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Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
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15 But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word with a good and virtuous heart, and hold it firmly, and produce fruit with perseverance.
The Fruit is in the ROOT but you still need good soil.
Is there fruit you want but are not seeing it? Spiritual authority, Joy, finances, wisdom, answered prayer - but you don’t see it.
What happens if you give that plant fertilizer, water, sunshine… everything it needs… it may look good, but it will not last if there are no deep roots.
OR
if its getting choked by life.
GOOD SOIL
V. 23 Good GK Kalos - quick to listen, DO and share… thats good soil.
You read the bible, you hear a sermon, you see a verse online - you listen to it, you do it and you share it.
*a kid/boy/man (im not sure what I call him) at the gym who always asks me questions about lifting… never follows it
*The man who asks advice on his marriage… starts to follow it but then gives in
*The lady who wants insight to her problem… but never does it…
The actual reaping in these times were only 6-7 times… but when you have good soil/supernatural soil it will give far much more
30 (sanctification and direction),
60 (repair, rest)
100 x’s (completion by Gods hand/he does the work)
- Casual listener
- Active listener
*Isn’t it insightful that the disciples ask to understand this word… practicing the actual meaning of the parable without knowing the parable… as if to say make my heart good soil.
The sower is the sower is the sower… nobody cares. Ever hear someone come back from church and you ask them what the preacher preached on… and they say “I don’t know, something about Ephesians and more love, unending God yadadada….” as if to suggest it was the sowers problem for not making it more deeper.
Mark says if you don’t understand this parable you won’t understand any parable.
It’s your responsibility to prepare your heart, the sower comes in many ways, scattered through words on a billboard, social media, a pastor, friend…
it’s not how it comes - its where it lands!
Hebrews 3:7,8
7Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, 8do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, 9where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works.…10Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’ 11So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’ ”…
Heb. 5:11, 12 11We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing. 12Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!…
Dull GK No-Throy - sluggish, lazy, haphazard
Its not that you don’t have the seed, its that you don’t have an open heart to absorb it.
Pity the fool who has a plan for his life, a goal to achieve and no plan for his soil!
**Here is a world changing thought… You can be the sower!!!
Soil
Money does not create good soil
Marriage does not
Happiness does not
Wisdom does not
Great sermons do not
Bible reading do not
How to have a soft heart/good soil?
Ephesians 4:32, “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted.”
In other words, we are commanded to be tender — commanded not to be hard. Tenderheartedness is the opposite of hardness of heart, and we are commanded to pursue it and to have it.
What is good soil? Listen, DO, share!
Start immediately!!!
THIS WHOLE PARABLE IS PUNCUATED AT THE END IN VERSES
18 So take care how you listen; for whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he [k]thinks he has will be taken away from him.”
19 Now His mother and brothers came to Him, and they were unable to get to Him because of the crowd. 20 And it was reported to Him, “Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wishing to see You.” 21 But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”
Tuesday May 23, 2023
Tuesday May 23, 2023
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I think most kids loved playing in the dirt… my youngest reese not only loved playing in the dirt, he loved eating the dirt… But the point is… will your dirt produce things to eat? Is your dirt fruitful? Thats where we are going today….
We been reading out of Mark 4: 1-18
13 Those on the rocky soil are the ones who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and yet these do not have a firm root; believe for a while, and in a time of temptation (Trial problem test) they fall away
I think of it this way…
(The flesh is a hot mess- lust, anger, doubt, pride… The flesh is base, hungry for what it wants… basically my flesh says I know better and will do my own thing to fill this void because Jesus just ain’t cutting it right now during this trial, trouble, heartache, problem, and yes even confrontation…
Many times these are the people who get mad at other Christians… because they confront them on anything that needs to change. Attitude, dress, words, heart condition, and they seem to have an attitude of “hey Xny works for them but not for me”.
OR
God doesn’t magically make everything better
OR
They still struggle with personal issues.
