelling)?

1. Autonomous - Everyone walks according to their own way. It is separate from God. Everyone is a theologist. They are saying don't listen to anyone. It is a self-law hidden culture. This is not a tolerable generation. No one has tolerance, patience, long-suffering. We have lost patience, or "love" . We are dead right now. Spiritually dead.

2. Heterrous

3. Nomos

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Source: Bishop Mari Emmanuel from Christ The Good Shepherd Church

I Timothy 6:6 -
Godliness with contentment is great gain.

Contentment=being happy with what you have, who you are, where you are at.

Contentment is a blessing

(Watch later to take notes)

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Matthew 5:5
Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the Earth.

Short Sermon & Message:

When you read this scripture in English and anyother language except Arabic, you will lose the core meaning of it.

If you ask anyone what does meek mean, they would say it means: someone down to Earth or someone very humble.

But if you read it in Arabic, the word "meek" means very good; "Woulda_ah"
> Woulda_ah derives from the word "Ida"
> Ida literally in English means to the boss or to deposit something.
> So the scripture Matthew 5:5 means: Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the Earth. Who are the meek, they are in Arabic with ah - with the ah means to deposit something.

When people go to the bank to deposit their valuables and the bank puts them in a vault with a secure lock and combination; people go home and can rest assured that there valuables are safe.

That person can go home and sleep in peace, knowing their most valuable item is in good hands.

Blessed are the souls that comes and safe deposits the most valuable thing that soul has in the safe custody of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

What is the most valuable thing that we ever have: Spirit.

Our "Spirit" is the Diamond.

I don't want the thief Satan to come and steal it from this home. Because as long as the Spirit is in the home body, I am afraid that Satan will make me fall into sin through this body.

And then snatch the Spirit from me by making me sin.

He has broken into this body home and stole the most valuable item I have: My spirit, so what do I do?

I need to go and put my spirit in the safest place ever. What is the most safest place?

The Lord said it in John 10:29-30
No one can take away anything from my Father's hand.

What is the safe custody here: the hand of my Father.  No one can take away anything from God.

I (Jesus) and the Father are one.

That's why Jesus hanging on the cross with the last breath, about to be given away; what did he say? "Father into your hands I commit my Spirit"

Jesus was the meek one; the Human Jesus put his spirit in his Father's hand.

Jesus knew the moment he put that Spirit in his Father's hand, he can sleep safe and sound knowing he will rise from the dead.

Since the Spirit is in the Father's hand, not Satan's hand. He will rise, there is no death.

I came to the Lord, empty and he filled me, with The Holy Spirit. When he filled me, he enlightened me and showed me all of my mistakes.

Even though I am a sinner, the Lord says it's okay, I come to comfort you.

In your hand I have engraved your name; the nail that went into my hand; that wound. I engraved your name in my hand, and no one can wipe away your name in that wound. No one.

Do you believe that Jesus Christ can save you? No matter how sinful you are; no matter how distant you are; no matter how wretched you are; no matter how many mistakes you have done in your life.

Do you believe that Jesus can save you and that no one can take you away from him?

If you believe you shall receive

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Short Sermon & Message:

You need to come to the Lord with an empty glass, so the Lord can fill you up.

You need to come to the Lord poor, so that He can enrich you with his richness

Come empty so the Lord can fill you up with His Holy Spirit.

You need to realize your mistakes and start mourning, so the Lord can comfort you.

After you have confessed your sins, and genuinely admitted that you have sinned against God, then He can heal and comfort you.

Those restless nights will be gone; the fear is gone; the chaos is gone; the confusion is gone; the brokeness is gone; the emptiness is gone; the darkness is gone; you are "renewed"

Renewed and comforted by the Holy Spirit; the third person and the Holy Trinity.

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Short Sermon & Message:

You need to come to the Lord with an empty glass, so the Lord can fill you up.

You need to come to the Lord poor, so that He can enrich you with his richness

Come empty so the Lord can fill you up with His Holy Spirit.

You need to realize your mistakes and start mourning, so the Lord can comfort you.

After you have confessed your sins, and genuinely admitted that you have sinned against God, then He can heal and comfort you.

Those restless nights will be gone; the fear is gone; the chaos is gone; the confusion is gone; the brokeness is gone; the emptiness is gone; the darkness is gone; you are "renewed"

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Source: Christ The Good Shepherd Church Bishop Mari Emmanuel

Matthew 15:21-38

Background History:

The people is Siddon and Tyre worshiped Satan or Baal.

A woman's  daughter was tormented by demons, she heard about Jesus. So she went to Him, and was crying out to Him for mercy. The disciples showed compassion and begged Jesus to help. He ignored the woman and said to them: He was only sent to the list sheep of Israel. The woman was a true Canaanite, am Arab. They are dark skinned. The first man to invent tents was an Arab.

All of her life she worshipped Satan. She came to Jesus,band bowed before Him. She knew and had faith that He could help her. He said it is not good to take the bread of the sons and give it to the dogs. She said the dogs eat from the crumbs that fall from the table of her master. He was amazed at her faith and said her daughter was healed.

Psalms 22:1-22
My God, my God why have you forsaken me...

Psalms 22:20-22

The church is "the precious one" to the Lord.

Jesus is the answer. The Lord had to forsake me for 4 reasons: deliver from from the sword, deliver the church from the dogs (the man from the flesh)

Gossiping is a problem. All talks fall short. By the time it gets to the last person the story is different.

Gossip can destroy people with good intentions. Do not judge people. Do not judge, lest you will be judged. God is the only one that can judge us fairly and with righteousness.

The Holy Bible is the Law of God.

The Lord says do not make an oath. Only God can make an oath.

The husband is the head, and the wife is the body. They are one. And they know each other best.

We sin again and go back to it, like a dog returns to his vomit 🤢.

He came for those who are seeking spiritual life not physical life.

He came to change the earthly people into heavenly ones. You do this through love.

If you choose to live for the flesh, God will not hear. But if you seek God and come to Him genuinely, with mercy he will answer us.

