Answering Unanswerd Questions

Church that truly loves God and each other, grow together.

Why have we been experiencing the move of God like we have? The intercession?

Burden is the expression of the will of God!

Thoughts on Halloween?

Philippians 4:8 (KJV 1900)

8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Where does traditional halloween celebration fit into that?

This should become your personal motto!

Will I ever get married?

Matthew 6:33 KJV 1900

33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

God already has the RIGHT person for you!

Find them at the altar!

Marriage is hard enough when you are both living for God!

2 Corinthians 6:14 KJV 1900

14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

YOKED: A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 3rd ed. (ἑτεροζυγέω)

ἑτεροζυγέω (s. ἕτερος, ζυγός; κτήνη ἑτερόζυγα=draft animals that need different kinds of yokes, because they are of different species [e.g., an ox and a donkey]: Lev 19:19; Philo, Spec. Leg. 4, 203; cp. Jos., Ant. 4, 228.—ἑτερόζυγος is found in a different sense in Ps.-Phoc. 15, and generally = ‘not belonging together’ as early as PCairZen 38, 11 [257 B.C.]) be unevenly yoked, be mismated τινί with someone μὴ γίνεσθε ἑτεροζυγοῦντες ἀπίστοις 2 Cor 6:14 (JFitzmyer, Qumran and 2 Cor 6:14–7:1: CBQ 23, ’61, 271–80, yoking associated with instruction; Straub 6).—DELG s.v. ζεύγνυμι. M-M. TW. Spicq.

UNBELIEVER: A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 3rd ed. (ἄπιστος)

without faith, disbelieving, unbelieving (in relation to a divine activity as early as SIG 1168, 32 [c. 320 B.C.], a patient sneers in disbelief at healings recorded in a shrine of Asclepius and subsequently receives the sobriquet Ἄπιστος; Hymn to Demeter: PSI 1282, 42; Is 17:10; Pr 28:25 v.l.; Philo, Leg. All. 3, 164, Leg. ad Gai. 3; Just., D. 91, 3 al.; Ath. 24, 4; Mel, P. 16, 111) γενεά Mt 17:17; Mk 9:19; Lk 9:41; of Thomas J 20:27.—Esp. of gentiles οἱ ἄ. 1 Cor 6:6; 7:15; 10:27; 14:22; 2 Cl 17:5; Dg 11:2; MPol 16:1; IMg 5:2; Papias (11:2); condemned at the Last Judgment Lk 12:46 (cp. Paroem. Gr.: Zenob. [II A.D.] 2, 6 p. 33, 4f: αἱ ἀμυήτων ψυχαί are tormented in Hades); w. ἰδιώτης 1 Cor 14:23f; ἄ. γυνή 7:12, 14; ἀνήρ vs. 13f (s. JKöhne, Die Ehen zw. Christen u. Heiden in d. ersten christl. Jahrhunderten ’31). W. the connotation of evil-doing 2 Cor 6:14f; 1 Ti 5:8; w. μεμιαμμένοι Tit 1:15; cp. Rv 21:8.—Of teachers of error ITr 10; ISm 2; 5:3.—ἐν οἷς ὁ θεὸς τ. αἰῶνος τούτου ἐτύφλωσεν τὰ νοήματα τῶν ἀ. in their case, the god of this age has blinded their unbelieving minds 2 Cor 4:4.—DELG s.v. πείθομαι. M-M. TW.

As we move into this dimension of growth and purpose, options will present itself.

First test: Are they filled with the Holy Ghost and baptised in the Name of Jesus, committed to the Apostolic doctrine?

Second test: Are the as dedicated to the things of God as you are? OR MORE?

Why are you serving God?

Because of a cute boy or girl?

Or because you love Him!

3. Church has to become a spiritual nursery.

a. Couple trends I see as people mature

Forget where YOU came from.

1 Corinthians 6:9–11 (KJV 1900)

9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

Never forget where YOU came from and allow a love and patience to develop in you for them.

You can’t make anyone feel guilty about where they are at in their walk with God.

Don’t empower them to do wrong but let them know you are fighting along side them

Forget the physical and spiritual parallels

Don’t force feed them!

Remember they are babies! Let them grow at their own pace!

When you are trying to tell someone how to dress it’s like trying to feed a 1 month old a chicken leg!

You let me correct them.

Key lesson: Everyone is unfaithful until they are NOT!

Don’t correct them! BE AN EXAMPLE!

Let them fall, pick them up,

They will have strange and even wrong ideas…

Let them!

4. Manipulation - Spirit of the Age

Tell your side of the story

Figuring out how to get your plan, idea or will over someone else’s

Play pastor’s/ministers against on another

Lay ministers

Spiritual doctor shopping

Five fold ministers

Why is it dangerous?

Is it insecurity?

Pastor’s way of controlling you?

Here is the reason why.

Only one person that God has given insight into your life and the strength to fight your battles for you.

Pastor

These other men in your life are there to help you, direct you, operate in your life, inspire you BUT THEY ARE NOT ANOINTED TO PASTOR YOU.

This word anointed is not just to cover or paint it also means to empower!

Any other Word from God you receive has to come through the ministry of the Gifts of the Spirit - not so with the pastor - he just knows things!

A pastor is imparted with a special anointing to put up with your junk and lead you through it!

Don’t put that on any of these lay ministers!

Don’t put that on any of these five fold ministers we are bringing in.

Give me your junk, stupidity, fears, anxiety, insecurity

Give these other men on staff the good stuff!

Jeremiah 3:15 KJV 1900

15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

Your pastor will know more about you than you know about yourself!