But don’t miss the point - they believed… for awhile and then fell away. they were believers… does this mean they lost their salvation - well I understand from what I see in scripture that it is possible, but very hard to do so. But there will be people who believe and walk away… I’ll let God judge them when they get to heaven.
14 And the seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked by worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and they bring no fruit (the seed took root) to maturity.
Whoa whoah whoa… wait just a second… the seed takes root, so it must be pretty good soil, but the weeks of life choke it out.
Worries, riches, pleasures…
(no time, effort or sacrifice given to the word. THIS TODAY IS MOST CHRISTIANS - THEY ARE PLANTED - BUT NO FRUIT)
15 But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word with a good and virtuous heart, and hold it firmly, and produce fruit with perseverance.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE GOOD SOIL? Well believe it or not it is pretty simple, and we will hit that up tomorrow - don’t miss it. But until then pick some weeds and keep slaying giants.
Monday May 22, 2023
Friday May 19, 2023
Friday May 19, 2023
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Psalm 105:12
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He said this when they were few in number,
a tiny group of strangers in Canaan.
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They wandered from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another.
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Yet he did not let anyone oppress them.
He warned kings on their behalf:
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“Do not touch my chosen people,
and do not hurt my prophets.”
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He called for a famine on the land of Canaan,
cutting off its food supply.
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Then he sent someone to Egypt ahead of them—
Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
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They bruised his feet with fetters
and placed his neck in an iron collar.
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Until the time came to fulfill his dreams,[a]
the Lord tested Joseph’s character.
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Then Pharaoh sent for him and set him free;
the ruler of the nation opened his prison door.
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Joseph was put in charge of all the king’s household;
he became ruler over all the king’s possessions.
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He could instruct[b] the king’s aides as he pleased
and teach the king’s advisers.
I love this Psalm because it gives us a quick synopsis of Josephs life… We see that truly all things work together for the good of those that Love God and are called according to his purpose. Now at any point up till Joe joe is set free it could be easy to doubt God, question God and even turn your back on God… but Joseph passed the test. Did you hear what I said?
verse 19 Until the time came to fulfill his dreams,
the Lord tested Joseph’s character.
Once it was tested, he was freed, empowered, blessed and in authority over ALL THE PEOPLE… not just the jews, but also the egyptians.
So where you at? Maybe you see yourself lost in a life of ups and downs and ins and outs… but do you see yourself as one who is passing the tests? If not, life will only get more confusing and frustrating. but if you continue to serve God, seek him, know him and make him known… soon the test will be over and you will move up the rank and position God has been training you for.
What are you dealing with?
Don’t see it as a test, see it as a coming promotion
Don’t see it as a trial, see it as a coming blessing
Don’t see it as a burden, see it as empowerment too to come
UNDERSTAND THAT LIFE IS A TEST, AND IT IS ONE YOU ARE TO PASS AND MOVE ON FROM TO GREATER THINGS.
Thursday May 18, 2023
Thursday May 18, 2023
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James 4:7 So submit to [the authority of] God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him] and he will flee from you. (Amplified)
Submit GK - to place or rank under, to subject, mid. to obey
Not only understand that you must obey his commands as being under his authority but also you must realize that under his authority you have his authority. Yes we obey his commands and by doing so we are now under the order and correct line of operating under his power and authority. whew that was a lot of words…
Let me put it this way: Due to the fact that you obey his authority and power he now allows you to operate under his authority and power.
ASK YOURSELF A HARD QUESTION… really truly why would satan run from us?
The word there “Flee” GK - escape, run from danger, vanish,
BUT WHY? We see in culture, movies and even in some churches that there is a healthy and unhealthy fear of satan and his demonic forces… and yet he will run from us? WHY?
Because once we understand that we have the power and authority of God - he don’t wanna mess with the fire of God.
But there is one more element here we miss - the word resist… hmmmm interesting word.
Resist GK - strongly opposes and publicly stand against.
Can you take a beating on social media and still keep your public resistance against satan?
