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Name: Rosemary
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Interests: Studying the Word, gathering with other Spirit filled Believers to worship, to learn from one another, to encourage each other to grow up into the Lord Jesus Christ. Worsip. Playing my trumpet, keyboard, singing. Flowing in Spiritual gifts. Ministering in my church, to our nations, and to the nations. Ministering as the President of Home Ministry Fellowship. Meeting other like minded , Spirit filled, on fire saints here and all over the world
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| Lord, help us to be so full of Your Word that others come to us to hear the wisdom You give us! 2 Chron 9: 23 All the kings of the earth sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart. Help us to keep a heart of humility and worship-- willing to receive Your words! Ps 95: 6 Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; 7 for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture the flock under his care. Today, if you hear his voice, 8 do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah…. Help us to trust that you want to give us answers when we cry out to you! Isa 30:19 O people of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you. 20 Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them. 21 Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it." Help us to understand your prophetic words in the Word and to live our lives believing that your word alone is eternal! Help us to live “awakened” lives! Isa 51:4 "Listen to me, my people; hear me, my nation: The law will go out from me; my justice will become a light to the nations. 5 My righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the way, and my arm will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm. 6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, look at the earth beneath; the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment and its inhabitants die like flies. But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail. 7 "Hear me, you who know what is right, you people who have my law in your hearts: Do not fear the reproach of men or be terrified by their insults. 8 For the moth will eat them up like a garment; the worm will devour them like wool. But my righteousness will last forever, my salvation through all generations." 9 Awake, awake! Clothe yourself with strength arm of the LORD; awake, as in days gone by, as in generations of old………….. 11 The ransomed of the LORD will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away. Help us to LISTEN to your words even if they are filled with warning and offensive to our flesh! Help us not to need to only hear “pleasurable” words from you! Jer 6:10 To whom can I speak and give warning? Who will listen to me? Their ears are closed so they cannot hear .The word of the LORD is offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it. Help us to be obedient to You so that we can always HEAR you! Ezek 12:1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 "Son of man, you are living among a rebellious people. They have eyes to see but do not see and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious people. NIV Help our children and all of us be willing to be sent to boldly proclaim your truth! Matt 21:15 But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple area, "Hosanna to the Son of David," they were indignant. 16 "Do you hear what these children are saying?" they asked him. "Yes," replied Jesus, "have you never read, "'From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise'?" NIV Isa 6: 8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" 9 He said, "Go and tell this people: | | |
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 Halloween—October 31—is considered a holiday in the United States. In fact, it rivals Christmas with regard to how widely celebrated it is. Stores that sell only Halloween-related paraphernalia open up a few months before the day and close shortly after it ends. But is Halloween a holiday that Christians should be observing? The word "holiday" means "holy day." But there is nothing holy about Halloween. The root word of Halloween is "hallow," which means "holy, consecrated and set apart for service." If this holiday is hallowed, whose service is it set apart for? The answer to that question is very easy—Lucifer's! Lucifer is a part of the demonic godhead. Remember, everything God has, the devil has a counterfeit. Halloween is a counterfeit holy day that is dedicated to celebrating the demonic trinity of : the Luciferian Spirit (the false father); the Antichrist Spirit (the false holy spirit); and the Spirit of Belial (the false son). The key word in discussing Halloween is "dedicated." It is dedicated to darkness and is an accursed season. During Halloween, time-released curses are always loosed. A time-released curse is a period that has been set aside to release demonic activity and to ensnare souls in great measure. You may ask, "Doesn't God have more power than the devil?" Yes, but He has given that power to us. If we do not walk in it, we will become the devil's prey. Witchcraft works through dirty hearts and wrong spirits. During this period demons are assigned against those who participate in the rituals and festivities. These demons are automatically drawn to the fetishes that open doors for them to come into the lives of human beings. For example, most of the candy sold during this season has been dedicated and prayed over by witches. I do not buy candy during the Halloween season. Curses are sent through the tricks and treats of the innocent whether they get it by going door to door or by purchasing it from the local grocery store. The demons cannot tell the difference. Even the colors of Halloween (orange, brown and dark red) are dedicated. These colors are connected to the fall equinox, which is around the 20th or 21st of September each year and is sometimes called "Mabon." During this season witches are celebrating the changing of the seasons from summer to fall. They give praise to the gods for the demonic harvest. They pray to the gods of the elements (air, fire, water and earth). Mother earth is highly celebrated during the fall demonic harvest. Witches praise mother earth by bringing her fruits, nuts and herbs. Demons are loosed during these acts of worship. When nice church