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  • The Yoke

    John,

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    In listening to the Sermon this morning I have often pondered when this scripture is quoted Ac 15:10.

    Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?”

    When this was spoken was it because things which were not of the Law were mixed in even for the disciples? My thinking is God wouldn’t have given a Law which couldn’t be followed.

    What is missing about how I am thinking about this?
    The thought about the new covenant doesn’t clear it up for me completely, why would a new covenant needed if the first was perfect. But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.

    Wendell

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    Hi Wendell

    I think I understand what you are asking. If, for example, John the Baptist’s parents “walked before the Lord blameless, in all the statutes and commandments of the Lord”, then how could Peter call the law of Moses a yoke that the Jews were unable to bear? This is an interesting question, and one that has entered my mind often. I have an idea as to where the answer lies, so I will take a shot at it.

    Paul pointed out that the law could not bring anyone to perfection, even though it was a holy and good law. To keep the details of the law was possible, but the point is that even at that, we fell short of the righteousness of God. Because of our sinful nature, it often happened that those who kept the law assiduously fell victim to pride against those who did not keep the law so well. In that case, as Paul explained in Romans 7, what was good (the law) actually worked against us because the better we kept it, the more ungodly we became (on the inside).

    I think the requirement on the Jews to keep the law in spite of the law’s inadequacy was the burden, the “yoke”, to which Peter was referring. As holy and good as the law was, it still could not deliver us from our sinful nature, and in some cases, because of our proud spirits, keeping keeping the law even made us less like God than we were before.

    jdc

  • Psalm 119

    Hi Pastor John,

    I really enjoyed doing the exercise with Psalm 119, for the Old Testament class. The one where you filled out the paper and you count how many times the words are use as synonyms for the law, such as “testimony”, “statutes”, “word”, “way”, etc. It was really good to slow down and put myself in David’s spot as I read the verses, and ask myself a question, “Do I feel about God’s law as David did — with joy, happiness, and peace?”

    There were only 2 or 3 verses that didn’t use one of those words as a word of the law in them. Every time David spoke in a different verse, he used one of those variations.

    I remember about 12 years ago, I was at a seminar for work in Richmond, VA, and preparing for a presentation the next day. I heard all of my coworkers at the lounge from my room, drinking and getting louder by the hour as I practised my presentation the next morning. I went to bed and either had a dream or a vision. I saw “Psalm 119” written on the ceiling. I had never read that Psalm before, since I had received the holy Ghost.

    The next morning, I opened up my bible and briefly read through it. I told myself that when I returned home, I would take the time to read it slowly (I did), but I still fully didn’t understand it until you taught us the OT in 2001. I remember crying for joy (at home) after that particular class, at last with the understanding of Psalm 119, after I filled that exercise out for the first time.

    Those commandments, laws, statutes, ways, words, etc., are now written by the finger of God in our hearts. Wow — I wonder what David would have felt like if those laws had been written in his heart by the holy ghost?

    By the way, I was the only one that received a perfect score on my presentation in Richmond.

    Billy M.

  • Pioneer Broadcast DVDs

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    John,

    We have watched all but a few of The Pentecost Experience DVDs and hope to see all of them in the next few days. What has impressed me so far about all of them is how the simplicity of the gospel is portrayed through you and those being interviewed. The feelings I felt from everyone are genuine sincerity and love for others. Everyone comes across happy about what God has done for their lives.

    Anyone with an honest hunger for God and wanting a change of life would be drawn towards the feelings of these videos. In each interview there is a gentle invitation to seek God and the baptism of the Spirit. It’s obvious everyone is committed to Jesus and each other. There is nothing pushy or aggressive about them.
    I love that.

    Thank you and everyone who worked to put these together. Suzi and I consider these DVDs a real treasure.

    Tom

  • IF we are blessed

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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

  • Paul – We Know Him by His Spirit

    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

  • Spiritual Israel

    Do you have any information on Spiritual Israel?

    Star H

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    Dear Star,

    Thanks for your question. Yes, we have information on “Spiritual Israel” which I have attached to this email for your further study.

    The apostle Paul taught us what it is to be a Spiritual Israelite:

    Rom 2:28-29: For he is not a Jew [a spiritual Israelite], which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: 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 is not of men, but of God.”

    and again:

    Heb 8:7-10: For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord. For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people.”

    and again:

    1Co 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.”

    and:

    Eph 2:18: For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.”

    To become a “Spiritual Israelite”, one must receive the Spirit of God through a spiritual baptism. That is how we worship God now – in Spirit and in truth. We who have the Spirit are the Israel which is God’s.

    I have attached some good material for you to study that I believe will help.

    best regards,
    Gary Savelli
    for Pastor Johns House.com

  • Jacob

    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

  • Titus & Hebrews

    John,
    Good Morning:

    As I was reading Titus, these questions came to mind.

    In the following verse, who did God promise it to? Am I reading this correctly?

    In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began.”

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    He promised it to us. The fact that we weren’t there yet didn’t seem to matter to God at all. He knew that in time, we would be.

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    I am not sure I understand “not answering again” in this verse:

    Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again”

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    That just means “not back-talking”. You will see that when you read my translation. We are sending it to you today. Here is that verse from my translation:

    Titus 2:9. Slaves are to be subject to their own masters, to be well-pleasing to them in everything, not back-talking…

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    I am not sure I understand this that Paul said about Moses. Moses did fear the wrath of the King? (I must be missing it here)

    By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.”

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    Yes, Moses feared Pharaoh enough to flee Egypt, but he did not fear him so much that he would stand by and allow an Egyptian to abuse a Hebrew slave. That is what Paul is talking about.

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    How does the following verse line up with what Davis said: “In sin my mother conceived me”?

    Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.”

    Thanks, Wendell

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    The fact that there is no sin in a child being conceived in wedlock does not negate the reality that the child that is conceived has a sinful human nature. The sin is still there, in the nature of the people involved (man, wife, baby), regardless of the fact that “marriage is honorable and the bed undefiled” in God’s sight.

    Pastor John

  • Tonight’s Feelings

    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

  • All Things…It’s Just So Good

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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

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