The Lord was showing his disciples the kind of strong faith the Canaanite woman had. She was saying: "Lord let me be that dog, I am more than happy to receive a crumb from the Lord as a dog. I choose to be that dog than to  worship Satan. I am a dog, I have lived like a dog, returned to sin,  and will accept a crumb because I know the Lord can heal me" She came with a contrite and repentant heart

What is the grave? A piece of land is nothing but a grave. Naked I came, Naked I shall return.

There will never be peace without God. God loves everyone.

God will reveal Himself to you. Come with humility and accept being that dog from the table. As long as Jesus is my master.

When Jesus was crucified, God became silent. The sword came upon him, and he was forsaken and took Adam's place and took on the judgement and punishment for the sins of the world.

Jesus was nailed on the cross. He wanted God to deliver us from earthly and filthy things.

God took us out of the filth and gave us the glory of the Lord, forgiveness and mercy.

Today, the church steps on the beggar and bows before someone dressed in gold.

Why are you going to church? If you are going for the Lord, Jesus is waiting for you.

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Source: Christ The Good Shepherd Church Bishop Mari Emmanuel

Psalm 110:
Opening scripture

Matthew 5:1-16:
The Beatitudes- Blessed are the meek...

Jesus was born in Bethlehem, he came to establish the kingdom of heaven on earth.

Mount of Beautitudes: 9

Known as "The Royal Speech"

The 2nd Sinai; similar to the Ten Commandments given to Moses by God.

The Lord is addressing the public for the first time ever in his ministry. It lasted for three chapters.

When the Lord was crucified that was when the kingdom of heaven was established on the Earth.

We pray the Lord brings people that truly respect and want to help and fear the Lord. Especially in the government.

The Lord is seeking people with certain qualities in order for them to be able to enter His kingdom.

The King owns and rules over everyone.

What is the kingdom of heaven? The Lord came to teach about what his kingdom is about.

Jesus was offered as a sacrifice to the whole world (multitude).

He loves everyone the same. But our love for God is not the same.

Jesus saw the multitude and went up on a mountain.

The Lord came to change our way of thinking and our perception.

Everything begins with an idea; when it becomes ripe: turns into a thought; turns into a word, turns into an ideology, turns into a Philosophy; turns into a way of living.

Whatever you think of this is what you will do.

Along your life journey you pick up so many ideas, and choose which one to shape your life.

After maturity it is difficult to change a person's mind. Love is the only to change someone.

Paul said "be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind"

Go back to your origin and renew your spirit. In the beginning, Elohim created the world. Go back to God.

When you go back to God he will give you his word to make you like Jesus.

To us it is new, but to God it isn't.

When you start reading the Bible,that word of God will take over your thoughts and mind. The word of God will start defining you, reshaping you, and you will become a new creation.

What is the Holy Bible the thought of Christ.

When you go to Liturgy service what are you receiving: the Body (living) and the Blood ( life giving).

How do you revive the Spirit, with the Spirit.

The more you read the Holy Bible, the more the word of God will drive away the thought of the world which is influenced and driven by Satan.

God touched my heart. You saw things differently. Because you are no longer conformed to this world.

Jesus went up to the mountain. When you look at the mountain it is like looking at heaven. To change your way of thinking. You see tranquility, purity, and peace.

God came to take us out of the pig pen to take us to the top of the mountain.

To give us a new heart and mind. God wants us to see Him and no one else.

You are not here for people, you are here for God; to serve God.

And He ascended at the right hand of the Father.

When you sit, you are focused.

Everyone is a disciple. There is only one teacher, that is Christ Jesus.

I am a follower and disciple of God.

These 9 Beatitudes-

Wise sayings by Jesus: If you qualify for these traits you can enter into God's kingdom. God is looking for these types of people:

Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven

Don't think you are anything when God calls you; or chooses you. People who say: Without you I am nothing, I need you.

Synaptic Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke.

St. Matthew focused on the talking and words of Christ; St. Luke focused on the deeds and doings of Christ

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Source: Christ The Good Shepherd Church Bishop Mari Emmanuel

Adam & Eve eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil.

Paradise is a place of rest. Hell is a place of unrest.

Paradise there were three persons there: God, The Word and Satan.

If God is at rest we will be at rest. Why are people in tribulation? Because of the word "freedom"

God is Love. He has put love in us. He is Fre dom and Has given us Free Will.

When you want to do it your way, that is a problem.

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Genesis is a book about beginnings. It is centered around 4 major events: The Creation, The Fall, The Flood, The Dispersion of the Nations

Genesis 1:1 -
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth 🌍

The Book of Genesis Introduces Us To?

It records the beginning of time, life, sin, salvation, the human race, the Hebrew nation

Genesis introduces us to:

God,

The origins of the universe,

The story of humanity's rise and fall,

God's plan to renew and restore creation through covenant relationships with His people.

Genesis narrates the history of 4 Great Patriarchs:

Abraham

Issac

Jacob

Joseph

Explains the "Pentateuch" - The first 5 books of the Bible:

Genesis

Exodus

Leviticus

Numbers

Deuteronomy

Background History About Genesis:

Comes from the Greek word: Septuagint - meaning "origins"

The story line of salvation which begins in Genesis 3 is not completed until Revelation chapters 21 and 22, where the eternal kingdom of redeemed believers is gloriously pictured.

The Hebrew title ("bereshit") comes from the first word of the chapter "In the beginning"

Authorship (Date) - Christian and Jewish scholars believed that Moses wrote Genesis.

Moses Lived 120 years - (1525-1405 b.c.)

The first 40 years of his life (Deut. 34:7) he spent as Pharaoh's son, learning the wisdom of the Egyptians.

The next 40 years (Exodus 2:15) in the desert of Midian as a shepherd.

The final 40 years of his life (Deut. 8:2) he spent wandering in the Sinai wilderness with the children of Israel.

Moses was called to lead the Israelites out of Egypt (Exodus 3)

The Book of Genesis General Information:

God by his divine will, spoke all creation into existence, furnished it, and finally breathed life into a lump of dirt which He fashioned in His image to become Adam.

