John,

I wanted to thank you for feeding us, last night and today.

This morning’s message especially was truly “living” water to my soul. I feel I am different after today. I do feel your prayer was answered, for food. I was fed. I truly was.

The word of God touched me today. I feel that God created in me today, through your word from God, a deeper love for Jesus. To put aside such things that may hinder the process of knowing him. I don’t feel I have “big” adjustments to make, it’s not a weight. I simply feel like deep in my heart I want to learn more, to know the doctrine better, to read the scriptures, and to know his ways more. It’s such a tender call I feel… an invitation. I am excited for where Jesus can take me as I do what you say, and see where I am six months from now. That was so real.

On the way home from lunch today, Ellen drove home and I sat in the back seat (which is rare). I looked out the windows through my sunglasses into the sunshine, and started to weep because of where I am. I don’t mean only the “location”, but for the what the Spirit does for me and the spirits that surround me in your home. In the car, our family felt different, and satisfied. I did not have any words to express my feelings; it overflowed in tears with joy. It was just a love of this truth, and what it has done to me.

And thank you for your caution today about taking care of the place God has given me. I feel like that stuck very deeply, and you gave me good ammunition on how to do just that. I want to spend time with Jesus, in the Spirit, for the good of his people and so that He does not worry about me. That is what today’s message did for me.

I hope you get lots done on your trip John.
Gary

Hi Pastor John,

I am glad you are back. I loved the part of your sermon on LiveStream last night when you were talking about fossils and how they are discovered exactly how God created them. There is no missing link because there is not a link.

I loved it also when you said men and women are created men and women, though men and women have tried to change the way things are, that it will always be what God created, men or women, not men and men.

Love Always
Billy

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Hi Billy.

The truth proves itself and defends us if we let it just be what it is, and not try to tamper with it to suit somebody’s ungodly preferences.

If we were in the process of evolution, we would right now be part of an old thing and part of whatever we are going to be next. If you have noticed, we are neither losing nor developing any extra legs (or paws), tails or wings. We are now what we were originally created to be: man and woman. It’s just that we fell into sin and since then, we have been trying to come up with ways, such as the theory of evolution, to avoid facing that fact. The same is true of every other creature of God; it is what it was created to be. The fossil record supports that statement; it does not contradict it.

Pastor John

Hey Pastor John :).

I enjoyed time in translating this morning. We are living and seeing the things that Paul was preaching about in his time. I am thankful God has opened our eyes to see and love His doctrine.

Also, when I got home, I came across this sweet note I had written down in July of 2007. It was something from Jesus to me that I received that summer in 2007: “When you were a young girl and wanted someone to love you, I gave you Tim because I knew his heart and yours. When you wanted children but couldn’t have any, I gave you Jeremiah, and then later, Jonathan.” When you were in Christianity and having honest questions in your heart, and you wanted someone you could trust with your heart, I gave you John.”

I feel so loved and am thankful for every time I receive something or someone from Jesus. Thank you for being in our lives.

Love,
Bess

Hi brother John,

I’m not sure why, but today at work I began to think on going by your feelings, and the Spirit gave me these thoughts:

Feelings and senses are two different things. Your five physical senses (hearing, sight, smell, touch, taste) come from the outside. Feelings come from the inside. Your senses can be fooled. The feelings that come from the Spirit cannot be fooled, because God cannot be fooled.

I guess when you think about it, it makes sense that the two are completely different. But, I had never really thought about it.

Is there such a thing as having feelings that we can’t trust? I know that we can have wrong thoughts, but what about wrong feelings?

Vince

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Hi Vince!

Solomon said, “The thoughts of the righteous are right.” If our hearts are pure, we can trust what comes out of it, both the thoughts and the feelings. And you are certainly correct in saying that the feelings which the Spirit gives us are not produced by our five senses. Those holy feelings are not from anywhere or anything of earth.

