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to bp337 This si my new strategy, which God helps out. i'm working on my writing ministry. Psalm 37:23-24 2 Psalm 37:23-24 The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way; though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his hand. [-] That tells me to honor God in all my ways. i am most concerned with my eternity. Psalm 20:4 2 May he grant you your heart's desire and fulfill all your plans! [-] That tells me there is the chance God won't grant what i want. i still need to keep the faith. it's sad i loved it Joshua Harris got a divorce & renounced Christianity & discontinued I KISSED DATING GOODBYE. i read the book & since i've been rejected by 226 women rejected me too. Psalm 5:3 2 O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.[-] Prepare your sacrifice for God, praise & worship. Set a time aside. Prepare the conditions. Do it heartfelt. Lift up your prayers & supplications. Show your faith. Thank God for the answer. Nourish your spirit. Let debts go. Hold no grudges. Repent. Be holy. 4 classes, college, 65 hours homework. All bc of a lie. Ultimstely it led to my writing ministry. Matthew 4:1-11 ESV / Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple ... [-] Satan doesn't need to be talked to by us humans. He is very crafty. We will most likely leAD OURSELVES TO a ditch. Yes, Jesus was flesh, but He was also God. That's why He has pure wisdom in His responses to Satan. Isaiah 1:1-31 ESV The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken: “Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.” Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! They have forsaken the Lord, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are utterly estranged. Why will you still be struck down? Why will you continue to rebel? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. Genesis 3:1 ESV / 2 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’? [-] My strategy needs to be planned. My strtegy in college was abide by what my counselor planned. Pick 1 easy 1 hard. --Out of 4 classes.-- i dropped the class that failed all 1st timers. The only way to pass; study your prior quarter's tests. All duplicates. Classes & homework regarded nothing on the tests. Granny said i couldnt take another quarter. So i withdrew. They said uncle said no. He said he wasn't asked. i asked God to curse the liar, the deceiver. uncle's house burned down. uncle's house burned down. lol. now i see. Granny's belief about education, she said college makes you dumb. Acts 20:20 ESV / How I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you in public and from house to house, Acts 5:42 ESV / And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ. [-] When i saw a college degree was infeasible, i turned my education to the Bible. Proverbs 10:14 ESV / The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near. [-] i was a fool for not picking 2 classes & then i wouldn't need uncle's attention. Then there wouldn't be a lie. Then there wouldn't be the burned down home. step mom's cult, she was college educated. Granny thought she was in the cult bc education "made her stupid." All i know is the was the 1st person i knew to own a car witha digital speed ometer. 10 y/o, i thought that was so cool! Uncle's permission, needed for my schedule was lied about, but it led to my ministry. The lie was concerning, but things changed after i saw my eternity blessed bc of it. This ministry is my destiny. Isaiah 42:1-25 ESV / 10 Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street; a bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice. He will not grow faint or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his law. Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it: ... [-] That makes me feel chosen for this ministry. Every church woman i asked out rejected me, so i feel more energy fro my studies. {I used to study girl magazines in the Ingle's break room.} Psalm 139:1-24 ESV / 10 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. ...[-] GOd knows the path i am going to take. The teacher; in a class; said if God couldn't tell the time He still could because He is all knowing. Ephesians 1:4-5 ESV / Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, Youth needs friendships in the church. There are grrowing pains. There will be fusses. Those need to be glossed over. Word of mouth is good for the church. I remember folks talking about how they loved their new preacher when i was 12. i dabbled in that church, had a tbi, then got serious at 19 in a wheelchair. My favorite thing at 1 church was basketball. At the other church, kid movies in the manse. My strongest friendships aere at the church, but secular had more appeal, so when my parents quit i did too. At 16, i started drinking. Then every Sunday morning i was nursing a hangover. Always wondering how Granny knew about the drunkened night before. Her shameful eyes were how. That was my secular life. My brothere dated a church girl. With church friends they enjoyed games & such. But his shiny sports car came to pass then the junk came to be. Just like Kurt dismissed Courtneey she dismissed Justin. That's when he stopped going to church. i KNOW his junk had Nothing to do with it. Byut justin went secular. To the world he went. Then teh drunkened nights. i was praying for him, but it only seemed to get worse. Then he got framed for stolen guns! HE ran from the law. He called me. I truly told him i heard our cuz called the law on hsi calling her. Then he was found dead, some say drug dealers. But i think it was suicide. When he drove the shiny sports car, girls were all over him. i was like it's the shiny sports car, the shiny sports car, the shiny sports car, the shiny sports car. He was laughing i was wrong. But then rejection started in junk & he maintained a sad glare nursed by drugs, alcohol, nicotene, & rock n roll. His suicide as he ran from the law came as no surprise at all. i know it had nothing to do with the junk. it was his falling out the church. i just told my 10m nephew about my Amazing every competitror in a 12 man video game tournament & every student in my college Grammar class. i scored 2nd in both. i said they were amazed by my uncoordinated unintelligence. Matthew 1:18 ESV / 8 Bless God! Be a living sacrifice! Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Genesis 25:18 ESV / 8 Bless God! Be a living sacrifice! They settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria. He settled over against all his kinsmen. 2 Peter 3:9 ESV / 7 Bless God! Be a living sacrifice! The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. Hebrews 13:13-14 ESV / 7 Bless God! Be a living sacrifice! Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured. For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. Titus 2:12 ESV / 7 Bless God! Be a living sacrifice! Training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 1 Timothy 6:10 ESV / 7 Bless God! Be a living sacrifice! For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs. John 7:7 ESV / 7 Bless God! Be a living sacrifice! The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about it that its works are evil. John 3:16-17 ESV / 7 Bless God! Be a living sacrifice! “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. [-] Believing in the Son is unworldly; uncommon. You won't fit into the populace if you are a big believer. Matthew 21:22 ESV / 7 Bless God! Be a living sacrifice! And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.” When ui faithfully prayed for the truck Granny called a dream, everything i was taught blew up-- as did i. Since things didn't work out as planned, i traded my antipathy for this: i waited till i was a Senior in 23 months to unbuckle & pray for death, go through a window, decade rehab, countless surgeries, nerve damage, speech impairment, limp, etc., etc. But i was made a better writer, a better reader. Matthew 17:11-13 ESV / 7 Bless God! Be a living sacrifice! I went on the mission field & my chest-- heart-- was absolutely filled with the anointing. i felt something similar when the church hada prayer meeting for me as i laid on the operating table. He answered, “Elijah does come, and he will restore all things. But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands.” Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist. [-] When i heard ofa home that burned down & everything was lost, i gave them All my clothes in the guest house. Then i got reports of how very gracious they were & how they were wearing my clothes. i realized there i was born to be a missionary. in a decade, i became a missionary: areal missionary. Isaiah 29:12 ESV / 7 Bless God! Be a living sacrifice! And when they give the book to one who cannot read, saying, “Read this,” he says, “I cannot read.” Justin was framed for stolen guns & it didn't hit me till statue of limitations had passed. so when i told the police, they did nothing. please pray the framers are punished with life in jail. Exodus 20:25 ESV / 7 Bless God! Be a living sacrifice! If you make me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stones, for if you wield your tool on it you profane it. [-] please pray "michael dee house & michaeldeehouse" at lulu.com makes me a 50+ yr worldwide bestseller. I dont know which was harder; getting told a promised truck was a dream or the 226 f that rejected me. the pieec of junk i drove led to my destiny. For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. I was ambushed when Granny laughed my promised truck was a dream. Then Dad wanted a daily truck payment. Then Balaam looked over toward the people of Amalek and delivered this message: “Amalek was the greatest of nations, but its destiny is destruction!” Now that i was made a writing minister, i see the big picture. I will take revenge; I will pay them back. In due time their feet will slip. Their day of disaster will arrive, and their destiny will overtake them.’ Finiding 226 women who didn't want me left me more open to my calling. So he will do to me whatever he has planned. He controls my destiny. The flesh convinced me it was over, so by believing it i helped its desire follow through. Then I went into your sanctuary, O God, and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked. My eyes were opened to how much more needs are important than wishes. You guide me with your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny. God wants me to use my rejecters as road directions. Everything has already been decided. It was known long ago what each person would be. So there’s no use arguing with God about your destiny. My college really caused a lot of pain. In college, i was put in 4 classes to pick 2 to drop. i had 65 hrs homework a day. 1 class outwardly said it failed you the 1st quarter then reused the tests' duplicate the following quarter. Granny had already said she'd be taking me to Athens Tech the Next quarter, therefore dropping the class was 1000% rational. But they said uncle said no & uncle said he wasn't asked! Knowingly lied to, i prayed curses on the liar, Lightening hit TMC & uncle's home burned down! LOL!!! Which was lying!!! Pray curses on the liar! & big blessings on me. I'll let you know who was cursed the next newsletter. Keep praying it till I do! The same destiny ultimately awaits everyone, whether righteous or wicked, good or bad, ceremonially clean or unclean, religious or irreligious. Good people receive the same treatment as sinners, and people who make promises to God are treated like people who don’t. My eyes were opened to my destiny. “But because the rest of you have forsaken the Lord and have forgotten his Temple, and because you have prepared feasts to honor the god of Fate and have offered mixed wine to the god of Destiny. My experiences help fashion my writing. For you have proudly defied the Lord of heaven and have had these cups from his Temple brought before you. You and your nobles and your wives and concubines have been drinking wine from them while praising gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone—gods that neither see nor hear nor know anything at all. But you have not honored the God who gives you the breath of life and controls your destiny! My writing is my destiny. Since my doctor retired me, i decided to make my ministry + reading my priority. That keeps me busy. It's a call. Writing ministry & reading. Please pray those 2 things fill the rest of my days the rest of my life. There is no doubt we are in unprecedented times. The COVID-19 pandemic has made life challenging for everybody. But with your prayers and support, we always have confidence in our mighty God’s work. My eternity is my priority right now. Please pray it stays that way. Socially distance everybody. I try servicing many people 365 days a year. I'm grateful to have your prayers. I yearn your prayerfully supporting me. I'm very thankful for your support! I love the fulfillment. Through your continued prayers and support I will get through the pandemic. Since each day is new, I'm daily learning a whole new life in Christ, especially during this difficult season. I've found a new purpose in Christ. I am learning to learn all over again. Please pray that this will lead me to a productive and fulfilling future. I want to share my testimony with you. I am no longer confused about what the meaning of my life is. My heart belongs to God and my faith is in Christ Jesus alone. Stay tuned for his great story. I'd love to be funded entirely by the generous donations of individuals and organizations in the gospel community with my writings. Giving to my mission allows you to become a part of a Christ-centered, 365-day operation in helping people rebuild lives – physically, emotionally and spiritually! michael"DEE"house SELF HELP 311 by michael"DEE"house SELF HELP 311 by michael"DEE"house As I showered, I thought of elders' friends doing favors for them. it made me recollect favors done for them for the favors done for us. they didn't like my keeping score. I guess that's a bad trait about me. I keep score. we should do good out the goodness our heart. To do something out of kindness, not because you have been asked or expect a reward. You can’t put trash into a piggy bank and expect to pull out $100 bills. You can’t put rocks into a jar and expect to pull out candy. The same thing is true with our heart. God is the only one who can change an evil heart into a good heart. When I hear talk of a wolf in sheep's clothing, iu think of myself. I'm a missionary with very evil thoughts. Innately I am wicked, sinful, immoral, wrong, morally wrong, wrongful, bad, iniquitous, corrupt, black-hearted, ungodly, unholy, irreligious & unrighteous. However, we all make choices every day about what we put into our hearts. The images you see, the things you read and the people you listen to are all making deposits into the treasury of your heart. It seems all I ever think of is my lying granny's saying my promised truck was a dream. All I could afford was a piece of junk. It’s these things that will flow out of you through your words and actions. Are you overflowing with God’s goodness or with something less valuable? All I can think about is the different ways I was cheated. I pray curses on my cheaters. Please pray with me. GOODNESS: A heart that reflects the excellent character of God. MEMORY VERSE: “A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart.” LUKE 6:45 (NIV) I need to pray the prayer of serenity, huh? Prayer for Serenity God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time; accepting hardship as a pathway to peace; taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it; trusting that You will make all things right if I surrender to Your will; so that I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with You forever in the next. Amen. Likely that's why I am an alcoholic. I can't accept things the way they are. I need to accept the things I cannot change. We all need that. Our Goodness is an Overflow of God’s Goodness to Us! Peter, one of Jesus’ closest disciples, denied he even knew Jesus 3 times just hours after he’d promised to never abandon Him (Luke 22:54-62). After His resurrection, Jesus didn’t find Peter to shame him or yell at him because of what he had done. Instead, Jesus continued to lovingly pursue Peter out of His goodness. In John 21:15-19 we see that despite Peter’s failure and sin, Jesus loved and forgave Peter. He even trusted him with the very important task of taking care of His sheep, the church, after He returned to heaven. That makes me want to read even more to help my ministry. I am reading books by a retired Grammar teacher too. It's teaching me some grammar, but we still have differences. It's strange he used to teach Grammar & still doesn't capitalize classes. Throughout the book of Acts we see Peter loving others because Christ had loved him and forgiving because he had been forgiven. That steps on my toes. I see I should be more loving. Full of hatred & antipathy, that's very hard for me. God chose to give Peter a good heart and let His goodness flow through him to everyone he met. That makes me want to further spread my Instagram ministry. I am very hateful. I haven't had sex in 8 years. How do you think Peter felt after he realized what he had done in Luke 22:54-62? How do you think he felt when he saw Jesus again? I see I should be more loving & take my eyes off my misery. Maybe my barber & I are destined consolidation. I am 45. After Dad said I couldn't date in a piece of junk, all I could afford, I became gay because I want NOTHING to do with Anybody too good for me & God told me to make my rejecters history. How did Jesus show His goodness to Peter in John 21? What very important task did He give Peter? Jesus didn't dwell on deceivers as I am bad about doing. All I see is where I was done dirty. That is damaging myself. How can God give you a good heart like He did with Peter? I have told you where I am wrong. On the surface is the missionary who just wants to do good, but covered up within is hateful abominable thoughts for people who have done me wrongly. How can you let God’s goodness flow out of your life and onto others? I use my writing to implant thoughts in people. I share my feelings in light of the Word. Thank God for pouring out His goodness on you. Ask Him to help you put good things into your heart so that good things will flow out. Thank Him for always loving you and being willing to forgive when you come to Him. poj, bc, gf, Kurt Angle rolled his eyes about my being all that. I told him i'd ---- him up. He laughed hard then agreed with me. At an REM concert, Michael Stipe burst out laughing when a drunk lady sat on my head & I punched her rump. I gestured i'm all that. Stipe agreed. Now i am an aspiring self help writer. zi hsve been since 1995. I told John Cena what i told Kurt. He laughed. I said ask him. He said he would. Besides the Richard Pryor movie, Greased Lightening, those are my only walks of fame. Now i will look at fame in the Bible & see what God has to say. I wrote a 12,000 word essay. Title: Homosexual & God. I base that on the 226 women who have rejected me save 1 since i drove junk. My being told a promised truck was a dream was something i failed to understand when I was 16. Granny, a decade later, said she thought her lie was ok. I was supposed to be too excited to drive. Manipulation. 1 Kings 5 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David. And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the Lord his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet. ... [-] Lover stands out the most for me. 225 women have turned me down since i started driving a pice of junk. My brother, Justin, did well with the girls as long as he drove a shiny sports car, then some trusted people framed him for gun theft & he killed himself. As he ran from the law, i told him i'd help him, but i feel so distant. I am thr junk driver. He si the shiny sports car driver. People have their suspicion drug dealers killed him as they killed our informant dad, but i agree with the police he killed himself. As long as he drove the shiny sports car, i told him the girls love the shiny sports car. He'd just laugh. Then eh started driving junk. Then he stayed rejected. 1st Kings Chapter 5 Summary There were over 3,000 overseers (upper management) on the Holy Godly project, overseeing the work being done, and over 30,000 men who worked physically on the project. They took turns working a month at a time, 10,000 at a time. Employment was great during Solomon’s days. Chapter Summaries: 1st Kings Chapter 5 Summary Published Here with another one of our chapter summaries, this one on 1 Kings chapter 5 summary. Chapter five of first Kings begins with the king of Tyre named Hiram. He loved David, and saw Solomon (David’s son) was anointed in David’s place. Solomon sent to have king Hiram send diligent workers to build the temple of God. The Sidonians were called because there were none like the Sidonians when it came to hewing timber; also there were no cedar trees like the trees in Lebanon. The king of Tyre and Israel made a league together. They worked together in supplying what the Temple of God would need. They brought in great expensive stones for the foundation of the the LORD’s house. Both Israel and Hiram’s builder worked to fashion the house of the LORD. 1st Kings Chapter 5 Summary There were over 3,000 overseers (upper management) on the Holy Godly project, overseeing the work being done, and over 30,000 men who worked physically on the project. They took turns working a month at a time, 10,000 at a time. Employment was great during Solomon’s days. This is the summary of first Kings chapter 5. Thank you for joining us today, it’s always a pleasure to have you. BibleStudyMinistry.com (BSM), believes the Bible is one assimilated account leading and pointing to Jesus the Messiah, His Kingdom on the Earth, and His Royal Family. BSM also believes the Bible has a lot of profound and practical wisdom everyone can use in the journey of life and towards the Kingdom of the Lord. Because of this, we blog and vlog on different study topics, chapter studies, current events, biblical interludes, and all things pertaining to scripture. We do all of this so we can share this story the best we can with you. We appreciate and are grateful for all your love and support in all ways possible, even something as simple as leaving a cool or encouraging comment. Blessings to you. Genesis 45:16 And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. [-] When i am famous for my Bible based self help, my friends & family will want to be in great contact with me. I was cheated by Dr. Callahan who left my shunt .25" short. I kept saying he won't remove my limp & speech impairment as he said. I knew that bc my therapists told me that was caused byt brain's bruises. Similarly, i told Granny i couldn't do homework & Job daily. If i wasn't given the truck as promised, agony was coming. I was talking about Dad's death after my TBI. Leaving his funeral, i reminded her of those words. She shrugged! Can you believe that! She had just said it was her biggest pain! Similarly, my aunt smiled when she told me of my BFF's death! UGH!! Justr another thijng to show i was no part of the family! She quit school. She gave my brother her shiny Ford Probe. I unbuckled & prayed for death my Senior year. i waited till i was a Senior in 23 months to unbuckle & pray for death, go through a window, decade rehab, countless surgeries, nerve damage, speech impairment, limp, etc., etc. Dad said you can't date in junk at my 16th birthday party. I proved him right. I told Justin the same thing. He let hiss hiny sports car go for junk. He encountered rejection after rejection after rejection after rejection after rejection after... for the 1st time in his life. I read I KISSED DATING GOODBYE. Plans for the perfect marriage. The author divorced & renounced Christianity. Since every church girl rejected me, i renounce church, but i won't renounce Christianity. i want nothing to do with any woman who has rejected me. The woman i'm talking to--i believe-- isn't a church goer. i like that. But i've never been able to commit myself. Clubbing i found the girls so attracted to my tenderness. i was underage. i had very compelling gay dreams i want to follow through. Numbers 14:15 Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying, [-] Although the sun has started to rise, the forest is still very dark. As Annemarie rushes to the harbor, she reminds herself of the story of Red Riding Hood, which she has told to Kirsti many times. Although she can hear animals scampering through the forest, Annemarie is not scared—she has played here before in the daytime, and she knows there are no wolves. She also knows to avoid taking the road through town, where she will risk being stopped by soldiers. Annemarie continues down the path, with Red Riding Hood keeping her mind occupied and her fear in check. She is about to arrive at the harbor when suddenly, she runs into four German soldiers. They have two angry dogs that growl at Annemarie. Analysis Throughout Number the Stars, Annemarie shows a great deal of maturity and wisdom for a ten-year- old. However, she shows that she still has a childlike spirit in Chapter 14, and her innocence and imagination actually save her life. In order to keep herself calm as she travels down the dark path, she tells herself the story of Red Riding Hood, who also had to take a scary journey through the woods to help her grandmother. By returning to her childhood fantasy during a fearful experience, Annemarie learns that childhood experiences can be a source of comfort and therefore, strength. In Chapter 14, Lowry alternates between the story of Red Riding Hood and Annemarie’s journey as she travels down the path. By doing this, she gives readers a direct window into Annemarie’s thoughts. She also shows the similarities between Red Riding Hood’s story and Annemarie’s task. Both characters must be brave to help their loved ones. Also, both characters are forced into dangerous situations where they do not fully understand what is happening. Like Red Riding Hood, Annemarie is helps her friends and family by drawing on her internal well of courage. Chapter 15 Summary Annemarie remembers Kirsti’s interaction with the German soldiers at the beginning of the novel. Kirsti, not understanding the danger the German soldiers posed, had chattered confidently. The soldiers let her go because they did not take her seriously. Annemarie knows she must