God made mankind the crowning point of His Creation for His companions to enjoy fellowship with Him and bring glory to His name.

Israel first heard Genesis sometime prior to crossing the Jordan River and entering the Promised Land (ca. 1405 B.C.).

Genesis has 3 geographical settings:

1. Mesopotamia

2. The Promised Land

3. Egypt

Themes of Genesis:

God revealed Himself and a new worldview to Israel that contrasted sharply with their neighbors.

Israel's God distinguished Himself as Supreme than all alleged gods.

Theological foundations are revealed which include:

God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit,

man,

sin,

redemption,

covenant,

promise,

Satan and angels,

kingdom,

revelation,

Israel,

judgment and blessing.

Ultimately, the Jewish nation would live in their new beginnings under Joshua’s leadership in the land which had previously been promised to their original patriarchal forefather, Abraham.

Genesis 12:1-3 established a primary focus on God’s promises to Abraham. This narrowed their view from the entire world of peoples in Genesis 1-11 to one small nation, Israel, through whom God would progressively accomplish His redemptive plan. That Israel should be a light the nations.

Genesis sends a message that revealed the character and works of God.

The theme follows with God's abundant grace as he responded to the willful disobedience and rebellion of mankind.

In biblical words, the more sin abounded the more did God’s grace abound (Romans 5:20).

Genesis follows Revelation closely. In Revelation Paradise will be regained, from being lost in Genesis.

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Beginning of The Sermon:

Tell the enemy you lost, you have won.

Love and unity always win.

In Christianity, the Bible has 66 books

The Lord was crucified at 12 noon on Friday. At 3 pm. He was in pain and gave up the Ghost. He said Father forgive them for they know not what they do.

Went up to heaven offered his blood to his Father.He freed the souls from Sheol Hades and took those souls in Christ to Paradise.

He then resurrected from the dead. He is the only one that raised himself from the dead. The greatest miracle is the resurrection.

The Lord Jesus has given the many people a partner.

The Lord gave Eve the name, ATTA.

God will never go against anything you have done.

Not every marriage is outside God's will.

If you don't choose a partner in God's will, you can still have a blessed union.

It has to start with the the heart, and then the mind.

Choose your love, first with your heart, then choose your friend with your head.

The language of love is the heartbeat.

When you are in a relationship or start one, then go to someone who is wiser, older, and experienced, like from the church.

Be an observer more than a talker.

Marriage is built on Christ. Without Christ you can't make it.

By 3 months if you are courting, you will know if you should continue to pursue a relationship.

Is Jesus the center of your relationship.

A relationship requires full commitment, and Jesus. You need to withstand all the bad times and earthquakes.

3 months - know to stay, 6 months - engaged, 1 year - married.

You need to pray to God and lay the right foundation.

Marriage is a contract. You must agree on Christ and that you love Jesus and your love is through Jesus Christ.

Proverbs 31: 10
A virtuous woman; a relationship that ends up in marriage. Her price is far above rubies. A girl that loves Jesus. Don't look for external beauty, look for internal beauty. Jesus that is in her, will help and bless her.

Look for the guy who is willing to put his life on the line for you. Look for the girl who loves Jesus.l

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What makes you struggle as a Christian?

Hard to express your beliefs, values and thoughts and faith in a secular country and government. Try to promote your Christian faith whenever you can.

Don't ever be ashamed of being a Christian. Reflect Jesus everyday and everywhere with everyone.

Technology has turned the world into an individualistic lifestyle. You are isolated from people, you shouldn't be around, and vice versa.

It has shaped our subconscious mind. Influences us like hypnosis. It shapes our mind and let's us think we are in control. It invades our privacy, everyone knows about you.

Gossiping is the biggest danger of this technology. Do not judge one another, so God won't judge us. What are we talking about on Facebook? Is it constructive talking.

Knowledge is so easily obtained, that we take away that innocence. We can't escape technology, but we need to use it for the glory of God. Don't be on for too long.

We need to go back and learn about Jesus. His teachings are important. Read the word.

Revelation 13:
John from the Bible, warned us about the Internet over 2000 years ago.

Today's language is destructive. Reduce the amount of time on the Internet. It affects the subconscious, and what you see and hear sticks in your mind.

You belong to Jesus Christ.

If you treat people wrong, you will pay for it. Always treat people the way you want to be treated.

Be loyal to the Lord Jesus. Be careful of what you say and how you treat people. Don't drift away from the Lord Jesus.

How do you know that Jesus exists?

Look at the saints

Look at the miracles of God. Purify your thoughts, tongue, and hearts.

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Every single one of us goes through problems in life. That is the natural way of things for the human nature

At the end of the day, a problem is a problem.

3 Problems that we encounter in our time and age. They cause other problems.

1. The Word of God has been revealed in a weak way, and not in the truth.
2 Chronicles 34
Talks about one of the Kings of Judah at 8 years old. At the age of 12, he started searching for the word of God. At the age of 20, one of his aides said they found the book of Law. The biggest problem is that the Word of God is missing in his house. We have twisted it, brushed it over  and hidden it. Because it doesn't agree with our lifestyle.

2. Another problem in the 21st century is that we lost Jesus and dont want to search for him. People are hiding the Word.
John 18
Be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing your mind.
•We need to be responsible for our actions and stop blaming others.
•Bevresponsible for finding Jesus.
Make time for Jesus.

3. Another problem in the 21st century is that we believed a lie to be the truth.
•There are ways of testing the truth: Correspondence and logic
•What makes a friend a friend.
•A friend builds you up, not destroys; brings you closers to Jesus, gives you life not death, feeds you honey, not poison.

The Holy Bible gives you:

Conversion- when you read the Bible, your heart and mind can be changed. The world changes you from the outside, but the Bible changes you from the inside. It gives you inner peace.  Before use to swear, now praise. You become a spiritual being.

Conviction

Condonation

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Never be afraid because Jesus is always with you

Why aren't you saying may God who is Jesus Christ of Nazareth, bless America. Why are you afraid of saying it, why? Who are you trying not to offend?

