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Friday Aug 25, 2023
Friday Aug 25, 2023
But who said that?… but who said it. You know you understand as you move forward in life that what is said is important… but not as important as who said it. For instance… “when you hear they’re on fire…
what it means coming from a dance instructor
vs.
what it means coming from a fireman.
Is there anyone more conservative than an Episcopalian scholar… Yet they appointed a commission to study the subject of spiritual healing… meaning, Jesus healing people by the power of the spirit in him.
After three years they came back with this conclusion… the said the healing of the sick by Jesus was done as a revelation of Gods will for man. Because they discovered that his will is fully revealed, they further said “No longer can the church pray for the sick with the faith destroying qualifying phrase “if it be thy will”.
You cannot read the gospels without coming to the conclusion that Jesus had complete power and authority over all sin, demons, men and women, sickness, nature… you name it… and that we also as his followers have the same authority and power.
So why can’t we walk in this power and authority… well lets see what it says here in John 14
12 Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.
Lets be clear here, Jesus said not only will we have his power and authority, but to do even greater things than Jesus did… case closed.
In fact, William Jennings Bryan made this point: If Christ said it is written, and the devil said it is written, than why can’t you and I say it is written… it is written we will have greater power and do greater things… but wait… why don’t we see it happen so clearly in our lives.
Well again I think these verses point out something clearly missing in our walk… we are to have this power, do these signs, miracles and wonders… it must be as verse 13 says SO THAT GOD WOULD BE GLORIFIED, HE WOULD BE MADE TO LOOK GOOD, FAMOUS, GET THE ATTENTION… But if we are honest, how many of us really truly want the power to prove our walk, prove our spirituality and to look good… think of the social media posts I could make, the followers I would get, the books i would sell, the people I could hang with….
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
The David Alliance
MingleMateMarry.com podcast youtube and website for the perfect marriage material and swag. They got a great hoodie called its a great day to be married… after today maybe some of you will want to wear purchase it… because many of you are not loving the days you are married…
New podcast starts Monday… I honestly cannot wait. It is hard to do a subject, cover it modestly in a complete way and punch in and out day to day. so the new podcast will be a video on our TDA youtube channel - the video will be posted, then the audio will be made available daily over the week.
Im’s kicking it off with brain, pornography, and devil addiction, affliction and possession…. how does that grab you?
Where did something come from?
Where did fear come from?
Where did we first see fear? In the garden of eden… adam and eve were afraid to show each other their nudity, they were afraid to stand before God… but why? SIN! Sin caused fear… who caused sin? the Debil… devil.
What came first the chicken or the egg? What came first sin or satan… or maybe free choice?
satan was able to choose do rebel against God… he had a free choice… was that considered sin? the origin of sin? these are all for another podcast… but we do know this FEAR came from a sin conscience - they were tricked into sinning by believing satans lies… it then created fear.
HEY ITS NO DIFFERENT… you have fear in your life today because you believe satans lies.
So all fear comes form sin… well not exactly.
The bible highlights 3 basic fears.
Respectful fear - the awe of God
Protective fear - actual danger, traffic, fire, animals
Assumed or controlling fear - fears that dictate behavior outside of Gods design.
Believing satans lies can actually make you not fear God… that is still due to sin.
But what i want to challenge you on today on is… what lies are you believing that has a controlling fear… or maybe it is easier to first identify the fear and ask yourself what is the lie behind that fear.
You fear tithing because you believe the lie that God will not honor your tithe and will not take care of you.
You fear praying for soemoenes healing because you fear they will not be healed and God will not be glorified… and actually you fear looking foolish.
You fear stepping out in faith by giving up some friends in order to be more like Jesus.
You fear you kids will never come to Jesus..
you fear you fear you fear… all because you believe a lie somewhere that satan has told you.
But when you know the truth the truth shall set you free! John 8:32… you will be liberated…
Fear blinds you
Truth gives sight
John 16:13However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. 14He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.…
The truth discloses… turns on the light… pulls back the curtain, gives you the Ah Ha moment.
Here is your Process: God here is my fear…(identify it) what is the lie behind it….(identify it)
show me the truth…(God show me) and TA DA… now I see what I should do.