do the same thing now. When the soldiers ask her what she’s doing, she explains that she’s bringing Uncle Henrik his lunch. The German soldiers ask more questions. If Uncle Henrik forgot his lunch, why doesn’t he eat fish? Why is there no meat in the basket? Annemarie answers each question rudely, just like Kirsti did when speaking with the Giraffe. The soldiers take each item out of the basket and throw it on the ground for their dogs to eat, and Annemarie behaves like a petulant child. Just as Annemarie asks if she can leave, one soldier lifts the napkin and notices the precious packet hidden in the bottom of the basket. Annemarie panics, thinking the whole operation is compromised, but it turns out that the packet holds only a white handkerchief. The Germans make fun of Annemarie and let her go. When she arrives at the harbor, she finds Uncle Henrik on his boat, looking worried. When he sees that Annemarie has brought the packet, he is very relieved and tells her that she has saved the mission. He laughs when he finds out that the Germans fed his bread to the dogs, and Annemarie hurries home. Analysis For most of Number the Stars, Kirsti's outbursts make Annemarie nervous, even though the little girl's behavior is simply a result of her childlike innocence. At certain moments, Kirsti has put the Johansens and the Rosens in danger, like when she nearly mentions the Jewish New Year to the German soldiers on the train. However, Annemarie ends up channeling Kirsti’s naivete when she needs to convince the Germans that is only bringing lunch to her uncle, not delivering an important packet to the Resistance. By imitating Kirsti’s rudeness and her tendency to chatter, Annemarie successfully convinces the Germans that she is not a threat. In this moment, Lowry shows the importance of childhood innocence. Mama has tried to shelter her children, and in Kirsti's case, this has kept her safe from harm - the less she knows, the less she can potentially reveal. It also shows the importance of paying attention to the world around you. Annemarie act is successful because she has paid close attention to her sister’s behavior and knows exactly how the German soldiers will react. Although the German officers in this chapter are scary, there are some important differences between them and the officers we see elsewhere in the novel. Like the Giraffe and his partner, they seem to be low-ranking enlisted men, assigned to patrol a quiet fishing village. Unlike the soldiers in Chapter 1, however, they do not have a soft spot for children and treat Annemarie cruelly. At the same time, they are not as cruel as the Gestapo officers that visit the Johansen house in Chapter 5. When they steal the bread and mock Mama, they are simply using petty insults to exercise their power over Annemarie. Annemarie becomes a fierce Danish patriot over the course of her novel, following in her family's example. She resents the German soldiers for not bothering to learn Danish, and she frequently vocalizes her admiration for King Christian X. Insulting Denmark is just one way in which the German soldiers try to annoy Annemarie. They say that German women are better than Danish women because they do not spend their time on useless hobbies like embroidering handkerchiefs. However, Uncle Henrik’s comment at the end of the chapter shows that the joke is on the Germans—they may have given his bread to their dogs, but thanks to the "useless hobbies," he has been able to smuggle many Jews out of the country. Every time i told Justin the girls were justin dating his shiny sports car, he'd snort self-righteously. i'd shake my head i9n pity. My friend saw the poj i drove. We were in the same class. The poj was the symbol of my rejection. The depth of this era was so profound. But bc of the poj i lost attraction to women. i am talking to a woman, but i'm not attracted to her but the idea of a relationship. As i was ina coma, my gf heard about the thuing i had with the quarterback's gf, as did he, so she used that as an excuse to get with a doctor's son. He also cheated on her. But there were too many women out there to settle to just 1. Mine were drunk & gullible. My freind & I had Georgia College girls on his houseboat. Those girls were impossible to deny. i think things with my girlfriend would hjave worked out if she hadn't been running my friends off. So what if tehy were girls! i did better with the girls than i did boys. Then i started deriving junk & 225 women rejected me. Then this book. Joshua 6:27 So the Lord was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country. [-] John 6:26-27 The day after feeding the 5,000 from one boy's lunch, as recorded in John 6, this miracle becomes the springboard for a lesson on where the Christian should go to receive the best spiritual nourishment for his mind. After Jesus perceives that the people seek Him out to be fed physically again, He knows that they do not properly understand what they had witnessed the day before. They do not understand the significance of the miracle in identifying Him as the Messiah, perceiving it merely as a means of getting food to fill their empty stomachs. There they are, hungry again. In these verses, Jesus cautions His disciples about allowing the wrong focus to dominate their lives because it is so easily done. In this world, providing for our physical life requires a great deal of time and energy for most of us. This necessary activity, in addition to countless other distractions working to grab our attention, makes concentrating on seeking spiritual nourishment a responsibility that demands vision combined with discipline in the use of time. The Bible frequently employs a parallel between physical and spiritual eating. Such verses as Jeremiah 3:15 say, "And I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding." Here, God appeals to His people, promising to supply leaders who will provide them with good things to feed the mind, if they will turn to Him in repentance. The apostle Paul adds in Acts 20:28, "Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd [feed, KJV] the church of God which He purchased with His own blood." Paul's admonition to church elders shows that elders have a primary responsibility to provide good spiritual food to those they were ordained to pastor. In John 6:63, Jesus focuses our attention on the source of the words that truly promote growth and sound-mindedness: "It is the Spirit that gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life." "Life" implies a quality beyond what is available to mankind by nature. This verse provides a firm basis to connect God's pure Word—with its wisdom and guidance as the foundation of a sound mind—to an abundant life. Jesus speaks about spiritual food and its energizing power. Some are tempted to rely almost solely on the ministry to feed them. However, other portions of Scripture clarify that Christians cannot let the pastor carry the entire load of providing their spiritual diet. Each Christian has a major responsibility to seek his own spiritual nourishment with the pastor seen primarily as—but not limited to—a guide moving the flock steadily toward the deeper things of God's Word. As one follows Jesus' teaching, an intriguing change of emphasis occurs. By analogy, He becomes the spiritual food for His followers. This dovetails beautifully with His statement, "The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life," in that He personifies the Word of God. Eating the Word of God The day after feeding the 5,000 from one boy's lunch, as recorded in John 6, this miracle becomes the springboard for a lesson on where the Christian should go to receive the best spiritual nourishment for his mind. After Jesus perceives that the people seek Him out to be fed physically again, He knows that they do not properly understand what they had witnessed the day before. They do not understand the significance of the miracle in identifying Him as the Messiah, perceiving it merely as a means of getting food to fill their empty stomachs. There they are, hungry again. In John 6:26-27, Jesus cautions His disciples about allowing the wrong focus to dominate their lives because it is so easily done: Jesus answered them and said, "Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him." In this world, providing for our physical life requires a great deal of time and energy for most of us. This necessary activity, in addition to countless other distractions working to grab our attention, makes concentrating on seeking spiritual nourishment a responsibility that demands vision combined with discipline in the use of time. Deuteronomy 8:2-3 adds its emphasis: And you shall remember that the LORD your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you to know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD. God's Word is just as essential to spiritual life as food is to physical life. Just as one must discipline himself to provide and eat physical food, so must one exercise discipline to seek and ingest spiritual food. If one will not do this, then, just as physical health will decline without adequate food, a person's inadequate spiritual diet will lead to spiritual disease. At the very least, one's quality of life will be severely compromised. In Deuteronomy 8, God merely states that life has psychological aspects and does not indicate whether bread or God's Word is more important. It only states that God's Word is needed for life. By drawing attention to everlasting life in John 6, Jesus clarifies that what goes into the mind for processing and assimilation is far more important than what goes into the stomach. The quality of what enters the mind will be the major factor that determines the quality of life. Jesus first emphasizes, using the imperative tense, that we should strive for the food that endures, that is, satisfies forever. He wants us to recognize its potential. Merely reading God's Word and putting it into the mind is just the beginning of its usefulness. We must combine further actions to our reading because the Word's ultimate effect does not magically happen. Principally, we must also believe it and put it into action. Jesus uses the phrase "which the Son will give you," referring to the words ("food") that endure to everlasting life (John 6:27). However, His audience no more understands what he is talking about than the woman at the well knew what He meant by providing living water (John 4:10). Like her, they give what He says a completely physical meaning. At least they understand that work is involved. In verse 28 they ask, "What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?" Jesus replies in verse 29, "This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent." Faith Is Work There are at least two possible ways to understand what He means. The first is that God is always working to produce faith in His people so they can properly use their free moral agency. The second, however, is the primary meaning because they ask what they had to do. Jesus replies that godly work for the individual is believing in or on Him as Messiah. In other words, as Jesus uses it, faith is itself a work. Labor is involved in faith because living faith requires activity to meet the definition given in James 2. As the apostle says, faith without works is dead, and such "faith" is in realty not even faith. Some, especially evangelical Protestants, object to this because they feel it creates a "works" salvation. Their objections, though, are so much sound and fury without biblical substance. Jesus says at least a dozen times in different ways that salvation is by grace. Biblically, merely believing or agreeing with God or some biblical doctrine is of itself no better than being dead. Dead things produce nothing because nothing is working to produce anything. This is why Paul in Hebrews 3 can use "unbelief" and "disobedience" interchangeably. In other words, if a person only agrees, he merely has a preference, and his works will be at best inconsistent and sporadic. If a person has living faith, however, his belief will be a conviction, and works will occur. Paul declares in Ephesians 2:8-10: For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. A simple illustration will help us understand. Imagine being the root of a tree. The root does a tremendous amount of work in producing the tree's fruit. It draws moisture and nourishment in the form of minerals from the soil, processes them to some degree, then passes them on to the rest of the tree. However, the root could do none of this unless the minerals and water were freely given and available for it to do its work. Similarly, faith is a gift, like the water and minerals, freely given by God to produce certain works. Like a tree root, we have a measure of control because we have a part to play—working to believe and use what God has given—in producing the fruit of the Spirit. Thus, faith is simultaneously a gift and a work. It is a gift because the Son of Man gives it to us (John 6:27) and a work because we must exercise it (verse 29). As a food, faith is very nourishing for the mind, necessary for mental soundness and an abundant life. It will not be present in us unless we work to assimilate it by believing it. The people respond to Jesus' claim by saying. "What sign will You perform then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will You do? Our fathers ate manna in the desert; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat'" (John 6:30-31). They say, in effect, "If You are greater than Moses, then perform a sign greater than that which Moses did when he gave Israel bread from heaven." They obviously do not believe His claim to Messiahship. The Bread of Life In verses 32-33, Jesus makes His first obvious move to reveal that we are to eat of Him: "Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." Put into modern English, Jesus says, "Moses was merely God's agent who gave directions to the people on how to collect the manna. My Father in heaven is the real Giver. Even if you consider Moses to be the giver, he did not give the real heavenly bread. The Father is right now giving the real bread from heaven. I am that real bread of life." Jesus is the One we are to ingest and assimilate into our lives. Jesus does not mean that manna had no physical value but that it was not a means of sustaining spiritual life. Nothing physical can do this. Physical things may please us, even exhilarate us, but they can give no lasting sense of well-being. Clearly, Jesus intends that we understand all of this spiritually, including the word "life." Life, as Jesus means it, is the way God has lived from eternity. In and through Christ, we can share in it if we will "eat" Him, the "bread" of that life. In verse 34, the people reply, "Lord, give us this bread always," showing that they now understand enough to desire the bread but not its spiritual application. In verse 35, then, He responds by identifying Himself undeniably as the bread of life, adding, "He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst." He declares that He is the only permanent satisfaction for the human desire for life and that attaining this satisfaction hinges on belief, a commitment to Him based on trust. When we connect this final thought with verses 26-29, it becomes clear that faith, which enables the establishment of an intimate fellowship and union with Him, makes it possible to ingest and assimilate Him spiritually. By assimilating Him spiritually, as we assimilate bread physically, man can attain everlasting life. The faith or belief Christ means is a deep-seated commitment exercised by humbly coming to Him as one who knows that he has nothing and needs everything to have the kind of life God lives. Much as a plant turns towards the sun, one with a commitment like this will turn to Him for everything, knowing that without Him we can do nothing (John 15:5). John 6:36 is discouraging, as Jesus says, "But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet do not believe." He understands that those standing before Him and listening to the very words of life do not have this kind of faith. Thus, they have no commitment. However, verse 37 makes a first encouraging step, "All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out." He is speaking of those whom the Father would give Him as disciples from that time forward, including us, and all these can have this faith and commitment. The Father Himself elects, chooses, each one, giving each the necessary gift of faith, as Ephesians 2:8 shows. John 6:38-40 contains one of the most comforting and encouraging of all promises: For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day. The "I" in these three verses is very emphatic! To show this emphasis, some translations read, "I Myself." He personally promises to follow through, fulfilling the Father's will, and to guard and preserve those given Him to the very end! He is virtually ensuring a calling that cannot be revoked, a foundation that cannot be shaken in any way, a seal or promise that cannot be broken and a life that cannot perish! He practically guarantees the salvation of the saints! This is God's promise through Jesus Christ to "everyone who sees the Son." However, it becomes obvious in verses 41-42 that the Jews do not "see" Him because they say, in effect, "How can He say He came down from heaven when we know who His father and mother are?" Their emotions have reached the pitch of dissatisfied, sullen grumbling. They are saying to each other, "We have known Him since childhood. How does He expect us to believe Him?" They are not taking His words in and believing and assimilating them as part of themselves for use in improving the quality of their lives. Jesus thus ignores their grumbling disbelief and continues with His teaching on His work to save those the Father gives Him: "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day" (verse 44). "Draws" paints an interesting word picture. He says that the Father does not merely beckon or advise us but forcefully, powerfully pulls us to Christ, as if by a rope. One commentator says it is an irresistible activity! A man may try to resist, even to the extent of Jonah, but his resistance will ultimately prove ineffective. When this word is used elsewhere, it describes fishermen dragging a net full of fish into shore or onto a boat. Paul and Silas are dragged into the forum. Paul is dragged out of the Temple. The rich drag the poor before the judgment seats. So Jesus is saying that from beginning to end of the salvation process, the effective power at work is from above, and it is a forceful process rather than a polite and hopeful invitation. Involved in the Entire Process Verses 45-46 continue the theme yet open a new avenue of discussion: "It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.' Therefore everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me. Not that anyone has seen the Father, except He who is from God; He has seen the Father." More is here than readily meets the eye because we must understand it in its wider context. He is not speaking of merely being taught by God but rather indicating the entire transformation process. This section of the discourse began with Jesus saying that He will do everything in His power to save the person God gives to Him. He then established that the Father begins the process through a powerful drawing. He goes on to declare that the transformation from human glory to divine glory is also from God. Paul writes in II Corinthians 3:18, "But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord." Jesus thus encapsulates the entire salvation process as driven from above. Christians are still responsible to do works of submission, but the Bible always shows God in control and driving the entire process. Our human responsibility resides in the word "heard" (verse 45), which encompasses not only hearing but also believing and producing faith. This touches again on "eating" the Word of God. Paul says in Romans 10:17 that "faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Through the work of hearing and analysis, we assimilate God's Word into use in our conduct. Verses 47-51 reinforce the strategic role eating—listening to and believing in—God's living Word, Jesus Christ, plays in producing everlasting life: Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life. I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world. The knowledge that one gains by listening to and applying God's Word results in the greatest of all possible blessings: everlasting life. Remember, eternal life is quality of life as God lives it, as well as endless life. Notice also that those who believe already have this life. It is the gift of Jesus Christ. Those who have believed have "eaten" Him, and thus He calls Himself the Bread of Life. This Bread does what no other bread, even manna, can do. It works to impart spiritual life and banish spiritual death. He adds that He is the "living bread," implying that He lived in the past, is living in the present, and will live in the future. He will always be there to provide nourishment. Further, we must not just taste this Bread. Once the process begins, we must eat it continuously so that we can assimilate Him into us and begin living life in Him and He in us. Up to this point, Jesus has insisted that He, not manna, is the true Bread of Life. Now, He adds a new thought: This Bread will give His life in the flesh so the world may also live. He means that we cannot have everlasting life without also "eating," believing, accepting, assimilating, His voluntary, vicarious death by crucifixion for us. The Father gives the Son, and the Son gives Himself. Apart from this sacrifice, Christ ceases to be bread for us in any sense. Verse 52 shows that the Jews again interpret His words in a strictly literal sense: "How can this Man gives us His flesh to eat?" How utterly impossible it is for those who do not believe, who do not "come to Him," to understand the mysteries of salvation! Their hearts are ever ready to quarrel, scoff and resist. My Blood Too! Jesus does not back down in the face of their scoffing. Instead, He strengthens His statement about eating His flesh by adding that one must also drink His blood! He moves from something that seems foolish to His audience to the outright absurd: Then Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. This is the bread which came down from heaven—not as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever." (verses 53-58) These people knew well that Leviticus 17:10-11 forbids the eating of blood. They should have understood that He was not speaking of literally drinking the blood coursing through His body. If they knew Him from His youth, as they had earlier claimed, they should have known He was the most law-abiding person they had ever witnessed. What Jesus means is: "He who accepts, appropriates and assimilates and understands My sacrifice as the only ground of his salvation remains in Me and I in Him." This is why He adds, "He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood dwells in Me and I in Him." He is the living Word. As physical food and drink are offered, accepted and eaten, so also must Christ's sacrifice be offered, accepted and eaten. As the stomach assimilates the physical, so His sacrifice is spiritually assimilated in the heart of believers. As food nourishes and sustains the physical body's life, so Christ's sacrifice nourishes and sustains spiritual life. Again, the Jews react, but this time, interestingly, it comes from "many of His disciples": "[W]hen they heard this, [they] said, ‘This is a hard saying, who can understand it?' When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples murmured about this, He said to them, ‘Does this offend you?'" (verses 60-61). Like their fellow Jews, they were uncomprehending and displeased. Jesus, however, moves on undeterred: "What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before? It is the Spirit that gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life" (verses 62-63). Jesus' answer to their incomprehension is to point them to His authority, saying in effect, "If you see the Son of man ascending to heaven, will this not prove where He came from, as well as the authority of His words that you just heard? My flesh cannot benefit you. Stop thinking that I was literally asking you to eat My flesh or drink My blood. It is My spirit, My person in the act of sacrificing Myself, that bestows and sustains spiritual life, even everlasting life. The words that I have spoken to you are full of My spirit and therefore My life." Unbelief lay at the root of their problem, so they could not understand. From the beginning of His ministry, Jesus knew that such unbelief would be the normal response to His message. He expected it because faith is a gift of God, not given to all men, but only to those He calls and graciously bestows with the abilities to hear with understanding and believe. God has given us a precious and wonderful gift in the ability to believe and thus to establish a relationship through faith whereby He transforms us into His image. The evidence that we possess this gift is that we understand and yield in obedience so that the transformation can take place. Our responsibility is to believe, and if we do, the works will follow. Sometimes believing does not come easily because our minds are already so full of misinformation. Faith is a work in that it frequently requires mental labor to process raw knowledge into firm conviction. When it becomes a conviction, we have assimilated it, and it becomes practical and usable in daily life. Passover and Symbolism Of course, what Jesus explains in John 6 is a figurative reference to taking Passover. However, we must understand that far more is involved than just eating the bread and drinking the wine that represent His body and blood. II Corinthians 4:7, 10-11 clarifies this: But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. . . . [We are] always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. In truly eating the Passover—that is, personally and with comprehension reconfirming the acceptance of His sacrifice—we take into ourselves the death and life of Christ. When we eat food, it goes into us, and when assimilated, it becomes part of us, enabling us to live and accomplish. This is the process He is teaching here. The only difference is that it is a spiritual process, and it becomes the means of spiritual accomplishment. Beyond this, He also has in mind our taking all the instructions contained within God's Word into our minds and making them practical in our lives. I Corinthians 10:1-4 adds to this important concept: Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea, all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. Paul draws on some of the same imagery and teaching vehicles as Christ. In the wilderness, the Israelites ate manna and water that nourished them and enabled them to progress on their pilgrimage to the Promised Land. Those things were spiritual only in that they came from the spiritual God and were spiritually supplied. They are also types of Christ. In the biblical imagery, then, by their literal eating of manna and drinking water, Christ was empowering them to endure all the way to the Promised Land. We are to understand that, likewise, He also empowers us when we eat of Him spiritually. John 15:4-5 confirms: Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. Understanding the symbolism contained within Christ's teaching that we must eat Him can provide us a great deal of wisdom. He is our ever-present help who sustains, intercedes for, and nourishes us so that we might be spiritually strong and growing. Eating Him is a constant and sure source of guidance, comfort, and encouragement. In Him God supplies all things necessary for making it to His Kingdom. We must always remember that without Him we can do nothing. The countless rejections Justin got afetr he started driving junk really depressed him. Then he got in a scheme to steal our aunt's guns & the crooks he was in on it with 2 faced stabbed him in the back. He took off running. zi told the FBI my suspicion, but they did nothing. The least they could do is give the suspects a lie detector test. I am passionate to get to the bottom of this.After Justin found out i was right about women, he thought he had nothing to lose. I know i did when i found Dad was right. 