folk lay out their pumpkins on the church lawn, fill their baskets with nuts and herbs, and fire up their bonfires, the demons get busy. They have no respect for the church grounds. They respect only the sacrifice and do not care if it comes from believers or non-believers. Gathering around bonfires is a common practice in pagan worship. As I remember, the bonfires that I attended during homecoming week when I was in high school were always in the fall. I am amazed at how we ignorantly participate in pagan, occult rituals. The gods of harvest that the witches worship during their fall festivals are the Corn King and the Harvest Lord. The devil is too stupid to understand that Jesus is the Lord of the Harvest 365 days a year. But we cannot be ignorant of the devices of the enemy. When we pray, we bind the powers of the strong men that people involved in the occult worship. Halloween is much more than a holiday filled with fun and tricks or treats. It is a time for the gathering of evil that masquerades behind the fictitious characters of Dracula, werewolves, mummies and witches on brooms. The truth is that these demons that have been presented as scary cartoons actually exist. I have prayed for witches who are addicted to drinking blood and howling at the moon. While the lukewarm and ignorant think of these customs as "just harmless fun," the vortexes of hell are releasing new assignments against souls. Witches take pride in laughing at the ignorance of natural men (those who ignore the spirit realm). Decorating buildings with Halloween scenes, dressing up for parties, going door-to-door for candy, standing around bonfires and highlighting pumpkin patches are all acts rooted in entertaining familiar spirits. All these activities are demonic and have occult roots. The word "occult" means "secret." The danger of Halloween is not in the scary things we see but in the secret, wicked, cruel activities that go on behind the scenes. These activities include: - Sex with demons
- Orgies between animals and humans
- Animal and human sacrifices
- Sacrificing babies to shed innocent blood
- Rape and molestation of adults, children and babies
- Revel nights
- Conjuring of demons and casting of spells
- Release of "time-released" curses against the innocent and the ignorant.
Another abomination that goes on behind the scenes of Halloween is necromancy, or communication with the dead. Séances and contacting spirit guides are very popular on Halloween, so there is a lot of darkness lurking in the air. However, Ephesians 1:19-21 speaks of the authority of the believer and the exceeding greatness of God's power in us (the same power that raised Christ from the dead). It goes on to say that that Jesus is seated in heavenly places far above all principalities, power, might, dominions and every name that is named. The good news is that because we are seated in heavenly places with Jesus, the same demonic activity that is under His feet is under our feet, too!
People who worship the devil continue to attempt to lift him up. But he has already been cast out and down! Many are blinded to this fact, but the day will come when all will know he has been defeated once and for all.
When we accept Jesus but refuse to renounce Satan and his practices, we are neither hot nor cold but lukewarm—and the Word says that God will spit us out of His mouth. The problem with lukewarm is that it attempts to mix the things of the devil with the things of God. It is God's desire that we serve Him alone.
Second Corinthians 6:15 asks the question, "And what agreement has Christ with Belial?" As believers, we need to answer that question in our hearts. We must avoid the very appearance of evil. I would not want a demon spirit to mistake me for an occult worshiper.
There is no doubt in my heart that God is not calling us to replace fall festivals and Halloween activities; rather, He wants us to utterly destroy the deeds of this season. If you or your family members have opened the door to any curses that are released during the demonic fall festivals, renounce them and repent. I already have. Then declare with me: "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord!"
About the author: Kimberly Daniels is a sought-after conference speaker and preacher. She is the founder of Kimberly Daniels Ministries International (kimberlydaniels.com), Spoken Word Ministries—the church she pastors in Jacksonville, Florida, with her husband, Ardell—A Child of the King Learning Center and Word Bible College. Kim is a recognized prophetic voice as well as the author of several books, including her most recent, Prayers that Bring Change (Charisma House).
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| Review of 10 16 class content In class today we started out sharing what some saw on their own in studying Onesimos; however, as we kept discussing facts concerning the story, I decided to just read the whole book so we could be refreshed in it. We read verses 1 through 13, stopping along the way to ask for word definitions. Several words (e.g., "consolation", "effectual", "begotten", "bowels") were not known by all students. We also discussed meaning of the verses. On another track away from Philemon: I noticed that during worship at 9:30 AM several of the kids were just standing there doing nothing as Robert sang the song of the Lord in English. This reminded me of the fact we are going to continue with the prophetic seminar tomorrow and we will be singing the song of the Lord in English and in tongues. So then I asked who sang in tongues at home. No one sang in tongues. Nearly all spoke in tongues; no one SANG in tongues -- neither in church , nor when alone. In class, we "practised" singing in tongues. And it was obvious more practise was needed to bring forth more boldness in this . (It was clearly explained that this was a private prayer language exercise not a speaking in tongues meant for a prophetic interpretation.) This explanation will explain a portion of the assignment for 10 23 Assignment: Assignment: 1. Every day...from today through next Friday, pray in tongues for one minute and then sing in tongues for one minute 1 Cor 14:14 For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.KJV 2. Reread Philemon -- we will discuss Philemon again and look at how to fill out more parts of the Bible study sheet using Philemon as our book. There is not a paperwork assignment to hand in on 10 23.