BUT you still gotta have the faith to act on the truth.
But when you know the truth the truth shall set you free! John 8:32
To become known by doing.. learning by doing.
So lets repeat the process.
Name the fear
Find the lie behind it
God show me the truth
God give me the strength to step out in faith
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
The David Alliance
MingleMateMarry.com podcast youtube and website for the perfect marriage material and swag. They got a great hoodie called its a great day to be married… after today maybe some of you will want to wear purchase it… because many of you are not loving the days you are married…
I journal a lot. Not just my quiet time, but also every book I read, podcasts, sermons online, audio books - you name it and I journal it. So I am reading my old journal from about 20 years ago and there is a simple quote that I wrote down that says Failure is simply a few choices in error every day. And success is simply a few disciplines practiced every day.
I couldn’t agree more… but then today I was also reading about how the enemy intimidates us… you see we do not fight against flesh and blood- we know that. So the enemy can’t punch us, kick us or physically push us around… there is some debate on that for another time… but the point is satan and his demonic influences basically can only drop thoughts into our head and that with living in a sinful world.. well, we have our hands full. But all this to say… I believe failure is more than a few choices in error every day… and more like it is actually bowing to intimidation a little every day.
Look I have grown up with the ideal that if the world starts saying you need to put a mark on your head or hand to buy food, use money or travel… we’ll we would say no way Jose - but we just came off of a season where we were told to wear masks, take shots, stay in doors, social distance, use digital currency so as not to spread germs… and people were intimidated to do just that.
Scripture is clear that the devil prowls around like a roaring lion… first off, if a lion is prowling he is old, he is roaring trying to get his prey to freeze up so he can catch them… His game is intimidation.
But think about it… its only noise! He’s to old to catch you, he is to old to compete against the younger lions, he is not willing to fight unless you are frozen in fear.
He intimidates! Thats all he’s got. but if you give into it a little every day… in just a few short days and weeks he owns you.
Do you recognize his intimidation?
Remember the spirit behind the object of intimidation…
The red sea was parted… it was not removed. The red sea was there to intimidate… God did not remove the intimidation, he just moved them through it.
Shad shack and benny thrown into the fire… he did not put the fire out… the fire was there to intimidate…
David and Goliath… Big G was there to intimidate… God did not take out Goliath, he had David go through him.
The demoniac running at Jesus when he got out of the boat… Jesus realized this was intimidation… and he stood his ground and did not falter. It is not the fire, the sea, the giant, the demon… it is the spirit behind it that is there to intimidate you.
Don’t run, don’t cry, don’t falter, don’t wither, don’t whine… recognize the intimidation… speak to it “thats all you got? All you got is fire? A giant? A sea? A demon?” and as David said “I come to you in the name of Jesus and today you will fall… today you will be handed to the birds to feed on you”. I will not be intimidated because i serve a God who rules all of eternity… I will not be intimidated because I am intimate with Jesus. Intimacy trumps intimidation every time!!!
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
The David Alliance
MingleMateMarry.com podcast youtube and website for the perfect marriage material and swag. They got a great hoodie called its a great day to be married… after today maybe some of you will want to wear purchase it… because many of you are not loving the days you are married…
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Ephesians 1:7 Jesus is our redeemer
Heb. 9:12 Christ own blood made him our redeemer.
We find our redemption in Jesus and his work on the cross.
What ever is in the way of who we are meant to be in Christ… whatever is stopping our lives from living out all that he has for us… be it Slavery through sin, imprisonment through sin, misfortune through sin, debt through sin… this word deliverance means we are free from all and any of it.
Jesus is the redeemer… but it actually points to a newer understanding of how that works. The Schofield bible actually says that Redeemer points to his redemptive nature as seen in the OT name Jehovah. and that the names of Jehovah reveal who he is in relation to what has been stolen from us through sin.
so in a sense… He is Jesus our revealer and not just our redeemer.
but this is how it looks in scripture….