225 women have rejected me after i started driving a poj & that will be what i write about the rest of my life. My royalties will buy, buy, buy books that fill my lief. I'd ratehr read trhan anything in the whole wide world. "ABIDING IN HIM" I. THE WHOLE IDEA IS THAT OF BEING FRUITFUL. The primary desire of my life is to bear good fruit for my Lord. No other accomplishments that I may achieve are as important as this. One day when I stand before Him to give an account of my life, this is all that will really matter. What kind of fruit can I offer to Him? Things that we learn from this passage: A. If the branch does not bear fruit it is taken away. 1. There is nothing more worthless than a branch that does not bear fruit. 2. Jesus spoke of the tree that did not bear fruit that the husbandman ordered it to be cut down. 3. Jesus cursed the barren fig tree that it died. 4. God spoke of all that He did for His vineyard that he might enjoy the fruit, and all it brought forth was wild grapes. God spoke of His judgment that would come upon that vineyard. B. Those branches that bear fruit are purged that they may bring forth more fruit. 1. So often you hear this translated pruned. 2. When you go into the Eschol valley in Israel where Joshua and Caleb got the large bunch of grapes, you will see today the grape vines lying on the ground. They will be propped up with a rock, but they are lying next to the ground. When the grapes begin to get ripe, the vinedresser will pick up the large bunches and wash the dirt off of them so that the grapes that are lying on the ground will not rot. 3. That the word means washed or cleansed is obvious by the next verse, "Now you are clean through the word that I have spoken unto you." C. It is the Father's good will that you bring forth much fruit, so the next step in the process is abiding in Christ, and the result is that you will bring forth much fruit. 1. Herein is the Father glorified as your life bears much fruit. 2. Where would you place yourself today? a. No fruit b. Fruit c. More fruit d. Much fruit D. The fruit that the Father desires is that which develops naturally as the result of relationship. 1. It is not something that is forced. 2. You do not have to struggle to produce it. 3. As you abide in Christ it just develops naturally. II. THE IMPORTANCE OF ABIDING IN CHRIST. A. The branch cannot bear fruit of itself except it abide in the vine. JOH 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 1. You are the branch, in and of yourself you cannot bring forth fruit. God is not interested in the works of our flesh, which we are so often seeking to offer Him. He desires the fruit of the Spirit. 2. Jesus said, "Apart from Me, you can do nothing." a. That is nothing of true value in the eyes of the Father. b. All of our righteous works are as filthy rags in His sight. 3. We must realize that it is the life of Christ flowing through us that produces the kind of fruit the Father desires. B. If you do not abide in Christ, you are cast forth as a branch and become withered. JOH 15:6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast [them] into the fire, and they are burned. 1. The branch has no life within itself. 2. It draws it's life from the vine. 3. Even so we draw our life from Christ and are nothing and have nothing in and of ourselves. 4. The apple tree at the summer camp. C. We have power in prayer. JOH 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. 1. How our prayer life is enhanced and enriched when we abide in Christ. 2. This is a glorious promise, "You shall ask what you will, and it shall be done unto you." a. This promise is not to just anyone. b. So many just take this promise and run with it. c. Let's see, I want a new Mercedes, a 5 carat diamond ring, a house on the bay front, a yacht moored at my private pier. d. The promise is to those who are abiding in Christ. 3. If you abide in Christ, you will not be asking for things that are not according to His will. 4. James said that you ask and receive not because you are asking amiss that you might consume it on your own lusts. III. OUR DESIRE IS THAT OUR LIVES PRODUCE LASTING FRUIT. JOH 15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and [that] your fruit should remain: A. Jesus declares that the purpose of choosing us is not that we just bring forth fruit. But that the fruit might remain. That is lasting fruit. 1. As teachers of the word, you need to see yourself as constantly sowing seed in the fertile hearts of the children. 2. The seed is the word of God, planting God's word in their hearts. 3. God said that His word will not return unto Him void, but will accomplish the purposes for which it was sent forth. B. It is the word of God that will bring lasting fruit. I pray that your life might bear fruit for our Lord. I pray that as you begin to bear fruit, you will bring forth more fruit. I pray that you might bring forth much fruit to the glory of God. I pray that the fruit might remain. The key is abiding in Him and in His word. llicott's Commentary for English Readers (4) Abide in me, and I in you.—The clauses are here connected as cause and effect. The second is the promise, which will not fail if the command of the first be observed. The union then, and all that follows from it, is placed within the power of the human will. All is contained in the words, “Abide in Me.” He who obeys this command has Christ abiding in him, and is a fruitful branch of the true vine. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself.—The branch regarded of itself, apart from (“except it abide in”) the vine, has no original source of life. The sap flows from the vine to branch and tendril and leaf and fruit. The branch of itself is a lifeless organ, and only fulfils its functions when it is connected with the vine. So in the spiritual life, men apart from Christ have no original source of life and fruitfulness. The true life flows from Him to every branch that abides in Him, quickening by its power the whole man, and making him fruitful in good. The man who lives without faith in God may be said to exist, rather than to live, and misses the true aim of his being. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 15:1-8 Jesus Christ is the Vine, the true Vine. The union of the human and Divine natures, and the fulness of the Spirit that is in him, resemble the root of the vine made fruitful by the moisture from a rich soil. Believers are branches of this Vine. The root is unseen, and our life is hid with Christ; the root bears the tree, diffuses sap to it, and in Christ are all supports and supplies. The branches of the vine are many, yet, meeting in the root, are all but one vine; thus all true Christians, though in place and opinion distant from each other, meet in Christ. Believers, like the branches of the vine, are weak, and unable to stand but as they are borne up. The Father is the Husbandman. Never was any husbandman so wise, so watchful, about his vineyard, as God is about his church, which therefore must prosper. We must be fruitful. From a vine we look for grapes, and from a Christian we look for a Christian temper, disposition, and life. We must honour God, and do good; this is bearing fruit. The unfruitful are taken away. And even fruitful branches need pruning; for the best have notions, passions, and humours, that require to be taken away, which Christ has promised to forward the sanctification of believers, they will be thankful, for them. The word of Christ is spoken to all believers; and there is a cleansing virtue in that word, as it works grace, and works out corruption. And the more fruit we bring forth, the more we abound in what is good, the more our Lord is glorified. In order to fruitfulness, we must abide in Christ, must have union with him by faith. It is the great concern of all Christ's disciples, constantly to keep up dependence upon Christ, and communion with him. True Christians find by experience, that any interruption in the exercise of their faith, causes holy affections to decline, their corruptions to revive, and their comforts to droop. Those who abide not in Christ, though they may flourish for awhile in outward profession, yet come to nothing. The fire is the fittest place for withered branches; they are good for nothing else. Let us seek to live more simply on the fulness of Christ, and to grow more fruitful in every good word and work, so may our joy in Him and in his salvation be full. Barnes' Notes on the Bible Abide in me - Remain united to me by a living faith. Live a life of dependence on me, and obey my doctrines, imitate my example, and constantly exercise faith in me. And I in you - That is, if you remain attached to me, I will remain with you, and will teach, guide, and comfort you. This he proceeds to illustrate by a reference to the vine. If the branch should be cut off an instant, it would die and be fruitless. As long as it is in the vine, "from the nature of the case," the parent stock imparts its juices, and furnishes a constant circulation of sap adapted to the growth and fruitfulness of the branch. So our piety, if we should be separate from Christ, or if we cease to feel our union to him and dependence on him, withers and droops. While we are united to him by a living faith, from the nature of the case, strength flows from him to us, and we receive help as we need. Piety then, manifested in good works, in love, and self-denial, is as natural, as easy, as unconstrained. and as lovely as the vine covered with fruitful branches is at once useful and enticing. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 4. Abide in me, and I in you; as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine, &c.—As all spiritual fruitfulness had been ascribed to the mutual inhabitation, and living, active interpenetration (so to speak) of Christ and His disciples, so here the keeping up of this vital connection is made essential to continued fruitfulness. Matthew Poole's Commentary This our abiding in Christ is expounded, by an abiding in his words, John 15:7, by abiding in his love, John 15:10, an abiding in his Spirit, 1Jo 2:27, a walking as Christ walked, 1Jo 2:6, an abiding in the light, John 15:10, not sinning, 1Jo 3:6. The exhortation is, without doubt, to a holiness of life and conversation, by which our union and communion with Christ is upheld and maintained, and which is in itself an abiding in the love of Christ: nor is there a want of sufficient reason for this exhortation, though our union with Christ cannot be dissolved, nor our communion with him wholly interrupted; because, 1. It must be upheld and maintained on our part by the exercises of faith and holiness. 2. The sense of it in our souls may be eclipsed, and wholly fail, Psalm 22:1. 3. We may fall away foully, though neither totally, (as Lutherans say), because the seed of God abideth in the believer; nor yet finally (as papists say). We had need therefore of all exhortations and arguments imaginable, to persuade us to do what in us lieth that we may abide in him. We have a great encouragement to the use of all possible endeavours to abide in the love of God, from the promise annexed, and I in you; that is, I will abide in you; do you strive, and I will help you to perfect; do you fight, and I will help you to overcome; I will continue to you such gradual influences of grace, as shall be sufficient for you; grace wherein and whereby you shall stand, Romans 5:2. You shall be kept by the power of God through faith to salvation, 1 Peter 1:5. But look as it is with the branch, it cannot bear fruit of itself; but if it be once separated from the influences of the stock, it dies and withers; so it will be with you, you can bring forth no fruit unless you abide in me. Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible Abide in me, and I in you,.... The former of these is an exhortation to continue in the exercise of faith and love upon Christ, holding to him the head, cleaving to him with full purpose of heart, and so deriving life, grace, strength, and nourishment from him; the latter is a promise encouraging to the former; for as Christ is formed in the hearts of his people, he continues there as the living principle of all grace. And so, as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine, no more can ye, except ye abide in me; which strongly expresses the necessity of abiding in Christ by fresh repeated acts of faith: and it is easy to observe, that when believers depart from Christ, though it be but partially, and for a time, for they cannot finally and totally depart from him, in what a poor, withered, fruitless condition they are, both in their frames and duties. Joshua 9:9 And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the Lord thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt, [-] 1 Kings 4:31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about. [-] 1 Kings 10:1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to prove him with hard questions. [-] 1 Kings 10:7 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard. [-] 1 Chronicles 14:17 And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all nations. [-] 1 Chronicles 22:5 And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the Lord must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death. [-] 2 Chronicles 9:1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart. [-] 2 Chronicles 9:6 Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard. [-] Esther 9:4 For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater. [-] Job 28:22 Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears. [-] Isaiah 66:19 And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles. [-] Jeremiah 6:24 We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail. [-] Zephaniah 3:19 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame. [-] Matthew 4:24 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. [-] Matthew 9:26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land. [-] Matthew 9:31 But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country. [-] Matthew 14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, [-] Mark 1:28 And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee. [-] Luke 4:14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. [-] Luke 4:37 And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about. [-] Luke 5:15 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities. the biggest church crowd i ever saw is the time we put out 1,000s door hangers. im currently listening to zradio.com. lovely Christmas music. i believe in the big bang theory bc my biology college teacher told the class you cant get anything from nothing. Joshua Haris' wrote the book on not touching your fiance in anyway got a separation. that reminds me of the time a majority the couples in my church got a divorce. It made me glory in my life long isolation. Joshua's wife, Shannon, is also walking away from the faith. Joshua left the church. 226 women have rejected me. The pianist's son said i was single all my life bc i never asked anybody out. Every church girl i asked out rejected me, so i am going to converet to the gay church. Asa Christian rejected by 226 women, i felt reserch on God & homosexuality most compelling. Dad didn't want me buying junk when i was 16. Junk was all I could Afford! So i had no choice. Junk was what i bought. Junk is what cursed my life. 226 women is what tuerned me down. Everything Dad said turned out true. You can't date in junk. So i did a 12k word essay on gay & Christian. But it won't publish in my app. Please pray things change & it's a success. michael"DEE"housen poj, bc, gf, Kurt Angle rolled his eyes about my being all that. I told him i'd ---- him up. He laughed hard then agreed with me. At an REM concert, Michael Stipe burst out laughing when a drunk lady sat on my head & I punched her rump. I gestured i'm all that. Stipe agreed. Now i am an aspiring self help writer. zi hsve been since 1995. I told John Cena what i told Kurt. He laughed. I said ask him. He said he would. Besides the Richard Pryor movie, Greased Lightening, those are my only walks of fame. Now i will look at fame in the Bible & see what God has to say. I wrote a 12,000 word essay. Title: Homosexual & God. I base that on the 226 women who have rejected me save 1 since i drove junk. My being told a promised truck was a dream was something i failed to understand when I was 16. Granny, a decade later, said she thought her lie was ok. I was supposed to be too excited to drive. Manipulation. 1 Kings 5 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David. And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the Lord his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the Lord put them under the soles of his feet. ... [-] Lover stands out the most for me. 225 women have turned me down since i started driving a pice of junk. My brother, Justin, did well with the girls as long as he drove a shiny sports car, then some trusted people framed him for gun theft & he killed himself. As he ran from the law, i told him i'd help him, but i feel so distant. I am thr junk driver. He si the shiny sports car driver. People have their suspicion drug dealers killed him as they killed our informant dad, but i agree with the police he killed himself. As long as he drove the shiny sports car, i told him the girls love the shiny sports car. He'd just laugh. Then eh started driving junk. Then he stayed rejected. 1st Kings Chapter 5 Summary There were over 3,000 overseers (upper management) on the Holy Godly project, overseeing the work being done, and over 30,000 men who worked physically on the project. They took turns working a month at a time, 10,000 at a time. Employment was great during Solomon’s days. Chapter Summaries: 1st Kings Chapter 5 Summary Published Here with another one of our chapter summaries, this one on 1 Kings chapter 5 summary. Chapter five of first Kings begins with the king of Tyre named Hiram. He loved David, and saw Solomon (David’s son) was anointed in David’s place. Solomon sent to have king Hiram send diligent workers to build the temple of God. The Sidonians were called because there were none like the Sidonians when it came to hewing timber; also there were no cedar trees like the trees in Lebanon. The king of Tyre and Israel made a league together. They worked together in supplying what the Temple of God would need. They brought in great expensive stones for the foundation of the the LORD’s house. Both Israel and Hiram’s builder worked to fashion the house of the LORD. 1st Kings Chapter 5 Summary There were over 3,000 overseers (upper management) on the Holy Godly project, overseeing the work being done, and over 30,000 men who worked physically on the project. They took turns working a month at a time, 10,000 at a time. Employment was great during Solomon’s days. This is the summary of first Kings chapter 5. Thank you for joining us today, it’s always a pleasure to have you. BibleStudyMinistry.com (BSM), believes the Bible is one assimilated account leading and pointing to Jesus the Messiah, His Kingdom on the Earth, and His Royal Family. BSM also believes the Bible has a lot of profound and practical wisdom everyone can use in the journey of life and towards the Kingdom of the Lord. Because of this, we blog and vlog on different study topics, chapter studies, current events, biblical interludes, and all things pertaining to scripture. We do all of this so we can share this story the best we can with you. We appreciate and are grateful for all your love and support in all ways possible, even something as simple as leaving a cool or encouraging comment. Blessings to you. Genesis 45:16 And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. [-] When i am famous for my Bible based self help, my friends & family will want to be in great contact with me. I was cheated by Dr. Callahan who left my shunt .25" short. I kept saying he won't remove my limp & speech impairment as he said. I knew that bc my therapists told me that was caused byt brain's bruises. Similarly, i told Granny i couldn't do homework & Job daily. If i wasn't given the truck as promised, agony was coming. I was talking about Dad's death after my TBI. Leaving his funeral, i reminded her of those words. She shrugged! Can you believe that! She had just said it was her biggest pain! Similarly, my aunt smiled when she told me of my BFF's death! UGH!! Justr another thijng to show i was no part of the family! She quit school. She gave my brother her shiny Ford Probe. I unbuckled & prayed for death my Senior year. i waited till i was a Senior in 23 months to unbuckle & pray for death, go through a window, decade rehab, countless surgeries, nerve damage, speech impairment, limp, etc., etc. Dad said you can't date in junk at my 16th birthday party. I proved him right. I told Justin the same thing. He let hiss hiny sports car go for junk. He encountered rejection after rejection after rejection after rejection after rejection after... for the 1st time in his life. I read I KISSED DATING GOODBYE. Plans for the perfect marriage. The author divorced & renounced Christianity. Since every church girl rejected me, i renounce church, but i won't renounce Christianity. i want nothing to do with any woman who has rejected me. The woman i'm talking to--i believe-- isn't a church goer. i like that. But i've never been able to commit myself. Clubbing i found the girls so attracted to my tenderness. i was underage. i had very compelling gay dreams i want to follow through. Numbers 14:15 Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying, [-] Although the sun has started to rise, the forest is still very dark. As Annemarie rushes to the harbor, she reminds herself of the story of Red Riding Hood, which she has told to Kirsti many times. Although she can hear animals scampering through the forest, Annemarie is not scared—she has played here before in the daytime, and she knows there are no wolves. She also knows to avoid taking the road through town, where she will risk being stopped by soldiers. Annemarie continues down the path, with Red Riding Hood keeping her mind occupied and her fear in check. She is about to arrive at the harbor when suddenly, she runs into four German soldiers. They have two angry dogs that growl at Annemarie. Analysis Throughout Number the Stars, Annemarie shows a great deal of maturity and wisdom for a ten-year- old. However, she shows that she still has a childlike spirit in Chapter 14, and her innocence and imagination actually save her life. In order to keep herself calm as she travels down the dark path, she tells herself the story of Red Riding Hood, who also had to take a scary journey through the woods to help her grandmother. By returning to her childhood fantasy during a fearful experience, Annemarie learns that childhood experiences can be a source of comfort and therefore, strength. In Chapter 14, Lowry alternates between the story of Red Riding Hood and Annemarie’s journey as she travels down the path. By doing this, she gives readers a direct window into Annemarie’s thoughts. She also shows the similarities between Red Riding Hood’s story and Annemarie’s task. Both characters must be brave to help their loved ones. Also, both characters are forced into dangerous situations where they do not fully understand what is happening. Like Red Riding Hood, Annemarie is helps her friends and family by drawing on her internal well of courage. Chapter 15 Summary Annemarie remembers Kirsti’s interaction with the German soldiers at the beginning of the novel. Kirsti, not understanding the danger the German soldiers posed, had chattered confidently. The soldiers let her go because they did not take her seriously. Annemarie knows she must do the same thing now. When the soldiers ask her what she’s doing, she explains that she’s bringing Uncle Henrik his lunch. The German soldiers ask more questions. If Uncle Henrik forgot his lunch, why doesn’t he eat fish? Why is there no meat in the basket? Annemarie answers each question rudely, just like Kirsti did when speaking with the Giraffe. The soldiers take each item out of the basket and throw it on the ground for their dogs to eat, and Annemarie behaves like a petulant child. Just as Annemarie asks if she can leave, one soldier lifts the napkin and notices the precious packet hidden in the bottom of the basket. Annemarie panics, thinking the whole operation is compromised, but it turns out that the packet holds only a white handkerchief. The Germans make fun of Annemarie and let her go. When she arrives at the harbor, she finds Uncle Henrik on his boat, looking worried. When he sees that Annemarie has brought the packet, he is very relieved and tells her that she