Jdc

From a classic testimony by Uncle Joe, in late 1973, in a prayer meeting in Grandma’s farmhouse:

Peter said, “This is that… This is that which was shed forth, this is that which was poured out from heaven.” This is that. If this is not that, then what is that and what is this? I want to know where is that if this is not that? Praise God! If this is not that, then I wanna go where that is. Well I hadn’t find it, but Ive been looking for it. I’ve been going to all these different churches. And I get invited every week to go somewhere. But I’ve already been and I’ve found this, which is that. If this is not that, then I want to know what this is. He said “this is that which was shed forth” . . . Yes we’ve found it!

If you cannot say of your faith, “this is that”, then you better get out of that you’re in, and get into this that Jesus has given to us!

Pastor John

From a man who identified himself only as “Church of God Pastor”:

Comments:

I really enjoyed the music but I am disturbd that Pastor John Teaches against Holy Communion. Communion is a Ordinance from Jesus. Do this as often as ye remember me.

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This astonishes me. I cannot imagine how anyone could think that I teach against holy communion. It’s the unholy communion ceremony that Christians perform that I warn God’s children to avoid. Please do not confuse God’s holy communion in the Spirit with the worthless, fleshly ceremony that Christians perform.

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Are we to forget about the shed blood and broken Body after Pentecost? It was the Blod that set us free and redeemed us!   Jesus Body was broken for us. Why would you not want to remember that and sacredly honor it?

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This also astonishes me. Please help me understand how I fail to honor or remember the holy work of our Savior, Jesus? I know we are not to forget about the blood that Jesus shed, whether it was his natural blood at Calvary or his spiritual blood (the holy ghost) on Pentecost.

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Also the first People to be called christians were at Antioch

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My point, exactly. They did not call themselves that. They were called that by others.

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Why would you not want to be called a christian?

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Because the religious system of Christianity is an abomination to God. My desire is to grow in grace so that I come to hate Christianity as much as Christ does.

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I find that it is common among pepole that have removed them selves from mainstream churches to have contempt for them. Usually it is because they do not want to submit to authority or they have come out of a church split.Many times the Church won’t ordain them because of too many previous marraiges or something else in their background.

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Generally, I have found that to be the case, as well. Is there a reason you bring that subject up?

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Pastor John you are indeed in left field But at least you not begging for money or preaching prosperity. However rejecting Communion after what Jesus did for us and not wanting to be called a christian for fear that people will associate you with the rest of the body of Christ: Those are tremendous errors I never read past those two things.

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(1) As I explained, I have not in the least rejected the holy communion of Christ, just the ceremonial form of it that Christians practice.

(2) What does rejecting the title “Christian” have to do with the body of Christ?

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I will tell you that Paddling your boat by yourself can get you swept out to sea.

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Amen.

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No matter how much greek you know It\’s not greek that saves you IT’S GRACE THROUGH FAITH

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Amen. Thanks so much for writing.

Pastor John,

I just wanted to tell some feelings I had this past weekend in NC. I loved hearing about the wise and foolish on Saturday night (what I got to hear, while taking care of Luke). Sunday morning, as the meeting got going and Bro. Ray stood up praying, man, the feelings that flooded my heart were more than I could take. I felt so rich and blessed to see that. I have never heard or felt the spirit like that ever.

I keep hearing the spirit say, “This is no SMALL thing”! Then you started singing “His Power Can Make You What You Want To Be“. Every time you sang that part of the song, I would hear, “Do you trust me?” It was so clear that I looked around to see if others could hear it. I have been in that same spot when the spirit told me in Nov. 2006, “I wouldn’t put you through it if I didn’t think you could make it.” So, when I left there, I was a little afraid, thinking that I have something God is going to fix.

But last night GOD showed me in a dream how to do it. I dreamed I was on a table, and I was being cut on, all over, but when saw my face, I was smiling! I heard the spirit say, “The way to make it through it is stay HAPPY!”

Just wanted to share with you.

Love ya,
Jammie