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John,

I left your house today with my spirit stilled and sober. Listening to your father again (this is the 3rd time I heard that sermon from 1974) just did something to me, again. It is so good. That anointing just gets you tuned in to God, and who He is, and how He thinks, and real feelings. Wonderful.

I was thinking today about some things we talked about after the CD, and I felt Jesus talking to me, saying:

IF we are blessed (and that’s an IF)……

IF we are blessed, God will send some trial, some failure, some experience our way, where we will fear losing our soul and our family in God. It will get so strong on us, He alone will have to hold us up so we survive. That fear will keep us thirsting and hungering for Him in humility and submission, with patience and with the love of God for others. And if we are really blessed, we will hold on to it. He is a good God.

I am grateful to be in this family, John. I learned something from Randall and Doris last night. I learned what truly thankful hearts sound like.

Gary

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Don’t you think everyone on earth should hear that sermon??!! It was recorded when my father was preaching at Brother Delbert Maupin’s meeting in Louisville, KY. We will make copies for anyone who would like to hear it.

jdc

Pastor John,

Wanted to say hello, and tell you we had a very good time there last weekend. Some really sweet feelings, it was one of the most peaceful rides home to Ky.

Its been a busy week here for us, Im sure there too, for you guys. I came home from work today and felt like I just needed to get alone. I went into the bath room and began to tell God how much I needed Him! As I began to repeat those words, the sweetest, most tender spirit began to pray through me. I could not stop it. I tried to speak in english, but nothing would come out but the spirit praying. It was as if He was telling me, He is right here, He’s not gone anywhere. You love Him because of His spirit, not because you have seen him or something like that.

Its hard to put into words. We are known and loved by the spirit we have, and keep. I felt like it was letting me feel how great it is for people to fall in love with him because of only what they feel from him. Everybody says they love Him, but why are they saying that? What made them fall in love with Him? Do they really love Him or love the idea of loving him? I know I have heard for years about serving Him in spirit and truth, and I believe I understand that, but to experience in prayer that the spirit He died for and sent to us is living and dwelling in us — wow! Its incredible.

I guess we could say, if we are living in the spirit, and letting it live in us, then, We are the light of the world. Like you said, “Come be like us.” What spirit are people seeing in us – or I should say, feeling from us?

Praise God!
Paul

Pastor John,

I was driving home with Jacob tonight and he was telling what a good time he had in NC this weekend. He also started telling me how he loved his feelings from God. And how he knew Jesus wanted him to make it to heaven and that’s why he gave him the holy ghost.

He told me a story about how at school him and another little boy had been rough housing on the playground. He was sitting at his desk after the teacher had talked to them. He said “I felt really bad, mama.” Then he heard a voice say, “Now what?” He said he looked around to see who it was, and everyone was busy working, and his teacher was on the phone. He said he knew it was Jesus! I asked him, “What do you think he was saying to you?” His response was, “He was asking me, ‘Are you going to behave now?’ ”

That was so sweet to hear him say that and know it was Jesus talking to him. I love it when he and I have these talks because boys don’t always talk to mamas about their feelings. I am so thankful he does and that he has feelings!!

Jammie

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That is precious, Jammie. It appears that he really got something from the Lord this past weekend. It was so sweet to see him feeling the Spirit as he lay on the floor. (And it was sweet when his little brother came and lay down beside him!) It was obvious that Jacob loved what he was receiving from Jesus. Praise God!! In this wicked generation, we have in Jacob a young person with his feelings still intact!

jdc

Hey John,

I feel like I was completely run over by the love of God tonight. We are so blessed to have Jesus with us, letting us feel his love and hear his voice! He is so sweet. I love the testimony you told about the little flying “thing” and how the Lord told you that little “thing” was the size of the spirit you’d been wrestling. I could see how that would apply to every “thing” in my life that has ever worried me. The song you sang there at the end touched me so deep in my soul. I loved the words to those verses; especially the one about him being our comfort. And the song you and Earl sang about not knowing what we were searching for, but He filled that longing in our soul! Oh my, it brings tears to my eyes just thinking about those words and how true they are! I was almost paralyzed by the love of God I was feeling!

He has our lives in his hands, and what a wonderful place for them to be! I woke up this morning hungry for just a touch from Jesus and I am going to bed tonight with a bucket that is running over! I don’t really know how to put into words everything I felt tonight, but I had to at least say how thankful I am! And yes, wouldn’t it be wonderful if God’s children everywhere felt his presence just the way we did tonight. I know he’d love to pour his love out on any of his children who would receive it!

Good night, Lee Ann

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John,

I cannot get over the feelings we felt tonight when the Lord showed up! How holy His feelings are, and how BLESSED we were to feel them. How blessed we were to be together in one accord. I don’t know what to say more than that, but I loved the precious feelings of life we felt tonight.