has saved the mission. He laughs when he finds out that the Germans fed his bread to the dogs, and Annemarie hurries home. Analysis For most of Number the Stars, Kirsti's outbursts make Annemarie nervous, even though the little girl's behavior is simply a result of her childlike innocence. At certain moments, Kirsti has put the Johansens and the Rosens in danger, like when she nearly mentions the Jewish New Year to the German soldiers on the train. However, Annemarie ends up channeling Kirsti’s naivete when she needs to convince the Germans that is only bringing lunch to her uncle, not delivering an important packet to the Resistance. By imitating Kirsti’s rudeness and her tendency to chatter, Annemarie successfully convinces the Germans that she is not a threat. In this moment, Lowry shows the importance of childhood innocence. Mama has tried to shelter her children, and in Kirsti's case, this has kept her safe from harm - the less she knows, the less she can potentially reveal. It also shows the importance of paying attention to the world around you. Annemarie act is successful because she has paid close attention to her sister’s behavior and knows exactly how the German soldiers will react. Although the German officers in this chapter are scary, there are some important differences between them and the officers we see elsewhere in the novel. Like the Giraffe and his partner, they seem to be low-ranking enlisted men, assigned to patrol a quiet fishing village. Unlike the soldiers in Chapter 1, however, they do not have a soft spot for children and treat Annemarie cruelly. At the same time, they are not as cruel as the Gestapo officers that visit the Johansen house in Chapter 5. When they steal the bread and mock Mama, they are simply using petty insults to exercise their power over Annemarie. Annemarie becomes a fierce Danish patriot over the course of her novel, following in her family's example. She resents the German soldiers for not bothering to learn Danish, and she frequently vocalizes her admiration for King Christian X. Insulting Denmark is just one way in which the German soldiers try to annoy Annemarie. They say that German women are better than Danish women because they do not spend their time on useless hobbies like embroidering handkerchiefs. However, Uncle Henrik’s comment at the end of the chapter shows that the joke is on the Germans—they may have given his bread to their dogs, but thanks to the "useless hobbies," he has been able to smuggle many Jews out of the country. Every time i told Justin the girls were justin dating his shiny sports car, he'd snort self-righteously. i'd shake my head i9n pity. My friend saw the poj i drove. We were in the same class. The poj was the symbol of my rejection. The depth of this era was so profound. But bc of the poj i lost attraction to women. i am talking to a woman, but i'm not attracted to her but the idea of a relationship. As i was ina coma, my gf heard about the thuing i had with the quarterback's gf, as did he, so she used that as an excuse to get with a doctor's son. He also cheated on her. But there were too many women out there to settle to just 1. Mine were drunk & gullible. My freind & I had Georgia College girls on his houseboat. Those girls were impossible to deny. i think things with my girlfriend would hjave worked out if she hadn't been running my friends off. So what if tehy were girls! i did better with the girls than i did boys. Then i started deriving junk & 225 women rejected me. Then this book. Joshua 6:27 So the Lord was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country. [-] John 6:26-27 The day after feeding the 5,000 from one boy's lunch, as recorded in John 6, this miracle becomes the springboard for a lesson on where the Christian should go to receive the best spiritual nourishment for his mind. After Jesus perceives that the people seek Him out to be fed physically again, He knows that they do not properly understand what they had witnessed the day before. They do not understand the significance of the miracle in identifying Him as the Messiah, perceiving it merely as a means of getting food to fill their empty stomachs. There they are, hungry again. In these verses, Jesus cautions His disciples about allowing the wrong focus to dominate their lives because it is so easily done. In this world, providing for our physical life requires a great deal of time and energy for most of us. This necessary activity, in addition to countless other distractions working to grab our attention, makes concentrating on seeking spiritual nourishment a responsibility that demands vision combined with discipline in the use of time. The Bible frequently employs a parallel between physical and spiritual eating. Such verses as Jeremiah 3:15 say, "And I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding." Here, God appeals to His people, promising to supply leaders who will provide them with good things to feed the mind, if they will turn to Him in repentance. The apostle Paul adds in Acts 20:28, "Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd [feed, KJV] the church of God which He purchased with His own blood." Paul's admonition to church elders shows that elders have a primary responsibility to provide good spiritual food to those they were ordained to pastor. In John 6:63, Jesus focuses our attention on the source of the words that truly promote growth and sound-mindedness: "It is the Spirit that gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life." "Life" implies a quality beyond what is available to mankind by nature. This verse provides a firm basis to connect God's pure Word—with its wisdom and guidance as the foundation of a sound mind—to an abundant life. Jesus speaks about spiritual food and its energizing power. Some are tempted to rely almost solely on the ministry to feed them. However, other portions of Scripture clarify that Christians cannot let the pastor carry the entire load of providing their spiritual diet. Each Christian has a major responsibility to seek his own spiritual nourishment with the pastor seen primarily as—but not limited to—a guide moving the flock steadily toward the deeper things of God's Word. As one follows Jesus' teaching, an intriguing change of emphasis occurs. By analogy, He becomes the spiritual food for His followers. This dovetails beautifully with His statement, "The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life," in that He personifies the Word of God. Eating the Word of God The day after feeding the 5,000 from one boy's lunch, as recorded in John 6, this miracle becomes the springboard for a lesson on where the Christian should go to receive the best spiritual nourishment for his mind. After Jesus perceives that the people seek Him out to be fed physically again, He knows that they do not properly understand what they had witnessed the day before. They do not understand the significance of the miracle in identifying Him as the Messiah, perceiving it merely as a means of getting food to fill their empty stomachs. There they are, hungry again. In John 6:26-27, Jesus cautions His disciples about allowing the wrong focus to dominate their lives because it is so easily done: Jesus answered them and said, "Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him." In this world, providing for our physical life requires a great deal of time and energy for most of us. This necessary activity, in addition to countless other distractions working to grab our attention, makes concentrating on seeking spiritual nourishment a responsibility that demands vision combined with discipline in the use of time. Deuteronomy 8:2-3 adds its emphasis: And you shall remember that the LORD your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you to know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD. God's Word is just as essential to spiritual life as food is to physical life. Just as one must discipline himself to provide and eat physical food, so must one exercise discipline to seek and ingest spiritual food. If one will not do this, then, just as physical health will decline without adequate food, a person's inadequate spiritual diet will lead to spiritual disease. At the very least, one's quality of life will be severely compromised. In Deuteronomy 8, God merely states that life has psychological aspects and does not indicate whether bread or God's Word is more important. It only states that God's Word is needed for life. By drawing attention to everlasting life in John 6, Jesus clarifies that what goes into the mind for processing and assimilation is far more important than what goes into the stomach. The quality of what enters the mind will be the major factor that determines the quality of life. Jesus first emphasizes, using the imperative tense, that we should strive for the food that endures, that is, satisfies forever. He wants us to recognize its potential. Merely reading God's Word and putting it into the mind is just the beginning of its usefulness. We must combine further actions to our reading because the Word's ultimate effect does not magically happen. Principally, we must also believe it and put it into action. Jesus uses the phrase "which the Son will give you," referring to the words ("food") that endure to everlasting life (John 6:27). However, His audience no more understands what he is talking about than the woman at the well knew what He meant by providing living water (John 4:10). Like her, they give what He says a completely physical meaning. At least they understand that work is involved. In verse 28 they ask, "What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?" Jesus replies in verse 29, "This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent." Faith Is Work There are at least two possible ways to understand what He means. The first is that God is always working to produce faith in His people so they can properly use their free moral agency. The second, however, is the primary meaning because they ask what they had to do. Jesus replies that godly work for the individual is believing in or on Him as Messiah. In other words, as Jesus uses it, faith is itself a work. Labor is involved in faith because living faith requires activity to meet the definition given in James 2. As the apostle says, faith without works is dead, and such "faith" is in realty not even faith. Some, especially evangelical Protestants, object to this because they feel it creates a "works" salvation. Their objections, though, are so much sound and fury without biblical substance. Jesus says at least a dozen times in different ways that salvation is by grace. Biblically, merely believing or agreeing with God or some biblical doctrine is of itself no better than being dead. Dead things produce nothing because nothing is working to produce anything. This is why Paul in Hebrews 3 can use "unbelief" and "disobedience" interchangeably. In other words, if a person only agrees, he merely has a preference, and his works will be at best inconsistent and sporadic. If a person has living faith, however, his belief will be a conviction, and works will occur. Paul declares in Ephesians 2:8-10: For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. A simple illustration will help us understand. Imagine being the root of a tree. The root does a tremendous amount of work in producing the tree's fruit. It draws moisture and nourishment in the form of minerals from the soil, processes them to some degree, then passes them on to the rest of the tree. However, the root could do none of this unless the minerals and water were freely given and available for it to do its work. Similarly, faith is a gift, like the water and minerals, freely given by God to produce certain works. Like a tree root, we have a measure of control because we have a part to play—working to believe and use what God has given—in producing the fruit of the Spirit. Thus, faith is simultaneously a gift and a work. It is a gift because the Son of Man gives it to us (John 6:27) and a work because we must exercise it (verse 29). As a food, faith is very nourishing for the mind, necessary for mental soundness and an abundant life. It will not be present in us unless we work to assimilate it by believing it. The people respond to Jesus' claim by saying. "What sign will You perform then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will You do? Our fathers ate manna in the desert; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat'" (John 6:30-31). They say, in effect, "If You are greater than Moses, then perform a sign greater than that which Moses did when he gave Israel bread from heaven." They obviously do not believe His claim to Messiahship. The Bread of Life In verses 32-33, Jesus makes His first obvious move to reveal that we are to eat of Him: "Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." Put into modern English, Jesus says, "Moses was merely God's agent who gave directions to the people on how to collect the manna. My Father in heaven is the real Giver. Even if you consider Moses to be the giver, he did not give the real heavenly bread. The Father is right now giving the real bread from heaven. I am that real bread of life." Jesus is the One we are to ingest and assimilate into our lives. Jesus does not mean that manna had no physical value but that it was not a means of sustaining spiritual life. Nothing physical can do this. Physical things may please us, even exhilarate us, but they can give no lasting sense of well-being. Clearly, Jesus intends that we understand all of this spiritually, including the word "life." Life, as Jesus means it, is the way God has lived from eternity. In and through Christ, we can share in it if we will "eat" Him, the "bread" of that life. In verse 34, the people reply, "Lord, give us this bread always," showing that they now understand enough to desire the bread but not its spiritual application. In verse 35, then, He responds by identifying Himself undeniably as the bread of life, adding, "He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst." He declares that He is the only permanent satisfaction for the human desire for life and that attaining this satisfaction hinges on belief, a commitment to Him based on trust. When we connect this final thought with verses 26-29, it becomes clear that faith, which enables the establishment of an intimate fellowship and union with Him, makes it possible to ingest and assimilate Him spiritually. By assimilating Him spiritually, as we assimilate bread physically, man can attain everlasting life. The faith or belief Christ means is a deep-seated commitment exercised by humbly coming to Him as one who knows that he has nothing and needs everything to have the kind of life God lives. Much as a plant turns towards the sun, one with a commitment like this will turn to Him for everything, knowing that without Him we can do nothing (John 15:5). John 6:36 is discouraging, as Jesus says, "But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet do not believe." He understands that those standing before Him and listening to the very words of life do not have this kind of faith. Thus, they have no commitment. However, verse 37 makes a first encouraging step, "All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out." He is speaking of those whom the Father would give Him as disciples from that time forward, including us, and all these can have this faith and commitment. The Father Himself elects, chooses, each one, giving each the necessary gift of faith, as Ephesians 2:8 shows. John 6:38-40 contains one of the most comforting and encouraging of all promises: For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day. The "I" in these three verses is very emphatic! To show this emphasis, some translations read, "I Myself." He personally promises to follow through, fulfilling the Father's will, and to guard and preserve those given Him to the very end! He is virtually ensuring a calling that cannot be revoked, a foundation that cannot be shaken in any way, a seal or promise that cannot be broken and a life that cannot perish! He practically guarantees the salvation of the saints! This is God's promise through Jesus Christ to "everyone who sees the Son." However, it becomes obvious in verses 41-42 that the Jews do not "see" Him because they say, in effect, "How can He say He came down from heaven when we know who His father and mother are?" Their emotions have reached the pitch of dissatisfied, sullen grumbling. They are saying to each other, "We have known Him since childhood. How does He expect us to believe Him?" They are not taking His words in and believing and assimilating them as part of themselves for use in improving the quality of their lives. Jesus thus ignores their grumbling disbelief and continues with His teaching on His work to save those the Father gives Him: "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day" (verse 44). "Draws" paints an interesting word picture. He says that the Father does not merely beckon or advise us but forcefully, powerfully pulls us to Christ, as if by a rope. One commentator says it is an irresistible activity! A man may try to resist, even to the extent of Jonah, but his resistance will ultimately prove ineffective. When this word is used elsewhere, it describes fishermen dragging a net full of fish into shore or onto a boat. Paul and Silas are dragged into the forum. Paul is dragged out of the Temple. The rich drag the poor before the judgment seats. So Jesus is saying that from beginning to end of the salvation process, the effective power at work is from above, and it is a forceful process rather than a polite and hopeful invitation. Involved in the Entire Process Verses 45-46 continue the theme yet open a new avenue of discussion: "It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.' Therefore everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me. Not that anyone has seen the Father, except He who is from God; He has seen the Father." More is here than readily meets the eye because we must understand it in its wider context. He is not speaking of merely being taught by God but rather indicating the entire transformation process. This section of the discourse began with Jesus saying that He will do everything in His power to save the person God gives to Him. He then established that the Father begins the process through a powerful drawing. He goes on to declare that the transformation from human glory to divine glory is also from God. Paul writes in II Corinthians 3:18, "But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord." Jesus thus encapsulates the entire salvation process as driven from above. Christians are still responsible to do works of submission, but the Bible always shows God in control and driving the entire process. Our human responsibility resides in the word "heard" (verse 45), which encompasses not only hearing but also believing and producing faith. This touches again on "eating" the Word of God. Paul says in Romans 10:17 that "faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Through the work of hearing and analysis, we assimilate God's Word into use in our conduct. Verses 47-51 reinforce the strategic role eating—listening to and believing in—God's living Word, Jesus Christ, plays in producing everlasting life: Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life. I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world. The knowledge that one gains by listening to and applying God's Word results in the greatest of all possible blessings: everlasting life. Remember, eternal life is quality of life as God lives it, as well as endless life. Notice also that those who believe already have this life. It is the gift of Jesus Christ. Those who have believed have "eaten" Him, and thus He calls Himself the Bread of Life. This Bread does what no other bread, even manna, can do. It works to impart spiritual life and banish spiritual death. He adds that He is the "living bread," implying that He lived in the past, is living in the present, and will live in the future. He will always be there to provide nourishment. Further, we must not just taste this Bread. Once the process begins, we must eat it continuously so that we can assimilate Him into us and begin living life in Him and He in us. Up to this point, Jesus has insisted that He, not manna, is the true Bread of Life. Now, He adds a new thought: This Bread will give His life in the flesh so the world may also live. He means that we cannot have everlasting life without also "eating," believing, accepting, assimilating, His voluntary, vicarious death by crucifixion for us. The Father gives the Son, and the Son gives Himself. Apart from this sacrifice, Christ ceases to be bread for us in any sense. Verse 52 shows that the Jews again interpret His words in a strictly literal sense: "How can this Man gives us His flesh to eat?" How utterly impossible it is for those who do not believe, who do not "come to Him," to understand the mysteries of salvation! Their hearts are ever ready to quarrel, scoff and resist. My Blood Too! Jesus does not back down in the face of their scoffing. Instead, He strengthens His statement about eating His flesh by adding that one must also drink His blood! He moves from something that seems foolish to His audience to the outright absurd: Then Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For My flesh is food indeed, and My blood is drink indeed. He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. This is the bread which came down from heaven—not as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever." (verses 53-58) These people knew well that Leviticus 17:10-11 forbids the eating of blood. They should have understood that He was not speaking of literally drinking the blood coursing through His body. If they knew Him from His youth, as they had earlier claimed, they should have known He was the most law-abiding person they had ever witnessed. What Jesus means is: "He who accepts, appropriates and assimilates and understands My sacrifice as the only ground of his salvation remains in Me and I in Him." This is why He adds, "He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood dwells in Me and I in Him." He is the living Word. As physical food and drink are offered, accepted and eaten, so also must Christ's sacrifice be offered, accepted and eaten. As the stomach assimilates the physical, so His sacrifice is spiritually assimilated in the heart of believers. As food nourishes and sustains the physical body's life, so Christ's sacrifice nourishes and sustains spiritual life. Again, the Jews react, but this time, interestingly, it comes from "many of His disciples": "[W]hen they heard this, [they] said, ‘This is a hard saying, who can understand it?' When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples murmured about this, He said to them, ‘Does this offend you?'" (verses 60-61). Like their fellow Jews, they were uncomprehending and displeased. Jesus, however, moves on undeterred: "What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before? It is the Spirit that gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life" (verses 62-63). Jesus' answer to their incomprehension is to point them to His authority, saying in effect, "If you see the Son of man ascending to heaven, will this not prove where He came from, as well as the authority of His words that you just heard? My flesh cannot benefit you. Stop thinking that I was literally asking you to eat My flesh or drink My blood. It is My spirit, My person in the act of sacrificing Myself, that bestows and sustains spiritual life, even everlasting life. The words that I have spoken to you are full of My spirit and therefore My life." Unbelief lay at the root of their problem, so they could not understand. From the beginning of His ministry, Jesus knew that such unbelief would be the normal response to His message. He expected it because faith is a gift of God, not given to all men, but only to those He calls and graciously bestows with the abilities to hear with understanding and believe. God has given us a precious and wonderful gift in the ability to believe and thus to establish a relationship through faith whereby He transforms us into His image. The evidence that we possess this gift is that we understand and yield in obedience so that the transformation can take place. Our responsibility is to believe, and if we do, the works will follow. Sometimes believing does not come easily because our minds are already so full of misinformation. Faith is a work in that it frequently requires mental labor to process raw knowledge into firm conviction. When it becomes a conviction, we have assimilated it, and it becomes practical and usable in daily life. Passover and Symbolism Of course, what Jesus explains in John 6 is a figurative reference to taking Passover. However, we must understand that far more is involved than just eating the bread and drinking the wine that represent His body and blood. II Corinthians 4:7, 10-11 clarifies this: But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. . . . [We are] always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. In truly eating the Passover—that is, personally and with comprehension reconfirming the acceptance of His sacrifice—we take into ourselves the death and life of Christ. When we eat food, it goes into us, and when assimilated, it becomes part of us, enabling us to live and accomplish. This is the process He is teaching here. The only difference is that it is a spiritual process, and it becomes the means of spiritual accomplishment. Beyond this, He also has in mind our taking all the instructions contained within God's Word into our minds and making them practical in our lives. I Corinthians 10:1-4 adds to this important concept: Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea, all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. Paul draws on some of the same imagery and teaching vehicles as Christ. In the wilderness, the Israelites ate manna and water that nourished them and enabled them to progress on their pilgrimage to the Promised Land. Those things were spiritual only in that they came from the spiritual God and were spiritually supplied. They are also types of Christ. In the biblical imagery, then, by their literal eating of manna and drinking water, Christ was empowering them to endure all the way to the Promised Land. We are to understand that, likewise, He also empowers us when we eat of Him spiritually. John 15:4-5 confirms: Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. Understanding the symbolism contained within Christ's teaching that we must eat Him can provide us a great deal of wisdom. He is our ever-present help who sustains, intercedes for, and nourishes us so that we might be spiritually strong and growing. Eating Him is a constant and sure source of guidance, comfort, and encouragement. In Him God supplies all things necessary for making it to His Kingdom. We must always remember that without Him we can do nothing. The countless rejections Justin got afetr he started driving junk really depressed him. Then he got in a scheme to steal our aunt's guns & the crooks he was in on it with 2 faced stabbed him in the back. He took off running. zi told the FBI my suspicion, but they did nothing. The least they could do is give the suspects a lie detector test. I am passionate to get to the bottom of this.After Justin found out i was right about women, he thought he had nothing to lose. I know i did when i found Dad was right. 