Can you speak the truth in the public eye, lets say at work, school, town hall meetings, in the grocery store, in front of a packed out group of millennials, your neighbors…
I am still amazed at the people who say they are Christians who fold under the pressure of the world. I posted something months ago regarding the Roe vs. Wade turn over and my comments blew up… not by non-christians… though there were some who commented by mostly by supposedly christians who took the side of the world. They openly ridiculed me, chastised me, belittled me and mocked me… AND EVEN doubting my claim to being a Christian… how could I be so cold hearted… I even had a cousin comment something like “my heart breaks as think of the 11 year old girl who feels the flutter of a fetus in her stomach but can’t get an abortion”….
And a lot of people fold… they can’t take the pressure of those comments… we’ll guess what skippy- I say bring it on because I will not flee, I will resist so that the devil flees.And when the devils seems to have set up his shop of “your life gonna suck” in your front yard, it won’t surprise me. You didn’t resist.
See what we don’t see here is the idea of standing against satan in our closet, all alone, making no waves. Satan does not care if we quietly oppose him… but when we take a stand, make a stink in the eyes of the world and do not move… he runs! yes we do it in love, but we do also do it loud and unwavering.
James 4:7 So submit to [the authority of] God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him] and he will flee from you.
It aint easy, but it sure is powerful!
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
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Matthew 8:23 Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him. 24 And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep. 25 Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
26 But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. 27 So the men marveled, saying, “Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”
Why are you afraid?
We are born with only 2 fears… Loud noises and falling
ALL OTHER FEARS ARE LEARNED.
What fears have you learned about God that are keeping you from trusting him completely?
WHO IS THIS?
GK = Pot-a-pos exotic, not from here
WHAT WAS THIS STORM FOR? WHAT WAS IT TO PROVE?
2 fears mentions here.
They are afraid in the storm. GK Dy-los Cowardly, dreadful, overwhelming fear
They fear who Jesus is: GK Pho-beo Awestruck fear of reverence… so amazed you are in a fearful stupor
he could calm the sea, but he couldn’t not calm their fears…? why? They had to learn to trust him and the faith and power he has given them.
When they were awe struck asking who is this… there is a deeper understanding as to why they are in awe… when he rebuked them for their lack of faith he was calling them out… like why did you wake me, you could have done this…
AND SO THEY ASK… Who is this - who is this guy that he thinks he can expect us to do what he just did.
Thought #1 storms reveal our intimacy with Jesus
I used to get upset what people thought of me
I used to get consumed with what other people had
I used to worry about finances
I used to worry about my job
I used to worry every time my spouse and I got in a fight
I used to worry about my kids
I used to worry about the country and politics
I used to worry over every lump, bump rash and gash
BUT NOT ANYMORE… storms push me to Jesus
Thought #2 ARE PEOPLE IN A STORM WAITING ON YOU
Are there people in your life who are hoping you wake up… that you may be the answer to their need, their problem.
Jesus is sleeping. He did not respond to the storm, he responded to their request. God doesn’t show up just because there is a problem
- and he doesn’t solve it, answer it take care of it just to so he can show off… he does it so we can make him famous, brag on our God, MAKE HIM KNOWN.
This storm that the disciples went through was there to try to keep them from the biggest demonic battle recorded in scripture… what is your storm trying to keep you from?
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
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Matthew 8:23 Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him. 24 And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep. 25 Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
26 But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. 27 So the men marveled, saying, “Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”
The sea of Galilee was 13 miles long, 3-4 miles wide, 680 ft below sea level and was sided by canyons and mountainous hills… the sea would heat up and cold winds would funnel through the canyons and hit the sea with a massive force…
Now it wasn’t that the disciples hadn’t known this… everyone knew this could happen… but they thought if Jesus said get in the boat and lets go that it would automatically mean they would be safe…
*sometimes when God tells us to go do something we think it means we will not be at danger.
THESE MEN HAVE BEEN IN STORMS AS FISHERMEN… BUT THEIR FEAR TELLS US IT WAS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME STORM…
*WHEN DONNY GOT EXCITED I GOT EXCITED…”GET THE NET, GET BOTH NETS!”
