Good morning, 

This is so good! I catch myself copying whole chapters to send to you because it is so good!  From your book, God Had A Son before Mary Did: The Significance of God’s Revelation of His Son:*

Beth D.

Hypocrisy

When someone becomes a lie, even true words that he may speak are lies because his use of those true words leaves the impression that he himself is truthful

Demonic Wisdom

The Institution trains men in this demonic wisdom. Insisting on ceremonial forms and promising people eternal benefits for participating in them, the Institution compels people to embrace its appearance of righteousness rather than seek the righteousness of God. Christianity claims to be the way, and the only way to God. It is, in fact, the darkest of all religions, for unlike any of man’s other religions, it proclaims its dead forms in the name of the Prince of life. Jesus told me long ago, “The closer a thing comes to being true without being true, the more evil it is because the more people it will deceive.” Using the precious name of Jesus does not sanctify Christianity’s forms; it only gives them an appearance of legitimacy in the eyes of those who believe in Jesus but do not yet have the knowledge of God.

* Going to Jesus.com – God Had A Son Before Mary Did

Good morning! 

Yesterday I was getting ready for my day, just talking to Jesus as I went along.  I started hearing this worldly song and the words are, “No, you can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometime, you’ll find, you get what you need.”  That thought made me so happy!  I said Jesus you always give us what we need!  Then I started thinking about the body.  Jesus has hand-picked us and put us here together.  It wasn’t our choice, it was his.  Jesus knows what we need so he’s given it to us………..he’s given us each other!  That just thrills my heart!

Michelle

I love all of us! 

I didn’t know repenting could feel wonderful!  I thought of it as heavy and hard and deep with tears, but Jesus can do it any way he wants to.  He can make it wonderful.  I did not know that! 

Beth D.

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Amen, Beth!

As Brother James once said, “God can be right any kinda way He wants to.”  I believe that.

Pastor John

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Hey Pastor John!

When Beth was blessed today, I felt a heavy burden lifted!  I’m so thankful!  It was beautiful to watch and to feel!  I’ve never experienced anything like that before!

Michelle

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Hi Michelle.

New experiences in the Spirit always teach us more about Jesus.  You now know more about him than you knew before our meeting today because of that experience.  Rejoice!  Jesus is making you wiser.

Pastor John

Hey Pastor John,

I’ve been thinking about how sweet it was this morning being there with everyone.  I love godly conversations!

A few things Leeann said stood out to me and helped me so much!

First, she said your spiritual condition is going to influence people around you, good or bad, whether you know it or not, whether you try to or not.

Regarding the “GCC Stories”*, she said she saw that God is always moving chess pieces to get us where we need to be, and when you look back on it, it builds faith!  We can just relax; God’s got it!

What a way to start your day!  Love this sweet life!

Michelle

* The Pioneer Tract Society – Burlington, NC

Good morning,

I just had to share this with you.  I just wrote you about my experience Pastor John, but Amy and I talked about it yesterday.  I read the tract, “Stand Still in Jordan”* again and this just jumped out at me.  God is so good!  This just makes my heart jump for joy!  I feel like Jesus is saying, “Now Michelle, I have you where I want you.  Do not fear, trust me, and rest where you are.”  I just feel that all over me!  Whew…this is just so good!

From the tract:

“Now, my Reader, when the winds howl over your Jordan, and the floods come, do you become nervous?  Do fear, doubt, and unbelief take away what little peace you do have?  We read in 1John 4:18, “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear, for fear has to do with punishment, and he who fears has not been perfected in love.” Child of God, can’t you perceive that there is perfume in those storms of yours, perfume coming from the flowers on the eternal shore?  Can’t you see Christ, our High Priest, stepping down into the raging torrent of life’s voyage and with bruised feet wading out into the waters for you?  Oh, how many need to catch a glimpse of this and get ready!

“Many floods would flow themselves out without harming us if we thoroughly understood the meaning of the promise of Isaiah 43:2: “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.”  How many times have we given up and failed to win a great victory, when only a few more moments would have ended the fury of turbulent Jordan!

“Let us not fail to notice the word ‘rest’, as used here.  The feet of the priests had to ‘rest’ in the waters before the crossing could get under way.  Beloved, are you too restless or nervous for God to manifest Himself mightily to you?  Would you like to know the calmness of resting in the swelling streams of life?  If so, God will show you how.  He can pile the flood up in a heap.”

Michelle

* Going to Jesus.com Tracts – Stand Still in Jordan

Good morning,

I was reading in God Had A Son before Mary Did* this morning and this was really good to me.  It made me think of talking lately about not getting caught up in politics.  Our hope, our faith, our trust is not in Trump running again or another ” good man” being placed in office.  Our hope, our faith, our trust is in God’s Son, our King. There is nothing more dependable out there, and nothing more dependable coming, than Jesus.

It felt good to read this and thank Jesus for giving us real hope, and bringing our hearts out of the world, out of Christianity, out of our ways, and into His.  I really thank him because he made our hearts want him as our King.

Here is the excerpt:

Israel’s First Self-Willed Institution: A Kingdom

They did not understand that their demand for a king amounted to a demand for something more dependable than God (an impossibility), not just more dependable than the men and women God sent.  Paul said that the stories written in the Old Testament were written so that New Testament believers could learn from them (Rom. 15:4).  However, New Testament believers have failed to heed Israel’s bad example of demanding an institution.  Israel’s example is a warning to us that if pushed to do it, God will allow His people to reject Him and to form an institution for themselves instead.  If God’s people will not follow His lead, God will back away and let them choose their own leaders, formulate their own doctrines, and set their own standards of conduct and worship.  The Father will not force Himself on His children. But at what price do we drive Him away?

Beth D.

* Going to Jesus.com – God Had A Son Before Mary Did

Hi Pastor John,

I hope your trip to Louisville is going well. 

I wanted to write about Wednesday night meeting. I’m so thankful for that meeting. Testifying about what the Lord has done for me felt so good.  Jesus did something for me to testify.  It was so easy!  I actually felt comfortable and at one point, while standing there said to myself, “I’m enjoying this!  I like testifying!” 

That’s incredible to me because formerly, it seemed so hard, and I would get incredibly nervous.  But this time, I felt like something had changed.  And I’m so thankful for that. I want to never stop testifying!  I want to speak my heart, so I am known to the body.

Brother Jimmy said how he enjoyed my testimony and how he felt me open up to him (or similar idea).  And that I would be happier than I’ve ever been.  I loved that.  That’s how I want to be.  Open, and happy.  Jesus is changing me, and I’m thankful!

I’m thankful for all that Jesus has done for me.

Love,

Jenny