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A Red Sea Miracle:
Expect God To Do The Impossible

When you pray to God, ask Him for a Red Sea kind of miracle in your life. A supernatural intervention of God.

Make sure that what you ask for is in alignment with God's word. Pray for healing, deliverance and wisdom. God does answer the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man. He will supply us and bless our faithfulness. A

God is the only One who can deliver you from all of your enemies and set you free from sin, bondage, persecution, suffering, disease, heartache, heartbreak, poverty, illness, depression, rejection, anything you need God is able to supply your needs according to his riches in glory.

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He who drinks of the water of Christ shall never thirst again.

Isaiah 61:1-3

How do we receive salvation?

Isaiah is referred to as the fifth gospel. He prophesied about Jesus in great detail.

The Way to Salvation:

Jesus opened the book and read from Isaiah, and read the first part and said these words have been fulfilled. So they throw Him out.The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me. How many times was David anointed? 3 times.

Christ has 3 anointings:

1)The eternal anointing - from the very beginning he was with God - Genesis 1
2)Jesus was anointed at the Jordan river, the Dove descended and God the Father said: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased
3)The Second Coming - Psalm 2:6 He has been anointed to be the King over Zion.

Six Important Steps To Salvation:

Isaiah 61:1-3

1. You need to be poor. I came to preach good tidings to the poor. That's why He was anointed to preach to the poor. The Gospels are called good news, it is about Christ. Jesus came to set us free. That is something new and happiness He came to preach salvation to the poor.
• They are called street beggar and are genuine:
•They are absolutely poor, and have no inheritance. Their parents went and left them, absolutely nothing
•Unable to work - crippled, disabled
Christ cannot save and will not save you forcefully. He wants to do it willing.

2. The Broken Hearted - Take my Heart and give me God We Became broken hearted when we lost the love of God- They either go wild or cry in their corner. Hatred is not the opposite to love. It is Disappointment.

3. Proclaim Liberty to the Captives - Captives were taken willingly

4. Opening of the prison who are Bound - Bound is when you are in prison unwillingly and forcefully. Thorns and Briers -

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There is nothing called luck or coincidence

Everything is planned and visible before his Holy presence.

Whenever something happens there is a reason and a purpose for it.

Jesus called you that's why you are here.

The Lord sends his invitation to come to the Lord's house. It is up to us accept or deny the invitation.

For every decision we make there is a consequence and a price tag attached to it.

Revelation 22:1-2

The Lord has 2 comings:

1) The first already happened over 2000 years ago

2) The Second Coming will be the finale to judge everyone and finalize everything

Revelation talks about the Second Coming

How can I believe in Him and trust in Him

The Tree 🌲 of Life is mentioned 4 times:

Two times in the Old Testament - Genesis 2&3

Two times in the New Testament

It was out of man and woman came mankind

Eden means joy and happiness, and a moment

Adana in Aramaic means a moment

Every time you are in the presence of God you are in happiness

When you are not in God's presence you are empty

The only one that can fill you within is God; the only one that can give you joy and complete happiness is God

God says he gives you 3 kind of trees: two of them you can eat from (the tree of life), but the tree of knowledge of good and evil,

Three trees, the human is made out of body, soul and spirit.

Every tree from the land is for your body.

The Soul feeds on knowledge, or the food is; the soul loves to feed on knowledge.

Your soul longs for knowledge, and to experience life

Went out with friends and ended up in trouble.

This life has a Creator, the only one that knows how this world functions is God

God is all Love and Mercy and Kindness, and doesn't want us to eat from the knowledge of good and evil and make mistakes by following our own way

The problem lies in the soul.

God always works in the impossible

John 11 - Lazarus was dead 4 days. Jesus said, "Lazarus come forth"

You need to trust in God.

God came to the prophet Jeremiah, and to go the Potter and see how he makes it. Why he kicked Adam out of the Garden of Eden

Jeremiah distracted the Potter and it broke. When you cook that clay and if it comes out crooked, smash it. Adam as made out of red mud. God is the Almighty maker of that clay, he can redo it and fix it. He wanted to remake us the clay again Jesus Christ.

The former Adam, the clay was ruined.

John 4 : Jesus met the woman at the well. He will give you living water; Christ, and you will never thirst again

The Word of God is the Bible, and read the Holy Bible every day and you will be transformed.

The Word is Christ, and the The word of God is the Holy Bible and you will become a different person.

Christ is the living water that gave you the 4 living gospels : Matthew, Mark, Luke & John

Christ chose 12 disciples; and after that 70 disciples

Matthew the Perfect Man and John he told us the Perfect God - teach us who Christ is - the son of man a genealogist

Mark ( The perfect Servant) and Luke  - What Christ is, the King

Perfect God revealed as the perfect man came as the king

The 4 rivers the 4 apostles

The Lamb of God is Jesus; the Throne of God

The Holy Spirit came when Jesus ascended into Heaven and sat down at the right hand of God

When God pour out His spirit

Water cannot come up, only come down. You need to be humble

He'll break you to make you; he'll cut you to heal you

Don't ever think you live here forever. You must be humble and he will fill you.

The center of Jerusalems marketplace is Golgotha the cross.

When God knocks at the door, you open it, and He will sup with you and you with him.

Give me your sin; I will give you holiness, give me your death I will give you my life.

When you come to Church,  come with an open heart, ready to receive the word.

Jesus is the only reason for the season

America is drifting away from Christ

Have the Holy Bible as a Guide

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Nothing stands in God's way.

God can use you for his glory, and get something powerful out of you even you are at your most weakest, lowest, and miserable point in life.

Jesus is God. God has no limitations, to what He is capable of achieving

Give your will to God

The Lord can use you no matter how much you are hurting

Say to the Lord: I am your servant, and ready to serve you

Serve the Lord when you are weak

Love Jesus when you are feeling your weakest

They say Eden is Adam in the Gulf region.

Paul says the things I should do, I don't, but the things I shouldn't I do.

We are Made of: Body, Soul, Spirit

Body - from this realm - Earth

Soul - from this realm - Earth

Spirit  - from the other realm - Heaven

I can relate to the tangible world.