They are set up to be a continuous and self increasing self revelation to who God is according to what has been taken from us in a sinful world.
ok, at this point you are thinking… Garth I am choking on all the definitions and explanations… please make it simple, Im blond and from a public school and a democrat… (ok, that was funny)
First what are the names of Jehovah
Shamamah- The Lord is there.. he enjoys our presence.
Shalom - the Lord is our peace
Ra-ha - The Lord is our shepherd, willing to lay down his life for his sheep
Jireh - he is our provider
Nissi - our banner, our victory
Tsidkeneau- he is our righteousness, we are sinless in his sight due to his work on the cross
Rapha - our healer of all our diseases, sicknesses, illness
Redeemer always means he not only restores, he gives back more that what was first taken.
Our ground level example… We were born sinners, but he not only redeems us - aka forgives us our sins… - but he now covers us in his forgiveness and we are seen sinless in his sight… it is a once and for all covering. Way more than we deserve… it’s not a three strikes and your out.. its a three strikes your still forgiven, and thirty strikes and your still forgiven and 3000 strikes and your still forgiven… it is his grace that powers his redemption.
So now what does it mean They are set up to be a continuous and self increasing self revelation to who God is according to what has been taken from us in a sinful world.
Whatever has been stolen from us in a sinful world is redeemed (we get back more…) not in a perfect world, not when Christ comes back, not just if we live perfect lives… but while we live imperfectly and while we live in an imperfect sinful world… he continues to redeem our lives… This is our continuous self revealing ever increasing revelation of who God is.
Think about it… it will blow your mind. He is our redeemer, he is our redemption, he is our revealer!
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Friday Aug 18, 2023
Friday Aug 18, 2023
The David Alliance
MingleMateMarry.com podcast youtube and website for the perfect marriage material and swag. They got a great hoodie called its a great day to be married… after today maybe some of you will want to wear purchase it… because many of you are not loving the days you are married…
Friday… get people to church!
We grow up as kids wishing… I wish I had a million dollars… or I wish I was a super hero… but did you realize that wether wish for some things or wish not for some things… you don’t have a choice… you are in fact it.
I wish I was a pastor… you are a pastor
I am sure glad Im not a pastor… You are a pastor
I wish I was a teacher… you are a teacher
Im glad im not a teacher… you are a teacher
I wish I was the boss… you are the boss
I sure am glad Im not the boss… you are the boss
I wish I was an evangelist… you are an evangelist
I sure am glad im not an evangelist… you are an evangelist
I wish I was worship leader… you are a worship leader
I am sure glad Im not a worship leader…you are a worship leader
What ever role of significance in developing your wife and your kids in any area and every area… you are foundational to that training.
1Tim 3:5 For if a man cannot manage his own household, how can he take care of God’s church?
Well Garth that’s just talking to pastors or people in ministry….
you are in ministry, you are a pastor…
1 Peter 2:9 You are a priest…
YOu must manage, you must preside, you must teach, you must do all the roles you long for and even if you don’t… you still have to do them as the head of the household.
Have you ever been in the position where you are given the lead, the person in charge, the CEO the boss…. and you quickly realize- I don’t want this. This is not what I signed up for, this is not what I want. But you as the husband… The house/Band you keep the house together. You keep everything together… You signed up for it… so trust God and move forward.
I was not trained in how to deal with a rebellious son, I was not trained in how to deal with a divorce in our family, I was not trained in how to deal with a wife who has an autoimmune disease, I was not trained in how to be a husband, father and son while battling cancer… but thats the role I have been given.
Matthew 25:14 the parable of the talents… one gets 5, one gets 2 and one gets 1…. God required responsibility and management over each amount - there was no “oh you only got one talent. well you get a pass for blowing it off… If you have just a wife or just one kid or maybe you are single… God requires the same responsibility and management over each life.
Luke 12:48 to whom much is given, much is required…
I don’t know any greater amount to be given than a child… It is a direct gift from the Lord… how well are you managing that gift?