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| Prayer. 10 17 09: Help us to exercise the gift we have according to the faith we have right now. Help us to keep exercising our faith so that our faith will grow. Rom 12:6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy , let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; KJV Lord, help us to discover the gifts we have been given by You and to USE THEM! 1 Cor 12:9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy ; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. KJV Help us to esteem the fruit of the Spirit ABOVE the gifts: Cor 13:2 And though I have the gift of prophecy , and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. KJV 1 Cor 14: 39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy , and forbid not to speak with tongues. Help us to covet to prophesy. We are sorry for our apathy concerning “diligently seeking “ You in this area! Help us to see that to prophesy is to love the body of Christ! Heb 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.KJV Covet: Have ZEAL: –noun fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor. |
Synonyms:intensity, passion; Antonyms:apathy. Zeal n. Enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal and tireless diligence in its furtherance 1 Cor 14:1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy .2 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort. 4 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.5 I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying. Pour out Your Spirit on ALL of River of Life– from the youngest to the oldest! Acts 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy , and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:fgnx18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy :KJV Acts 21:8 And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy .KJV Help us to be humble and easily entreated and to never pretend we can’t “miss it”. 1 Cor 13:9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.KJV Help us to learn Your protocol in exercising the gifts of Your Spirit: 1 Cor 14:31 For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints………………. 40 Let all things be done decently and in order. | | |
| Feast of Tabernacles paper sent to me via email from the Doorns—Rebecca from reelministries, inc. wrote apparently wrote it…or, at least that is who gave the article to the Doorns. |
| OCT 2-9TH, 2009 8 DAYS OF TABERNACLES: Sukkot is an appointed time that can be much more clearly understood by understanding its prophetic signifigances. Not only does scripture relate it to events yet to come, but Yeshua used its rabbinical traditions as a backdrop for some of his most dramatic teaching. How is Sukkot mentioned by the prophets? Isaiah 56:6-7 reads:"And the foreigners who join themselves to Adonai to serve him, to love the name of Adonai,and to be his workers, all who keep Shabbat and do not profane it,and hold fast to my covenant,I will bring them to my holy mountain and make them joyful in my house of prayer;their burn offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar;for my house will be called a house of prayer for all peoples." This theme of the gentiles worshipping God appears several other times in the prophets. Nowhere, however, is it as concrete as at… Zechariah 14:16-17 Finally, everyone remaining from all the nations that came to attack Yerushalayim will go up every year to worship the king, Adonai-Tzva'ot [Lord of Hosts], and to keep the festival of Sukkot. If any of the families of the earth does not go up to Yerushalayim to worship the king, Adonai-Tzva'ot, no rain will fall on them Two traditions came out of this passage. First, Sukkot is seen as a holy day for joyously celebrating the time when God will be worshipped by all the earth. Second, Sukkot includes many prayers for water and rain. In Israel, this time of year has Summer's harvests ending, and the rainy planting season approaching. What is Numbers 29:12-34 about? In this passage God directs the Israelites to sacrifice 70 bulls during the eight days of Sukkot, as well as an assortment of other animal sacrifices. Because of how Zechariah relates Sukkot to a time when all the gentile nations will worship God at his temple, the rabbis decided these 70 bulls represented the traditional 70 gentile nations. What are the booths about? The sukkot, or booths, were temporary dwelling places. The serve two purposes. First, they remind us of when the Israelites lived in booths as they wandered in the desert for forty years, totally dependent upon God for food, water, and clothing, and direction (Leviticus 23:43, Deuteronomy 1:33, Deuteronomy 8:2-4). Second, they remind us that our human, earthly bodies are but temporary, flimsy dwelling places for our spirits. Note from RB: Third point for me: God dwelt in a tabernacle among His people too during that desert time – I like to think of that as a picture of the convenant promise that He will one day once again dwell among us. Rev 21: 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." 5 He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true." 6 He said to me: "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life. 7 He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son. NIV What did Yeshua do on Sukkot? The seventh chapter gospel of John records what Yeshua did in Jerusalem on one Sukkot (verse 2). Yeshua arrives in Jerusalem halfway through the eight days of Sukkot (verse 14). He teaches in the temple and arguments happen. Then, on the seventh day (called Hoshana Rabbah) he begins a new speech (verses 37-39). Hoshana Rabah (which means "the great praise") was the climax of the Temple rituals for Sukkot. One of these rituals was the water drawing ceremony. Yeshua had been waiting for its completion. For the six prior days, a priest would go to the pool of Shiloach and fill a pitcher with water. The water was brought back to the Temple court, where it was poured into a basin at the foot of the altar