When you pray, the situation gets worse.

The human tends to go towards the materialistic life rather than the spiritual life. When you don't have Christ in your heart, you want the things of the world.

If you follow and chase this world, you take with you absolutely nothing.

Jesus said Everytime you pray, "Ask God for his will to be done in your life as it is in heaven."

Whatever comes from God, it is done on the spot.

God has given us "free will"

You can stop God from coming into your life. The will is that powerful.

Wherever their is true love, their is freedom. God is love, their is freedom with choice.

The will is a tool to make a choice.

The Soul is made out of 5 components:

The subconscious mind - your hard drive in a computer like a storage room.

The conscious mind - rational mind you use on a daily life

The will

The thought

The feelings & emotions

Genesis 1:1

Earth- darkness- body is a dark dead object

Heaven - light

Light and darkness don't mix

When you are a spiritual being, the Holy Spirit is your companion

The will is so awesome.

God is perfect. We are not. Because he is the only Being his existence by Himself.

There is another will overriding my will.

What is my purpose in this world?

The only place you are accepted is Christianity

To have a union with the Divine is the ultimate.

An individual is one whole unit that cannot be divided

Why did God make us as unique individuals? He created us in order to understand two things:

1) Life

2) Worship - is the submission of all our nature to God (according to William Temple). It is the quickening of the conscience by his holiness, nourishment of the mind by his truth, purifying of the imagination by his beauty, opening of the heart by his love, and submission of our will to his purpose = all this added up means adoration of which we are capable. The ultimate expression of

When you give your will to God, and start worshiping God, he will show you your purpose of this life.

The more you let go and let God take control, he will teach us

When God calls us to be united unto Him, we become one.

God is three in one. The Father, The Son, The Holy Spirit.God is diverse, but there is a unity, they share everything, but they keep their individuality.

They are united. The Holy Eucharist is the Holy Communion. We are in Communion with God. We are united to Him, but haven't lost our individuality

A community in unity.

When you are in the midst of people, do you see yourself united but unique?

If it's built on love, you will reflect that on people.

We should love God first, then that love will overflow onto your neighbor. Then we can love our neighbor as ourselves.

God united us to him, and created us to have a relationship.

If you chase the world, you will end up with nothing. The world will only take from you and give you nothing.

Jesus did not come to make bad people good. Jesus came to make dead people alive.

Jesus came to give you our identity back.

Don't look back. He will bring you into this relationship to God.

When we deny Jesus, we deny our identity.

Build your life on Christ.

Make the Bible a part of your life.

Become something that Jesus can be proud of.

Stop listening to people, listen to Jesus.

Make Jesus your Holy friend.

By reading the Bible you can understand how he thinks.

The most precious thing in this life, is to have a relationship with God.

Live a life of worship, adoring God

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God will  not always give you what you want, but what you need

What you need is not what you want, and what you want is not what you need

That's why you should go empty and let God fill you the way He knows is best for you

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God's Word is alive and powerful!

The Lord Didn't Teach us To Fight.
You Fight With the Word: The Sword  Is The Word🗡️

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and* spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

His Word Is The Truth & The Truth Shall Set You Free

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God is greater than our suffering ❤️

Genesis 12:1-3

The Old Testament is the Torah- The Law of God

The Torah are the 5 Books of the Old Testament:

1) Genesis - written by Moses

2) Exodus - written by Moses

3) Leviticus - written by Moses

4) Numbers - written by Moses

5) Deuteronomy - written by Moses; except the last 2 chapters written by Joshua

First God will make you ready (Genesis); then make you exit (Exodus) so he can meet you in the Desert, so He can bring us into a marriage (Leviticus); Jesus is the bridegroom; They are no longer two but one, so He can enter us into  (Numbers) about allocating Kingdom, the Holy land, so Jesus can come back for His people who are written in the Book of Life to take us into His Father's kingdom (Deuteronomy)

Abraham was called by the Lord to leave Babylon (Iraq), and go to the promised land. He left and put his trust in God. He put his Faith in God.

Abram (Hebrew name) ?

The promised land was Canaan, the entrance to Israel.

The Canaanite land is the Gaza Strip ?

God asked Abraham to do 3 things: If we (people) do these 3 things God will do 7 things for us:

1) Leave your country

2) Leave your people

3) Leave your father's house

God says if we do these 3 things, He will do 7 things for us:

1) God will make you into a great nation 🏞️🏝️

2) I will Bless you 🥇

3)I will make your name great 🌊

4)You will be a blessing 💜

5)I will bless those who bless you 🏆

6)I will curse those who curse you 👹

7)And all the people on the earth will be blessed through you 🌍🌎

If you love God, are you willing to sacrifice for Him. Obey God.

Country is the place of your birth. Your foundation, your roots.

Adam means red mud. He came from the land.

Leave Your Country:

God is saying to leave your self.

Deny and crucify yourself.

Let go of your ego, and old self. Follow God and live for Him. Yesterday I was, Today I am, Tomorrow I will be.

There is only One I Am.

Yesterday He is, Today He is, Tomorrow He is.

Jesus never changes.

Deny yourself. Crucify yourself to Jesus. Ressurect yourself through him.

You don't belong to the world. You belong to Jesus Christ.

Leave your country, and go with God. Give God your heart.

Leave your People:

Leave your tribe.

Leave the people you have been living with for a long time.

Leave your pride, anger 😡 ,  unforgiveness, drugs, killing, forn ication, jealousy > people

We make mistakes:

We live in the past, and hang onto the past. Learn from your past, and be optimistic. Don't live in the past.

We make permanent decisions in a temporary situation. Everything changes in this life. We make bad decisions at our weakest moment, and when we are done. If you have a problem, embarrassment, just remember the Prodigal Son

When we come back to Jesus, he will welcome us back with open arms.

📖 When we are feeling down, it is the time to read the Bible and pray.🔯🕎
📖 When we feel miserable it is the time to go to church ⛪
📖 When we are in the depth of sin, it is the time to run to Jesus Christ 🏃
📖 If people have hurt you, don't revenge. Don't say, I've been good, no more Mr. Nice guy.🤕

Leave your people > leave your bad habits.