Your role is to manage, to lead, to inform, teach and protect your family. Your wife, your child… Their response to your leadership is not up to you, you are simply called to lead. Are world is lacking Godly men to lead, to manage at work and at home, with kids and wives, with bosses and neighbors -
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
The David Alliance
MingleMateMarry.com podcast youtube and website for the perfect marriage material and swag. They got a great hoodie called its a great day to be married… after today maybe some of you will want to wear purchase it… because many of you are not loving the days you are married…
Hey just a heads up…. I am seriously thinking of switching up my podcast into one 30-40 minute audio and video podcast. I might then take that podcast and cut it up into small fragments for the online and radio sections I do… but I would love to hear what the audience thinks, so hit me up.
The bible is full of verses about the husband being over the wife, over the kids, raising up Godly kids, loving his wife like Jesus…
When you are the head of something at first it seems like a good thing, maybe a great thing… “im in charge”. Im the man… I have the authority….Very true
But remember being over something means you still have a higher authority, you still have to answer to someone. I remember at a greenhouse I worked at during college… Buesses flowers - shout out - and Mr. Busse put me over 2 other college kids… and mostly because I did not do drugs… and they not only did drugs, but they did them while at work in the back greenhouse… anyway…. After the day was over he called me back to the far back greenhouse… He did not call the other two, he called me. He told me what I did wrong, what I did right, and what I could improve on… he didn’t not tell the other 2 employees I was over what they did wrong OR what was done wrong… he told me. I was in charge.
Why are young men in todays world struggling, dropping out of HS at records levels… living at home, playing video games, lack of self esteem and work ethic… afraid to talk to the opposite sex… hooked on porn and no depth of discipline or understanding of what God expects and who he is… Young girls sleeping with anyone that they seem attracted to or feels like they owe them …. no big deal. Young women bragging on body counts, thinking life is about their body shape and breast size, why women are dehumanizing the role of a man, literally saying they don’t need a man. Women who will use abortion as birth control… why are kids under 30 yelling and screaming about life not fair, they deserve more… yet they lack a work ethic, kindness is now weakness…ok I could go on forever… but why? WELL LETS CHECK IN WITH THE AUTHORITY… What have Dads been doing that past 50 years? they have proven a lack of depth in seeking God, putting themselves first, jump at divorce, lack of work ethic on their marriage, suck as a father, selfish, wishy washy and afraid to take a stand for morality…
I blame the lack of fathers more than I blame todays generation..im not saying their behavior is acceptable… but when a kid throws a temper tantrum in the store yelling and screaming… you don’t blame the kid, you blame the parent.
To be the leader men must do 3 things seen in scripture… its not rocket science… but it is mandatory - and you will be held responsible.
Lead your Family (Ephesians 5:23)
Seek God, hear his voice, do what he says and lead your family. And if Mama and the kids don’t like it, to bad… You are the man of God, Lead your family. But trust me, you better be seeking, reading praying listening and and doing the word of God.
Lead first in your personal life, then in your work life then in your church life… your example is the power.
Look why would they follow you if you are failing at hearing and doing… but if you are - then they will look the fool for not listening and doing.
Love your Wife (Ephesians 5:25)
This has no fine print… your wife might have put on 30 pounds, 75 pounds or 175 pounds. She may not like sex, she may not have a job, she may spend money like water… she may not be a follower of Christ… there is no prerequisite to this command. Love your wife - Period. Now it will be a lot easier if… she’s beautiful? NO… she treats me well? NO… she likes sex? No…. it will be easier if you first love Jesus and seek his power to do the impossible. We love quoting verses about Gods power to heal, deliver, save, speak words of prophecy…. but some of you need his power to love your wife. It ain’t easy, but it is a command and very possible… in fact doable if you seek Gods strength.
Teach and lead Their Children (Ephesians 6:4)
Well this means your kids gotta spend time with Dad… Dads gotta talk, listen, not judge, talk, listen, guide, teach, share, give insights from his past… and more than anythings he must give physical affection and live a God centered life.
Kids don’t want to listen to a loser father… does that offend you? Tough… eat those words and live your potential as a follower of Jesus.
Look its not easy being a man… especially in todays world… you get told its toxic, its demeaning, its bullying, its close-minded… and look where its got us.
Read, pray, seek God, listen, obey and be a man.