In the greek you can see the juxtaposition of “A great windstorm” and “A great calm”.
*Even sharkies take time to calm down… but not when Jesus calms a storm.
Why?
Why did the disciples wake him? To save them… they had faith he could do something… he was not SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN… he was not disappointed in their faith in him… he was disappointed in their lack of faith THROUGH him (i.e. he was disappointed they did not have the faith to do something)
He goes to sleep as if to say… look if anything happens you handle it!
Why did he ask? Was he asking if they had faith in him? Or faith to calm the storm?
Again… (IN THEIR MINDSET HE WAS ASKING) why aren’t you a God… this is why they are now even more fearful and confused.
Friday May 12, 2023
Friday May 12, 2023
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I thought you owned this car… I do, oh because it looks more like it owns you.
WTFU
What’s up Brothers and Sisters… this is your Podcast pastor master and Brother from another other forev-uh Mother
Mindsets… There are 2 basic mindsets in todays world….
- 1 Life is unfair to me, that is unfair, it is wrong that I have to deal with that - I demand you make it right.
-2 Life is unfair, we all go through tough times and we all face things that are unfair… because thats life. I demand I make it right.
Resist the temptation to demand that others should change your state of living, your state of happiness and your financial state. This is up to you and to God… and mostly up to you.
Choose not to pitch your emotions and your attitude and your outlook in life based on how you feel, but rather on who God is.
Most likely a miracle will not change your place in life, nor will the state, the government, the special interest group or the media, hollywood or the newest popular law that gets passed.
Only you can change your state, your mind, your place in life and your future…
And yes God cares, but he only cares what HE THINKS… not what you think. He only does what HE wants to do, not what you want him to do. So you better consume the word of God and transform your mind so that he can act (i.e. do his will) in your life.
satan comes to steal kill and destroy… and his number one way in todays world is to destroy the truth… It’s not fair. Thats his most destructive sold lie in todays world. Its unfair.
Why is this so destructive? Because its not true… Because he says it in a way and makes you believe it in such a way that its not right…
like saying “the sun is hot”… I can’t believe the sun is so hot. You need to make the sun cool.
Fact Check: the sun is got, Fact check: you cannot cool the sun.
Fact check: the world is unfair, fact check: its unfair for everyone, Fact check: its up to you to activate your faith and find contentment in him that satan cannot touch.
Thursday May 11, 2023
Thursday May 11, 2023
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I thought you owned this car… I do, oh because it looks more like it owns you.
WTFU
What’s up Brothers and Sisters… this is your Podcast pastor master and Brother from another other forev-uh Mother
Generosity
Gary Waddingham, rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Billings, Montana, tells this story: several years ago, when I was ministering in a small rural community, we had extra food left over from our Christmas basket. I happened to think of a poor family that lived on the edge of town. I drove to their house with food in tow. I am never sure how ones goes about “doing charity” while preserving the dignity of those who receive the charity. I said to the woman “do you know anyone who could use some extra food? Thinking this was a subtle way of offering the food the her” you bet she said and got her coat, headed toward her car, and said “follow me”. She took me to people who were poorer than she, who also desperately needed food. I remember clearly that there was absolutely no hesitation on her part.
2 Cor. 9:6Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. 8And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.…
This is not about a tithe… I don’t tithe because I can’t do it cheerfully… uh well sorry.
This is about generosity, giving above and beyond your tithe. And it states that God will give you grace to abound… give more than you want to in order to make him happy and you happy in many good works… Cheerful GK Hilario
GENEROSITY
There is a story of a mid eastern king who came to the states to be seen by a doctor for a special surgery. The Doctor did not know what to charge the king, should it be five thousand dollars to show that he is a good neighbor… he did travel a far distance. Or should he charge ten thousand because that is the actual cost. Or should he charge twenty thousand for that is what he could rightfully charge knowing the king could pay it easily. Finally he remembered his pastor had been a missionary in that part of the mid east. He called him and said what should I do? The minister replied oh don’t worry about the king he is an honorable man. Just put an invoice in the mail with no amount and put a hand written note in their that says “the highly esteemed king will do the honorable thing”. A few weeks went by and he received a letter from the king with a check for $75,000. The man was ecstatic, he bought a new car, some new furniture and blew the rest on a cruise with his wife. When they got back from the cruise the man was opening his mail and saw a letter from the church. It was a pledge card for the new church building with a handwritten note in it that read “The highly esteemed church member will do the honorable thing”.