225 women have rejected me after i started driving a poj & that will be what i write about the rest of my life. My royalties will buy, buy, buy books that fill my lief. I'd ratehr read trhan anything in the whole wide world. "ABIDING IN HIM" I. THE WHOLE IDEA IS THAT OF BEING FRUITFUL. The primary desire of my life is to bear good fruit for my Lord. No other accomplishments that I may achieve are as important as this. One day when I stand before Him to give an account of my life, this is all that will really matter. What kind of fruit can I offer to Him? Things that we learn from this passage: A. If the branch does not bear fruit it is taken away. 1. There is nothing more worthless than a branch that does not bear fruit. 2. Jesus spoke of the tree that did not bear fruit that the husbandman ordered it to be cut down. 3. Jesus cursed the barren fig tree that it died. 4. God spoke of all that He did for His vineyard that he might enjoy the fruit, and all it brought forth was wild grapes. God spoke of His judgment that would come upon that vineyard. B. Those branches that bear fruit are purged that they may bring forth more fruit. 1. So often you hear this translated pruned. 2. When you go into the Eschol valley in Israel where Joshua and Caleb got the large bunch of grapes, you will see today the grape vines lying on the ground. They will be propped up with a rock, but they are lying next to the ground. When the grapes begin to get ripe, the vinedresser will pick up the large bunches and wash the dirt off of them so that the grapes that are lying on the ground will not rot. 3. That the word means washed or cleansed is obvious by the next verse, "Now you are clean through the word that I have spoken unto you." C. It is the Father's good will that you bring forth much fruit, so the next step in the process is abiding in Christ, and the result is that you will bring forth much fruit. 1. Herein is the Father glorified as your life bears much fruit. 2. Where would you place yourself today? a. No fruit b. Fruit c. More fruit d. Much fruit D. The fruit that the Father desires is that which develops naturally as the result of relationship. 1. It is not something that is forced. 2. You do not have to struggle to produce it. 3. As you abide in Christ it just develops naturally. II. THE IMPORTANCE OF ABIDING IN CHRIST. A. The branch cannot bear fruit of itself except it abide in the vine. JOH 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 1. You are the branch, in and of yourself you cannot bring forth fruit. God is not interested in the works of our flesh, which we are so often seeking to offer Him. He desires the fruit of the Spirit. 2. Jesus said, "Apart from Me, you can do nothing." a. That is nothing of true value in the eyes of the Father. b. All of our righteous works are as filthy rags in His sight. 3. We must realize that it is the life of Christ flowing through us that produces the kind of fruit the Father desires. B. If you do not abide in Christ, you are cast forth as a branch and become withered. JOH 15:6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast [them] into the fire, and they are burned. 1. The branch has no life within itself. 2. It draws it's life from the vine. 3. Even so we draw our life from Christ and are nothing and have nothing in and of ourselves. 4. The apple tree at the summer camp. C. We have power in prayer. JOH 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. 1. How our prayer life is enhanced and enriched when we abide in Christ. 2. This is a glorious promise, "You shall ask what you will, and it shall be done unto you." a. This promise is not to just anyone. b. So many just take this promise and run with it. c. Let's see, I want a new Mercedes, a 5 carat diamond ring, a house on the bay front, a yacht moored at my private pier. d. The promise is to those who are abiding in Christ. 3. If you abide in Christ, you will not be asking for things that are not according to His will. 4. James said that you ask and receive not because you are asking amiss that you might consume it on your own lusts. III. OUR DESIRE IS THAT OUR LIVES PRODUCE LASTING FRUIT. JOH 15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and [that] your fruit should remain: A. Jesus declares that the purpose of choosing us is not that we just bring forth fruit. But that the fruit might remain. That is lasting fruit. 1. As teachers of the word, you need to see yourself as constantly sowing seed in the fertile hearts of the children. 2. The seed is the word of God, planting God's word in their hearts. 3. God said that His word will not return unto Him void, but will accomplish the purposes for which it was sent forth. B. It is the word of God that will bring lasting fruit. I pray that your life might bear fruit for our Lord. I pray that as you begin to bear fruit, you will bring forth more fruit. I pray that you might bring forth much fruit to the glory of God. I pray that the fruit might remain. The key is abiding in Him and in His word. llicott's Commentary for English Readers (4) Abide in me, and I in you.—The clauses are here connected as cause and effect. The second is the promise, which will not fail if the command of the first be observed. The union then, and all that follows from it, is placed within the power of the human will. All is contained in the words, “Abide in Me.” He who obeys this command has Christ abiding in him, and is a fruitful branch of the true vine. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself.—The branch regarded of itself, apart from (“except it abide in”) the vine, has no original source of life. The sap flows from the vine to branch and tendril and leaf and fruit. The branch of itself is a lifeless organ, and only fulfils its functions when it is connected with the vine. So in the spiritual life, men apart from Christ have no original source of life and fruitfulness. The true life flows from Him to every branch that abides in Him, quickening by its power the whole man, and making him fruitful in good. The man who lives without faith in God may be said to exist, rather than to live, and misses the true aim of his being. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 15:1-8 Jesus Christ is the Vine, the true Vine. The union of the human and Divine natures, and the fulness of the Spirit that is in him, resemble the root of the vine made fruitful by the moisture from a rich soil. Believers are branches of this Vine. The root is unseen, and our life is hid with Christ; the root bears the tree, diffuses sap to it, and in Christ are all supports and supplies. The branches of the vine are many, yet, meeting in the root, are all but one vine; thus all true Christians, though in place and opinion distant from each other, meet in Christ. Believers, like the branches of the vine, are weak, and unable to stand but as they are borne up. The Father is the Husbandman. Never was any husbandman so wise, so watchful, about his vineyard, as God is about his church, which therefore must prosper. We must be fruitful. From a vine we look for grapes, and from a Christian we look for a Christian temper, disposition, and life. We must honour God, and do good; this is bearing fruit. The unfruitful are taken away. And even fruitful branches need pruning; for the best have notions, passions, and humours, that require to be taken away, which Christ has promised to forward the sanctification of believers, they will be thankful, for them. The word of Christ is spoken to all believers; and there is a cleansing virtue in that word, as it works grace, and works out corruption. And the more fruit we bring forth, the more we abound in what is good, the more our Lord is glorified. In order to fruitfulness, we must abide in Christ, must have union with him by faith. It is the great concern of all Christ's disciples, constantly to keep up dependence upon Christ, and communion with him. True Christians find by experience, that any interruption in the exercise of their faith, causes holy affections to decline, their corruptions to revive, and their comforts to droop. Those who abide not in Christ, though they may flourish for awhile in outward profession, yet come to nothing. The fire is the fittest place for withered branches; they are good for nothing else. Let us seek to live more simply on the fulness of Christ, and to grow more fruitful in every good word and work, so may our joy in Him and in his salvation be full. Barnes' Notes on the Bible Abide in me - Remain united to me by a living faith. Live a life of dependence on me, and obey my doctrines, imitate my example, and constantly exercise faith in me. And I in you - That is, if you remain attached to me, I will remain with you, and will teach, guide, and comfort you. This he proceeds to illustrate by a reference to the vine. If the branch should be cut off an instant, it would die and be fruitless. As long as it is in the vine, "from the nature of the case," the parent stock imparts its juices, and furnishes a constant circulation of sap adapted to the growth and fruitfulness of the branch. So our piety, if we should be separate from Christ, or if we cease to feel our union to him and dependence on him, withers and droops. While we are united to him by a living faith, from the nature of the case, strength flows from him to us, and we receive help as we need. Piety then, manifested in good works, in love, and self-denial, is as natural, as easy, as unconstrained. and as lovely as the vine covered with fruitful branches is at once useful and enticing. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 4. Abide in me, and I in you; as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine, &c.—As all spiritual fruitfulness had been ascribed to the mutual inhabitation, and living, active interpenetration (so to speak) of Christ and His disciples, so here the keeping up of this vital connection is made essential to continued fruitfulness. Matthew Poole's Commentary This our abiding in Christ is expounded, by an abiding in his words, John 15:7, by abiding in his love, John 15:10, an abiding in his Spirit, 1Jo 2:27, a walking as Christ walked, 1Jo 2:6, an abiding in the light, John 15:10, not sinning, 1Jo 3:6. The exhortation is, without doubt, to a holiness of life and conversation, by which our union and communion with Christ is upheld and maintained, and which is in itself an abiding in the love of Christ: nor is there a want of sufficient reason for this exhortation, though our union with Christ cannot be dissolved, nor our communion with him wholly interrupted; because, 1. It must be upheld and maintained on our part by the exercises of faith and holiness. 2. The sense of it in our souls may be eclipsed, and wholly fail, Psalm 22:1. 3. We may fall away foully, though neither totally, (as Lutherans say), because the seed of God abideth in the believer; nor yet finally (as papists say). We had need therefore of all exhortations and arguments imaginable, to persuade us to do what in us lieth that we may abide in him. We have a great encouragement to the use of all possible endeavours to abide in the love of God, from the promise annexed, and I in you; that is, I will abide in you; do you strive, and I will help you to perfect; do you fight, and I will help you to overcome; I will continue to you such gradual influences of grace, as shall be sufficient for you; grace wherein and whereby you shall stand, Romans 5:2. You shall be kept by the power of God through faith to salvation, 1 Peter 1:5. But look as it is with the branch, it cannot bear fruit of itself; but if it be once separated from the influences of the stock, it dies and withers; so it will be with you, you can bring forth no fruit unless you abide in me. Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible Abide in me, and I in you,.... The former of these is an exhortation to continue in the exercise of faith and love upon Christ, holding to him the head, cleaving to him with full purpose of heart, and so deriving life, grace, strength, and nourishment from him; the latter is a promise encouraging to the former; for as Christ is formed in the hearts of his people, he continues there as the living principle of all grace. And so, as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine, no more can ye, except ye abide in me; which strongly expresses the necessity of abiding in Christ by fresh repeated acts of faith: and it is easy to observe, that when believers depart from Christ, though it be but partially, and for a time, for they cannot finally and totally depart from him, in what a poor, withered, fruitless condition they are, both in their frames and duties. Joshua 9:9 And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the Lord thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt, [-] 1 Kings 4:31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about. [-] 1 Kings 10:1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to prove him with hard questions. [-] 1 Kings 10:7 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard. [-] 1 Chronicles 14:17 And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all nations. [-] 1 Chronicles 22:5 And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the Lord must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death. [-] 2 Chronicles 9:1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart. [-] 2 Chronicles 9:6 Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard. [-] Esther 9:4 For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater. [-] Job 28:22 Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears. [-] Isaiah 66:19 And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles. [-] Jeremiah 6:24 We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail. [-] Zephaniah 3:19 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame. [-] Matthew 4:24 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. [-] Matthew 9:26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land. [-] Matthew 9:31 But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country. [-] Matthew 14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, [-] Mark 1:28 And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee. [-] Luke 4:14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. [-] Luke 4:37 And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about. [-] Luke 5:15 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities. Since my doctor retired me, i decided to make my ministry + reading my priority. That keeps me busy. It's a call. Writing ministry & reading. Please pray those 2 things fill the rest of my days the rest of my life. There is no doubt we are in unprecedented times. The COVID-19 pandemic has made life challenging for everybody. But with your prayers and support, we always have confidence in our mighty God’s work. My eternity is my priority right now. Please pray it stays that way. Socially distance everybody. I try servicing many people 365 days a year. I'm grateful to have your prayers. I yearn your prayerfully supporting me. I'm very thankful for your support! I love the fulfillment. Through your continued prayers and support I will get through the pandemic. Since each day is new, I'm daily learning a whole new life in Christ, especially during this difficult season. I've found a new purpose in Christ. I am learning to learn all over again. Please pray that this will lead me to a productive and fulfilling future. I want to share my testimony with you. I am no longer confused about what the meaning of my life is. My heart belongs to God and my faith is in Christ Jesus alone. Stay tuned for his great story. I'd love to be funded entirely by the generous donations of individuals and organizations in the gospel community with my writings. Giving to my mission allows you to become a part of a Christ-centered, 365-day operation in helping people rebuild lives – physically, emotionally and spiritually! michael"DEE"house Youth needs friendships in the church. There are grrowing pains. There will be fusses. Those need to be glossed over. Word of mouth is good for the church. I remember folks talking about how they loved their new preacher when i was 12. i dabbled in that church, had a tbi, then got serious at 19 in a wheelchair. My favorite thing at 1 church was basketball. At the other church, kid movies in the manse. My strongest friendships aere at the church, but secular had more appeal, so when my parents quit i did too. At 16, i started drinking. Then every Sunday morning i was nursing a hangover. Always wondering how Granny knew about the drunkened night before. Her shameful eyes were how. That was my secular life. My brothere dated a church girl. With church friends they enjoyed games & such. But his shiny sports car came to pass then the junk came to be. Just like Kurt dismissed Courtneey she dismissed Justin. That's when he stopped going to church. i KNOW his junk had Nothing to do with it. Byut justin went secular. To the world he went. Then teh drunkened nights. i was praying for him, but it only seemed to get worse. Then he got framed for stolen guns! HE ran from the law. He called me. I truly told him i heard our cuz called the law on hsi calling her. Then he was found dead, some say drug dealers. But i think it was suicide. When he drove the shiny sports car, girls were all over him. i was like it's the shiny sports car, the shiny sports car, the shiny sports car, the shiny sports car. He was laughing i was wrong. But then rejection started in junk & he maintained a sad glare nursed by drugs, alcohol, nicotene, & rock n roll. His suicide as he ran from the law came as no surprise at all. i know it had nothing to do with the junk. it was his falling out the church. This si my new strategy, which God helps out. i'm working on my writing ministry. Psalm 37:23-24 2 Psalm 37:23-24 The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way; though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his hand. [-] That tells me to honor God in all my ways. i am most concerned with my eternity. Psalm 20:4 2 May he grant you your heart's desire and fulfill all your plans! [-] That tells me there is the chance God won't grant what i want. i still need to keep the faith. it's sad i loved it Joshua Harris got a divorce & renounced Christianity & discontinued I KISSED DATING GOODBYE. i read the book & since i've been rejected by 226 women rejected me too. Psalm 5:3 2 O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.[-] Prepare your sacrifice for God, praise & worship. Set a time aside. Prepare the conditions. Do it heartfelt. Lift up your prayers & supplications. Show your faith. Thank God for the answer. Nourish your spirit. Let debts go. Hold no grudges. Repent. Be holy. 4 classes, college, 65 hours homework. All bc of a lie. Ultimstely it led to my writing ministry. Matthew 4:1-11 ESV / Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple ... [-] Satan doesn't need to be talked to by us humans. He is very crafty. We will most likely leAD OURSELVES TO a ditch. Yes, Jesus was flesh, but He was also God. That's why He has pure wisdom in His responses to Satan. Isaiah 1:1-31 ESV The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken: “Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.” Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! They have forsaken the Lord, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are utterly estranged. Why will you still be struck down? Why will you continue to rebel? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. Genesis 3:1 ESV / 2 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’? [-] My strategy needs to be planned. My strtegy in college was abide by what my counselor planned. Pick 1 easy 1 hard. --Out of 4 classes.-- i dropped the class that failed all 1st timers. The only way to pass; study your prior quarter's tests. All duplicates. Classes & homework regarded nothing on the tests. Granny said i couldnt take another quarter. So i withdrew. They said uncle said no. He said he wasn't asked. i asked God to curse the liar, the deceiver. uncle's house burned down. uncle's house burned down. lol. now i see. Granny's belief about education, she said college makes you dumb. Acts 20:20 ESV / How I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you in public and from house to house, Acts 5:42 ESV / And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ. [-] When i saw a college degree was infeasible, i turned my education to the Bible. Proverbs 10:14 ESV / The wise lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings ruin near. [-] i was a fool for not picking 2 classes & then i wouldn't need uncle's attention. Then there wouldn't be a lie. Then there wouldn't be the burned down home. step mom's cult, she was college educated. Granny thought she was in the cult bc education "made her stupid." All i know is the was the 1st person i knew to own a car witha digital speed ometer. 10 y/o, i thought that was so cool! Uncle's permission, needed for my schedule was lied about, but it led to my ministry. The lie was concerning, but things changed after i saw my eternity blessed bc of it. This ministry is my destiny. Isaiah 42:1-25 ESV / 10 Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street; a bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice. He will not grow faint or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his law. Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it: ... [-] That makes me feel chosen for this ministry. Every church woman i asked out rejected me, so i feel more energy fro my studies. {I used to study girl magazines in the Ingle's break room.} Psalm 139:1-24 ESV / 10 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. ...[-] GOd knows the path i am going to take. The teacher; in a class; said if God couldn't tell the time He still could because He is all knowing. Ephesians 1:4-5 ESV / Even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, People who repell unGodliness are the most blessed. Prayer works. As a teen, I got the retirement I was praying for. It was very, very, very hard to receive, but i'm payed more than my rehab secretary retiree. Now my books are my focus, reading & writing. i'm looking at a new publisher, undecided. I need to reconnect with my marketing buddy. In a way, I trust him. I don't need to micromanage anybody. Please-please pray I make the right decisions. Cat, my barber, has my eye. i'm Very interested. But I couldn't commit as a teen. Can I as a man? i'm glad jb was nominated. Everybody needs good leadership. I need responsibility, but i'm spoiled. I need good management as a writer. My rejecters are history. I must go forward. We all must go forward. We need to find our purpose. My purpose is my ministry. We all need good defense. So many cases have been lost because of bad defense. My situation is I need a good literary agent. Please-please pray I get a Very good literary agent. We all need reliance on good things. Please-please pray I get that. All pitfalls need avoided. Please-please pray I do avoid my pitfalls. A nap is good every day. Cat & I talked about how EVERYBODY is exhausted. We're all reaching our breaking point. A demeanor's health prayer wasn't surprising. Neither was their spouse's failure. The demeaning wife is miserable. Please-please pray my many publishers get me in 100% all bookstores as a bestseller. Mom has been working a lot of over time. Pleas-Please pray for her. We all need an optimistic perspective. We all need a fair consideration. We all need to know seasons are temporal. Not included anymore in the bad crowd is such a blessing & when I was in it--the bad crowd-- I thought that'd be most, most, most, most horrible. My 226r; 226 rejections, were my biggest blessing. Maybe I lost stimulus because I never been with the right 1. Maybe Cat is! ^^ page up many times Jesus Christ in the feed trough is glamorized by Hollywood. God came to the earth through Jesus Christ. December 25 isn't agreed upon by everybody. Everybody is in an exhausted rush. This ministry is a quarter a century old! cybt!? I got the Spirit & spoke in tongues at the lake house & in a few days, 8.7.99 I spoke in tongues at church, rom 10:9-10. Nothing will separate us from Jesus. Set apart time for Jesus. I just want FSU tees for Christmas. I'm watching more TBN then alm.tv for my writing. My ministry is my focus. Cat said my voice has healed over the few months. Please please pray it fully heals, I start a YouTube, & I read some speaking books. Please please pray for Cat. We need to be reminded God is on the throne. Jesus Christ can use chaos to bring miracles. www.alm.tv. Gospel music is a blessing. I regularly update my Instagram ministry. I was told college degrees aren't what they used to be. I thought of how Bill Gates had no college degree. Share the Sinner's Prayer. "Dear God, I know I’m a sinner, and I ask for your forgiveness. I believe Jesus Christ is Your Son. I believe that He died for my sin and that you raised Him to life. I want to trust Him as my Savior and follow Him as Lord, from this day forward. Guide my life and help me to do your will. I pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen." Did you pray this prayer? Humble yourself. Praise Jesus Christ two twenty six women rejected me to lead me to my destiny. Trust your life in Jesus Christ. I just saw my meds are for seizures. I thought anger. That explains why wrath still fills my soul over my rejecters. Meds are rigged addictive. Two twenty six rejecters showed me I'm better off single. Shame has no authority. Jesus Christ's promises never fail. Jesus Christ's plans for us are good. You will see what Jesus Christ says come to pass. I am blessed. Page up my ministry. Please please pray I'm a YouTube preacher. Use Jesus Christ's promises as a weapon. Praise is a weapon. The Spirit of the Lord is here. The Spirit of the Lord led me to this ministry dream. That makes em love my two twenty six rejecters. It gives me a better understanding. My two twenty six rejecters are good people who give me a good feeling. The two twenty six rejecters led me to Cat. The two twenty six make me feel the Spirit of the Lord! We are surrounded by Jesus Christ's love. The gospel is my education. Jesus Christ's Kingdom come Jesus Christ's will be done. We need the presence of the Lord. After I moved to Florida, I found women talk about what you'd never believe. Invite the Spirit of the Lord in you. Jesus Christ is the miracle working God. Sing a new song to Jesus Christ. Giants are still being slain. We are here for Jesus. I dont like my UGA tees anymore but FSU tees. We all need Jesus. Healing is coming. Jesus Christ, come do what You do. We need a move. Set your heart on Jesus Christ. Ask Jesus Christ in your heart. michael"DEE"house I listen to alm.tv a lot for my education. i just heard a phd say it was a waste of his time. i think of my ministry & work on my eternity... incorruptible jewels. i read the Bible 22 times & felt my career launching. In 95, i started my ministry; my dream career. i enjoy expressing my thoughts. Cat has a 4-yr college degree for her former job: the hospital. That reminds me of my dream career since the 2nd grade-- 1983... a writer. I've had many dream jobs, thinking this, 'if i wasn't a writer.' But i've always known i'd be a writer; praying to be a YouTube preacher now. i'm a former Apostolic, but switched to Churchofgod. I told the preacher i don't like the little g. He agreed: we agreed cocaine is a god. This week in particular-- i felt a change. i no longer want to be published... but write for churches. After Granny said my pomised truck was a dream, i set out on a rage, 'a path of destruction.' My dating life was all i cared about is why i was so mad at Granny. The prettiest girls in school were my BFFs. i was looking so forward to dating them. If i had only ugly friends, it'd been different. Granny's lie made me do this; unbuckle & pray for death for a 6-month coma. I was mad: full of intollerable rage-- unhappy. But i found the rejected stone becomes the corner stone. This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders.—Better, of you, the builders. The members of the Council to whom Peter spoke had heard those words (Psalm 118:22) quoted and interpreted before. (See Notes on Matthew 21:42-44.) Then they had thought, in their blindness, that they could defy the warning. They, by their calling, the builders of the Church of Israel, did reject the stone which God had chosen to be the chief corner-stone—the stone on which the two walls of Jew and Gentile met and were bonded together (Ephesians 2:20). Here again the Epistles of St. Peter reproduce one of the dominant thoughts of his speeches (1Peter 2:6-8), and give it a wider application. Thirty years after he thus spoke, Christ was still to him as “the head of the corner.” Set at nought.—St. Peter does not quote the Psalm, but alludes to it with a free variation of language. The word for “set at nought” is characteristic of St. Luke (Luke 18:9; Luke 23:11) and St. Paul (Romans 14:3; Romans 14:10, et al.). 4:5-14 Peter being filled with the Holy Ghost, would have all to understand, that the miracle had been wrought by the name, or power, of Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah, whom they had crucified; and this confirmed their testimony to his resurrection from the dead, which proved him to be the Messiah. These rulers must either be saved by that Jesus whom they had crucified, or they must perish for ever. The name of Jesus is given to men of every age and nation, as that whereby alone believers are saved from the wrath to come. But when covetousness, pride, or any corrupt passion, rules within, men shut their eyes, and close their hearts, in enmity against the light; considering all as ignorant and unlearned, who desire to know nothing in comparison with Christ crucified. And the followers of Christ should act so that all who converse with them, may take knowledge that they have been with Jesus. That makes them holy, heavenly, spiritual, and cheerful, and raises them above this world. Barnes' Notes on the Bible This is the stone - This passage is found in Psalm 118:22. It is quoted, also, by our Saviour as applicable to himself. See the notes on Matthew 21:42. The ancient Jews applied this to David. In the Targum on Psalm 118:22, this passage is rendered, "The child who was among the sons of Jesse, and was worthy to be constituted king, the builders rejected." The New Testament writers, however, apply it without any doubt to the Messiah. Compare Isaiah 28:16; Romans 9:33; Ephesians 2:20. And from this passage we may learn that God will overrule the devices and plans of wicked men to accomplish his own purposes. What people despise and set at naught, he esteems of inestimable value in his kingdom. What the great and the mighty contemn, he regards as the very foundation and cornerstone of the edifice which he designs to rear. Nothing has been more remarkable than this in the history of man; and in nothing is more contempt thrown on the proud projects of people, than that what they have rejected God has made the very basis of his schemes.11. This is the stone which was set at naught of you builders, &c.—This application of Ps 118:22, already made by our Lord Himself before some of the same "builders" (Mt 21:42), is here repeated with peculiar propriety after the deed of rejection had been consummated, and the rejected One had, by His exaltation to the right hand of the Majesty on high, become "the head of the corner." Alluding to Psalm 118:22, in which there is a prophecy of what was now fulfilled: see Acts 2:23. You builders; so by their office they were, and ought to have been so indeed, and are here so called, that they might be minded of their duty, viz. to increase, strengthen, and beautify the building, and not to demolish, weaken, or deface it. The head of the corner; or the corner stone: Christ is frequently so called, Matthew 21:42 Mark 12:10; and that, 1. Because he sustains and upholds the whole building. 2. He is a rock or stone of offense, Romans 9:33; as many run upon and are hurt by a corner stone. 3. He is most precious, 1 Peter 2:6, as the corner stones are usually the largest, firmest, and best. 4. Christ is a light to lighten the Gentiles, as well as the glory of the people of Israel; and both Gentile and Jew are united in him, and saved by him, as the corner stone is equally necessary for both sides, which are united in it, and borne up by it. Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible This is the stone,.... That is, this Jesus of Nazareth, by whose name the lame man was made whole, is that stone spoken of in Psalm 118:22 by whom is meant the true Messiah, comparable to a stone, for his strength and duration, and usefulness, as a foundation and corner stone, in the spiritual building of the church; and yet notwithstanding is the stone which was set at nought of you builders: the priests, elders, and Scribes; who were fond of being called builders, but made miserable work of it; despising and rejecting the stone of Israel, and instead of him as a foundation, built themselves, and others, on the traditions of the elders, and their own righteousness: but though Christ was rejected by them, both in person and in doctrine, and was ignominiously treated, and at last put to death, yet he was raised from the dead, and exalted at the right hand of God; and is the stone, which is become the head of the corner; or the chief corner stone, that adorns, strengthens, knits, and keeps together, the whole building; in which Jews and Gentiles, saints in all ages and places, even all the elect of God, are united together; See Gill on Matthew 21:42. This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. I talked to my class best all around. sometimes you dont know what you feel till you hear yourself say it. we talked about my beach house. i told her the st weeks felt like a vacation. but that spirit went away. i saw the saying you can trake the boy out the country, but you cant take the country out the boy. i said the spirit was unwelcoming. it was an unwelcoming air. I told her how uninviting the beach house people were to me. The woman next door kept making herself approachable to me, but that's bleak to me. My shrink said i have always felt that way bc of my violent drunk stepdad. The beach house neighborhood was lonely. i didn't like it. i loved reading my kindle on the beach every morning. I know the sights were nowhere near empty as they felt. i left the forbidding novelist dream for my fulfilling ministry dream. i no longer want wealth. it's cheerless & hostile. i want the warm ministry feel. the air at the beach house community was similar to my retirement home. it feels harsh & inimical. i dont want to invest in something thats uninhabitable. Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already. Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error. click 'post' https://www.instagram.com/direct/t/340282366841710300949128185282229769887 click general click ministry. "michael dee house & michaeldeehouse" at lulu.com < pray that makes me a worldwide bestseller 2020-2070 I have some marketing dreams that stem from my marketing book. but God led me to a marketer i shot much pool with. his passion was rails. he could hit 4 & bring the ball to a spot on the table where his finger was. but as we talked about marketing, the plethora of dAta he had was staggering. from those many lost games i was educated on how i should get a marketer. i dreamed of sponsoring my neighbor ga welterweight who could beat me up hands down. but he retired. i dreamed of sponsoring my brother. but some crooks framed him for stolen guns before he ran from the law & committed suicide. now my dream is to get marketers to use my books to make me a billionaire. then i want my YouTube to raise billions, $3 per person. with the money i'll pay to put rom 10:9-10 on every tv station in the world. The end of the age is what matters most. What is on you is ok as long as it doesn't effect your core. Maybe your hunger needs adjustment. There won't be achievement if you never try. Make people too good for you history. Don't get around bad stuff that's irresistible. It's harder to stop you if you don't care about opinions. Your placement is higher if you've been practicing. In college, i had already read 16/6 2 yrs then in Grammar i made second to a woman taking the class a 2nd time. Everybody was amazed. In therapy, i was trained to play video games. In a 12 man tournament, i placed #2. The game's owner knew all the cheats & placed 1st. Pray i get an honest vanity press that makes me a multibillionaire & i put rom 10:9-10 on every television network. My major in collage was Liberal Arts. A lie forced me out. Now my freelance major is ministry. i feel God behind that. In Jesus!. please pray these books pleasantly make me a 2020 worldwide bestseller 2020-2070 in Jesus! in Jesus! in Jesus! in Jesus! in Jesus! in Jesus! in Jesus! "michael dee house & michaeldeehouse" in lulu. com. The final exam has a big impact on your grades, but not the biggest. Your weak spot is what the flesh wants to tackle. As you get old, you get wisdom. A coupon doesn't always mean you're saving money. When you're under attack, you need a good strategy. The total low blows on you could make you crumble. Kurt gave Courtney her walking papers, so she hired the Mafia to kill him. The score at the Judgment Seat is all that matters. After i signed the love waits banner, it came no surprise a naked woman was in my lap. . . . Do what you can to stay close to God. You need intimacy with God. Jesus is the Birthday Boy. Dec 25. (I just want FSU tees. ) My truck was stolen by 1 who collectively framed Justin for stolen guns. 2. 28. 06, he killed himself. FBI knows who all framed Justin. I saw him baptized ac 2:38 & do the Sinner's Prayer, so i know he was saved. I hope Cat & i work out. My truck was stolen by 1 of Justin's framers. The pain Satan causes will be repaid manifold. Don't physically abuse another. My $10 was knowingly stolen by an addict. It's hard to describe the pain coming to her. Make God your Host. Don't be immodest. Feel a pressure to shun sin. Compare Churchofgod doctrine with Apostolic doctrine. i slept late for the 1st time in ages. Pray for Mom. i get the feeling her work is trying to run her off. Overload. Decide if your issues are worth ruining your destiny. Know everything is seldom shown before your decision. What you see before marriage is an illusion. That adds pressure to get a divorce. Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you. Temptations, unlike opportunities, will always give you many second chances. He who is not tempted, what does he know? And he who is not tried, what are the things he knows? How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Thy Word. Thy Word I have treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against Thee. Psalms 119:9-11 The force of the blow depends on the resistance. It is sometimes better not to struggle against temptation. Either fly or yield at once. Can a moment of madness make up for an age of consent? Temptations, when we first meet them, are like a lion that roared at Samson; but if we overcome them, the next time we see them we shall find a nest of honey within them. No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object. We gain the strength of the temptation we resist. Every moment of resistance to temptation is a victory. We are all mortal until the first kiss and the second glass of wine. Why resist temptation? There will always be more. You oughtn't to yield to temptation. Well, somebody must, or the thing becomes absurd. We love to overlook the boundaries which we do not wish to pass. n Jesus!. please pray these books pleasantly make me a 2020 worldwide bestseller 2020-2070 in Jesus! in Jesus! in Jesus! in Jesus! in Jesus! in Jesus! in Jesus! "michael dee house and michaeldeehouse" in lulu.com https://www.instagram.com/direct/t/340282366841710300949128143294101209265 ^ click ministry under general! regularly updated- When I came out stage one rehab I lived in, I found nothing but time, but I fell in liove with joyce meyer. At the time, I had money on my mind--lots of it. I only had a secular major intent, 'I've wanted to be a porn star since I was 12; but at the time, college, I wanted to be an entrepreneur.) Granny died. I moved to a new state, Florida. The girls helped me see I wasn't a sexuality: gay. But my last sex has been a longtime-- 8 yrs. So I'm beginning to think I'm not hetero afterall, 'but gay.' Driving a piece of junk made me get out the Spirit of the Lord, but the devil. Walls formed around me to for something; a canal. I was trapped in the world, hellish. We all need to keep God first: priority. Don't be presumptuous, selfish, or greedy. Being the world's friend is getting out the Spirit of the Lord. You can't love the world. We are married to God Almighty. At the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow. Dating Jesus Christ is not marrying Him. Prayers out of the will of the Lord won't be answered. You have to keep your marriage vow to Jesus Christ. God Almighty is never more than one thought away. Prayer is just talking to Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ won't always talk back to you. Sometimes He will just put a thought in your head. Come to God Almighty through Jesus Christ. Freely felliowship with Jesus Christ. the Spirit of the Lord lives in you. After Granny lied my promised truck was a dream, a piece of junk was all I could afford. Jesus Christ is everywhere all the time. I was antagonized by that thought as I drove a piece of junk-- my fall. Work at keeping God Almighty first, 'quality time with.' That's the key to success; spending time with Jesus Christ. Spend time with God Almighty first thing in the morning, or whenever your day starts. Serve Jesus Christ, the Spirit of the Lord. My piece of junk when I was 16 needed much, much, much more money than I could make. I had the wrong enemy: God Almighty. If Jesus Christ isn't first place in your life, you won't make it-- you won't survive. Cut quality time out for the Spirit of the Lord, 'Jesus.' Don't seek what you want; seek Jesus Christ, the Spirit of the Lord, He will give you your wants. Works of the flesh don't work: they'll kill you. Do what is right-- dont just try. 'Change' change for the better. Study the Word; esp where you have a weakness. You pick up the habits of the people you are around. My aunt and uncle both call a chimney a chimley. You cant change other people. God Almighty is not giving you the job of running the world... or changing people. God gives us grace: power of the Spirit. Keep in mind God Almighty is the one who gave you victory. Be humble-- ask God to help you. Resist the devil, 'be subject to Jesus Christ.' Walk in obedience; have morals. Satan is alive, Satan is well: you must resist him. michael"DEE"house f2My destiny is oft on my mind. I see Cat every 2 wks. Lies obstructed my college. Winder, Ga> FBI needed! My aunt+uncle, cuz, & her boyfriend Tiffany+Shawn framed my brother for stolen guns. In his last call, I begged-begged-begged Justin to tell everything. He said I was smart, entailing I was right in not hearing everything. But the FBI didn't care. He's my little brother. I do! The police need to know Todd & Paula House + Tiffany & Shawn Berns framed Justin House for stolen guns! It was 2006! I must go by the Bible. Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 1995, I reead in Writer's Digest to cover little league ball games for writing practice. I chose church. Then I found my destiny. Every church girl rejected me. God told me go homee with your Bible & work on your sermons there. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. 226 women showed me i'm not heterosexual, so I am most interested in writing for the gaychurch. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. 8 yrs ago, making love to a woman, thinking of my 226r & the piece of junk I drove ebfore the 226r, I was losing stimulus. Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord.” It's absolutely hillariouys how all my childhood chums have kids & all I have is 226r with memories of a piece of junk nightmare. Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. No matter how many times I get rejected I must always honor God. For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. I look at it as rejecters are saying they're too good for me. My Apostolic God told me to make them history. I think He said that because I had more important matters to see to. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. I quit working for money. Now I do it for the blessings & the fulfillment pleasing God gives me. Justin thought I would open my eyes from coma & be fully normal. But I did & had a speech impairment with anger fully filling my soul. My brain no longer produced the anger alleviator. So I pitched 100b temper tantrums till Granny died. She refused meds. Sister called the police on me. They threatened to put me in jail if I didn't take meds. In 89 minutes, I take meds. Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. I am so scared of going to hell. After Granny LIED my promised truck was a dream, I cursed God bad, so bad. I stole, drank, doped, sex, & cheated. Lied, cheated, & stole. Look at this. I used to steal tools out the malls' trucks & sold them to Dad, who was running stolen credit cards. As I went to rehab, a college professor was making crank at his Twin Lakes house. My TBI erased my Senior year memory. My bygone buddy said we were making love to Georgia college girls in his houseboat. st In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire. Kurt Covain sang, "Where do bad folks go when they die. They don't go to heaven where the angels fly." He was cursed by horrible, horrible, horrible stomach pains medicated only by heroin. Dad's horrible, horrible, horrible back pains were medicated by pills. Doctors could do nothing for either man. Dad 41 Kurt 27. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. I was a Dogg fan till I was 45. Now I love FSU> It was clear Kirby ignored my tips. Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. The time I lost my virginity I remember I lost stimulus because she was married, I was 31, & I was depressed. The doctor perscribed meds ididn't take. Now it has to be a quicky because I still lose stimulus. To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. Pray Mom gets a new job. She has been working 16-18 hours a day. She just told em to throw something away. With my TV right by me I didn't hear a word, so I got up & went in the kitchen. She was gone. So I returned to my pc. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 MY tbi left me with a common ailment of a tbir, which is impulsivity. It's bc my brain doesn't produce all it's fundamental chemicals. 3 passengers & an EMT told me about my going thgrough the window 1993, Valentine's. Depressed bc girls wouldn't date a junk driver. I had been witnessing billions of night club hugs & kisses. The tbi implanted an insane impulsivity in me. It is very extreme. It is very bothersome. It is very limiting. Impulses can be either good or bad…You can have the impulse to strangle someone, or you can have the impulse to hug someone…one isn’t such a good idea, and most of the time hugging someone is a good impulse. I feel a drive to kill my many deceivers. I believe the word “impulse” is one of the best ways to describe how the Holy Spirit works in a believers life daily. Romans 8:14 tells us “Those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.” The Holy Spirit leads many times by impulses. The word impulse means “A sudden strong desire to do something.” The most joyful and fulfilled Christians live their lives by being “impulsively generous” when the Holy Spirit speaks and says do something…when He creates a strong desire to act…children of God…Act. Pray God curses all my deceiveers. I use the term “generous impulse” because for the 35 years i’ve had a rule…if one of us experiences an opportunity for impulsive generosity we try to be obedient to it…and the other one of us will not question it… i’ll share the joy of the opportunity…please know, i ain’t perfect at it…and its easier when you have 5,000 in the bank instead of $5. But i’ve discovered this rule has brought us great joy and great opportunities. It’s important according to God’s Word to remember this: I. WHOEVER SOWS SPARINGLY REAPS SPARINGLY…BUT IF WE SOW GENEROUSLY WE REAP GENEROUSLY. Many preachers use this Scripture when talking about tithing or giving to the church. And I certainly think we ought to be obedient and generous in this way. But this Scripture ain’t about regular tithing…it’s about a generous gift for hurting people. Here’s a little background…many of the churches Paul had established were under great persecution. They were hurting in every way possible, especially the home church in Jerusalem. There has been a request for those churches that could contribute financially to do so. Corinth has said, “Yes, yes, we want to help” but they haven’t. Paul doesn’t want to rebuke them…but he does urge them to fulfill their commitment. He shares that generosity is where God creates great joy…and He doesn’t want them to miss out on the joy of generosity. He doesn’t want them to give because they “have to” reluctantly…for God loves a cheerful giver. [There are two ways to look at all we possess…pretend you’re a farmer and you have a seed for each of your dollars…each of the hours of your life…and each of the talents you’re blessed with. Here are the two choices…both involve a field owned by God Himself. You can begrudgingly plant a few seeds in God’s field…because you don’t want to “waste them.” You’re afraid you’ll run out of dollars…hours…and talents. You see them as something you should “protect” for yourself. Or you can go into God’s field with your dollars…your hours…and your talents and “empty the basket.” Throw handfuls into row after row of prepared soil…after all God gives the increase…remember, God owns the field…each of us are just tenant farmers… But God is a generous God…an amazingly giving owner.] “And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. As it is written (Ps. 112:9) they have freely scattered their gifts to the poor, their righteousness endures forever.” (2 Cor. 9:8-9) It’s about who we trust more with everything we have (each seed). Many times we believe we can control our happiness by using the seed when and where we want…and yet true joy comes from trusting God with it all…in His field. Scriptures: 2 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians 9:6-11, Mark 10:17-31, Mark 12:30, Romans 1:16-17, Romans 8:14, Romans 8:28 I'll never forget the time i heard the local dj talking about my great uncle, norman sims' singing partner whispering bill. i rushed to tell papa in the kitchen the radio was just talking about his brother in law, my great uncle, norman sims' partner bill anderson! LOL! There my great uncle, norman sims was! visiting at the kitchen table! i'll never forget the time i sat in the den & asked papa what he was watching. he said the movie i was in, [greased lightening]! in 3 mins, there i was!! michael house piece of junk ywo-hundred-twenty-six rejecters because The Spirit needs all your attention. because Granny was alwaays reading-- at the kitchen table and her recliner mostly-- I feel right reading, She also smoked like a freight train. So I feel a calling to smoke. Help people in need. Cook ingredients for meals. Recipes yield different meals. Delicious is preference. I think southern cooking is great; best. Help people in a struggle. Dreams are good for your brain. Pray I get many traditional publishers. Also pray I get good editors. Comfort can be a god. There's a reason things are annoying. My favorite things to do are reading and writing. Pray it stays that way and I keep doing them. Self helps are my favorite thing to write. I also love writing spiritual growths. That's my destiny . That's my future. It puts me in another world. I wanna move. Receivers of my writing need blessed. I pray to give a hopeful feeling. Stephen King, who used to be a Grammar teacher; sets the scene best. Getting a traditional publisher is my goal accomplishment. IN my 1995 therapy, I paid my therapist $50 an hour to teach me video games. I left with them on a 3.5. Gold-diggers are selfish and learn tactics from girl magazines. Rejecters need to be history. Sovereign God Almighty has your destiny in the making. My ptsd started with my abusive step-dad and VERY temperamental papa. Morals have a way of paying your debts. Help epople in need. Prayer has witnessed power. Just because you didn't win something doesn't means you're not the best. Pray my self helps are worldwide bestsellers 50 years. Lottery isn't a sin. Fantasy 5 is my favorite. I've been a swm all 45 yrs. Give to Sovereign God Almighty. Friendly people win friends. People in a rush miss so much. Simplicity is less trouble. Actions speak louder than words. Homosexual love is real love. Love is essential. There was a wave of ballot crumplers. Gullibility makes you a target. Justin's suicide was called a murder, but I think it was his inability to deal with what I told him about girls and his shiny sports car. My piece of junk was my doom. My piece of junk and my two-hundred-twenty-six rejecters was my doom. Problems pile up if you don't immediately see to them. Grief is your perspective. The money you had disappeared. The cause of loss can be prevented. Reasons are perspective. Recess is needed. FaceTime is an app. Regular is perspective. Jobs aren't careers. Similar people like grouping. I don't like grouping with tbi'rs. Cheating is for losers. Tough love was Granny's fallible tactic. Hollidays are often excuses. Soften your heart. Helpers paved your path. On your own isn't always wise. Leadership is most often to blame. No longer a UGA fan because of Kirby Smart I still wear UGA tees to wear them out. Your imagination is invaluable. Cat the Nicaraguan has my eyes. Agree with righteousness. Child support isn't a divorcee's only debt. Too much discipline is Feasible for school shooters. If 1 should be incarcerated-- do NOT protect them! Partake in goodness. Brotherhood is 'comradeship, fellowship, brotherliness: fraternalism, kinship, companionship, camaraderie, friendship, amity, rapport, and esprit de corps.' Bad things have and will always happen to good people. Hanging out with the popular crowd has too many vices. It's good when you are sick of it with the wrong people and find new friends. If bad things are carried on because of you, you are to blame. Welcome the Spirit in your heart. Home is where the heart is. Since my 1st porn movie-- Taboo2-- at 12-- I have had a porn star dream. Pray it comes true. That's though I am unstimulated. It is every adult's respoinsiblity to coddle children. The world loves confronting Christians to try them. Often, a rebate is a loss. Thoughts lead to your destiny. Passion is needed for the right things. Don't be too proud for help. Right now is the best time to do rom 10:9-10. Fun is a god. Memories have a reason. Looks are deceptive. My gf was the prettiest girl in high school. Dad condemned my bore. Cigarettes have an appeal. The storm will try you. Perfect people are a façade. Right choices are unpopular. Keep it real. The judge needs honor. Inner is more important than outer. Stay in the fight. Videos are better than pictures for proof. Pics can be more altered. Child abusers need hell. They should burn in hell. Brotherhood has strength. Wealth is coveted because it's supposedly easier. Rejecters are right if they get you closer to Sovereign God Almighty. Right now people are going to hell. That is a big deal. The original Coke is better than the new Coke. Prevent involvement with the wrong people. Over doing it is wrong. 