Say: In Jesus name I can overcome any obstacle, and face any challenge.

You need to trust Jesus. He doesn't change.

Jesus will finish the race. He will never leave and make sure no one is lost. Jesus will never leave or forsake us.

Leave your father's house:

Attach yourself to God, your heavenly Father.

If you get attached to your earthly father, he will bury you with him.

Attach yourself to your heavenly Father, he is living and you will live with him forever.

Leave yourself, stubbornness.

What goes around, comes around.

Don't expect people to respect and be nice to you, if you don't.

God will make you a great nation:

Abram was 75 and old.

You need to ask God for it to be  His will

Trust God in what he says. Sometimes failure is good.

You need to wait on God.

I will wait until my change comes.

In your patience, possess ye your souls.

The Islamic world came from Ishmael.

When God blesses us, he will never take it back.

He will give you beyond what you want or ask for.

When God makes you a blessing, you will change people's hearts. You will be a blessing just by showing up.

If you give yourself to Jesus Christ, He will make sure that everyone around you, will be blessed by you.

Those who hurt you, and curse you. Don't worry, let God fight your battles.

Money can't buy love. Love comes Jesus. When you do God's will, they will love you.

Have you ever found peace?  No one can fill the the void of Jesus.

We will never find true happiness, until we turn from our wicked ways, and turn to Christ.

Blessed be the name of the Lord. Amen 🙏

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There is no greater joy than sharing His love and mercy with everyone.

Jesus never changes.

We live in the 21st century and everyone is free.

I don't belong to people, I belong to the Creator.

Morals.

Love proceeds life in Christianity.

Where there is love there is life, where there is no love there is no life.

Darkness is not a creation. You cannot measure that.

Darkness came because light was absent. Light and darkness never mix.

God is love. He gave us a life built on love. If you are with God, you are in the light.

Love is so awesome. Without love we can't go on, or when everything is going against you. Love makes you go on

Jesus came to share His love to one another.

In heaven love is expressed in one way only: sacrifice

The cross is the ultimate love expressed in the ultimate way.

Their is nothing more precious than your life.

Jesus said the most expensive thing He gives you is his life.

Life is 2 things:

1) Experience

2) Knowledge

If we come to Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, everything will be clear.

The Bible, Jesus says "This is my love letter to you."

There are 3 books associated with Solomon:

1) Eccleastics

2) Proverbs

3) Song of Solomon

A life of true repentance means: a change of the heart and mind

God gave us this Book, through Solomon.

To be someone awesome you need to have 4 things: power, money, health, beauty.

King Solomon had everything, wealth, women, gold, wisdom. But he said, everything under the Sun is vanity, or emptiness.

Everything with God in the equation is meaningful and with purpose.

All the things I did without God in it, it is meaningless. God will reward you.

Learn how to walk with the Lord, before you learn to walk with other people.

O taste and see that the Lord is good.

Build your relationship with the Lord first.

Always pray. Pray without ceasing.

Jesus needs to come first and be number one in our lives.

No matter how many times, we fail God, He will never fail us.

Whatever God starts is the end.

When He created Adam, he was mature. Then he created Eve.

God has already saw your end.

God says if you obey him, he guarantees you will function well.

God is the ultimate manufacturer. He knows 😂 how things work. Read the Book (manual), and get to know it.

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Every human being needs love.

Love is foundational, every thing was brought into reality on the basis of love.

Without love their is no life.

The fire that never ends, lacks love.

The enemy of love is disappointment.

What is "True Love" 💓 = God's love.

John 13:34-35
....love one another...if you have love for one another

If you show love towards one another, then people will know you are his disciples and belong to God.

1 John 2: 3
Now by this, we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.

How do we know Him, if we keep his commandments.

Love is when you keep God's commandments.

How can we say, I love Jesus, but I will never go to church or read the Bible.

How do you prove it, by putting God's words into actions. You have to make the Bible the living Bible in your life.

1 John 2:3-4

Build a relationship with Jesus.

In other religions, everything is a must.

Christianity is the belief in a person called Jesus Christ. It is love. When you know Jesus, you will fast, pray, and build a relationship every day.

If you love Jesus, you want to be like him.

Where is Jesus:

Prayer 🙏

Bible 📖

Fasting ⏰

Visiting the sick 🤕 😷

Visiting the homeless 🛣️

Visiting those in prison 🔗

Stretching a helping hand for everyone who is need of it 🆘

Jesus is not selfish. Love always gives, and never returns.

If you love me read my Word.

If I don't love my brother with my own eyes, whom I can see; then how can I love God, with my own eyes, whom I cannot see.

If you love God, love your neighbor as yourself.

The problem is not outside, but inside. You feel good for yourself, you will love your worst enemy.

When you see someone in need, and turn away, how is the love of God in you.

Be there for one another. He who does not love his brother abides in death.

1 John 4:15-18,24

Let us not love in word or in tongues, but in deed and in truth.

How can you find out who really loves you, is when you fall. 🍂

1 John 4:7
Beloved let us love one another...

Love is not an attraction, it is a decision to give yourself...

Love is pure, innocent, not selfish

Jesus was the propitiation of our sin...He replaced our sin.

True Love is when you give yourself willing for the One you love.

Don't ever shut your ears.

Be a listener, and speak less.

Jesus was silent in heaven 😶 for 6000 years, and when He came to earth, he spoke for 3 and a bit years only.

If you love God, listen to God.

One of the 7 Proofs of True Love:

Being a good listener

Passion to pleasure. Please Jesus.

Love has the willingness to adept. Change or flexible. Love makes you do thing.

Love never gets tired of protecting us the most. You have the desire to protect them.

Love is an investment. You want build, increase that love. Invest in that love.

Love has the willingness to give the gift of correction.

Love makes you invest your time wisely.

Proof of love is in the swiftness to forgive. Proof of love is in the swiftness to forgive.

I forgive others, because we need the mercy of God.

God is love and justice.

Jesus is the mercy of God

God's mercy works in proportion to the forgiveness we give to others.