Donna

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Yes, Donna, I am so thankful the Spirit of the Lord is still among us. Jesus is our hope and joy! How precious is his presence! I hope that all God’s people everywhere felt that holy presence tonight. I know that He loves His children.

jdc

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Hey Pastor John

I’m on the last disc of your “All Things” teaching series. It has been so wonderful. It has changed everything! Last night I even prayed for my ex-husband and his wife. That is a true testimony for the Lord. Ever since I was 18, this man has caused me pain, hurt, anger and many sleepless nights. Last night, it came to me to pray for him and his wife. The Lord let me feel peace and allowed me to pray for them out of an honest heart. I’m thankful for that. God is so good, even when I can’t see it! To know that He is in control gives me a peace that words cannot express.

To let go of fear of the devil is like a weight being lifted. It’s hard to put into words, but it does put a smile on my face. To understand who to fear, and why it straightens the road and makes it easier to travel.

I thank the Lord He found me worthy to open my eyes and heart to this wonderful truth. I thank the Lord He let me and my family find you and all our wonderful brothers and sisters!

God Bless,
Michelle W

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Hi Michelle!

It certainly sounds as if you really got the point. You sound like me, when Jesus first revealed those thing to me, on August 23, 1981. When you called the other day, the astonishment and joy in your voice at the things you were learning brought back such sweet memories of my feelings at that time. That’s why I told you to stop apologizing for being so happy that you stumbled over your words! I know how that feels. There is nothing like the voice of our Shepherd. After hearing him, there is no other voice that can attract our devotion.

Michelle, if anyone understands what I teach in the “All Things” series, it can only be because Jesus is talking to their hearts; all that I do is confess openly what he has taught me. Jesus takes it from there. Many have heard the same things that your have now heard, but have not been changed by them. That result, too, is Jesus’ choice. Our destinies really are in his hand. We hope in his mercy.

Be thankful. “To you it is given to understand the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to them, it is not given.”

Pastor John

Hi John,

I was reading in 1John this morning, and when I came across 1Jn. 3:4, the Lord gave me a clearer understanding of what this verse is really saying. “Whoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law, for sin is the transgression of the law.” As I read this, the following verse immediately came to mind: “…I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts.”

Whenever I had read 1Jn. 3:4 in the past, I had always thought of it as transgression of the Old Testament law of Moses, but it’s much more than that! It’s simple: If you knowingly go against what the Spirit is saying to you in your heart to do, you have “transgressed the law”, and therefore have sinned. You don’t have to wonder what sin is, and you don’t even have to go look it up to find out!

In my heart I knew that this was true, but without the Spirit showing you what something really means, it would be easy to get in the flesh and read a verse like this and say to yourself, “well, I can’t find anything written specifically in the Bible about doing such-and-such, so it must be ok.”

Seems like a small thing I suppose, but little bits & pieces of understanding like this are wonderful to me! And just thought I would share. 🙂

Vince

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“Here a little, there a little; line upon line; line upon line; precept upon precept.” It is a beautiful thing to watch people like you grow in the knowledge if God, Vince. Thanks for sending this.

jdc

I was thinking today about “signs” and what has been said recently about persecution. My thought was that persecution is a “sign”. How many times lately have we heard Preacher Clark mention persecution or being persecuted? One of his recent quotes: “You don’t even have a chance [to make it with God] if you are not suffering persecution.”

Persecution is one of those “signs” that follow “those who believe.” He asked the question on one of the meeting cd’s we listened too recently, “What is being persecuted in your town? I’d follow that.”

“You are not going to be popular in this world and be right with God.” Makes perfect sense.

Amy

I enjoyed reading the PastorJohnsHouse blog on Being the Truth. There were several things that stood out to me. One being that the truth is not a thing, but a who. That is so good. It’s beginning to sound like there is not much with the Father and the Son that is not a who; it’s all them and their representatives!

And, I love your questions: “Has he become flesh in you? Are you the way and the light to others? Can others attain to eternal life by following you?” Preacher Clark asked a question the other day on an old meeting cd. He said, “What kind of light are we to people when they don’t want to do the kinds of works we do?” These are good questions and good self-checks.

Also, reading this part of your blog stirred up a memory for me, you wrote:
“Paul wrote that ‘when he ascended on high, he gave gifts to men. . . . And he gave some, apostles, some prophets, some teachers,” etc. This means that, as your pastor and teacher, I am a gift to you. And as light for others in this world, you are a gift to them.’

Years ago in a prayer meeting, I was listening to you teach. I was loving it so much. I heard the Spirit speak to me and say, “A pastor is a gift.” It was so clear. Then, to know that the others God has placed around you are gifts as well, and you, gifts to them. It is a wonderful thing to be given gifts from God. It makes you think about how valuable our gifts are to us and others.

I love these thoughts. 🙂
Amy