1985, there was another Michael House in my class. (He married Most Attractive!) At the time: I had 1000% NO idea in a decade I'd open my bedroom door to him to later amaze him with my high speed tryping. Professionals-- doctors-- are businessmen. I am very interested in the report child abuse cases are down. Have no contact with drug dealers. Doctors have addictive meds for ALL symptoms. I'm a 28 yr tbir... 62.2% of my life. My broken heart makes me defensive. Pain indicates what is hurtful to you. michael"DEE"house You most believe what you say about yourself. I found my piece of junk & two twenty six rejecters made me a spiritual growth/self help writer & gave me the dream to have a YouTube channel. It was most, most, most horrible when I was getting abused, when I was ridiculed for good grades, when Granny's lie made my piece of junk inevitable, but I love it where they got me. Only say good things about yourself. Shine & live your full abundant life. Do rom 10:9-10. Your power is in you if you speak it into yourself. Joshua Harris regrets what he said about dating & us gays. I can tell; I am gay with two twenty six rejecters. I thought my piece of junk was the most, most, most horrible thing in my life, but I am now a most satisfied spiritual growth/ self help writer. I also pray to read my spiritual growth/self help articles on YouTube. Please pray I do. When I was held on an overwhelming schedule then lied about in college, it was most, most, most horrible, but my current dream to be a self help spiritual growth YouTuber writer is my prayer & dream. I saw something most, most horrible turn into something most, most wonderful! Every 8 hours, I average 490 prayer lines to be a worldwide bestseller 50 years. The college lie, piece of junk, two twenty six rejecters, & intense pain, & child abuse are most, most, most horrible. But they led to my most, most wonderful dream career. The most, most, most horrible I am most, most, most thankful for. I wake up in a hurry for coffee then my writing. I want to get my thoughts on paper. (That's most, most wonderful!) I am a huge nighttime dreamer because I have had many most, most, most dramatic moments in my life. Now my life is most, most wonderful. Till I was 16 the whole class was picking on my good grades because they knew i'd cry. Us gays are very emotional. if the most, most, most horrible pain in my life had not circumvented, I wouldn't have the Spirit in me. I often imagine my brtoher Justin in rodeos in heaven & my being a journalist. I have that dream because 1 day everything I put my hands to went bad, so I called the preacher. He said I was getting prepared for heaven. In some weird way my 365 day a year runny nose is preparing me for heaven. My face was crushed in my traumatic brain injury. The other 3 passengers & EMT told me about my going through the window. I have been called a liar when I give my testimony. That reassures me I am a conqueror. 62.2% of my life that traumatic brain injury was most, most, most horrible; but I see it now as a blessing because it made me a spiritual growth/self help writer. Being a spiritual growth/self help writer is a dream career. As I watch tv, I get ideas I want to write about, so I jot them on my cell then before I go to bed I write them out for my Instagram ministry. The reason I moved to my uncle's is my abusive step dad was targeting me over Justin for abuse. My shrink blames my homosexuality on that. All I know is I am VERY uncomfortable with women. The pianist's son said the reason they wouldn't date me is I don't ask them out, so I asked 199 out. Now I have been rejected by 226 women. I may be anti woman but I still want child & women abusers to burn in hell. You can choose the easy door, which is a sad room, but the wisest choose the optimistic door. Always, no matter what, look on the bright side. Never in anyway justify a lie. Granny thought lying about my promised sixteenth birthday, said she, truck was ok because I was supposed to be too excited to drive. But I was so hurt I prayed for agonizing grief to lead to excruciating grief. I was raised with spiritual growth thinking. Granny was a huge spiritual growth/self help reader, so I structured my prayer with her belief in mind. What happened is I never stopped thinking negatively. 91-93. 2.14.93, I was in the car with Salutatorian Michael, Most Likely To Succeed Zack, & Driver Jacob. I unbuckled & prayed for death. Jacob dozed off, we went right, he woke, swerved left, we went through the light pole. I was tossed all over then through the rear window. My football coach EMT picked me up to the ambulance, maybe a stroller, & it took me to ARMC 4 months. Then a decade of rehab. My final day of rehab, I was taken to a room & my PT told Granny & me that was my last day, 2003. I mourned if only my decade rehab were a decade college. She said that was like college. I thought she was most, most, most wrong, but as I sit here with my spiritual growth/self help writer YouTube dream I realize it is all working together. All things work together for those who love God Almighty. My favorite cousin-- Roger-- who committed suciide-- was a HUGE spiritual growth/self help lover. But he also loved substance. That tells me every advice to be unworldly was ignored. My job as a spiritual growth/self help writer is to advise you to take my suggestions seriously. Shun sin. I read very many spiritual growth/self helps because of Roger. I know he had a girlfriend leave him, but he showed me not to make a person a god or idol. Hebrews 11:17-19 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises offered up... Genesis 22:1-12 Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!”And he said,... James 2:20-24 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without... It was most, most, most horrible 24 years ago when I was held on an overwhelming college schedule. In 24 years, I found that happened to make me a worldwide bestseller YouTube most, most, most wonderful spiritual growth/self help writer. Now I see I am where I belong. It is most, most wonderful now because God didn't tell me why it was happening. Yes, it was most, most horrible because I didn't see the outcome. I should've seen the most, most, most horrible aspect & trusted God for a most, most wonderful outcome. The two twenty six rejecters after my piece of junk were most, most horrible, but in reality they were most, most wonderful because I then invited the Spirit in my heart. Then in 27 years, {93-20} that led to my decision to be a spiritual growth/self help writer. That stemmed to my decision to start my spiritual growth/self help writer Instagram ministry. Roger absolutely loved spiritual growth/self helps, but he also showed me not to make my girlfriend my God Almighty. Roger saw no reason to live without his girlfriend. When my two twenty six rejecters started, I proved they were my god because I unbuckled & prayed for death. Dad's drugs grew till he committed suicide. For 5 years Granny was sad about it till she died. Since it was most, most, most horrible when Granny told the sixteenth birthday lie, I prayed to avenge her. Then in 23 months I had the traumatic brain injury. Granny wouldn't let me take my meds, so I was very, very, very, very angry. It made me keep Dad on a guilt trip till his suicide. Then Granny was sad the rest her life. Then I saw my prayer for revenge answered. Then in 27 years it was most, most, most wonderful I decided to be a spiritual growth/self help writer. My Instagram ministry is the result. It gives me a most, most wonderful feeling. The most, most horrible sixteenth birthday was critical for this most, most wonderful feeling. That is how most, most, most horrible made most, most, most wonderful. Granny was the best cook ever. She lived in the kitchen. & because of her most, most wonderful tastes in clothes she bought me I was a most, most wonderful dresser. My piece of junk then two twenty six rejecters were Satan's attempt to make me renounce Christianity. Joshua Harris is no longer a Christian because he thought he had the secret for a foolproof marriage. I am 45 & have only been rejected by women. That showed me I am gay. Since my piece of junk, I realized this. My spiritual growth/self help dream is most, most wonderful. It was most, most horrible. I wouldn't have the Spirit without Granny's sixteenth birthday lie. Now I most want to be a spiritual growth/self help writer. I get the most peace by being a spiritual growth/self help writer. That makes me love the two twenty six rejecters. The big picture came together. spiritual growth/self help wins my favor. Till I realized this the two twenty six rejecters were most, most, most horrible. Time is essential to make most, most horrible most, most, most wonderful. When the 3 passengers & EMT told me about my going through the window, it is very, very palpable they didn't see my favor of my traumatic brain injury. My preacher was at my house showing me exercises on my weight machine. He told me 1 day i'd be thankful for my wreck. I thought he was talking about my favorite-- Job-- but I think he was talking about this, my career. I started spiritual growth/self help writing in 1995 & ever since it has been most, most wonderful. It wouldn't have happened without my most, most horrible sixteenth birthday. It is a most, most, most horrible episode working out in a most, most wonderful way. The two twenty six rejecters make me feel so much grace in my piece of junk because it got the Spirit in me. It's suggested you avoid the things that get you in an irritable state of mind. (But getting used to them changes things.) Don't let sin govern over you. Make an effort to see everything. Risks can be dangerous. When you have a blind leader, you'll get ditched. 26 years ago, i was most excited when Roger handed me a spiritual growth/self help book. I can look at happenings in my life & see they were making me a spiritual growth/self help writer. I love the feeling spiritual growth/self help gives me. My piece of junk led me down the path of destruction. I might not think having a girlfriend is so repelling if i ever had 1. Now i want a boyfriend. The path of destruction led me to loss. It made me feel most comfortable with negativity. I was too proud to see the truth. It was very hard, but I'm grateful i went through it. Narrating my experiences is my destiny. Pray i find an honest free vanity press not lulu. I tried it 15 years. alm.tv videos are my favorite. Satan is prowling, seeking whom he may devour. Young people won't get the vaccine right away. My uncle died, his daughter died, brother died, dad died, cousin died, bff died, neighbor in ga died, neighbor in fl died, classmate died, aunt's papa died, tbi driver died, 3 bus drivers died, (all 3 broke up fights i was in) Bobby, AJ, & Luke, Luke just watched as long as i was winning because i had been bullied weeks, pray for the vaccine to have most massive production & to be fully 100% worthy. Good health is invaluable. Experts don't know everything. Lottery winners really miss the way it feels to not think everybody is using you. Be willing to sacrifice for your community. Don't be jealous of the 1 to get the highest score. Just because a doctor is old & experienced don't think he'd never fudge your operation. Statistics Indicate what you need to consider. Spouses shouldn't bathe together. Give thanks for your gratuity. Always be polite. Celebrate your salvation. Step inline with the leader. Gay people are human. Prayerlines are suggested. Your opinion leads to your destination. Most vanity presses are crooks. Launch into holiness. Live like you want to go to heaven. At 12, i started my porn star dream then saw it become bi, the movie belonged to my friend's sister, --Taboo2-- i also have a spiritual growth/self help dream to sell billions of books. Christianity is based on Jesus. Favorite activities should be acceptable & available at church. My two twenty six rejecters made me the wonderful man i am. It took my piece of junk to get me where i belong. the Spirit of the Lord should be nourished. the Spirit is welcoming us. I am most supportive of gay ministry. We are very close to government shutdown. Don't put too much on your plate. Trump's profit is what everybody saw root in his presidency. Mary's book on Trump told how his dad so coddled him. Like Mom i love biographies. Your leader has a lot to do with where you wind up. There aren't many available hospital beds & Coronavirus/Covid19 isn't the only reason. Vaccine's production needs prayer. There are 1,050 commands in the New Testament for Christians to obey. Due to repetitions we can classify them under about 800 headings. They cover every phase of man's life in his relationship to God and his fellowmen, now and hereafter. The world doesn't like being commanded in any way. We all need a good mentor. God has a special purpose for all of us. If you contracted covid19, get your affairs in order. More reasons for salvation are trickling own. Be fully dependant on God. If you delay your salvation, you might not make it to heaven. Powers on the dark side are waiting for you to let your guard down. If it were before the two twenty six rejecters, I'd absolutely demanded their nonexistence, but now I'm absolutely grateful for their entity. We respond to things the way we see them. because of Granny's gossip on the phone, i told a man what i knew about his mom & he looked offended. Relief is available in the Spirit when you welcome Him in. There is urgency in your getting saved. Sometimes loss is an assistance in your breakthrough. You need a close up inspection of your spirit. My insurance is funding my ministry. Don't just give God a portion of your tithe. Classical music helps you think. Be very heedful of warnings by the preacher. Hogging the altar keeps it occupied for others in need. Illnesses range. the Spirit is universal. Travel to spread the gospel. Band together to put out doorhangers for revival. Share this newsletter. Empathy is needed. Your vision critically needs maintenance. Homosexuality became my way of life after two twenty six rejecters. Temperature is the degree of excitement or tension in a discussion or confrontation. Salvation has a variety of approaches in Jesus. Rain is a food. Follow God. Seeking revenge is a good way to get on the path of destruction. Pray i am a bestseller spiritual growth/self help writer 50 years. When i 1st started getting the call to be a spiritual growth/self help writer, i chose secular. My piece of junk put me on the path of destruction. I told my 37f mom of 3 deliverer i never had a girlfriend & she said to trust her: I'm not missing anything. i didn't tell her i prefer a boyfriend. i also didn't tell her i decisively got on the path of destruction when i was 16. I chose a life of negativity because Granny thought education makes you dumb because my college graduate step mom was in a cult. Cults are too proud to worship Jesus. I'm grateful i was raised in the church before every church girl rejected me. Since my great papa owned my town, i was a bigwig, but i still got on the path of destruction. Everything happened to lead me to my spiritual growth/self help dream. I forever want to be a spiritual growth/self help writer. The worst thing in my life was my piece of junk. The reason i wanted a girlfriend so bad is i never had 1. Pray with me i get a boyfriend. 16-19 i was on the path of destruction till i gave my life to God. 16-19, i gave my life to negativity. i was too proud to sacrifice popularity. Now I'm grateful i submitted to God. It took the path of destruction to see where i really belong. That gave me more to write about in my spiritual growth/self help my Instagram ministry. i feel most needed as a spiritual growth/self help writer. I hated my piece of junk so much! now i love it so much! God made it infeasible for me to never have a girlfriend to make the preference of a boyfriend most essential. I got on the path of destruction because Dad said i couldn't date in a piece of junk. I lived on negativity because having a girlfriend is all i wanted. But i was too proud to accept my poverty. A piece of junk is all i could afford! I'm grateful i wasn't bought a car. I got on the path of destruction because i saw a promised truck as most needed. Pray my spiritual growth/self helps are worldwide bestsellers 50 years-- 2020-2070. i love being a spiritual growth/self help writer. To think it all stems from my piece of junk is unfathomable. My never having had a girlfriend makes me think of Isaac Newton. Now pray i get a good boyfriend. My 6 month coma got me off the path of destruction. I try not to slip back into negativity because i found its power. It's hard for a proud person to renounce the path of destruction. I'm grateful i detoured off the path of destruction. I pray I'm still writing spiritual growth/self helps when I'm in my 90s. My eternity is why i want to be a spiritual growth/self help writer. My piece of junk made everything possible. because girls weren't interested in me i never had a girlfriend, plus Dad said you can't date in junk, all i could afford. Pray i get a good boyfriend. i don't want back on the path of destruction. i want optimism not negativity. i need to be humble. I am grateful for the way things are working out. I just mailed 490 prayer lines to pray i'm a worldwide bestseller 50 years. ^^^ page up 50 times michael"DEE"house You are responsible for the things you brought home. Wear your mask. Kids are getting out of it because they're suffocating. Restaurants are wear most people get infected. A lot of people won't go on vacation for fear of the virus. When i was 22; Jill weaver told me she was 30. She was 26.So i thought she was flirting with me. Resources you need are often unidentifiable. Don't Downplay caution. Aftermath is oft death. Though there is a vaccine a long haul is still before us. Some parents put a tracker on their kids. Gos is the only 1 who Sees everything. Many days at home make going out most-- most, most coveted. People you are related to seem readable but often aren't. Rich people I just got told i have a bunch of stuff to do. i wonder what it is. Valuation is an estimation of something's worth; especially one carried out by a professional appraiser. Get serious with your eternity. Be persistent about your salvation. Daily grow less sinful. Go out the way for added jewels to your eternal account. Homosexuality needs Christianity as much as heterosexuality. Questions about your salvation should be submitted to the preacher's email. When Satan talks to you-- don't answer him. You have a name to represent. Buy 1 free get 1 free is often not as good as it sounds. Get delivered. Order everything No contact. Ignored problems get stacked on your other problems. In rehab, '94;' i wrote a story that gave Dad a nightmare. It was about a teen running from the law. When Justin committed suicide, he was running from the law; 06. I had told him about girls and his piece of junk. i drove a piece of junk. Drink milk till you're big enough to eat meat. Now is a great time to do rom 10:9-10. More and more sick and tired people are getting behind the wheel. It's best if you and your partner stay compatible. We don't have long before Jesus splits the eastern skies. Hermits have less vices. Terms don't need to be ignored. Guilt is extra luggage. More time at home means more tasks to do. It's hard to forget the deception you took in the past. Pray curses on my deceivers and blessings on me. God is our Provider. Joining virtually is the only way groups can get together. Initially: we should spread the gospel. If Jesus isn't your church's Savior and Lord, you are getting misinformed. Closure on my brother's death would be a blessing. But statue of limitations means that won't happen. Care for kids andthe elderly. Parent kids and the elderly. Moms don't get a sick day. Houses are full of "mom-mom-mom-mom-mom-mom-mom." Magazines help you with your Job. Stuff that you're watching on TV can make you very ill. Most rewards come for the people doing what they don't feel like doing. The pandemic has been a duzy. It has affected people in different ways. Judge not lest ye be judged. The virus makes you feel a serious sickness. The more sacrificial you are, the more blessed you'll be. Pray all day everyday. have a spirit of optimism. Then you'll be thriving. God's pain for abused kids is throbbing and the abuser has hell to face. My abuser went crazy and died an early death. When you're getting betterment, it's often uncomfortable. You get what you pay for. Homosexuality needs the gospel. My 1st porn movie, 12m, gave me my other dream career-- to be a porn star. Pray i am. Therapy in rehab taught me a lot about myself. Since i am disable, it's easy to treat me sick. I asked a man in the Wal-mart bathroom is my voice normal. He asked, What is normal? Let's go smoke a cigarette. I wanted to but did not. This is a 25 y/o ministry. Sometimes you have to get popped upside the head to look around. It took a crash to remove my impropriety. Daily improve. Complete the race. Decide who you want to be. The best time to start is right away. So many people online are lost in need of a shepherd. Alm.tv vids are awesome! They are mmw. Christianity shows you how most horrible your past was without it. Chip in and help the church. Anger is energy that should be used constructively. Problems make you a good teacher. People jealous of your God-given gift put you down and feel frustration. Justin found nothing but time when he became an inmate. Don't get to close to the edge of a cliff. People jealous of you feel deplored. Walk your talk. Preachers have dirty laundry like the rest of us. People critical of you are dealing with demons of their own. Care for your exposure. Nurse your spirit. Always be manageable for the church staff. Commute on your feet if you can't drive or get a ride. Work for God. It's quicker if you make no stops from A to B. Home is a place for the Holy Spirit or an evil spirit. Moms who can maintain a house and kids' schooling are impressive. A step dad can't replace a birth Dad. Comfort is what childhood development needs. When i got stitches, the waiting lobby was full ov Covid19 patients. I whined to the doctor am i going to have a scar on my forehead? She said, Yeah, you'll look like a bad boy. Justin was a bad boy. Final count, the Judgemnt Seat, si all that matters. Satan fuels thoughts of sinners. i read the Bible 22 times and feel beneficial because of it. My shrink had told me reading heals the brain quicker than anything. i was between a rock and a hard place. I chose the Bible. He told me to stop. I told him to.... Rent is often better than buying a home. When a lover is good in bed, you think you need to stop hunting for better. But it soon gets old. Thoroughly clean your soul. Get up happy and go to bed happy. Attorneys are trained to make you look innocent. Buy toys for Toys for Tots. Toys make kids happy. Children often know more than you think. My piece of junk laid out my destiny. Nobody is perfect. Was every mention of the Jordon across it? Don't go grocery shopping hungry. Invite the preacher home for a cookout. Then you'll get amazing blessings. More is ahead of you than behind you. Optimism gives you power. You can't take what you have given. God is going to return to you hat the devil has stole from from you. God will also protect you. You cannot see what is coming up. You cannot sneak into heaven. The Spirit is always available to you. Have no hesitation about serving God. Wait, hot... God. The vaccine needs prayer still. Your response tells about you. You need responsibility. You need good cardiac. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Troubles you badly wish to skip are later appreciated. PCs work on a bunch of numbers. Today's death rate is staggering. Kids aren't all wearing masks because they're uncomfortable. Sex is no good without love. Many people see premarital sex differently. You don't want to marry 1 not good in bed. Imagine yourself in line for the Judgment Seat. Carp may taste horrible, but they're still fun to catch. Crime is not negotiable. Critters, bad spirits, need to stay away. Peak into the clouds. Watch for Jesus' return. Pray for me & Cat. Write your commitment to Got on your heart. Pray these columns are widely distributed. Don't exploit Sovereign Almighty God in a bad way. Match God's commitment; or try. Daily get closer to Supreme God. When Satan attacks you, get scrappier with the Holy Ghost. The fellowship my deer hunting buddies had reminds me of church fellowship. My 2 deer Chad shot are remembered. I had wanted to hunt where Papa put him. Killing deer is an idea of only the strong survive. If it happens, it happened. Unfamiliar people shouldn't be unfamiliar long. Find comfort in Supreme God. Pray off coronavirus. Correction is uncomfortable but needed. Corruption is quicksand. Sovereign Almighty God designed everything to work together. Delete your past. Whatever happened was to make you stronger. Speak for yourself. Catch your breath when you are slammed hard. Sovereign Almighty God will make mountains mole hills. My Christian kindergarten was the start... 1980. I remember how my Christian school put down the public school then how my 3rd grade teacher slapped me in the face! My shrink said that's part of the reason i turned gay. Spend the rest of your life depending onSupreme God. Coronavirus is why the jb campaign had the biggest impact. A pawn shop clerk gave me a blues CD because i was so famous in my hometown. It's easy to find comfort in laud like me when i stopped my wheelchair & wholly against my 2 therapists' demand walked. Doctors said seeing old friends woke me from my coma, but i remember that was God's voice that told me to walk the catwalk. See it yourself. Powervideo WBHS Class o' 93 graduation. Optimism should be a spirit all in you. Don't wear immodest clothes. Showing too much flesh is a carnal design. Sovereign Almighty God will return the dimensions of your pain to your foe. The good old days came off easier because Sovereign Almighty God wasn't so distant. Nerds have a better focus because they're not as popular. Each day is a new day. Lastly, the Judgment Seat sums up your existence. Eternity matters so much more than temporal that there's no comparison. Spurs get horses going like pain gets you going. Optimism is unworldly. Get delivered from the world. Stuff that's not supposed to happen catches you off guard. Dropping out a bad group is suggested. Give Sovereign Almighty God credit for your great feats. Stay out stuff not your business. Sinless is how you ideally mature. Your neighbors are convicted by your commitment to church. My piece of junk is what my tastes are based on. Most horrible circumstances turn around. Most wonderful circumstances are the result. The flesh jumps the gun because it's rash. the Spirit is patient. Your feelings can fool you. Don't get sour. Aim for the stars. Be wiry, ready to go. Get up early. Sovereign Almighty God kept me from a wife to do more with me. Your reputation is an extension of yourself. Trend setters are fashion setters. Research will prove Christians are the happiest. Pretty people are more problemed. Make rejecters history. When you have a wipeout, the first thing the flesh does is play the blame game. The first thing the Spirit does is start over. If you want justice, praise Supreme God. He'll put a Posse on the bad guy. Keep your cell charged in case you get lost. Sovereign Almighty God is invisible. Rejection gives you infertile feelings. Stay committed toSupreeme God. Look before you leap. March in God's army. Fight your way forward. Flesh wants you to shake in fear. Tend to your spirit. The cards are on the table. Scars are metals. Cover yourself with Supreme God. Experiences are lessons. I was taught a lot more by my piece of junk than Justin's shiny sports car taught him. My piece of junk was a treasure chest. My 226 rejecters opened my eyes. Not all women are mercenary. Girl magazines at Ingle's break room taught me SO much about females. Coffee awakes me when i get sleepy. The more i write, the more comfortable bed is. It's better to laugh as to cry. Cheaters don't go to heaven where the angels fly. Pray curses on my deceivers. My experiences got me where i am. In Omnipotent King God, you are in maximum security. michael"DEE"house Sometimes it takes trouble to make things coherent. You need a connection to wisdom. Lose your resentment. Pray curses on my dedeceivers. Greed will dig your grave. Share freely. Heartfelt love is genuine. Generosity is easy for loving people. If you're generous, that's your gift. My piece of junk filled me with wrath. Optimism was scant. The piece of junk was demon possessed. My two-twenty-six rejecters made me drawback. The piece of junk turned my eyes to ME. The two-twenty-six rejecters set my new priorities. I had the wrong perspective with my piece of junk. I started seeing the two-twenty-six rejecters as enemies. My piece of junk increased daily wrath. The two-twenty-six rejecters weren't seemingly helping, but they were. Curiously, i wondered why God hated me. Peers made me so jealous. 1nc, a preacher yelled at me Jonah was in a well. I said, no, he was in a whale. Truth is blurred by impulsivity. When you are at fault, immediately apologize. Hold yourself accountable. We had a girl in Men's Accountability. I got rebuked for whining i went soft with my lover. Faith has power. When you need to fume, help somebody. Many noises put collectively together rattle my nerves off meds. Granny called my step mom brainwashed by her cult. My Cerebral cortex malfunction is why i get so bewildered with music & many singers. My piece of junk began ugly but finished beautiful. So did my two-twenty-six rejecters. At the time of the piece of junk, i focused on my loss. Most husbands covet my two-twenty-six rejecters. The piece of junk was countless exercises that made me very strenuous. So were the two-twenty-six rejecters. because of my piece of junk i feel redeemed. The two-twenty-six rejecters were icing on the cake. Dogs have scent as people have fingerprinting. The two-twenty-six rejecters used to make me hate God now the two-twenty-six rejecters make me love God. What Dad said had a huge impact. That you can't date in junk. For some reason i thought i was a girl crazy hetero & that made my life fall apart. News is a thriller. Miserable people look for ways to share their misery. A coffee maker on your nightstand is a great way to wake. Beavers make a dam to get food. Dad dammed a creek & dug Justin & me a swimming hole when we visited him every other weekend. My hillbilly friend 1st saw the creek. My PE teacher band member friend plays for Black Cross. Antichrist is hard at work. My Salutatorian bff introduced me to alcohol. Put a lottery ticket in the offering plate. Jog with your dog. My piece of junk left me stranded 100b times. Mindfulness is a meditation app for stress. You get what you expect. Take your time to reflectively read the Bible. Colonial is sectoral. Boundaries are stretched by kids to see what they get away with. Exit evil scenes. Ugly ducklings blossom into beauty. Be closed off to sin. Pray is get a debit card with as much money as my last 1 before i gave it away. $2600. Walking on thin ice is very dangerous. I remember how very, very, very, very, very, very celebratory i was every Friday till i went through the window the 3 passengers & EMT told me about. Fridays at school were so wild. I had a crush on Renee, a church girl. My gay gene is why i couldn't like her, a church girl. I had many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many female friends at school. Men are most attractive because of female pain. Friends was as far as it ever got. Sharon was just a friend. Educational to Justin my brother. He started driving junk & i said girls looked at me the same way in my junk. The way girls looked at me. i need a blood test to see if i'm gay. I don't think my next house will be inland. Next beachhouse environment will be prepared for because it won't be my first. i don't like beachhouse environment. i couldn't approach my beach house neighbor. She knew what time i read on my front porch & always made herself available. i dont like beach house ambience. Jesus is the reason for the season. Granny's book on angels was very loved by her. My career is this; Bible papers. Christmas movies are good. Billionaires are raking more money in than ever. Decorations are seasonal. Be 100% committed to God. Be accepting of everything God says. In God, apply everything you got. Little foxes spoil the vine. Huge piles of problems took time to get that way. God has all authority. God should be honored daily. Set your anchor in the Word. Devotionals should be downloaded on your pc. Most incomes have been badly damaged. Rebuild steadily. Be ready for most unexpected deception. Research the Word. michael"DEE"house In love is different than just love. Divorce is known by everybody. You need to determine your path. Always remain on the strait path. Things that wear you down are strenthening you. The end is very near. Abba Father is the head of everything. Go straight to heaven. The afterwards will make it worth everything. Keep your shirt on. Abba Father uses disagreeable tactics to clear your path. Keep it real. Good is a perspective. Christmas is Jesus' birthday. People who seldomly visit church shouldn't expect to get the regulars' treatment. Every rose has its thorn. Your Godgiven talent decides how incredible you are. People with bizarre disabilities aren't accepted. A scandal in play usually is a law breaker. Nature needs preservation. Your imperfection makes you special. As time proceeds, more gas is produced. My dorm said fossils are a scandal. Papa said fossils are what fossil fuel comes from. Your hair can be a fashion statement. When Granny said my promise was a dream on my sixteenth birthday, I gave up. If you want to spend less money, a PT told me to go to the clinic. It's rude to cancel appointments. Do your best in your job. After you leave, you may not resume as expected. When I was girl crazy, most elders hoped I'd understand I would grow out of it. Pray for Cat and me. The boss deserves respect. Cat and I think her 45m boss is cool. Elders absolutely need honor. Your nose has 1 of 5 senses. Though I'm talking it I don't know if Cat is the 1. I Really like her haircutting. Dad died at 41. Since he was girl crazy, he was blind. He told me he made love to his wife 2-weeks ago. She said she didn't remember. When you love your work, it doesn't seem like a job. If you take sloppy steps, you get a sloppy outcome. Cat found the 4 yr education she got wasn't accredited. Good company is an insurance of a more favorable destiny. Be assured if you are seeing the whole picture. Most package pics are lying about what is actually within. When you get a call, answer it. You need wholesome wants. Low watt lights burn less energy. Intuition says if something doesn't sound right. Good things done to me by Papa's employees were because I was the big man's grandson not because I was all that. Justin thought the deal was so painful when I said girls like his shiny sports car a not his charm. School is a task you should NOT quit. When college is free, there's an assurance I'll return. Don't tap out of the struggle. Maybe you need assistance. Papa was so smiley. Granny was so giggly. I'm a giggler. Payback your loans. If you see something suspicious in a deal, have reservations about following through. Different aspects have a loud voice for experts. People with a lot of money are more tempted. Principles are unbendable. Witnesses see what type of places you go. Your schedule needs thought. It's safe to presume the people talking to you about other people talk to other people about you. The Spirit will light your way. Don't follow negative influences, I wish I could go back and change my teen music. Trash in trash hout. Don't be rash. I was so jealous and lied to about my cousin, but I saw on FB he has 5 kids. Pray for me and Nicaraguan Cat. The church is a family. The lotto shouldn't be too over spent. In time, you find cash has an evil spirit. Fund holiness, Take notes in church and share them on a social site + blogger.com. Young people need examples. The black arts are unGodly. Black bean spring rolls at Chile's are very, very, very delicious!! We need a freezer. since I haven't had sex in 8 yrs, my urine smells HORRIBLE. Your ears hear things that need your attention. My brother refused good advice. Your teacher(s) need appreciation. The lost is most likely proud. You'll find not all "Christians" are saved. When the pianist's son presently said I'm single because I never ask women out, I asked 199 women out to reach 226 rejections. Justin couldn't tell they were rejecters because all he saw were my VERY many female friends. Most people's talk ain't nothing but talk. My sixteenth birthday changed my entire life for the worse when Granny said a promise was a dream. My piece of junk needed a full-time job. A McDonald's worker got a college degree to return to McDonald's. My favorite Sonny's waiter, Tony, graduated UGA to return to Sonny's because that's what they were anointed to do. I think Cat was anointed to cut hair. It's a grief when you're doing not what you were anointed for. Granny the operator spied on calls then very often gossipped on the phone. My worldwide pc programmer cuz got his job because his cheap pc was ALWAYS breaking and he was fixing it, fixing it, fixing it made him an expert. My uncle Todd has 50 employees because as a preteen Papa would leave him on the job with part's assembly instructions. Then return to inspect. I got my job as a writer by studying writers a decade in Writer's Digest. Cleanliness is next to Godliness. Put salt water on bruises. Papa was a doctor. My other papa was a perfectionist highest paid contractor. Your memories are there to use. In your old age you'll ruminate accomplishments you didn't do. Find what you love. Eery things are interesting. Want betterment. Teach the unknowledgeable. Your behavior speaks 1000 words. There isn't always immediate reasoning. The investigator is trained to search. Intruders are unwelcome most often. Leave crime for the birds. You don't know what you'll find. Get off the path of destruction. A new job enlivens you. You proabbly weren't told everything. The talked about stuff most often misses critical details. People are most likely doomed. Your wants are less important than your needs. Be interested in wholeness. Supreme God's autograph is all that matters. Formalities have a ceremoniousness. Get fully anointed. Thank Abba Father for your good days. (And bad days!) Let go and let God Almighty. Most people don't know you like they think they do. The past died. Move on. If you haven't reached out, why should people know where you are? Lean toward God Almighty. Doctors are for the symptoms you have now. Veer away from reckless drivers. Not everybody wants their pic taken. The professional football player in my smallgroup apparently knew about Garrison Hearst when he asked wasn't he injured and isaid yes his back. Real friendships are thick not thin. Bogart's Abundant Life's preacher's son and I talked about that in another friendship. Real friends go through a lot. Granny told me 100b times in high school my friends would disappear after graduation. She was right. So right. You need backing in life. The way it starts means a lot. In the past, you were disqualified because Abba Father could tell you didn't have the qualifications. Your thoughts affect the way you think. Now not later get saved. There's a count down for Jesus' return. Your victory is more likely if you only have wholesome choices. 1 made unbelievable money pressure washing rigs. He always had a beer in his hand. I wasn't surprised to hear now he's divorced living in a trailer in the mountains. The preacher is more assured than anybody because s/he witnesses the most. My step moim's cult members were very familiar checking on you if you missed church. Dad experienced very much turmoil; his wife in a cult and his mom a Christian church secretary. We have to be serious about our God Almighty. Many accidents are fatal. Since my 16m nrighbor showed 12m me a porn movie Taboo2, I've had a porn star dream. Please pray I'm a porn star. That's normal. Get born again to get new. Teachers love to discuss students with parents. After your kid is grown, it'll be too late to correct them effectually. Granny could tell if I'd last been listening to Nirvana. Courtney killed Kurt, Murder is a spirit that has blinded so many people. If you don't have a vision, you don't have a breakthrough. MAD stands for Married, Age, Depressed. Reasons I went soft with Sherry. Her mom and I talked about how she wasn't mine. Didn't belong to me but her hus. Sex is an illusion of what you think you'll be getting. Looks are deceptive. A brief encounter of somebody has never told everything. You scratch my back I'll scratch yours. Everyday you are going toward your destiny. Don't lower your standards. Sin should have a louder warning in your soul. As a man thinks, so is he. That's SO true! As punishment happens, be fully heedful of everything. Persistence is a trait of successful people. Be ready when the worst is yet to come. Stay near successful people and learn from them. Papa House and his son in law were extremely diligent thus extremely successful. The police like heedful witnesses. As I was interrogated at the police station, I gave them the same story I gave the cop in the police car. Thank Abba Father Ray's rash is gone. Papa's contractor's son was in my class and made Papa's boss. If you get too busy, you'll go crazy. When Granny said a promise was a dream, I attempted suicide for revenge. Your thoughts shift after you lose erverything. When the light is turned on, you'll see much more. Sacrifice your life for God Almighty. Be uneasy about burning in hell. Make a motion to move forward. Stay readily activated. Loud noises drown out what you need to hear. I believe the big bang theory because my philosopher said you can't get anything from nothing. It was Supreme God's tactic, he said. You won't win every deal. I LOVE McDonald's. Mom and Cat say NO! You can't love something without a spirit. Reading is most adventuresome. My bff went wild, burned an enemy's truck, then got a year in jail. Many people are nocturnal because of the TV. You cannot replace Jesus with education. After you fall, get back up before somebody can help you. Predetermination means your DOD has already been decided no matter how healthy you live. Discipline makes you more orderly. We were made in Supreme God's image. Most people crave money. I see many shuttle launches that aren't televised. Groups of people network against their foe. (I used to read girl magazines!) Andy always showed Barney the fruits of patience. Since prayer is most powerful, it's amazing it's free. I always mistake Andre Rison for Deon Sanders because I've been in Andre Rison's apartment. Since I've worked in 100b houses as an electrician, plumber, professional floorcovering technician, and missionary, I love the show Flip or Flop. My fears of women slightly abated, let up, decreased, diminished, and moderated when I started making love to them. Total number of abortions in the U.S. 1973-2018: 61.8 million+. 186 abortions per 1,000 live births (according to the Centers for Disease Control) U.S. Abortions in 2017: ~862,320 (Guttmacher Institute) Abortions per day: 2362+ (GI) Abortions per hour: 98+ (GI) 1 abortion every 96 seconds (GI) 13.5 abortions / 1000 women aged 15-44 in 2017 (GI) These statistics include only surgical and medical. About 40 to 50 percent of marriages in the United States end in divorce. About 40 percent of first marriages end in divorce. Those who have been divorced once and remarry are more likely to get divorced, with as much as 60 percent of second marriages ending in divorce. Feb 27, 2019 According to the CDC, the divorce rate in the United States is 3.2 per 1,000 people. That rate decreased by 18% between 2008 and 2016 While that may seem like good news, the marriage rate is also declining, indicating both marriage and divorce are out of reach for certain segments of the population. It won't end; it'll only get worse. Since USA's most distancing God Omnipotent, it has the most suicides? Guyana is number one on the list of countries with the highest suicide rates simply because it’s become world knowledge that the people of this Country die like flies. As insensitive as that sounded, it is the exact reality. Guyana holds the highest suicide rates in the worldfor many of the common reasons mentioned and more especially for some bizarre reasons as well. But I heard USA is the highest! My cousin, dad, and brother killed themselves. Apart from Guyana people being faced with depression, rape, poverty, chronic or incurable. The more Abba Father you feel, the more renewed you feel. It is highly suggested you get born again. The path of destruction is wider than ever, It took Granny's lying a promise was a dream to get me where I belong. The piece of junk and two-twenty-six were insanely humiliating. But Justin got a shiny sports car a and committed suicide. My sixteenth birthday taught me I'll never know how things turn out. I was so hurt I chose a traumatic brain injury. But now I follow God Almighty. I want to move for a pooch. I want to spend my earthly life on my eternal home. I want to discover new ways to please God Almighty. I don't want any illusive stunts. My core is what matters, Each day is new. I prayed to retire at 16. At 17, I was retired. I was very terrified of girls as a child. Trouble is the best teacher. You can tell when people have been talking about you. Kids most often picked on me because I was so emotional. You are easy to fool in a panic. The Bible is in parables to remember easier. Flesh demands attention. Get fully delivered. Justin was shattered by the truth of a shiny sports car a. If you said something stupid, that probably wasn't the last time, My waitress clocked out for a meal with me at a lone table. I hugged her. She looked scared. I thought I scared her deplorably, but I later found she was pregnant. Somebody may appalingly look at you for no possible reason you have in mind. See to your call. I believe in ghosts. Jacob, my bad boy nephew, needs your prayers. He's a bad boy as his dad Justin used to be. I remember when my group host's wife cried over Justin's suicide. I'd last told Justin about girls and his piece of junk. He was having no luck in a piece of junk. My piece of junk and two-twenty-six rejecters give me very much to write about. I want to buy 100k ads for my books. I have 2 lulu bookstores, "michael dee house and michaeldeehouse" in lulu.com. For some reason lulu won't publish me. I want to put my bps together and outsell The Road Less Traveled. I had 100b words on disk. I prefer a fruit supper. My 1st lover liked tattoos. Stephen King studied paranormal in college. Most of S King writing is boring. My piece of junk led to my dream career; writing minister. My pills sort out thoughts and noises. My neighbor's mom was said to be a pill head who cooked very unhealthy and that's why her son kept breaking bones in football. Where you begin has a lot to do with where you end. Mr. GIman bought my friends' house. I went there and told him about me and my friend breaking into a neighbor's house to kick the ceiling in through the attick and holes in the wall for fun. I used to get so many bagboy tips I made more money than my boss. I wouldn't leave their car till they tipped me. Ingle's said I can come back after they fired me for stealing an ice cream candy bar, but I had already moved 8 hours away. I outline my thoughts then I watch them fit together. Since bookworms are on Mom and Dad's, both sides, writing feels like my destiny. It is a trait. Since I see so many trailers, I wish to have1. When Traffic is really thick, accidents are really common. Few people make it to heaven. Flesh's engineering makes doom look most appealing. The choices you make need more than just a temporal assessment. Helping people tangibly pleases your spirit. Making repeated choices loops the circumstances. Wolves howl at the moon because it's there. Getting honorably discharged beats dishonorably discharged. You may need to quit your function to see where you belong. Praise Almighty Supreme God always. Billionaires are most cashing in on the viruses. Bury the hatchet. Don't tease the gullible. The flesh is luring you to a trap door. Beggars are desperate. Donations to the church outreach are needed. I dream of preaching on TBN. And YouTube. Getting billions saved is a dream of mine. Compunction is scruples, misgivings, qualms, worries, and unease. My papers are ellaborate about my desire. The reason I felt hints to get in the Way all my life is I was born in the church and K5-3rd grade I was in a Christian school till my teacher slapped me in the face to stop my crying. I was very emotional and very, very, very scared of girls. I've never had a gf. I'm 45. The grass is greener on the other side. After unreal things mature, you'll understand them better. Billionaires are cashing in on the viruses. So billionaires probably caused them. Do the plan of salvation with billions.