The more you let go, the more receive from God.

In order to receive God's salvation, you must forgive.

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This question always comes up every now and then.

Their is only one divine Creator.

3 Questions:
1) Who Is God? Is He One Or Three?
2) What Is The Difference Between The Persons In The Trinity?
3) Why Did Salvation Come Through Incarnation And The Holy Cross?

1) Who Is God? Is He One Or Three?

Exodus 20:1-2
And God spoke all these words saying, "I Am the Lord God

Ephesians 4:5-6
One Lord, One Faith, One mighty God

God is an experience, not a thought.

There are some people that want to understand God with their intellect. They say "unless you prove it to me, I am not going to believe."

If I want to find out about God, I can't find out with my intellect.

We find out if God exists through experience and situations in our life.

Sometimes we say, I give up, and some mighty hand intervenes and brings you out into a bright day.

Look back in your life, and see how many times you have been brought out of dangerous things, and hopeless situations. You realize only God is able to deliver you.

It was God and no one but Him.

I cannot contain God in my head or intellect. He is too big and greater than anything. I need to experience his presence for myself.

Matthew 28:1-19

God is One and Three At The Same Time.

Why is God One?

One is singular and stands alone.

God has no one to compare Himself with.

I am the good shepherd and there is no one else, but me.

Why is he Three. In the Arabic and  Hebrew language, three is plural and represents mightiness, powerful, and greatness.

God is awesome.

He is infinite: God has no beginning and no end.

He is omnipresent and is everywhere at the same time.

He is omnipotent: He is capable everything and anything.

At the time of Isaiah the prophet a religion came out. They believe that there are two Gods. One is good and bad. And whoever wins are gonna be good or bad. They accepted this way of thinking. Which the Devil invented.

Isaiah 45:6-7

God is the supreme ruler over all authorities.

God is One in Three?

We believe in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

Father means essence. I Am means existence.

The Son means intellect.

The Holy Spirit means the life and love.

1 × 1 × 1× = 1 God.

I am makes decisions

The intellect solves the formula

The Holy Spirit attracts you and draws you to God

God does not change.

Genesis 1:1-4
In the beginning God created the heavens

The Hebrew language was the original language of the Old Testament.

Elohim is plural.

God in the beginning showed Himself as one, with three persons

God said, He created, and He saw that it was good. Who was God talking to?

God created us in His image and likeness.

These Three are fundamental to God's nature.

God's nature is: existence, intelligence, and life.

Human beings exist, have a brain, and are alive.

The prophet Isaiah is referred to as the 5th Gospel. Isaiah described Jesus Christ in such precise detail.

Isaiah
Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts. The whole earth is full of his glory.

Isaiah 6:3

The cherubims cry out and say holy three times. The first holy is the Father, then the second holy is the Son, then the third Holy is the Holy Spirit.

John 17:11

Matthew 28:19

Christ the Messiah the Almighty God in the flesh.

The Jehovah witness say the Holy Spirit is power of God. God is the Holy Spirit. It is God Himself.

John 4:24

2) What Is The Difference Between The Persons In The Trinity?

Father is the Creator

The Son is the Redeemer

The Holy Spirit is the carrier. When the Holy Spirit comes he will take from Me and give to you. He gives salvation.

When we take it in Faith we are saved.

3) Why Did Salvation Come Through Incarnation And The Holy Cross?

Why did God have to come and become a human and die on the cross.

God is all love, mercy, and justice. They are all one equal.

God doesn't go back on his word. He knows everything.

God created us on the basis of love.

When you sin, God forgives us.

Love is kind and not harsh.

Daniel
There was a Persian king, Darius Jewish people came to him to send a decree to the people to pray to him and be their God. The Jewish people hated Daniel. Daniel refused and prayed to the living God. So he threw Daniel in a cave of Lions. God sent an angel to shut the mouth of the Lion.

When Jesus was outside teaching in the temple. They brought to Him a girl caught in the very act. She was not married, but pregnant. He said let he who is without sin, let Him cast the first stone. Jesus said go and sin no more.

Jesus dying on the cross is the fulfillment of justice and the law of God.

Jesus died so that we might be free.

Our punishment is measured according to the rank we offended.

When we reject and disobey God, the punishment is eternal death and separation.

Jesus Christ is God in the cross.

It was the human race choice to sin and fall. Their free will.

The devil will come indirectly. And show or bring something you like the most.

Money empowers people. Money brings us the things we want.

The first Adam stretched his arms to break God's word. The second Adam stretched his arms to fulfill God's word.

The tree 🌲 was used in the fall, the cross or 🌲 was used for redemption.

Which Relationship will you put number #1 in your life?. Jesus. Live for the One who died for you.

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We are intellectual beings. God has given us a brain and we should use it.

You need to ask and search to find out the truth.

God will never go against any of his works. Whatever God has put into his creation or this world, he will never contradict what he has created.

God would not put a brain in us and then come back and say don't use it.

We are capable of searching for this divine God. We need to search in a book that reflects this God

Other religions out there have their own beliefs. I leave it to your own understanding, to be with an open mind. God will lead you to the truth. And He will protect his own faith.

This is a sensitive area, to approach people who are set in their ways. It isn't easy to change their minds.

Since we are all equal. And their is only one divine God, it is impossible for him to say one thing about something and then do something else.

God's attributes are all the same. Their is no contradiction.

His love is as equal as his justice, as his mercy, as his kindness.

We change our minds all the time, because we are not perfect.

God is perfect.

Every being came to being externally. Someone created us. It is impossible for this perfect God to write one book here, and another book over there.

God is a God of clarity, not confusion. Jesus said, "I am the light of the world." When you are in the light, everything is clear.

Their is nothing to be worried about.

Christianity is not a religion. If you make it a religion, you are straight away putting rules, laws,and guidelines to it. Other religions say unless you do this and this, you will not make it.

John 15:5 Jesus says, "For without me, you can do nothing."

Christianity is a belief in a person called, Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

Islam is a monatic religion. They believe in one God only.

All the other Pantheistic world views say that: If you are really, really good. You are gonna be one in that light.