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
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The David Alliance
MingleMateMarry.com podcast youtube and website for the perfect marriage material and swag. They got a great hoodie called its a great day to be married… after today maybe some of you will want to wear purchase it… because many of you are not loving the days you are married…
Hey just a heads up…. I am seriously thinking of switching up my podcast into one 30-40 minute audio and video podcast. I might then take that podcast and cut it up into small fragments for the online and radio sections I do… but I would love to hear what the audience thinks, so hit me up.
Luke 6:43 “For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. 44 For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush. 45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
v. 43 Bad GK Sapron - worn out, rotted
oh a bad tree produces fruit… but its worn out, rotted fruit. Of no value.
But wait… look at v. 45 Bad fruit from evil treasure in his heart GK Slothful causing degenerative break down… it rots so as to become evil.
THE RESULT
46 “But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say? 47 Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: 48 He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock. (what is the rock? it is Gods word in action - listens to his word and does them) 49 But he who heard and did nothing (sloth) is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell (sloth built the house. and it breaks down - no good fruit here) … And the ruin of that house was great.” (what does that mean? it affected everyone)
How many girls and women right now are sleeping around like it is the thing that is acceptable, the thing to do, the right thing, the normal thing - even if you are a Christian it is seen as what you can get away with… because Dad didn’t build the house - and the whole family is breaking down.
How many boys are lost… no real vision for life, no real direction, no real drive, no real spiritual interest… suffering with a lack of knowledge and know how to run a relationship, a business, their checkbook their habits and choices… because Dad did not build the house… Dad did not put the word of God into action.
I got a question for you? Are you a a bad bush? V. 44 did your kids grow up wanting to eat the richness of grapes only to find briars. Men it is time to wake up… there is no secret formula, just read Gods word, and do it! Find a mentor who will help you…or you will continue to watch your whole world and your family wash away in the coming storms of life.
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
The David Alliance
MingleMateMarry.com podcast youtube and website for the perfect marriage material and swag. They got a great hoodie called its a great day to be married… after today maybe some of you will want to wear purchase it… because many of you are not loving the days you are married…
There was a series of commercials years ago… and the jingle was “what would you do for a Klondike bar”. But todays question is a little deeper… what would you do for a drink of water…
Ok, I can admit that I like Klondike bars… I have eaten 5 at once… Hey I was in my 20’s and had been waterskiing all day long and they went down easy… and not an ounce of fat was left on me! But what would I do for water? Well If I am truly thirsty… I would imagine I would do a few things that I might not normally do… if I am dying of thirst, then I would probably do just about anything…
But what if the circumstances were… I am thirsty… not dying of thirst… but I could go for a drink of water, but not just any water the water from my homeland spring… It would kind of be like saying “In not starting but boy could I go for some of my mom’s pasta right about now”. Now When David says this in 2 Samual 23… he has his men over hear him… and this is what happens.
2 Samuel 23:15 And David said with longing, “Oh, that someone would give me a drink of the water from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!” 16 So the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, drew water from the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless he would not drink it, but poured it out to the Lord.
And you think you got friends… sure maybe, but not break through the philistines lines, in hand to hand combat, kill people and risk your life for water type of friends. And yet how many of us want exactly those type of friends…
but today more than wanting that type of friend - why not WANT TO BE KNOWN as that type of friend. I do have a few friends like that… but more than anything want to be known as that type of friend.
yeah, I get it… I can’t be that way to everyone, and there are some who would abuse that type of friendship… but I want to know my friends wants and needs - and again not from them asking me for stuff, but just knowing what they are going through - so that I can help meet those needs even when it might cost me my life.
But there is still a greater message here. Water is the symbol of life, water is who Jesus is… he is the river of life, John 14: 6 he is the living water… and he was willing to lay down his life for us to receive it.
Are you willing to lay down your life for others to have living water? Even though they may not receive it… are you willing? Are you doing? Are you pursuing? Is it costing you?
I admire people who will take one on the chin for sharing jesus, I admire people who are willing to sacrifice and give in the name of the gospel, I admire people who are not ashamed to be verbally crucified in the media for sharing their faith and speaking the truth.
So the question is… if that is the case… do i admire you?