How to be generous… but seriously
- Don’t start out giving to get anything back… not even from God.
Be a generous giver not a investment giver. Look I give money every month to my investor… its hard giving it, but I know I will most likely get a pretty good return and be able to retire someday. But thats not generosity - thats just good business sense. True generosity gives expecting nothing back but maybe a really good feeling. Will God bless you? of course… but thats not where generosity should start. WHy? Because the first time you don’t get your payback, you will quit being generous. And lets be honest, generosity is much to important to make it about you.
- Give stuff not just money…
But please make it good stuff… not a toaster that has only one side working. Not the clothes you no longer wear or are out of date… Hey here is my Members only jacket… sorry about the glue stain on the front.
Every couple years I just grab some cool meaning stuff from my house and give it away. Last time I did it, I gave a gun, guitar, a ring and some money. They were all very very nice things… But I made a promise years and years ago- nothing will own me.
- Give your time and talent…
I can lift a piano, safe and couch… So guess who gets called on to help people move? I don’t mind it because I truly see it as being generous. There are not a lot of people who you can call to move a piano or a gun safe… but I have that talent and so without asking for money I give up my time and use my talent. And I get just as much out of it as if I paid for them to get it moved. And what is actually pretty crazy - people do see it as generous.
Look, anyone can be generous… so be anyone!
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
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WTFU
My Brothers and my Sisters… this is your Brother from another other forev-uh Mother
Yo Bro
7 things God hates…
So what does God hate? Prov. 6:16
There are six things the Lord hates,
seven that are detestable to him:
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haughty eyes,
a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
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a heart that devises wicked schemes,
feet that are quick to rush into evil,
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a false witness who pours out lies
and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.
1. Haughty eyes:
2. A lying tongue:
3. hands that shed innocent blood:
4. A heart that devises wicked schemes:
5. Feet that are quick to rush into evil:
6. a false witness who pours out lies:
7. a person who stirs up conflict in the community:
Hello I live in Minneapolis… Also known as the streets of Afghanistan… After the George Floyd riots, the BLM, the Antifa and the Democratic politicians who run our city and state… they must have read the playbook on stirring up conflict… now wait just a second Im not throwing anyone under the bus, nor is this a political rant- I don’t care what you thought of George Floyd… he died and it was tragic - I hope he truly knew Jesus and is in heaven.
But it was used to stir up conflict in the community. It was used as divisive maneuvers from the enemy SATAN, to rub this verse in our face. God hates someone who stirs up conflict… and yes there were a lot of pastors who stirred up hate using this… but ahhhh there is more.
The climax of wickedness is the one who purposefully causes division. It is someone who stirs up conflict for the sole purpose of stirring up conflict.
It is the kind of conflict that is done in secret behind closed doors and by those who won’t go through the proper channels and who does not submit to proper authority. Look life is already hard… I love what John Wayne said “life is hard and even harder for stupid people”. Life already has stress, conflict and hardships… but if you are the one stirring it up in the community… well well well… God hates that.
look I know people who lost their jobs, their businesses, their livelihood and you might say their dreams in these riots. Regardless of your stance on an issue… use it to bring community and not conflict.
Remember God finds it detestable… that word literally means an abomination… putrid, disgusting… as in when the children of Israel sacrifice to foreign idols. When they sacrificed to foreign idols it was a false sense of power… Hello George floyd riots… People stir up conflict for a false sense of power.
So what is the opposite of conflict… I mean if God hates it what is the opposite?
Ready? Resolution.
Matthew 18: 15 If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. 16But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’…