amidst prayers for water and rain. On Hoshana Rabbah this ritual happened again, then the basin of water was poured onto the hot altar. The water would turn to steam and rise in a cloud from the altar. There was already a Jewish tradition interpreting the prayers for water as also asking for God's Spirit. This noisy, visible path of water leading up and down from the altar was especially seen as appropriate for praying for God's Spirit and the coming messiah, with Psalms 113-118, Isaiah 12:3, and other prayers. The entire Israelite nation (Deuternomy 16:16) was in the temple courts in an ecstatic celebration, asking for the messiah to come. There was also bright illumination in the Temple during Sukkot. On Hoshana Rabbah four 75-foot tall menorah were lit. Then Yeshua "stood and cried out, 'If anyone is thirsty, let him keep coming to me and drinking! Whoever puts his trust in me, as the Scripture says, rivers of living water will flow from his inmost being!'" (John 7:37-38). Yeshua was saying, "You are praying for water and rain, and I am the answer to those prayers! You are praying for your messiah, and I am here!" The crowd clearly undertood (John 7:40-44). Yeshua was using water, a symbol of Sukkot, to make his point. Note from Rosemary: Today I was studying the story of the woman at the well. Look at what Jesus told her: John 4:6 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. 8(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) 9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. 10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. 11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? 12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? 13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: 14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst ; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.KJV Compare what He told the woman at the well with what He said at His last Feast of Tabernacles: John 7:37 On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him." 39 By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified. NIV Jesus WAS the source of the Spirit that the water symbolized at the Feast. He said it in a LOUD voice. He wanted the Jews to know they were looking at a fulfillment in Him. End of RB note Realize that most scholars agree that John 7:53-8:11 was an inserted story, to see Yeshua continuing his speech in John 8:12 after the uproar had quieted some. "I am the light of the world: whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light which gives life." Again, Yeshua was clearly using light, another symbol of Sukkot, to restate his message. The Pharisees argue with him through the rest of the eighth chapter of John. Then Yeshua leaves the Temple court and starts more trouble by healing a blind man at the pool of Shiloach (John 9). Yeshua continues teaching until John 10:21. At that point, the narration skips ahead until Hanukkah. How should believers celebrate? Sukkot was a harvest festival (for the fruit harvest, as First Fruits was for barley, and Shavuot was for wheat). We can continue to give thanks for God's provision. RB note: Hence: A THANKSGIVING DAY We can pray for others to recognize Yeshua, as his most direct claims to be messiah happened during Sukkot. RB note: Hence: A day we look at and pray for world missions Most of all, we can pray for our own filling with God's Spirit, even to a quantity as rivers! During the recent appointed times of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur the purity of our relationship with God was renewed. Now we are ready for a great filling of God's spirit. This is the end of what I am copying from the article. | |
Tidbits from: http://socyberty.com/holidays/feast-of-tabernacles-explained-to-christians/ ----Dwelling in the Sukkah : The holiday’s main observance involves “dwelling” in the sukkah (booth). The concept of thanksgiving for the harvest remains central, symbolized by the fruits (real or artificial) that decorate the Sukkot (one sukkah , two Sukkot ). --Some say the American Pilgrim fathers were influenced by the Jewish observance of Sukkot , from which Thanksgiving Day came. --Together with the reminder of Israel’s journey in the wilderness, the rabbis said the sukkah was the symbolic reminder of man’s reliance on Divine protection. --During Temple times, part of Sukkot was the water drawing ceremony, when water libations were poured over the altar, to highlight the petitions for rain. In modern Israel, special “water drawing” ceremonies are held during the intermediate days of Sukkot . People play musical instruments and sing biblical songs, such as the well known song, “You shall draw water with gladness out of the wells of salvation”, taken from Isaiah 12:3. Excerpts from http://www.godwithus.org/holidays/sukkot_a_practical_guide_for_believers.html .. the seventh day of the festival has much spiritual significance for believers in Yeshua (see John 7:37 +)… as we reach the eighth day, we come to a special holiday, Shmeni Atzeret (literally, the Eighth Day of Assembly). As mentioned in Leviticus 23:36, this day is to be set apart as a Shabbat and a holy assembly. Most traditional synagogues and messianic congregations have special services to remember this time. Messianic Jews and Gentiles are continually looking for the higher spiritual lessons of God's appointed times. Why would God command a special memorial on the eighth day of Sukkot? Besides being the close of the festival, this day may contain a connection to the life of Messiah. If our theory that Yeshua's birth took place on the first day of Sukkot is correct, {then JC was circumcised on the 8th day of the Feast}. .. the Jewish community has added an additional ninth day to Sukkot called Simchat Torah (Rejoicing in the Law). As it's name implies, this day celebrates the revelation of God as symbolized in the Torah scroll. It is a time of tremendous joy, with dancing and lively music. | | |
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