Buddha says: What is the ultimate that you can achieve here on earth? They strive to kill the desire that is in them. This will prevent you from making mistakes.

John 1:1 - In the Beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

The Word operates in 3 ways: God is a Trinitarian God.

1. God the Father

2. Christ the Son

3. Holy Spirit

Nobody precedes God. God brought everything into existence. The heavens, the earth, and every creation.

The existence of God in the Christian faith, we interpret that as the word, Father.

The word Father in Hebrew is, Abba. The foundation of all foundations. The root of all roots. Abba means the root of all existence.

The intellect or intelligence is the Son of God. Jesus is the brain of God.

The life of God is the Holy Spirit. In his divinity, God is a Spirit.

The Spirit of God, is the life of God. The existence of God, is Abba, the source. The brain or intellect of God is his Son, Jesus Christ.

In Hebrew, the word God is "Elohim"

The Word does 3 things

1. Reveals the Speaker

2. Establishes Relationship or Connects

3. Gives an order

When God speaks, the unknown becomes known, the invisible becomes visible. The unreachable becomes the reachable.

Jesus is the fullness of God. When he speaks we get to know what is in his heart...

The only way for me to get to God, is to make Himself. No saint, prophet, can ever make God known to us, unless God reveals it himself

God is the only being that is infinite. Every being is finite.

If you are trying to understand God with your own knowledge, that is impossible.

A prophet will bring a message from God.

I will not accept Jesus Christ as a prophet only..

Side note: Cold weather  cannot penetrate a block of ice.

God is love. He created everything on the basis of love.

The same mouth cannot bless or blaspheme.

He can't go against Himself

Hebrew word for Jehovah the Savior is Yeshua. ?

Their is only one God.

Freedom is inseparable from love. Without freedom you cannot experience love.

When God wanted to deliver Israel, he sent them Moses. When God wanted someone to mourn for Israel he sent them Jeremiah. When God wanted someone of a great vision, he sent them Isaiah. When God came to save a person, He will show up.

Ask God to help you. There is a life of burdens, and what is the expectation of my existence. God will reveal it.

Gain Him, you will gain things automatically.

Tell them that I love them. Do not try to run away, from Him.

God is capable of protecting you. Jesus Christ is God. No one can snatch you from the hands of God.

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The Holy Spirit is our Comforter and Helper, sent from God, after Jesus ascended into Heaven,to dwell in us.

The Holy Spirit Will Guide And Teach Us 3 subjects.  (Acts-17:28)

1. "In Him we live,

2. move,

3. and have our being"

Three different persons in the Trinity, but it is in essence Jesus Christ.

The Holy Spirit came to give us the life of Christ. You give life to those that are dead. The wages of sin is death. That's why The Holy Spirit was given to ressurect us.

The parable of the "Prodigal Son." The son came back home after riotous living. The son said he wasn't worthy to be called his son and to make him a servant. The Father said his son was once dead (lost) and is now alive ( found).

Use us as you wish Lord.

What is death? I don't exist. We need to learn to live a life of self-denial. Everything is mainly about me, me, and me.

I am dead to sin. Dead to sin and alive to Christ (Romans 6: 11-14)

We were born in sin. Baptism is being crucified, buried, and dead with the Lord. Baptism we will be ressurected like Christ.

Leviticus 12 - When a woman gives birth to a boy (40 or 7 & 33 days?) or girl (80 days)she is defiled and unclean and cannot go to the temple.

Jesus will wash our sins away with His blood and give us eternal life.

Lessons the Holy Spirit Will Teach Us:

The first lesson the Holy Spirit will teach us is how we are to gain the life of Christ. The only way to gain the life of Christ is to die like Jesus did on the cross. The body has to be cut.

Facts to Know: The "Circumcision of the Old Testament is the Baptism of the New Testament."

Deny yourself and humble yourself. Gaining life will come when we humble ourselves to God.

You need to watch how you speak, and what you do. Let God take control and stand aside. I am hopeless, empty, useless and at your mercy. I surrender all to Jesus. You take over in my life

When the Holy Spirit comes, you must be genuine and surrender to Jesus.

Temptations are surrounding us left and right. Invoke the Holy Spirit and pray.

The Trinity= Father, Son, Holy Spirit. How do They operate so perfectly and harmoniously together.

The Father is all love; the Son is all sacrifice, the Holy Spirit is all wisdom.

God the Father loves us and sent us his Son to die for us.

In order to receive redemption, you need the Holy Spirit to lead you to Him. Because it requires wisdom to understand how to get to the Son. And if I don't get to the Son, I can't get to the Father.

To reach the the Father's love is only lthrough the Holy Spirit.

In Him We Move:

We cannot move our way, because we are now living the life of Christ. Not our way, it has to be His way.

When you sin, come back to the Lord.

You need to invoke the Holy Spirit more and more in your life.

The Holy Spirit Convicts or Rebukes us in 3 ways:

John 16:7-11

1. Sin - Because the world did not believe in Him, they remained in their sin. You who have been Baptized and purchased by the blood of Christ and filled with the Holy Spirit; each time you make a mistake, the Holy Spirit will rebuke you and say, "why are you making a mistake."

2. Righteousness - Because Jesus says that He is going to the Father. Wherever your treasure is that is where your heart is going to be. If Jesus is your treasure he is up in Heaven. He is preparing a place for us, that wherever he is, we might be there also. Look up to heaven. Give up on worldy glory, and live heavenly glory.

3. Judgement - The Prince of this world is being judged. Judgement is only given to Satan and the fallen angels, and those who are disobedient and under his control. We need to come back to the Lord.

We Need To Ask The Holy Spirit:

To Guide us

Make us humble

Teach Us Holy Spirit

On Earth, Christ is in us. In the next life, we are in him...

If you allow Jesus to shine through you, to this dark world, He will shine through you, and we will be forever...

Don't be a slave to sin. The son has set us free...

Time is a distraction to eternity.

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide us, and to break every chain, Satan has locked us with.

When we allow God into our life, that is when God is gonna start working in us and make us a stronger person than ever before.